Portugal

CEIP Portugal is a public center for early childhood and primary education located in the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid. It offers Early Childhood Education (0-3 and 3-6 years) and Primary Education (6-12 years), with Spanish and English as the languages of instruction.

The educational project of the center includes the specific objectives of each stage. In Early Childhood Education, the focus is on self-awareness, autonomy, emotional expression, communication skills, and the introduction to reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as a first approach to a foreign language. In Primary Education, which is mandatory and free, individual and teamwork habits are developed, respect for diversity, peaceful conflict resolution, communicative competence in English, and the use of technology, among other skills.

The center has a staff of 17 teachers, mostly with permanent positions, which allows for continuity in pedagogical projects. Among the teaching staff are tutors for Early Childhood and Primary Education and specialists in Music, Physical Education, English, Catholic Religion, Therapeutic Pedagogy, Hearing and Language, as well as a guidance psychologist.

Among the school's initiatives stands out 'El Pucherito Leré', an extracurricular workshop organized by the AMPA that produces a bi-monthly newspaper with news and events from the center and its surroundings. Its objectives include learning to work in teams, writing, identifying reliable sources, and developing critical thinking. This workshop shares goals with the Reading Plan and the Library, such as promoting reading comprehension, interest in reading, everyday use of the library, and a reflective and critical attitude.