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Spain, Las-palmas
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Origins trace to 1940 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with the founding of Colegio Arenas by Lucía Pérez and Antonio Ojeda. In the 1970s it became one of the Canary Islands' first bilingual schools (Spanish–English). In 1993 the institution expanded to the south of Gran Canaria, creating the Arenas Sur campus and extending its international, innovative approach. In 2013 the Colegio Arenas Sur introduced the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme; in 2020 Colegio Arenas Almas joined the Arenas community; in 2021 it joined the Global Schools Program; and in 2024 it was accredited as the first center in Spain with the CIAC (International Cooperative Learning Center) certification.
The school runs a Radio Escolar project with a dedicated studio where students host programs and podcasts to develop communication skills, teamwork and research. Through Radio Escolar, the student body voices the community, sharing ideas, interviews, music, debates and more. A student newspaper, ARENEWS, invites students to become journalists who research, write and edit news, reports and interviews reflecting school life and current social and cultural topics. An alumni network is present, connecting former students with the current community through Antiguos Alumnos activities.
Prospective parents considering Colegio Arenas will find a co-educational, bilingual (Spanish-English) institution serving students from four months to 18 years old. The school delivers the International Baccalaureate (IB) framework, encompassing the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes. Students also study French, German, and Mandarin Chinese.The school operates across two main campuses: early and primary education in Las Palmas, and secondary education in Arucas. The campuses house specific facilities, including robotics and 3D printing labs, sensory rooms, and the private Arenas Albéniz Music Conservatory. Students also utilise the Aqua & Sports Centre, which includes indoor therapeutic and competition pools.A distinctive feature of Colegio Arenas is its Sulis Manor residential centre in Bath, England, where students participate in term-long academic and cultural immersion. Furthermore, the school incorporates environmental education into its curriculum as an Ultramar Blue School, engaging students directly in ocean conservation projects.
