Colégio Maristas de Carcavelos

Colégio Marista de Carcavelos is part of the Global Network of Marist Schools, a project of the General Council of the Institute of Marist Brothers that aims to connect more than 600 Marist schools from 80 countries on 5 continents.

The project for a school with better conditions came to fruition in Carcavelos, in a privileged area on the Estoril line. The choice of location, influenced by the demand for boarding schools in areas experiencing demographic growth, had the support of private and public entities. The area, initially rural, was progressively urbanized due to the national demographic increase, the movement of people from the city to the outskirts and the rural exodus driven by industrialization.

Located on a vast plot of land and with several buildings designed for different learning cycles, the school has various equipment to offer the most complete teaching experience possible:

• Different buildings for the various cycles, from pre-school, 1st and 2nd cycle and secondary education.
• Canteen with different menus for pre-school children and others.
• Chapel and other spaces oriented to Catholic religious practice.
• Library.
• Amphitheater for events.
• Multi-sports complex, gyms and equipment for outdoor sports.
• Playground.
• Pedagogical farm.

Teaching Project

This is the great beacon that illuminates and directs the entire journey of a Marist School, focused on Integral Education and solid Quality Teaching.We orient ourselves towards an integrated pedagogy in which faith, culture and life harmonize, along four fundamental lines:

• Pre-School - Aimed at children between the ages of 3 and the age of entry into basic education and provides services aimed at the development of the child, providing educational activities and family support activities. To this end, the school has a total of 7 rooms, organized by age groups (two for 3 and 4 years old and three for 5 years old), as well as outdoor play spaces. The hours of educational activities are between 9am and 4pm.
• 1st Cycle - It consists of 13 classes, 4 from the 2nd year and 3 from each remaining year of schooling.
• 2nd Cycle - It consists of 10 classes, 5 from the 5th year and the 6th year respectively.
• 3rd Cycle - It consists of 15 classes, 5 classes from A to E, in each of the academic years (7th, 8th, and 9th years).Typically, there are 2 classes per school year whose foreign language option is French and the remaining 3 classes have Spanish as their foreign language option.
• Secondary Education - It has 24 classes distributed, as follows, over the 3 years of schooling that comprise it: 10th year (8 classes); 11th year (8 classes); 12th year (8 classes). This number of classes corresponds to around 450 students and class sizes vary between 15 and 30 students.The Secondary Education classes relate to the 4 Scientific-Humanistic Courses that the school offers and whose curricular matrices are found in a specific document, namely:
  • Science and Technology : 10th year (4 classes); 11th year (4 classes); 12th year (4 classes);
  • Socioeconomic Sciences : 10th year (2 classes); 11th year (2 classes); 12th year (2 classes);
  • Languages and Humanities : 10th year (1 class); 11th year (1 class); 12th year (1 class);
  • Visual Arts : 10th year (1 class); 11th year (1 class); 12th year (1 class).

In addition to academic activities, students have a wide range of extracurricular activities:

• Sports - Basketball, Korfball, Climbing, Football, Gymnastics, Mixed Games, Judo, Karate, Skating, Tennis, Table Tennis and Volleyball.
• Culture - Plastic Expression and Creative Expression Studio, Ballet, Creative Dance, Mathematics Gym, Move & Dance, Explorers in Nature, Robotics, Chess and Theater, Language School (English, French, Spanish and Mandarin) and Music School ( various musical instruments).
• Exercise and Health Club - Bodybuilding/cardiovascular room, a functional training room and a room for group classes, where Pilates, Localized, Zumba and Posture and Stretching classes are taught.
• Playful School - Various activities for the 1st and 2nd cycle, such as: Robotics, Cooking, Music, Dance, Theater, Gymnastics, Activities at the Pedagogical Farm and Plastic Activities.
• Pastoral Activities - Catechesis, Solidarity, Volunteering, MarCha, etc.

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Brief history of Colégio Maristas de Carcavelos

The Marist Brothers founded their first school in Portugal in October 1947 , on Rua da Estrela, in Lisbon, initially called Colégio Champagnat and, later, Externato Champagnat. It started with about 30 students, growing to two hundred three years later. In 1950, they opened a boarding school in Quinta de Vila Formosa, next to the airport, called Colégio Champagnat, with a dozen boarding students and 10 external students. This number quickly increased, leading to the search for a larger space that would satisfy the students' pedagogical and experiential needs.

On October 8, 1965, Colégio Marista de Carcavelos became a reality . On October 23, 1969, by ministerial order, a permit was granted to the Marist Congregation for the operation of a private educational establishment, called Colégio Marista de Carcavelos, with a maximum capacity of 768 students, including 240 boarders. Initially, the school welcomed only male students. It was in the 1971/72 academic year that it opened its doors to women.

The lack of public schools in the area, worsened after the 25th of April, led to the signing of an agreement to cede around two thirds of the school's facilities to the newly created Escola Secundária de Carcavelos, a situation that lasted from 1978 to 1986. After the With the full recovery of its facilities, the school has expanded significantly and currently has more than 1,600 students, on a parallel pedagogical basis.

Who was Marcellin Champagnat?

Marcellin Champagnat, born on May 20, 1789 in Marlhes, France, was the ninth child of a Christian family. Inspired by his deep faith and devotion to Mary, he followed the priestly path, being ordained on July 22, 1816. He founded the Congregation of the Little Brothers of Mary (Marist Brothers) on January 2, 1817 in La Valla.

Despite difficulties and initial skepticism, its mission prospered, focusing on the education and catechesis of young people, especially in rural areas. Marcellin died on June 6, 1840, and was canonized in 1999 by Pope John Paul II, leaving a legacy of dedication to education and love for children.