El Arcángel

El Arcángel is a semi-private school in Almería with over fifty years of dedication to teaching. Together with Fátima school, it forms a family of centers. Its mission is to contribute to the formation of integral citizens and presents itself as a school open to other cultures and religions, educating in respect and tolerance. Its priority values are respect, courtesy, faith, and trust, and its educational style is based on values of peace, love for others, camaraderie, friendship, respect for diversity and the environment, in a climate of freedom.

Pedagogically, it seeks a balance between traditional and new pedagogies, with continuously trained teachers working on project-based learning, cooperative work, learning to think, ICT in classrooms, and attention to diversity. It teaches in Spanish, English, and French; it has been working on bilingualism for twelve years and has been officially multilingual since November 2024. In early childhood education, it applies an active methodology based on discovery and play, with artistic education, cooperative learning, initiation to reading, development of mathematical thinking, multilingual teaching, and psychomotricity. In primary education, the faculty is organized by specialties and develops bilingualism projects, peace school initiatives, healthy lifestyle habits, and cooperative learning. The center has a specific classroom for students with difficulties, a hearing and language teacher, early childhood and primary educators, and a counselor, psychologist.

Among its documents are the Growing in Health program, the Windows to Art project, and the Annual Center Plan. It has a library, a dining room with a monthly menu, a school garden, a playground, an early risers service, and extracurricular activities. It offers early childhood education, primary education, compulsory secondary education (ESO), and Bachillerato (upper secondary, ages 16–18).