About The English Montessori School (TEMS)
The English Montessori School Madrid (TEMS) is a private co-educational聽British School in Spain,聽which caters to the educational needs of students of the Spanish and International communities in Madrid. The school is recognised by both the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture as a foreign British centre and by Great Britain as a British School in Spain. Children from the age of three to eighteen years of age are admitted to a complete and highly successful educational experience.
Though the majority of students are Spanish, numerous nationalities are represented in the student population. Traditionally The English Montessori School Madrid students rank among the best of the students throughout the Spanish and International schools in Madrid, on external exams taken by those students. Accordingly, all graduates of the senior school go on to higher education.
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English, Spanish
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English
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3 to 18
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Great school! I loved it!
I think it's the best English School in Madrid. I love it, and I know my daughter is well while she's there.
Educaci贸n brit谩nica de calidad, dotando a los ni帽os desde sus inicios de una capacidad bilingue y desarrollo en todas las 谩reas importantes (especialmente matem谩ticas y lengua). De reacci贸n muy r谩pida si el ni帽o necesita ayuda en alg煤n 谩mbito. Muy recomendable.
Llevamos a nuestros tres hijos a este colegio desde hace m谩s de 10 a帽os y la experiencia no puede ser m谩s buena. Ellos est谩n felices, que al final es lo m谩s importante, con muy buenos amigos y, en general, buenos profesores. He tenido la oportunidad de tratar con varios alumnos de bachillerato y puedo asegurar que son chavales muy maduros, con mucha empat铆a y autonom铆a.
My son has been at the school for twelve years. The level of teaching has always been high quality and he has been very happy there. I would also like to comment that in these very difficult times, the school's response to the Covid Pandemic was exemplary. The school was very quick to respond to the Pandemic and was offering full classes online within an incredibly short time. Communication was always very fluid. As parents we were constantly informed of updates to the protocol and the school was very fast and flexible in dealing with a difficult situation. I really could not have asked for a better response from this school.
Great school. Good teachers Excellent facilities
This is without a doubt the best in murcia and madrid. it is the only colegio ingles where all teachers studied in oxford or harvard. they earn 60 000 e a year. and are experts in teaching a subject to kids whose parents dont understand a word. to involve the parents. the best marks on the national exam to go to medical school or law or economics or engineering. number 2 if a kid wants to study history or geography. it also employe its own students 6 years after.. thats to say their graduates speak so well that you cant tell the difference. its not cheap though. at 1800 e a month its expensive but some of the richest familes in murcia and madrid have kids here..these are the statistics.
We are very happy with the education our son receives at TEMS secondary school. The school runs very well, with continuous and fluid communication with parents. The curriculum is the UK system up until GCSEs and they are now introducing various A-Level options. The school has been impeccable with its management of the current COVID-19 crisis with continuous updates. It has taken a very proactive position weeks ahead of the delayed response of the government and many companies. They already used Google classroom as an integral part of the classes so working from home has been a breeze. Very impressive! We chose this school (as did our son) because there is a very down to earth, no-nonsense attitude that we appreciate. The headmistress and the staff run a very tight ship but there is a very kind and human aspect to the whole outfit. We certainly feel that our son is receiving a top education and that he is well looked after. As you'd expect from a UK curriculum, learning is very much practice-based and less theoretical, which for us a BIG plus for us, the science labs and IT are an example of that. We weren't particularly looking for a Montessori school system, and the previous headmistress was quite open about the fact that Montessori is more focused in the primary school even if there are values that go through to secondary education, that was fine for us. Whilst there was been some unexpected staff turnover over the last couple of years, the core team is solid and I think the school has handled and adapted well, we didn't notice any impact with regards to our son's learning. As far as we are concerned 5/5. Keep up the good work and thank you. :-)
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, 3 years ago
Small private british education school using MOntessori method. Very familiar
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, 4 months ago
Yo doy 5 estrellas porque guardo buen recuerdo ,forma parte de mi adolescencia , como colegio en mi 茅poca era buen铆simo , profesorado de alto nivel, hoy en d铆a, hoy por hoy no s茅 c贸mo estar谩 llevado ,me ha sorprendido la puntuaci贸n negativa tambi茅n es verdad que la due帽a tuvo problemas y hubo un cambio muy grande en el colegio ,cambiaron el profesorado entero y es verdad que el colegio pego un baj贸n grande supongo de ah铆 la puntuaci贸n baja .
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, 6 months ago
I was a student of TEMS for the whole 15-year period (i.e.: Reception 1 to Year 13). After graduating, I have seen the school's values plummet through the firing of employees and absurd and strict rules. Do not be fooled by the reputation they claim... this is inherited from the previous Headmistress Elaine Fitzpatrick. The new board is confusing discipline with authoritarianism. It hurts me to say it, but if you are looking for a liberal and critical education for your children this is not the place to go anymore.
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, 6 months ago
Como ya han comentado otros alumnos, el nuevo equipo directivo del colegio ha destruido la filosof铆a y el bienhacer que hab铆a implementado la anterior directora, Elaine. Es decepcionante ver c贸mo el excelente colegio del que nos graduamos se va a pique por las decisiones tomadas por Cognita.
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, 6 months ago
ES: Fui alumno de este colegio desde 1999 hasta 2013. Hasta hace poco lo hubiese recomendado al 100%, incluso para mis propios hijos. Sin embargo, desde que ha cambiado el equipo directivo y han sustituido a la antigua directora Elaine Fitzpatrick, los valores y la calidad de la educaci贸n que aqu铆 se realizaba han quedado completamente comprometidos. La empresa que lo ha comprado se llama Cognita. Si siguen despidiendo personal se quedar谩n sin los excelentes profesores que ten铆an y en base a los cuales se ha labrado la reputaci贸n del colegio. Ir贸nicamente, el comportamiento de la nueva empresa que lo lleva (Cognita) no representa los valores de la educadora que da nombre al colegio (Maria Montessori), si no de otra personalidad italiana cuyo apellido tambi茅n empieza por M... Si contin煤an los despidos y las reglas absurdas de disciplina, los de Cognita van a tener que dar las clases ellos mismos. EN: I was a student in this school from 1999 to 2013. Until not so long ago, I would certainly have recommended the school, even for my own children. However, due to the recent management team change, the values and quality of education has been severely compromised. The former headmistress was Elaine Fitzpatrick, but a new corporation called Cognita bought the school. If they keep firing staff, they will lose the outstanding teachers they had, and from which the school's reputation is founded. Ironically, Cognita's behavior is not representative of the pedagogue that names the school (Maria Montessori), but rather of another italian personality who's last name also start with M... If Cognita keeps up with the layoffs and with the absurd rules of discipline, they are going to have to teach class themselves.
