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institución docente

Definitions of institución docente
  1. noun
    an institution dedicated to education
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    types:
    centro docente
    an educational institution
    colegio
    an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
    autoescuela
    a school where people are taught to drive automobiles
    picadero
    a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced
    gimnasio, liceo
    a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
    alma
    your alma mater is a school you graduated from
    colegio público, escuela pública
    a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
    escuela privada
    a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition
    externado
    a school giving instruction during the daytime
    nocturno
    a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day
    colegio, guardería, parvulario
    a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
    jardín de infancia, parvulario
    a small preschool for small children
    guardería, jardín de infancia
    a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
    catequesis
    school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction
    colegio
    a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades
    type of:
    institución
    an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
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