CEIP San Ildefonso
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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 to orphans of public servants but now the pupils are regular Madrid children including many immigrants.
CEIP[a] 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).[2]
