Colegio Blue by Busy Hands | Reggio Emilia and Montessori education in El Tesoro

Colegio Blue by Busy Hands is in El Tesoro, Maldonado, a few meters from the sea. It is led by Patricia Johnson, founder of Busy Hands, the first preschool inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy in Uruguay. Its project rests on Reggio Emilia, the Montessori method and English as a learning tool.

It enrolls children from 1 year old to 6th grade, in groups of 10 to 15 in preschool and up to 20 in primary. In the first levels each group has a Spanish teacher, an English teacher and an art workshop leader; from age 4, half of the school day is in English. The school does not use screens in the classroom.

It has an art atelier and a light-and-shadow atelier, a vegetable garden, a pool, a covered gym, music, physical education and mindfulness. In summer it runs a camp for children aged 1 to 12.

• Levels: from 1 year old to 6th grade.
• Phone: +598 95 132 243 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
• Email: direccion@colegiobluebybusyhands.edu.uy
• Website: colegioblue.edu.uy
• Instagram: @colegio_bluebybusyhands
• Articles on Modo Punta (in Spanish): the school · Summer Camp 2027