School receives certificate for quality education and social commitment

A Marist school in Zaragoza, Spain, received a certificate on Oct. 18 from a non-profit foundation in Brussels, established to increase the competitiveness of the European economy.

The European Foundation for Quality Management granted the Colegio El Pilar Maristas, of the Iberica province, the award of European Excellence EFQM for scoring over 300 points regarding its quality of education and its projects involving volunteering and a strong commitment to society.

The school obtained the certificate after passing an evaluation process carried out by Bureau Veritas and the Club Excelencia en Gestión.

The head of the Zaragoza office of Bureau Veritas, Luis Ángel Carbó, handed the prize to the school's director, José Luis Escudero Bolea, that Wednesday.

The school obtained a previous certificate in 2016 for its social responsibility within Spain’s province of Aragon, the Sello de Responsabilidad Social de Aragón (RSA).

The school has also been recently selected as a finalist of the Business Excellence Award in Aragon 2017, which will be delivered in a ceremony at the Palace of Congresses of Zaragoza within the next few weeks.