Last week, Cognita, the family of international schools we have proudly been part of since 2008, held its 2024 Europe & USA Leadership Summit. During this inspiring event, educational leaders from over 50 premium schools in the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Italy and the United States came together to discuss strategic plans for the group and to share ideas and approaches to continue to offer the very best education to our families and to help implement continual improvement in the schools.

As is tradition, awards were also presented in several categories, recognising schools across Cognita for their excellence and dedication. We are proud to say that the ELIS schools have been highly celebrated in recent years, winning awards such as ‘Most Loved by Parents’, ‘Best Place to Work’, and ‘Best School in Cognita Europe and the USA’.

This year, ELIS Villamartín was honoured with the evening’s top award: ‘School of the Year 2024’ in the ‘Large School’ category, a recognition that fills us with immense pride. This prestigious award is based on a combination of factors, including Voice of Parent, Student, and Employee surveys, academic results and a strong, vibrant school culture, among others. ELIS Villamartín was also shortlisted in the final three schools for ‘Voice of Employee (Most Improved)’, further underscoring our commitment to being the best at getting better and community wellbeing.

This recognition is the crowning achievement of an exciting era for ELIS Villamartín, marked by our recent 20th anniversary celebration. We extend our deepest gratitude to our entire community of parents, students, and staff, who make exceptional accomplishments like this possible.

Thank you for your support, passion and dedication!