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The school follows the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). It is NEASC-accredited. Day-to-day life is conducted in English, and all teachers are American. Starting in the 3rd year of elementary, Chinese is taught as a third language. The program emphasizes transdisciplinary projects and inquiry-based learning that build critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Visual Arts and Music are part of the daily class schedule. The after-school program includes Drama Club, Yearbook Club, and a range of activities such as Basketball, Chinese, Cheerleading, Yoga, Mythology, Martial Arts, Parkour, and Creative Dance for Elementary students. Kindergarten offers Yoga and Mindfulness, Mini Chefs, Cheerleading, Mini Tennis, and Creative Dance.
Day-to-day life at Lighthouse is conducted in English, and all teachers are American and receive ongoing training. Spanish is treated as more than a second language, with special emphasis. From the third year of elementary, Chinese is taught as a third language. Students share class with peers from many countries and cultures.
Elementary and Kindergarten offer a broad after-school program with clubs and activities. Elementary clubs include Drama Club (Monday), Yearbook Club (Monday), Basketball (A – Tuesday, B – Thursday), Chinese (Tuesday), Cheerleading (Wednesday), Yoga (Wednesday), Mythology (Thursday), Martial Arts (A – Monday, B – Friday), Parkour (A – Thursday, B – Tuesday), and Creative Dance (Thursday). Kindergarten offers Yoga and Mindfulness (Monday), Mini Chefs (Tuesday), Cheerleading (Wednesday), Mini Tennis (Thursday), and Creative Dance (Thursday).
The school undertakes community involvement and service initiatives. Community service projects include food drives, shelter volunteering, and environmental initiatives.
Leadership and professional skills are developed through autonomy, creativity, and problem-solving, preparing students to face unknown challenges.
Health and wellbeing are prioritized: classrooms have natural light and ergonomic seating, and menus are prepared in-house with fresh, traditional dishes and healthy snacks. Students participate in after-school activities and sports, and physical activity is emphasized as part of daily life.
Located in Madrid, Lighthouse American School serves ages 3 to 12 as an international school delivering both the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the American Curriculum. Instruction is in English; Spanish is taught as a second language and Chinese starts in the third year of elementary. All teachers are American and hold accreditation from US universities, with ongoing professional development. Lighthouse is NEASC-accredited and is a Candidate School for the IB Primary Years Programme, with CAM validation enabling study in Spanish universities and NEASC accreditation supporting access to American universities. The campus spans about 4,250 square metres and class sizes are capped at 18 students, enabling small-group learning and strong teacher–student interaction. The program emphasizes inquiry-based, transdisciplinary projects that foster creativity, complex problem solving, critical thinking, social-emotional learning and values. Founded in 2019 by Irene Márquez, the school also runs community service projects and a broad after-school program.
