1892
1892: The Ecole Libre Professionnelle was founded in Port-au-Prince to provide practical technical education to young Haitians.
1892: The Ecole Libre Professionnelle was founded in Port-au-Prince to provide practical technical education to young Haitians. The school’s mission was to combat “idleness” and train the poor in useful professions to prevent revolutionary activity.
Source · p. 122
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 122