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Córdoba, Spain · Private
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A private Montessori school in the centre of Córdoba that takes children from one to eighteen years old. It was founded and is led by María Ángeles Jiménez Atalaya, who began with home-based care for babies under the Mi Nido Mimado model. The stages follow the Montessori planes of development: the infant community (under three), the Children’s House (3-6), the Workshop (6-12) and the adolescent community (12-15 and 15-18), in mixed-age groups with individual work plans. Secondary school and bachillerato follow an international programme accredited by the American association MSA-CESS: after Grade 10 and Grade 12 pupils have their studies recognised as Spanish ESO and bachillerato. In bachillerato there are two routes: the American High School Diploma (with entry to Spanish universities through UNED or preparation for the PAU) and, as the school writes, the International Baccalaureate (IB) in a blended format with preparation for IGCSE and A Level. Adolescents have Occupation, real work with the basics of economics, the year-long Monográfico research project in Grade 10-12 and six-week interdisciplinary plans. The school teaches English through its own bilingual programme; in secondary school humanities, geography and moral education are taught in it, and each year ends with an international exchange. All staff are certified in Positive Discipline. Pupils of the school have won first prizes in the El Audiovisual en la Escuela competition of the Audiovisual Council of Andalusia and in the science monologue competition of the University of Córdoba.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $5 366–6 778 a year
475–600 EUR a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Admits from
1 year · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Spanish, English
About the fees Fees are monthly, from September to June: Infantil and primary school 475 euros a month, secondary school 550 euros, bachillerato 600 euros; the cost of the IB route and the fee for two children are given on request.
Admissions The school asks families to get to know the Montessori method and its project in advance. Admission criteria: the family commitment to the international Montessori project, an age that fits the balance of the mixed-age group, priority for siblings of pupils, then the order of applications after payment of the file-opening fee; the school does not allow discrimination by race, beliefs, sex, orientation or religion. The steps: a request for a visit, a visit and a personal interview, payment of enrolment and materials, after which the family receives the stage handbook and the contract. Enrolment is renewed every year from 15 to 30 March. Nothing is said separately about admitting foreigners.
Stages and year groups Grades Infant community (from age 1) - Grade 12. Comunidad Infantil under three, Casa de Niños 3-6, Taller 6-12 (primary school), Comunidad de Adolescentes 12-15 and 15-18 (secondary school and bachillerato on a programme accredited by MSA-CESS). After Grade 10 and Grade 12 recognition as ESO and bachillerato; in bachillerato the American High School Diploma route or, according to the school, the IB in a blended format with preparation for IGCSE and A Level.
Address Calle Villanueva del Rey 11, 14012 Córdoba
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
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MSAMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
One of the oldest American accreditations, working since 1887 in more than a hundred countries and linked to the Office of Overseas Schools of the US State Department. It judges the school as an institution across twelve areas, including finances, governance, premises and student support.
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The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
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·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: Prepared Montessori environments for each stage, spacious light classrooms; an organic vegetable garden the school is creating with the Naturalízate association; separate waste collection in all rooms.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
Montessori guides, classroom assistants, kitchen and cleaning staff; all staff are certified in Positive Discipline (PDA) and trained by Marisa Moya, and the team trains continuously. Named staff: director and Children’s House guide Ángela Jiménez, coordinator and Workshop English guide María Elena Flores, adolescent guide María Zambrana, Workshop guide Yasmina Parada, artistic expression specialist María Vicen.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
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