Paula Montal School

Our school PAULA MONTAL is a Catholic, public and non-profit school dependent on the Government of La Rioja of Primary and Secondary compulsory education and Vocational training education.

We have the following courses in Vocational Training Course:

Basis Vocational training in Computer Science and Basis Vocational training in Commerce on the one hand, and Administrative Vocal Training and Nursing and Pharmacy Assistance Vocal Training on the other.

Our corporate mission, vision and values

As a Catholic educational Institution, we are involved, in relation and in contact with the families, with the well-rounded education to our students from the beginning of their scholar life.

One of our main goals as an educational centre is the integral development of our students  through a plural learning programme and we would like to open our future to the European Framework. For that reason, we have opted for a quality education based on increasing language skills and promoting mobility.

We have our own project of Social Skills working in every level in our school from primary to vocational training courses. We are interested in promoting and developing these kind of skills because they could have a really and great positive effect, not only in personal aspects of the student, but also in professional matters in their future. We use our programme to allow our students to realise that these skills are a key factor in their training and if they want to have success in their professional lives, they must develop them.

Our school wants to expand its horizons opening new doors for our students with an innovative, creative and charismatic point of view.

The main goals we are looking for with our Educational style are mainly:

• To provide students with different techniques (meditation, relaxation, visualisation, contemplation , concentration…) so that they can develop their positive aspect as well as their strengths to the maximum and , therefore, enhance their present and future welfare.
• To increase self-knowledge and to improve self-esteem.
• To make aware of the influence that our self-image , the way we express ourselves and the impact that non-verbal language has on others.
• To reinforce students cognitive abilities in their decision-making process.
• To improve student’s abilities to communicate assertively and to understand forgiveness as a way of personal growth and self-realisation.
• To practice gratitude as a way to achieve a healthier life.
• To discover things in life that provide true happiness.
• To achieve a set of different social  skills which allow the students to have a good relationship with others especially those who they work with.
• To be aware of the advantages of working as a team and learn how to do it properly.
• To promote values and positive attitudes towards the most disadvantaged groups in society

Expectations regarding knowledge and skills to be gained

• Meet and learn new methodologies and work experiences carried out by public and private educational and social institutions in other countries applicable to our local context.
• Also developing new educational methods and improve the existing ones to ensure that our students are able to face and overcome social problems and challenges both in the academic professional field, and in the emotional and personal one.
• Create a network of international contacts of public and private sectors to work on improving education systems.
• Establish lasting lines of collaboration to develop shared intelligence and knowledge and to optimise resources and skills.
• Achieve greater professionalism in the international education field and achieve greater differentiation and quality level of excellence from other educational organisations.
• Access and master new technologies.