Colegio Santa María del Pilar

The Colegio Santa María del Pilar is a Roman Catholic private primary, middle and high school founded by the Society of Mary in Madrid, Spain.^[1]. The school campus is one of the largest in central Madrid and its listed chapel, built in the 1950s, is one of the finest examples of early Spanish moderne brick vaults.^[2]

Overview

The school was founded in 1953, as an extension of the existing Colegio Nuestra Señora del Pilar. The principal of the Nuestra Señora del Pilar School was also principal of the newly created school, which was called “Nuestra Señora del Pilar-B". In 1959 the school changed its name to Santa Maria del Pilar and inaugurated the current facilities. In December 2008 the School was granted permission to build a new sports centre with swimming pool and a new gym.^[3] The school is often ranked as one of the best schools of Spain ^[4] and has a long list of distinguished former pupils.

Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y Borbón (eldest son of the Infanta Elena of Spain) is a current student^[5][6].

Academics

The school offers all levels from kindergarten to pre-university courses. The school's students are among the students who perform best at the university aptitude tests.^[7]

Some distinguished former pupils

• Silvia Abascal (actress)^[8].
• Alejo Erice Calvo-Sotelo (Medical researcher)^[9]
• Rafael del Pino (business magnate, philanthropist)^[10]
• Antonio Resines (actor)^[11]
• Diego López Garrido (politician)
• Francisco de Borja Pérez-Peñas Díaz-Mauriño (Spanish footballer)

References

1. ^ "Historia del Colegio". http://www.santamariadelpilar.es/html/historia.htm. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
2. ^ Preckler, Ana María. Historia del arte universal de los siglos XIX y XX. Madrid: Editorial Completense. p. 578. http://books.google.es/books?id=gqBqhcqf9RQC&lpg=PA5&dq=iglesia%20del%20colegio%20santa%20maria%20del%20pilar%20arquitecto&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
3. ^ "Sección Madrid (in Spanish)". El Paísa. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Madrid/cambiara/53795/papeleras/partir/diciembre/elpepuesp/20081113elpepunac_7/Tes. Retrieved 14 August 2009. 
4. ^ "100 Colegios – El Mundo.es (in Spanish)". http://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2008/03/aula/100colegios/. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
5. ^ Yagüe, Maria Eugenia. "Froilán vuelve al colegio en Madrid". Spanish: La Voz Libre. http://www.lavozlibre.com/noticias/ampliar/323617/froilan-vuelve-al-colegio-en-madrid. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
6. ^ Parrado, Alex. "Froilán 'pagará' 300 euros al mes para estudiar en el colegio de 'los poderosos'" (in Spanish). Vanitatis. http://www.vanitatis.com/casas-reales/2011/euros-estudiar-colegio-poderosos-20110906-15649.html. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
7. ^ "100 Colegios – El Mundo.es (in Spanish)". http://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2008/03/aula/100colegios/. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
8. ^ "Historia del Colegio". http://www.santamariadelpilar.es/html/historia.htm. Retrieved 17 December 2008. 
9. ^ Rocío García (1988-05-28). "Alejo Erice Calvo-Sotelo, Perfil (in Spanish)". El País. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/ultima/ERICE_CALVO-SOTELO/_ALEJO/ESTADOS_UNIDOS/Alejo/Erice/Calvo-Sotelo/elpepiult/19880528elpepiult_4/Tes. Retrieved 14 August 2009. 
10. ^ "Rafael del Pino y Moreno: founder of Ferrovial". London: The Times. June 20, 2008. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4174404.ece. Retrieved 11 August 2009. 
11. ^ "Historia Del Colegio (in Spanish)". Asociación de Antiguos Alumnos del Colegio Santa Mª del Pilar. http://www.santamariadelpilar.es/Asociacion_Antiguos/historia.htm. Retrieved 14 August 2009. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Santa Maria del Pilar's official website
• Scout Group of the School