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Córdoba, Spain · Private
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Montessori Córdoba International School is a private Montessori school in Córdoba, on the Avenida Sansueña. It grew out of a family house converted into a Montessori environment, and in 2019 a second building, designed specifically for such a school, was added. The grounds cover 2500 square metres, of which 550 are indoor classrooms, 200 are terraces serving as open-air classrooms and 1500 are play areas; there is a woodland plot of its own, an open-air theatre, a sports area and quiet zones, and from some of the terraces, as the school puts it, there is a view over Córdoba and the sierra. The stages begin at six months: the Nido for babies until they walk with confidence, the Comunidad Infantil from those first steps to three, the Casa de Niños from three to six, and the Etapa Primaria, also called the Taller, from six to twelve. The youngest stages have their own entrance and their own gardens, separate from the children aged 3-12, and the school states its ratios outright: no more than four babies to an adult in the Nido and no more than seven in the Comunidad Infantil. The bilingualism is real and asymmetric: in the early years English is the main language of the environment and the whole day runs in it, while in the primary school 70 to 80 per cent of the day is in English. The school sets no marks, rewards or punishments as a matter of principle and says so plainly in its FAQ: instead of competition between pupils it grows intrinsic motivation. Each classroom is arranged like a home: large windows onto the garden, a terrace of its own and a child-sized kitchen where the children make their own breakfast. Mixed-age groups are a principle too - the older children set the example and the younger ones reach after them. The school has no secondary stage; it ends at twelve.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $5 762–7 230 a year
510–640 EUR a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Languages of instruction
English, Spanish
Students per teacher
no more than 4 babies per adult in the Nido (the baby group) and no more than 7 in the Comunidad Infantil (from first steps to age three)
About the fees The school gives its fee on its frequently asked questions page as a range: from 510 to 640 euros a month for children who use the dining service; there are also options without lunch, and for exact current rates the school asks families to contact it directly. The timetable is flexible and the fee adapts to it. The second child from one family gets a 20 per cent discount, the third 40.
Admissions The school describes admission step by step. First comes an initial contact: the family asks about free places and a meeting is arranged at the school or by video call, with a tour where possible, at which a member of the teaching team talks with the family about its needs, the Montessori principles and the enrolment options. Then the family is invited to observe a class session, on the same day or separately, after which an application for a place can be submitted. Next comes a meeting of the teacher with the family about the child's personality and development, and depending on the child's age the child may be invited to spend time in a class so that the teachers can see whether the Montessori environment suits them; if needed, a meeting with the special educational needs coordinator. The decision is made by the admissions director and the teachers and is communicated by the administration; then the enrolment fees are paid and settling in begins, tailored for the little ones. Spanish is the mother tongue of 90 per cent of pupils; for a child whose mother tongue it is not, the school draws up an individual language plan. The school does not write about citizenship or foreigners as such.
Stages and year groups Grades Nido from 6 months - Etapa Primaria (Taller), to age 12. Four stages: the Nido from six months until a child walks with confidence; the Comunidad Infantil from those first steps to three; the Casa de Niños from three to six; and the Etapa Primaria, also called the Taller, from six to twelve. The groups are mixed-age. In the primary school the day is built from the teacher's presentations, follow-up work arising from them, the pupil's own projects, work-planning conferences, a daily assembly and outings into the city; there are main subjects and complementary ones. The school has no secondary stage.
Address Avenida Sansueña 66, 14012 Córdoba
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The pedagogy of Maria Montessori: a child chooses the activity, works at their own pace with special materials, and mixed-age groups are arranged so that older children teach the younger ones. It is used most often in the nursery and primary stages.
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Exams and destinations from the school's official website
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 hall
·Librarynot stated on the website
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Playground
Campus: Grounds of 2500 square metres in Córdoba, planted with trees: 550 square metres of indoor classrooms, 200 square metres of terraces serving as open-air classrooms and 1500 square metres of play areas. There is a woodland plot of its own, an open-air theatre, a sports area and quiet zones; each classroom has its own terrace, which a pupil may step out to work on at any point in the day, and its own child-sized kitchen. The school has an industrial kitchen, washrooms and an administrative area. The second building, built as a Montessori school, opened in 2019. The Nido and the Comunidad Infantil have their own entrance and their own gardens.
Clubs and activities: City outings · Gardening · Open-air theatre · Montessori workshops for parents
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 sizein the key facts above
The school states the ratios itself, stage by stage. The guides of the youngest stages are, by its account, trained to observe each infant's needs and interests and to prepare the environment for them, and they train in infant anatomy and physiology and in free movement. The school publishes no number of teachers.
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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