LANGILE

What LANGILE does

Langile Ikastola is a cooperative educational institution legally formalized in 1976 and operating as part of the Basque Country public education network since the 1993/94 academic year. It delivers Basque-language immersion (euskara) education from Early Childhood Education through Primary Education (ages 2-12, equivalent to HH2-LH6) across three physical centers in Hernani, Gipuzkoa, Spain: Laubidieta (Primary, ages 6-12), Meabe (Early Childhood, ages 2-4), and Bidebieta (Early Childhood, age 5). The school's value proposition centers on Basque language and cultural preservation, coeducation, inclusion (including adapted sports via collaboration with the Federation of Adapted Sports), and sustainability education (UN Agenda 2030 curriculum, forest school, school garden, zero-waste cafeteria program). Governance is cooperative-based, involving families, staff ("langileak"), and the broader Hernani community under the motto "Denok osatzen dugu" (We all make it).

The institution runs a diversified portfolio of educational programs alongside standard academics: media literacy (Radio Koxkox, Langile Telebista), peer reading initiatives (Irakurketa Laguna, Bikoteka Irakurtzen), environmental projects (Baratza, Baso Eskola, Zero Zabor), coeducation (Txoko Morea), nutrition and sustainability initiatives (Thursday Healthy Snack, textile napkins), and the Eskolako Kirola school sports program delivered in partnership with the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council and Hernani Town Council. Cafeteria services are outsourced to Ausolagun, which supplies raw materials prepared on-site at Meabe and delivers prepared meals to the other two centers.

The business model is essentially that of a publicly funded school cooperative. Revenue derives primarily from per-pupil allocations from the Basque Government Education Department, with supplementary receipts from nominal family-paid fees (€30/year for ages 6-8 sports, €60/year for ages 8-12 sports, free for scholarship holders), cafeteria receipts via external operator Ausolagun, and minor EU program funding. There is no proprietary technology stack; the digital surface is limited to a bilingual website (langile.eus), an Instagram channel, and standard third-party analytics tools (Google Analytics, Matomo). The organization reports approximately 6 key personnel contacts across its three centers and has no external parent company, private equity backing, or disclosed funding rounds. Historical milestones include the 1993/94 public network integration, 1996 expansion to age 16 with the implementation of ESO, and the 2009 government-mandated divestiture of secondary education that refocused the institution on ages 2-12.

Name

LANGILE

Legal name

Langile.eus

Website

https://langile.eus

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Langile Ikastola is a Basque-language cooperative school in Hernani, Spain, delivering public-funded euskara-immersion education to children aged 2-12 across three centers (Laubidieta, Meabe, Bidebieta) within the Basque Country public education network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood and Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Language Schools (61163)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Language Immersion & Bilingual Private Schools (EDAJABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs-Inclusive Early Learning Academies (EDACADAI), Bilingual & Language-Immersion Early Learning Academies (EDACADAG)

Keywords

• Basque language education
• Early childhood education
• Primary education services
• School sports programs
• Bilingual school programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hernani

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Langile Ikastola operates as a public school within the Basque Country educational network (Ikastola publikoa). The school transitioned to the public network during the 1993/94 academic year and receives government funding from the Basque Government Education Department. Families pay enrollment and activity fees for supplementary services.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Langile Ikastola is a cooperative school delivering Basque-medium Early Childhood Education (ages 2-5) and Primary Education (ages 6-12) across three campuses in Hernani, Gipuzkoa. The educational offer is rounded out by a cafeteria/dining service (Jangela), a tiered school sports program (Eskola Kirola), and curricular projects in media, reading, environment, coeducation, and sustainability. Families enroll directly and pay enrollment and activity fees on top of public education funding from the Basque Government.

Product overview

Langile Ikastola operates as a unified Basque-language educational institution organized across three physical locations serving children from ages 2 to 12. The core educational service is delivered through Laubidieta (Primary Education, ages 6-12), Meabe (Early Childhood, ages 2-4), and Bidebieta (Early Childhood, age 5). Supporting services include the cafeteria/dining program operated by external provider Ausolagun. Beyond traditional academics, the institution offers a portfolio of educational projects including Radio Koxkox (school radio) and Langile Telebista (school television) for media education, reading programs (Irakurketa Laguna and Bikoteka Irakurtzen) for literacy development, environmental initiatives (Baratza garden, Baso Eskola forest school, Zero Zabor waste reduction), coeducation (Txoko Morea), the Agenda 2030 sustainability program, school sports (Eskola Kirola), and nutrition programs (Thursday healthy snack, textile napkins). These programs operate as integrated components of the overall educational project rather than separate commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Childhood Education (Haur Hezkuntza) Basque-medium early childhood education for children aged 2-5, delivered at the Meabe and Bidebieta centers in Hernani. Includes on-site cafeteria service, psychomotor development, and foundational learning. Targeted at local families.
• Primary Education (Lehen Hezkuntza) Basque-medium primary education for children aged 6-12 (LH1-LH6), delivered at the Laubidieta center in Hernani. Covers full academic curriculum plus extracurricular projects, sports, and cafeteria. Targeted at local families.
• Jangela (School Cafeteria Service) On-site dining service provided at all three school centers, supplied and prepared in cooperation with external food service company Ausolagun. Serves enrolled students across Early Childhood and Primary grades.
• Eskola Kirola (School Sports Program) Subscription-based extracurricular multi-sport program for primary students aged 6-12, with age-tiered pricing (€30/year Jolas Hezi ages 6-8; €60/year multi-sport ages 8-12; free for scholarship/vulnerable students). Includes adapted sports (EKE) for children with special needs in collaboration with the Federation of Adapted Sports.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AusolaguncoreOthers · 1 January 2026External food service company responsible for providing cafeteria services across all three Langile Ikastola centers. Ausolagun supplies raw materials to Meabe where food is prepared on-site, and delivers prepared meals to Laubidieta and Bidebieta centers. The company works with local cooks at Meabe who prepare meals using supplied ingredients.
• Gipuzkoa Provincial Council (Diputación de Gipuzkoa)coreOthers · 1 January 2026Collaborates with the school on the Eskolako Kirola (School Sports) program, providing support and resources for sports activities for children ages 6-12. The sports program operates under the provincial framework for school sports in Gipuzkoa.
• Ayuntamiento de Hernani (Hernani Town Council)coreOthers · 1 January 2026Collaborates with the school on sports programs, including providing textile napkins for infant students at Bidebieta (made from ecological cotton at local shops). Also partners for school sports program implementation and supports families with scholarship funding.
• Beterriko Eskola Agenda 2030coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Local schools network in the greater area working together on the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Langile participates in joint projects focused on sustainability education, environmental awareness, and responsible living practices across participating schools.
• ArtelatzminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner organization in the Agenda 2030 educational initiative, contributing to sustainability projects and environmental education programs at Langile Ikastola.
• AranzadiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner organization in the Agenda 2030 educational initiative, contributing to sustainability projects and environmental education programs at Langile Ikastola.
• AzterkostaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner organization in the Agenda 2030 educational initiative, contributing to sustainability projects and environmental education programs at Langile Ikastola.
• Federation of Adapted Sports (Kirol Egokituko Federazioa)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration with adapted sports federation to support EKE (Eskola Kirola Egokitua) program, providing inclusive sports opportunities for children with special needs. Special monitors are provided for students requiring additional support during sports activities.
• European Union (EU)minorOthers · 1 January 2026The school displays the EU funding acknowledgment logo on its website, indicating partial funding support from European Union programs.
• PRTR (Registro Estatal de Emisiones y Fuentes Contaminantes)minorOthers · 1 January 2026The school displays the PRTR logo, indicating participation in the Spanish Pollutant Release and Transfer Register environmental reporting program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Ikastolen Elkartea (Federation of Basque Ikastolas): Umbrella federation representing the network of Basque Ikastolas that share Langile's cooperative roots, Basque-medium immersion identity, and community-integrated pedagogy. Included as the ecosystem body that defines the competitive set Langile operates within.
• Kristau Eskola (Federation of Catholic Schools in the Basque Country): Federation of concerted (semi-private) K-12 schools in the Basque Country with comparable public-private funding structure and similar community-based governance; represents a parallel model competing for the same families within the same provincial ecosystem.

Regional players

• Catalan-medium immersion schools in Catalonia: Schools in Catalonia operating under the Catalan linguistic immersion model (e.g., within the Consorci d'Educació de Barcelona or Generalitat de Catalunya networks), sharing the structural similarity of publicly-funded mother-tongue immersion schooling but operating in a different Spanish region and language community.

Broad incumbents

• Basque public schools (Hezkuntza / Basque Government Education Department): State-operated primary and early childhood schools in the Basque public network, which compete directly for the same 2-12 age cohort in Hernani and surrounding municipalities. They are the broad incumbent against which Langile differentiates on language immersion, cooperative identity, and extracurricular project portfolio.

Direct peers

• Other Basque Ikastola schools (network collective): The wider network of Ikastolas operating across the Basque Country under the Ikastolen Elkartea federation, each running cooperative Basque-medium education for ECE and Primary grades with similar public funding and project-based pedagogy. They directly compete with Langile for reputation and benchmark operating standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/langileikastola
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/langile

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