List of 9 members.

Joshua Imperial

2022
Rubén Moreno

2022
Raquel Navarrete

2022
Javier Ruíz

2022
Mr. Jonathan Marshall-Clarke

Vermont Academy/LICEO Faculty - Science Department

2021
Bio
Jonathan grew up in Liverpool, UK, and has maintained strong personal and professional links with Spain since he first moved to Madrid in 2000. Previous to this he had studied Biomedical Sciences and worked in hospital laboratories matching organs for transplant and as a research scientist developing vaccines for Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Jonathan was then drawn to education, starting out as a TEFL teacher and Director of Studies in Madrid. It was here that he discovered his love for teaching and learning, which later drove him to train as a science teacher, specializing in Biology. Since then Jonathan has worked in wide-ranging educational projects such as Liverpool Life Sciences UTC and as Headteacher at ELAN Montessori British School. It was here that he developed his understanding and interest in Project-Based Learning as a vital and valuable approach to deep and sustained learning. Upon joining VALE in January 2021, Jonathan has greatly enjoyed working in this style and leading on the development of Project Based Learning within our program.
A keen sportsman, Jonathan also runs the Exercise program at VALE, is one of our Child Protection Officers, and can often be seen making the most of his lunch hour running through the streets of La Moraleja. Jonathan’s two young children attend Liceo Europeo and we are excited about the prospect of them joining our program in the future.
Ms. Angeline Diamond

Vermont Academy/LICEO Faculty - Humanities Department

2021
Bio
In 2011, Angeline joined Teach for America, and she has been working in education ever since. From 2011-2013, she worked as an English as a Second Language, Literature, and Writing teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. Originally from New York, Angeline decided to relocate back to her home state, and she became a Composition teacher in Brooklyn. Angeline worked at the same school serving as a Composition teacher, Literature teacher, Reading interventionist, and Grade Team Lead from 2013-2020. It was here that she found a true love for empowering students through curriculum and working on systems in a school building that would promote collaboration and a love of learning.
Angeline is making the move to Madrid from London as her husband, Ricky, is helping to start a new office for the company he works for. She is looking forward to the lifestyle of Spain and really hoping to learn a little bit more Spanish! When not in the classroom, you can probably find her walking around her neighborhood taking in all the tapas plates and window shopping! Angeline is a humanities instructor with a focus on Literature, Journalism, and Psychology.
Mr. Andrew Dooley

Vermont Academy/LICEO Faculty - Math Department

2021
Bio
Andrew Dooley studied engineering and worked on infrastructure projects in Ireland before making the switch to education. Andrew got his start teaching middle school mathematics in Mexico City and has never looked back!
More recently, he spent four years as a Mathematics teacher at a Montessori-IB middle school in Jersey City, NJ, and two years at a private high school in Valencia, Spain. Andrew strives to make math meaningful for students and help them discover how creative a subject it really is. Andrew is a mathematics and economics instructor for Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo.

Andrew loves to cook, travel and run!
Laila Sholtz-Ames

Vermont Academy/LICEO Faculty - History Department

2021
Bio
Laila Sholtz-Ames grew up in Maine where she graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in journalism and anthropology. After graduating, she moved to Boston and started working in the nonprofit sector for a few years, and after a few years, Laila decided to expand her horizons and traveled to China to teach English. Following her year overseas, she returned to Boston and started teaching middle school technology and history for a few years.

In 2015, Laila came to Madrid for the first time and immediately fell in love with the city, culture, and people. Upon graduating from the University of Alcalá with a Masters in Teaching Bilingual Education, she spent two years teaching humanities at a high school in California before moving back to Madrid, where she currently resides with her husband Tal and cat Sable. When Laila is not teaching, she enjoys traveling, cooking vegan food, writing books and poetry, Zumba, attempting to learn Italian, and enjoying the outdoors. Laila is a humanities instructor for Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo with a focus on history.
Felicia Prestwood

2022

Academics

Global

Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo

Vermont Academy and Liceo Europeo, two prestigious educational institutions, have joined forces to offer a learning program which meets the demand of international students for a Baccalaureate diploma. Jointly, we will offer a global education rooted in high academic standards, with an American curriculum designed to foster the development of cultural competency to enable students to learn skills for social and workplace dynamics in the 21st century.

Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo offers a program that meets international standards, American standards of excellence, and a collaborative educational model that will help prepare European students for college and university.

This alliance expands the global model of Vermont Academy’s programming and its philosophy about what a 21st century education is all about, and it affords Liceo Europeo an important stake in leading evolving global partnerships.

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Liceo Europeo, which was founded in 1982, offers a nationally and internationally recognized education to more than 1,200 students. Located in Madrid, Spain, it is at the forefront of educational innovation and places a high value on international education.

Vermont Academy’s teaching philosophy is characterized by the education of the whole student. The interdisciplinary connection between subjects, the development of critical thinking skills, and the excellent all-round educational program enables our students to become global citizens.

The College Preparatory School Diploma at Vermont Academy at Liceo Eurpeo (Grades 11 & 12) is two years long and is designed for national and international students aged 16 to 18. Each student will be able to choose to study Grade 11, Grade 12 or both consecutively.

The Diploma is delivered by Vermont Academy and is validated by the Spanish Ministry of Education. The school has met the initial criteria to pursue candidacy with New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Students are totally immersed in the English language. All subjects are taught in English by Vermont Academy teachers, following the American methodology characterized by a personalized teaching and learning approach, always in small groups, with a special interest placed on the development of talent, creativity and the capacity to solve unforeseen problems.

There are different subject study paths adapted to the needs and requirements of each student. These study paths encourage the cultural and academic success of the students and support their access to their choice of study in any university in the world.

The school is located in La Moraleja, an exclusive residential area close to the city of Madrid, in the northern metropolitan area. It has excellent facilities tailored to students and their families with well-maintained playing fields and green areas, as well as a buildings with modern and functional classrooms, several research laboratories and workshop-specific spaces.

Boarding is available in a high-quality residence hall close to the school, featuring separate bedroom areas for male and female students, sporting facilities and nearby shopping, leisure and health centres. A school bus service is available between the halls and the school.

Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo News

List of 6 news stories.

VALE Celebrates Flag Ceremony
1/25/2022
Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo celebrated its annual flag ceremony on January 25, 2022. This year we have students and faculty from eight different countries: India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela.
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Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo Candlelight
12/22/2021
On Dec 20, 2021, Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo celebrated Candlelight, a long standing Vermont Academy tradition. For our celebration, students and faculty shared readings from our various cultures including Solstice, Diwali, Kwanza, Christmas, and Hanukkah and we lit candles for each.
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Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo Celebrates Its First Annual Pumpkin Day
10/29/2021
Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo celebrated its first annual Pumpkin Day on October 29, 2021. The students designed the event based on Vermont Academy’s annual Pumpkin Run where students have a fun 5K run as a way of collecting food for a local charity. VALE decided to put a different spin on the event and turn it into a celebration for over 1,000 Liceo Europeo students ages preK-grade 12 while still keeping the concept of each student bringing at least one non perishable food item to the event.
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Annual Mountain Day at VALE
9/28/2021

On Tuesday September 28, Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo celebrated its second annual Mountain Day. This year we traveled to the National Park of Penalara which is about an hour's drive outside of Madrid.

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Week One of Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo
9/1/2021
We started our second year of the VALE program on September 1, and we are off and running. On day one the students played icebreakers in their advisory groups followed by a school wide game of Agree/Disagree focusing on learning styes. The students learned to follow the academic class schedule and met all of their teachers in shortened classes. We finished off the day with The Wildcat Games where Jonathan’s advisory emerged victorious after competing in such events as the egg and spoon relay, the ballon pass, the tangram challenge, the tortilla pan toss, the trivia game, and the block building for height challenge (for the advisors).
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VALE Prepares for Opening
8/26/2021
Vermont Academy at Liceo Europeo is preparing for the opening of the academic year. The VALE faculty are currently in a preparation week of inservice and planning, and we are excited to see the students for our start of classes on September 1.
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