Private secondary school in Madrid.

At our private international Catholic school in La Moraleja, we prepare students to be global citizens, focusing on teaching Spanish, English and French. They learn to speak, think and communicate in three languages ​​within a framework of international education, with specialized teachers.

• Our students can obtain the British Certificate of Secondary Education by taking the IGCSE exams in 4th year of ESO. We prepare all students in 7 subjects (Spanish, English, French, Biology, History, Business Studies and Mathematics), with the presentation of official exams being optional.

• During this stage, we prepare our students with personalized itineraries to obtain the B2 and C1 certificates in English and B1 in French. In Baccalaureate, the goal is for students to obtain the C2 in English and the B2 in French.

To complete our international training model, we offer academic stays outside the center for a term, school year or Summer Camp in:

• OAK ACADEMIES (USA, Ireland and Switzerland).
• American High Schools partner with our OAK Academies.
• Austin, Texas (student exchange).
• Saint Louis, Missouri.
• France (student exchange).
• New Zealand (student exchange).

During their stay abroad, Highlands School provides students with a follow-up programme so that upon their return to school they can resume at the same pace as their peers.

At Highlands School El Encinar, an international and private school in Madrid, we develop in our students an intelligent, experiential learning that is adapted to the real world, fostering autonomy and responsibility, through:

• The development of interdisciplinary projects.
• Problem-based learning (PBL).
• Cooperative work.
• Study techniques
• Proposal: We provide students with the resources they need to study effectively. To do this, they work from 1st ESO on:
• Planning and organizing the study.
• Concentration and the elements that promote it.
• Understanding the content to be studied.
• The tools or techniques used to process or fix learning.

One of the transversal tools in the pedagogical training of the student is public speaking, which is integrated into our curriculum from 2 to 18 years of age, ensuring that all students, regardless of their temperament, are able to speak in public in the three languages ​​of the school (Spanish, English and French).

Through words, discourse and argumentation we foster research, reasoning, critical thinking, oral expression and collaborative work skills.

We promote participation in debate competitions in English and Spanish

We help students recognize their gifts and opportunities, providing them with keys to their future. Each course includes activities adapted to their maturity and challenges. Tutors, through personal interviews, guide them in their academic and vocational development, providing them with tools and support to make their own decisions.

Our tutors, the psycho-pedagogical guidance department and the Human Training managers develop a program to support the student in their learning and comprehensive development. We participate in university fairs and rely on experts and alumni testimonies to support them in their decision about their academic and professional future.

We want our students to experience that there is more joy in giving than in receiving, and to want to work for the good of others and the transformation of society.

In collaboration with several healthcare institutions, we have designed a Social Participation Programme that covers all the courses of the stage.

• Altius Foundation
• Residence of the Little Sisters of the Poor
• San Jose Institute Foundation

Sport is crucial for the comprehensive development of students. It promotes physical health, improves discipline and teamwork, and enhances skills such as resilience and leadership. In addition, it contributes to emotional balance, reduces stress and promotes values ​​such as effort and personal improvement. We have more than 20,000 m2 dedicated to the physical development of each student.

From 3rd ESO onwards, our students take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, an activity that prepares them for life regardless of their background, talents and physical abilities. It is not a competition against others but rather personal challenges that push them beyond the limits they believed they had and that recognise their achievements.

We work in harmony, alternating between analogue media (books and notebooks) and digital media (devices); both ways of working are the ideal combination for the learning process.

We incorporate technology as a transversal tool,“gradually and adapted to each stage. We want our students to learn to live with technology in a responsible, reflective and creative way.”

Students learn basic programming, creating apps and websites on all operating systems, as well as designing and printing in 3D and programming robots. This program encourages creativity, problem solving, teamwork and applies knowledge of physics, algebra, electronics, mechanics and computer science.