Spain, Madrid
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Two buildings make up the campus, serving different educational stages. The Infants School occupies a dedicated building with adapted, open-air classrooms, a sensory space, outdoor spaces and a library. The Main Building hosts Primary and Secondary spaces, with IB-aligned Primary classrooms and a library. Secondary facilities include dynamic classrooms, an Outdoor Bachillerato Terrace, a Science Laboratory, a Secondary Library and Common Learning Spaces; European Valley is a technology-focused hub. An Art Room and Hall support creative work, and sports facilities include an outdoor athletics track, two multipurpose courts and a multidisciplinary gym, with a Primary outdoor playground for younger students.
Outdoor athletics track, two multipurpose courts and a multidisciplinary gym form the core of the sports facilities. Judo has a dedicated space within the sports complex. The Primary outdoor playground provides space for outdoor activity. These spaces are used for extracurricular activities and sports clubs, including judo.
Infants have a dedicated building with adapted classrooms, open-air spaces, a sensory space and a library. Primary classrooms are designed to integrate the IB project with a collaborative approach, and the library supports the IB program. Secondary spaces include dynamic classrooms for autonomous learning, an Outdoor Bachillerato Terrace, and a Science Laboratory, plus a Secondary Library. Common Learning Spaces and European Valley provide collaboration and technology-focused learning spaces, including a technology laboratory. An Art Room and Hall support creative work.
Ballet and judo classes are offered during the school day. The school offers a wide range of after-school clubs and activities run by teachers or other professionals. An extensive range of activities is offered from Monday to Friday. The extra-curricular programme aims to provide students with the necessary experiences to help them achieve the educational goals they have been set.
European School of Madrid (Colegio Europeo de Madrid) is a private school and IB World School in Cognita. It serves ages 0–18 across Infants, Primary, Secondary and Bachillerato, offering a continuum of international education. The school provides IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) with Pre-PYP for ages 3–11, and IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) for ages 11–16; from September 2027, it will offer National Baccalaureate and the IB Diploma Programme, completing the continuum. The setting is bilingual, coeducational, supporting language development in English and Spanish, with campuses: Infants' building with open-air classrooms, a sensory space and a library; and Main Building housing Primary and Secondary areas, including IB-aligned Primary classrooms, a library, a Science Laboratory, and a technology hub called European Valley. Facilities include an Outdoor Bachillerato Terrace, an outdoor athletics track, two multipurpose courts, a gym, and dedicated spaces for art and judo. Ballet and other after-school clubs complete programme.