CEIP San Ildefonso

CEIP San Ildefonso is the oldest school in Madrid, Spain. Its origins date from 1543, the year in which Carlos V granted a Royal Certificate to finance the school. [ [http://loteria.abc.es/historia.html Historia del Gordo de Navidad ] ]

Bilingual Program

CEIP San Ildefonso participates in a bilingual program which was started in autumn of 2004 with British teaching assistants in 26 schools throughout Madrid. Children, starting in first grade or primero de primaria, have at least a third of their classes in English (or a minimum of nine hours). [ [http://www.educa.madrid.org/web/cp.sanildefonso.madrid/inicio.htm Dat Madrid Capital ] ]

El Gordo

For two centuries, children from CEIP San Ildefonso have sung the winning numbers of the National Lottery in December. The first time the children sang was on March 9, 1771. [ [http://loteria.abc.es/historia.html Historia del Gordo de Navidad ] ]

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