Description of service
El Faro has been set up with the collaboration between the EUIPO and the European School, in order to offer parents working at the European Office and European School's staff an alternative for the care of their children during working hours, once the European School’s timetable has ended.
Timetable
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Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: from 16:15 to 18:30
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Wednesday and Friday: from 13:00 to 18:30
Within this schedule, the division of the day and the activities to be carried out, depending on whether it is a long or short day (further information under the heading "Organization of the days").
Enrolment
A) AGE REQUIREMENTS: Who Can Register?
Students from the following year groups may enroll in the El Faro after-school class:
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Nursery (Early Education)
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Primary
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Secondary (Year 1 / S1 and Year 2 / S2)
B) ENROLMENT PERIODS
Current students and new sibilings
For students already enrolled during the 2025-2026 school year and new sibilings joining the service:
📅 15 - 31 May 2026
New students
📅 1 - 15 June 2026
Enrolment during the school year
Applications may be submitted at any time during the school year, provided that places are available.
Summer applications
Applications received during the summer holiday period will be processed from the first day of school, in order of receipt.
C) ENROLMENT PROCEDURE
Before starting
It is important to read the RULES OF PROCEDURE - AFTER-SCHOOL CLASS EL FARO 2026-2027, before completing the application form.
Required documentation:
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1.Online enrolment application for El Faro 2026-2027
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2.Direct debit mandate form 2026-2027
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| 3.Additional documentation (if applicable): documents related to allergies, intolerances, or special needs. |
¿Where can I find the documentation?
Children of EUIPO staff: documentation available on INSITE EUIPO.
Children of European School Alicante staff: documentation available on ESA SHAREPOINT.
Important
⚠️ To be officially registered, it is essential to submit:
- Online application
- Direct debit mandate form
- Additional documentation (if applicable)
⚠️ The enrolment process may take several days.
⚠️ Submission of the application does not guarantee immediate enrolment.
⚠️ Students may not attend the service until official confirmation of enrolment has been sent by email to families.
Contact
For information on enrolments, daily notifications and/or any other information about the service, please contact the Coordinator, Désirée Vázquez, preferably via email at ali.elfaro @ partner.eursc.eu
Please contact by phone (+34) 965 26 04 56, ONLY IN COORDINATION TIMES:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: from 13:30 to 18:30
Wednesday and Friday: from 11:00 to 18:30
Last-minute communications:
Please contact by phone (+34) 696.41.81.75 DURING THE FOLLOWING HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: from 16:15 to 18:30
Wednesday and Friday: from 13:00 to 18:30
Organization of the days
The after-school class team intends to make the stay at El Faro a fun and rewarding time. Therefore, they plan many workshops, games, activities, parties...and look after the children and help them during their stay in the El Faro after-school class.
The long days (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) start the same way for all pupils: they first receive a snack. Then, according to age, the youngest children do some craft work, play games, read stories, dance..., while those in Primary and Secondary are encouraged by the monitors to do their homework and then enjoy some leisure time (craft work, free play, supervised games, reading, etc...).
The time for homework and reading is conceived, not as an extension of the school day, but as a time to study, according to each pupil’s responsibility. The role of the monitors in this regard is to provide children with the adequate environment, assistance and support to carry out their work and, most importantly, to help them develop a sense of responsibility and teach them that there is a time for obligations and a time for fun.
Wednesdays and Fridays are short school days, so the El Faro after-school service starts with lunch. The monitors actively participate in this daily activity of the pupils, supervising them, so that the time spent eating and snacking can be used to improve the children's eating habits and encourage appropriate behaviour.
During the school year there are several workshops and the days before of each activity, pupils work on the corresponding theme. These are all organized on Wednesdays, inside the school, and are included in the fees for those pupils who are normally enrolled for Wednesdays as well.
Workshops will be notified via e-mail. In some workshops, for reasons of internal organisation, parents must register their children via an online form that they will also receive via e-mail (in these cases, requests outside the registration period will not be accepted)
After lunch, the pupils who have extracurricular activities leave with the monitors of the company that manages these activities, while those who do not, stay in the El Faro after-school class. Once the extracurricular activities are over, the pupils return to the El Faro after-school class. These days are mainly intended for leisure and sports activities, offering the possibility of enjoying the fresh air and outdoor activities, but also to finish any craft work.
The extracurricular activities are managed by an external service and are fully compatible with our after-school service El Faro.
Children can stay in the after-school class El Faro until 18:30 and can be picked up by parents or authorised persons at any time during the afternoon.