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in

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(

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) began life on 27 September 1980. In 1990 there was an enlargement, so that pupils could study in the school until the very last year before

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. It is a religious school of the Congregation of Sons and Daughters of the

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for pupils aged three to eighteen. The current

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of the school is Father A. Pérez. The school is located in the outskirts of

, in the countryside, at the 3rd kilometre on the M-616 road. Its position on a hill gives the school great sights from the city of

and also from the north and north-west mountain range in the

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. There are two universities in the nearness: the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and the

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There are several ways to get to the school using public transport. Most pupils take the bus to go to classes, since the nearest suburban

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station, which is very close to Comillas University, is several minutes away on foot. The school is also connected to Alcobendas by a

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track.

Saint José Manyanet y Vives

Saint José Manyanet y Vives, who was canonized the 16 May 2004 by

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, was a

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. He was born in

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, a village in

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, the 7 January 1833. He devoted himself completely to

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and children

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. His motto was “Create a Nazaret in everybody’s home”, remembering the Holy Family. He founded several schools during his life and he also promoted great works, as Gaudí’s massive unfinished cathedral in Barcelona, the

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. José Manyanet died in 1901. Nowadays, there are some schools which are named after him, because of his labour as educator and as traditional family protector. These schools are in

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, Spain), Alcobendas (Madrid, Spain) and

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). They are all related to the same congregation.

Activities

The

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offers a great number of different activities. It has always had a lot of sport teams, which play on local competitions.

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and

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have always been the most played sports in the school, but there are also other teams which play sports such as

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. Therefore, there are some essential facilities like a

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, football and basketball grounds and a pavilion. Since it is a Catholic centre, some of the most important and characteristic activities in the school are related to religion. Years ago, part of the school building was a

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. The remnants of the old seminary are a lot of bedrooms, used only occasionally, and a small chapel which is used all over the year (the same way as a normal church). A lot of pupils stay in the school for lunch. Most of them are the younger ones, in

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, because pupils in

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finish their classes earlier. The dining room is quite big and the food is a high-quality one.Nuria Servicios y Colectividades is a company distinguished with the Certification of Quality ISO 9001:200

In the school there is also a hall for conferences, school contests, meetings, etc. Some of the school’s contests are a

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contest (pupils must write something about a common topic), a

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s contest and a

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contest.

References

External links

The linked websites are all in Spanish and/or in Catalan, except that of the GLOBE Program.
Padre Manyanet School in AlcobendasPadre Manyanet School in MedellínPadre Manyanet School in BarcelonaPadre Manyanet School in ReusGrupos JuvenilesManyanet SolidarioPARTNeR projectThe GLOBE ProgramLanguages Padre Manyanet
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