 Diplomas are awarded for all levels of teaching in the educational system of Argentina.Located in the city of La Plata near Buenos Aires the Conservatory is based in the Palacio Servente, designed by the architect Reynaldo Olivieri for Sociedad Femenil Italiana (the Italian Women's Society) as an orphanage.In 1999 the orphanage closed after 65 years because it failed to meet the requirements of United Nations' international Convention on the Rights of the Child.