{"id":1050,"date":"2022-05-27T13:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redplanetmarketing.net\/aquinas\/?page_id=1050"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:02:44","slug":"lower-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aquinas-american-school.es\/en\/academics\/lower-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower School in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;FUTURA PT BOOK|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#6f6f6f&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #040332;\">ACADEMICS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;8293def9-60fd-49f5-bc4c-c3e6b201c24f&#8221; header_font=&#8221;FUTURA BT BOOK|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;gcid-b100d0f9-40d8-4cc8-bf0b-a9f65780d77c&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-b100d0f9-40d8-4cc8-bf0b-a9f65780d77c%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lower School in Madrid<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">American School in Madrid<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Lower School stage represents the foundation on which students build their academic and personal success in an international environment. 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