The “Estudio” School is a private, secular, non-profit school, created in 1940 by Jimena Menéndez-Pidal, Carmen García del Diestro and Ángeles Gasset, for the purpose of preserving and spreading the philosophy of the  Free Education Institution and the commitment to keep its educational model alive, conscious of the role of education as a driving force for a country’s social transformation.

Our teaching model considers it necessary to understand and meet the students’ needs and adapt to their specific characteristics, which are very different from those of previous generations. It incorporates the advances of recent years which prioritise the importance of developing the different areas of intelligence, amongst others: visual learning, creativity, imagination, taste for the arts, music, feelings, emotions, intuition, non-verbal expression, the ability to multitask, independence and persistence, amongst other qualities.

The Origins of the Fundación Estudio lie in the “Estudio” School created in 1940 by Jimena Menéndez-Pidal, in close collaboration with Carmen García del Diestro and Ángeles Gasset. Being aware of the role of education as a driver of social transformation in a country, their intention was to preserve and disseminate the philosophy of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza and the commitment to keep its educational model alive.