Highlands family

Pupils

They are undoubtedly are our most important asset: pupils who possess great potential and who come to school happy, as they themselves often say, even during the difficult stage of adolescence. This result is reflected in an anonymous survey.

Learning to live together, the voice of the pupils

Are you happy at school?

Response options	Percentage	Number of responders
Very happy	46,92%	137
Fairly happy	17,12%	101
Sometimes yes and sometimes no	17,12%	50
Not very happy	1,37%	4
I’m unhappy	0%
TOTAL		292

Educators

We benefit from an excellent faculty of more than 100 professionals, of which 21 are native speakers.

In the field of sports, the 19 teachers and trainers are of the highest level and help us achieve considerable success in competitions.

Moreover, we offer full-time staff (outside the classroom) who are dedicated to the pupils’ spiritual and human formation: deans of students and formation instructors.

And they all …

Provide the pupil with personalised guidance, because formation is founded on specific meetings with specific and different individuals.

Constantly motivate, because the human being needs positive reinforcement.

Work to achieve the best version of each pupil from their specific reality, with no preconceived labels or pre-established patterns.

Guide their personal and professional success, in full knowledge of their talents, their dreams and their life projects.

Parents

The school has been conceived with the families and for the families. We firmly believe in the need for permanent and constructive communication for the good of the children. The participation and presence of the parents are essential for achieving our educational project, both in the activities they themselves take part in and those designed for the whole family:

The school offers a virtual library to accompany the parents in their ongoing formation.

Every year we also offer a pastoral programme which is tailored to their needs.

ACTIVITIES

Fundamental meetings at the start of the school year and formation conferences (Parents’ School and Couples’ School)	Healthy Family Cycle Ride in autumn.
Exciting Christmas Festivals with a play performed by parents and children.	Family ski trip to be enjoyed to the full by both children and adults.
Enjoyable coexistence experiences father-son, mother-daughter.	Parents-children workshops on emotional-sexual education
Family Mass on the last Sunday of every month.	Families Day including an enjoyable charity evening.

Grandparents

Grandparents are very important in the lives of our pupils and this is why the school dedicates one day to them.

They are invited to all our events and, for those that wish to, they can receive our fortnightly newsletter.

They also support certain activities as volunteers, as well as sing in a choir, alongside parents, which performs at some of the school’s events.

Write to us if you would like to take part (atencionfamilias@highlandselencinar.es)

Alumni

Being a Highlands pupil is forever; carrying the school spirit with pride. The different graduation classes are represented in the Alumni Programme, which is coordinated by a president elected by them. They take part in social activities, collaborate with the school and meet their educators at an annual gathering.

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Collaborators

Highlands Solidarity

In addition to the Social Participation Programme for our pupils (from 5th year Primary to Baccalaureate) and the apostolate and social action programme of the EC&D Club (for adolescents), the school offers a series of activities in which many parents are already involved.

Our institution has an official international aid programme, the Mano Amiga schools, which help the most disadvantaged in Latin America. Some of our regular fundraising activities are specifically allocated to this programme. It is a blessing to see how these children and their families are gradually bringing dignity into their lives.

Here in Spain, the Altius Foundation is the institutional channel for our social work, which is currently focused on the scourge of unemployment that is causing so much harm to our country.

For more information: download PDF. The contact person is Paula García-Duarte, 669 394 494.

Thanks to the work of a group of parents, we have a twin school in Africa called Little Highlands School in Turkana, Kenya. This project is for 3rd year Primary pupils who are taking their First Communion during the year.

For more information: mbaux@highlandselencinar.es

In recent years, a group of mothers set up Highlands with Syria. The Family Cycle Rides have raised money for this cause. For more information, please contact Marcela Gutiérrez on 673 802 477.

Christmas Campaign. Every Christmas, we organise a campaign to collect food, clothes and medicines.

The contact person is María Baux at

mbaux@highlandselencinar.es

Toys for Charity. This is annual campaign to collect second-hand toys in good condition for distribution to institutions such as Cáritas, the Madrina Foundation, the Mother’s Network, the NGO Olvidados and the Our Lady of the Homeless Shelter. Furthermore, in classes where a joint birthday present is given, a proportion is donated to cover the costs of the campaign.

Volunteers are always needed to wrap and distribute the toys. For more information, please contact Paula García-Duarte on 669 394 494.