Professional and Caring Faculty
Belen Jesuit has over 120 qualified men and women who love to teach and who have a passion for their subject area. Some of Belen’s faculty members are experienced veterans such as social studies teacher and department chairperson Patrick Collins and athletic director Carlos Barquín who combined have over 70 years of teaching experience. Belen’s young teachers also bring much to the classroom, including energy and enthusiasm and fresh ideas about how to teach.
Legacy
The Belen Alumni Association of Jesuit Schools in Cuba and Miami has over 5,000 members that actively participate in activities organized by the association. These graduates stay connected to Belen through a variety of events from class gatherings and homecomings to liturgies and celebrations. Several of our alumni have been so grateful for their education at Belen that they now form part of its faculty and staff.
Many great leaders and artists are Belen alumni: Coca Cola President, Roberto Goizueta ’56, Mayor of Miami, Manny Diaz ’73, President of Univisión, Cesar Conde ’91, and Tony nominated Broadway actor, Raul Esparza ’88 just to name a few.
College Preparatory Academics
Belen is one of the state’s best college preparatory schools and has annually been ranked as one of the nation’s top 50 Catholic high schools by the Catholic High School Honor Roll. Our classes vary from Latin American History to Anatomy and Physiology to Portuguese to Philosophy.
Each year Belen sends 100% of its graduates off to colleges all over the United States and abroad. Universities such as Penn, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Fordham, and so many others have Belen alumni walking their hallways and gracing their classrooms. In addition, Belen ranks as the number one college preparatory school in the nation to send student-athletes to the Ivy League. Our goal is to help each student find the college that is right for him.
A Catholic, Jesuit School
As a school of the Society of Jesus founded in Cuba in 1854 and later exiled in Miami in 1961, Belen is Catholic and Jesuit by nature. At Belen students learn what it means to be men for others. They grow in faith and are inspired to work for justice for the poor and persecuted. They are called to take part in Christian Life Communities and participate in daily liturgies. Some students also travel to places like the Dominican Republic over the summer on immersion trips to live and work in solidarity with people in third world countries, and all students volunteer in their local communities. They attend retreats and grow closer to God through Ignatian prayer.
State-of-the-Art Facilities
Located on 30 acres of land in West Miami, Belen has a beautiful state-of-the-art campus. All classroom are equipped with computers and Smart Boards that support teaching and enhance the learning experience for our students. A science building with biology, chemistry and physics laboratories, a 700 seat theater with an orchestra pit, extensive athletic fields, swimming pool and tennis courts are just some of the facilities that help make Belen an extraordinary school. In addition, we are the only high school in the state of Florida with an observatory and meteorological center.