The school
A state infant and primary school, the only state school in Benahavís.
Who we are
A state school run by the Junta de Andalucía, in Benahavís (Málaga), with pupils of many nationalities.
Welcome letter from the headteacher
This is our translation of the letter the school published in Spanish.
Welcome to Colegio Daidín!
Dear families,
On behalf of the whole school community of CEIP Daidín, it is a pleasure to welcome you to our school. We are proud of a school environment that not only encourages learning and personal growth but also celebrates diversity and the way different nationalities live together. We firmly believe this cultural richness enriches our pupils’ education and strengthens the values of respect, tolerance and cooperation.
Our school, set in a privileged location, offers a place to learn in contact with nature, which supports the all-round development of our pupils.
At CEIP Daidín we work every day to offer a quality education based on knowledge, motivation and human values. All of this is possible thanks to the shared involvement and effort of our teaching team, the families and the pupils, as well as the collaboration of the Parents’ Association (AMPA).
Thanks to the support of Benahavís Town Council, we can run a wide range of educational and extracurricular activities that complement our teaching and help to form responsible, creative citizens who are committed to their surroundings.
Through this website, we invite you to get to know our school better and to take an active part in our school community. We are open to your suggestions and contributions, which will undoubtedly help us to improve and to keep moving forward together.
We hope that your experience at CEIP Daidín is enriching and satisfying. Thank you for the trust you have placed in us to be part of your children’s education.
Kind regards.
David Manso Sancho, headteacher
From age 3 to 6º of Primary
Three years of Infantil and six of Primary. There are 22 groups in 2026/27.
Infantil · age 3 to 5
- 3years old2 groups
- 4years old2 groups
- 5years old2 groups
Primary · age 6 to 12
- 1º2 groups
- 2º2 groups
- 3º3 groups
- 4º3 groups
- 5º3 groups
- 6º3 groups
After 6º of Primary (age 11–12), pupils move on to secondary school (ESO) at the schools linked to ours: IES Guadaiza and IES Vega del Mar.
School language project
A plan shared by all the teachers to improve how children read, write and speak, in every subject.
Many nationalities live side by side at the school, and some pupils are learning Spanish at the same time as everything else. So the teaching staff treat language as everyone’s job, not just the Spanish lesson. Since the 2023/24 school year a Language Committee (COLIN) has driven the project.
What they work on
- Daily reading of varied texts in every subject.
- Reading comprehension strategies: main ideas, summaries, inferences.
- Writing with a method: planning, drafting, revising and correcting.
- A school writing diary, and spelling taught in context.
Who drives it
- A member of the management team, the school library coordinator and the language-support teacher (ATAL).
- An infant tutor and primary teachers from the three cycles.
- It is reviewed every year. Families of pupils who receive language support have two meetings a year: one at the start and one follow-up.
The full detail is in section 3.2 of the Educational Project (in Spanish).
Plans and programmes
Those listed in the school’s Educational Project.
- Reading and School Library Plan
- Emotional Wellbeing
- School Opening Plan (morning club, canteen and extracurricular activities)
- Gender Equality Plan in Education
- Inclusive Education + Programme
- TDE (digital transformation in education)
- Aldea (environmental education)
- AulaDejaque (chess in the classroom)
- Healthy living habits
- Teacher-training placements (Practicum)
- Cultural programmes
- Andalusian Network: School, Space for Peace
- School Fruit, Vegetables and Milk Scheme
- State Pact: preventing gender violence
This list comes from the Educational Project. To find out which programmes are running in 2026/27, ask the school office.
Documents
The school’s official documents, to download. They are in Spanish.
Educational Project
The document where the school explains how it works: aims, teaching approach, assessment, behaviour and plans. 232 pages, 2025/26 school year.
The rules of organisation and operation, the management project and the operating rules are also part of the School Plan. Ask for them at the school office.