SEK International School Santa Isabel Hosts CICAE Meeting on Innovation
SEK International School Santa Isabel · 3 min read
MADRID, 5 November 2026. SEK International School Santa Isabel hosted a meeting for education professionals on 19 October, organised together with CICAE, the Spanish association of private and independent schools. Representatives and leadership teams from several schools gathered at the campus in central Madrid to share experiences and good practice.
The aim of the meeting was to exchange experiences, learn about good practice and reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing education in the 21st century. During the day, attendees toured the school's facilities and took part in discussion sessions focused on innovation, digital transformation and the wellbeing of the whole school community.
The school sees this kind of initiative as a way to share knowledge between professionals and strengthen collaboration networks between schools, contributing to good-quality education that responds to students' present and future needs. In its view, these meetings enrich teaching practice and encourage a culture of shared learning.
That idea of shared learning also runs through Campus Didáctico, a programme that opens the school's classrooms to future teachers. SEK International School Santa Isabel has completed the first week of the programme, giving participants a real immersion in day-to-day classroom life and an active role in the life of the school.
During those first days, participants learned about the school's methodology at first hand, worked alongside the teaching teams and saw how teaching works in an international setting. One participant, Laura Tomás, spoke positively about the welcome she received and what she had learned, and the programme then began its second week.
Families are also part of the classroom. Through the Families in Learning programme, parents share their knowledge and professional experience in connection with the units of inquiry that pupils are studying. In one session, a parent who is an orthopaedic surgeon led a workshop on the musculoskeletal system, explaining the role of bones, muscles and joints and how specialists prevent, diagnose and treat injuries. Pupils took an active part, asking questions and sharing their own experiences.
About SEK International School Santa Isabel
SEK International School Santa Isabel is a school of SEK Education Group in the centre of Madrid, specialising in the early stages of education. It offers an international and personalised education in Early Years and Primary, for children aged 3 to 12.
Its educational project follows the IB Primary Years Programme, combining individual attention with active methods that spark curiosity, and learning is bilingual in English and Spanish. The school makes use of the cultural opportunities of its central location, and in 2026 El Español and Forbes listed it among the best schools in Spain.
What this means for families
For families in central Madrid looking for an international Early Years and Primary school, these initiatives show a school that opens its doors to other educators, trains future teachers in its own classrooms and invites parents to bring their professions into lessons.
Parents comparing options across the capital can find more schools among the best international schools in Madrid.
