CEIP San Ildefonso

CEIP San Ildefonso is the second oldest school in Madrid, Spain. Its origins date from 1543, the year in which Carlos V granted a Royal Certificate to finance the school.^[1] It is dedicated to Saint Ildephonsus. For years, it catered orphans of public servants but now the pupils are regular Madrid children including many immigrants.

Bilingual program[]

CEIP^[2] 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).^[3]

Spanish lottery[]

For two centuries, children from CEIP San Ildefonso have sung the winning numbers of the , including the hugely popular Christmas draw. The first time the children sang was on March 9, 1771.^[1] As orphans, they were expected to be less susceptible to cheats.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Historia del Gordo de Navidad". ABC. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
^ Colegio de Educación Infantil y Primaria (college of early childhood and primary education) Anexo:Siglas y acrónimos, es.wikipedia.org, retrieved January 14, 2012
^ "Dat Madrid Capital". Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2007.

Coordinates: 40°24′46″N 3°42′44″W / 40.4129°N 3.7122°W / 40.4129; -3.7122

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[Historia_del_Gordo_de_Navidad-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Historia del Gordo de Navidad". ABC. Retrieved December 22, 2009.

[2] Colegio de Educación Infantil y Primaria (college of early childhood and primary education) Anexo:Siglas y acrónimos, es.wikipedia.org, retrieved January 14, 2012

[3] "Dat Madrid Capital". Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2007.

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