Spain, Valencia
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Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) – education inspired by AMI principles.
UK Department of Education and Skills – follows UK curriculum guidelines recognized by the Spanish Education Ministry.
UCAS – Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UK).
Oxford AQA – Approved Centre for International Qualifications (Oxford AQA).
Architecture Awards 2024 – finalist (Valencia Plaza).
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Awards 2026 – nomination.
Imagine Montessori School in Paterna, Valencia, is a private secular mixed Montessori school following the British Curriculum, offering Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge A Levels. It serves students from 20 months to 18 years, blending Montessori pedagogy with UK guidelines and is recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education. Founded in 2016 by Iker Marcaide, Irene Cañero and Mariano Pontón, the school now serves more than 350 students and families. The campus features open-plan Early Years and Primary classrooms, each over 100 square metres, with outdoor terraces and five learning areas: Sensorial, Practical Life, Language, Mathematics, Cultural Studies. The Forest provides a woodland learning environment, and dedicated spaces for Art, Performing Arts, and Science. Secondary and Sixth Form spaces are under construction, with plans for modern, naturally lit classrooms, a library, Makers Lab and dining hall. La Pinada Lab is a collaboration with venture builders for 16–18 year olds.