ALZIRA, VALENCIA, 9 November 2026. Carla Martínez Forja, a former pupil of British School Alzira, has published her first book, Mi secreto como misterio, a collection of 63 poems released by the publisher Talón de Aquiles. The school shared the news on 12 October as she continues her university studies in International Business.
The collection is organised into four thematic sections. Through her writing, Carla explores identity, self-love, family and personal relationships. The school describes the book as an important milestone in her personal and creative path, and as a personal project taken all the way to publication, which gives her the chance to share something meaningful with others.
The book comes out while she continues her university education. Carla is studying for a degree in International Business at the University of Valencia and is based in Marseille, where she is completing part of her academic programme at KEDGE Business School. This stage forms part of her pathway towards an international double degree, and it allows her to develop her knowledge in a different university and cultural environment.
For the school, the publication sits alongside a period of academic development shaped by international experiences and new perspectives. British School Alzira says it is delighted to hear about the projects its former pupils pursue after leaving school, and that each path is different, showing how personal interests, education and new experiences can open opportunities in a wide range of fields.
The school congratulated Carla on the publication of her first book and on everything she is building in this new chapter of her life.
About British School Alzira
British School Alzira was founded in 1997 by Amparo Ramón Martínez as the first school of what is now the British School Group, which later added British School Xàtiva in 2009 and British School Gandia in 2015. It offers a British education from Pre-Nursery to Year 13, with a maximum of two classes per year group, which the school says allows personalised attention for every child.
The school is housed in an emblematic, modernised 1950s building surrounded by extensive gardens and play areas designed for active learning. The approach runs through orange groves with views of the mountains, on the road from Alzira to Tavernes, in La Barraca de Aguas Vivas.
What this means for families
For families in the Valencia region considering a British education, alumni stories offer a glimpse of what comes after Year 13. Carla's path combines a degree at a Spanish university with study abroad and a creative project of her own, the kind of breadth many parents have in mind when they ask a school where its former pupils go after they leave.
Families comparing options can also consult the best international schools in Valencia.
You can contact British School Alzira here.
