Avemarian Patronage Foundation of Granada

The Fundación Patronato Avemariano de Granada (Avemarian Patronage Foundation of Granada) is a Spanish educational foundation headquartered in Granada, Andalusia. It operates a network of centros concertados — private schools that receive public funding and follow the Spanish national curriculum — under the Ave María name. According to its official website, the foundation's schools cover Infantil (early childhood), Primaria (primary), Secundaria (secondary), Bachillerato (upper secondary), PTVAL (a specialised programme for students with special educational needs) and Formación Profesional (vocational training). The foundation describes itself as a cultural and educational institution, and its identity is closely tied to Catholic education, with a Director General de Pastoral overseeing pastoral care across its centres. The foundation's schools are organised as a community, referred to as the "comunidad avemariana", and include named centres such as Colegio Ave María de la Quinta, Ave María Varadero and Ave María Casa Madre. Its academic year is opened with Jornadas Avemarianas, a gathering of teaching staff for training, sharing of good practices and presentation of the pastoral plan. The foundation also runs ongoing educational activities, including bilingualism programmes, reading initiatives and science fairs, and it recruits teaching and administrative staff through its website. As a private foundation, it is not listed on any stock exchange. Its legal name, FUNDACION PATRONATO AVEMARIANO DE GRANADA, appears as the data controller in its staff recruitment privacy notice, confirming its status as a Spanish entity subject to GDPR and Spanish data protection law. The foundation's public presence is centred on its website, amgr.es, which publishes news, reflections from its pastoral leadership and information for prospective employees. No founding year, founder or parent company is stated in the available evidence.

The Fundación Patronato Avemariano de Granada is a Spanish educational foundation based in Granada, Andalusia. It operates a network of centros concertados — private schools that are publicly funded and follow the Spanish national curriculum — under the Ave María name. The foundation is described in Wikidata as a "cultural and educative institution". Its schools provide a full educational pathway. According to its official website, the foundation's centres offer Infantil (early childhood education), Primaria (primary education), Secundaria (secondary education), Bachillerato (upper secondary education), PTVAL (a specialised programme for students with special educational needs) and Formación Profesional (vocational training). The foundation's identity is closely linked to Catholic education; it has a Director General de Pastoral, a role held by the priest Enrique Gervilla Castillo, who publishes pastoral reflections on the foundation's website. The foundation's schools form a community known as the "comunidad avemariana". Named centres mentioned in its public communications include Colegio Ave María de la Quinta, Ave María Varadero and Ave María Casa Madre. The academic year is traditionally opened with the Jornadas Avemarianas, a gathering of teaching staff for training, sharing of good practices and presentation of the pastoral plan. For the 2026-2027 academic year, the pastoral plan was titled "Un paso más" (One step further). Beyond formal education, the foundation's centres carry out a range of activities. These include bilingualism programmes — such as the celebration of the European Day of Languages at Colegio Ave María de la Quinta — reading initiatives, teacher training focused on students, sports achievements by pupils, and traditional events such as the Science Fair at Ave María Casa Madre. The foundation recruits teaching and administrative staff through its website. Its legal name, FUNDACION PATRONATO AVEMARIANO DE GRANADA, appears as the data controller in its candidate privacy notice, which states that personal data of job applicants will be processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 (LOPDGDD), and retained for a maximum of one year. This confirms its status as a private Spanish entity. No founding year, founder, parent company or ownership structure is provided in the available evidence.

• Jornadas Avemarianas open the 2026-2027 academic year with the pastoral plan "Un paso más"

Catholic-inspired, publicly funded private education (centros concertados) in Granada, offering a full educational pathway from early childhood to vocational training.

• Infant education (Educación Infantil)

  Early childhood education stage offered at the foundation's schools.

• Primary education (Educación Primaria)

  Primary education stage offered at the foundation's schools.

• Secondary education (Educación Secundaria)

  Secondary education stage offered at the foundation's schools.

• Bachillerato

  Upper secondary education stage offered at the foundation's schools.

• PTVAL

  Specialised programme for students with special educational needs.

• Vocational training (Formación Profesional)

  Vocational training offered at the foundation's schools.

1. 1Fundación Patronato Ave María – official websiteamgr.es
2. 2SOBRE NOSOTROS – Fundación Patronato Ave Maríaamgr.es
3. 3TRABAJA CON NOSOTROS – Fundación Patronato Ave Maríaamgr.es
4. 4Fundación Patronato Avemariano de Granada – Wikidatawikidata.org