Cristo Rey

Cristo Rey School is a semi-private institution in Madrid, located in the Latina district, offering Early Childhood Education (in its two cycles), Primary Education, and Secondary Education. It was founded in 1922 by the Institution of the Daughters of Cristo Rey, and its governing body is the José Gras Educational Foundation. It is defined as a Catholic center, and its educational action is inspired by a Christian conception of man, life, and society, aiming to achieve the integral and harmonious formation of the individual and to empower students to develop transformative actions in society towards a fairer and more humane world.

The educational project of the center has been developed by the various sectors of the educational community and encompasses its values, objectives, and priorities for action. Among its pedagogical principles are personalized education, which takes into account each student and adapts teaching to their individuality; an active methodology that starts from experience and fosters initiative, creativity, and personal value exploration; and meaningful learning aimed at learning to learn, which enables the acquisition of information, its selection and organization, and the development of observation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation skills. The ideology is inspired by the teachings of Father José Gras, who views education as a second creation and places love as the foundation of educational work.

The stages are taught in Spanish, with English among the languages offered at the center. Its facilities include a library, laboratory, computer room, auditorium, chapel, gymnasium, and playground. It offers a cafeteria service, with monthly menus published and scholarships announced through the BOCM, as well as early morning services and extracurricular activities. Among the complementary activities organized are visits to farm schools, water activities, snow trips, science fairs, and exchanges with Germany. The school day is split and varies according to the educational stage.