Manuel Vazquez Montalban

CEIP Manuel Vázquez Montalbán is a public school in Leganés that offers Early Childhood Education (second cycle, from 3 to 6 years) and Primary Education (from first to sixth grade). Its motto is "We Grow by Learning". English is taught as a second language from Early Childhood, with extended hours in Primary. In the Early Childhood stage, students study various subjects along with Psychomotricity, Music, Computer Science, and Religion or Educational Support.

The center uses Information and Communication Technologies from ages three to twelve: it has digital boards in all classrooms, a computer lab, and tablets for students. For students with Specific Educational Support Needs, it provides Therapeutic Pedagogy, Audition and Language, and Compensatory Education services. A guidance counselor from the area visits three days a week for psychopedagogical evaluations and follow-ups, and a Technical Teacher of Community Services visits twice a month. Additionally, it serves as a training center for internship students from Education faculties such as Universidad Autónoma, Universidad Complutense, and Escuela Escuni. Its facilities include a gym and playground, and it offers cafeteria and early bird services.

The educational project of the center is oriented towards the comprehensive education of students in cognitive, emotional, social, and cultural aspects, with a methodological approach based on the principles of individualization, socialization, and autonomy, and on active methodologies. Students participate in complementary activities such as excursions, cultural days, carnivals, and workshops. The AMPA collaborates with the management team and the faculty, organizes extracurricular activities for all students, and has promoted, together with the center, an Inclusive Playground Plan that includes target and skill games, traditional games, boards, murals, and a climbing wall. The center disseminates information about textbooks, publishes the results of census tests, and manages cafeteria scholarships, individualized school breakfast aids, and scholarships for ACNEAE students.