Celebrating 90 Years

Conchita Espinosa Academy (CEA) is entering its 90th anniversary year. Throughout these years, CEA has been a pillar in providing a complete and well-rounded education to its students. Beyond its curriculum that establishes a solid academic foundation, CEA helps students develop well-rooted values and ethics, and has been a leader in arts education since its inception. Since 1933 in Cuba, and for the past 60 years in Miami, Conchita Espinosa Academy and Conchita Espinosa Conservatory of the Arts have been a home to established musicians, scientists, dancers, historians, artists, philosophers, actors, mathematicians, poets, athletes, and makers of all kinds—who have a passion for educating and nurturing the realms of critical thinking and creativity in our youth. The dynamic and collaborative work among educators, artists, and students within an environment of creativity and care makes CEA more than a school. CEA is a community that helps students discover a wider world and realize their potential to be multi-faceted individuals with the confidence, discipline, and work ethic to grow, and the humanity to live in a peaceful community. CEA’s unique educational experience begins with a dynamic, age-appropriate, and caring environment, and leads to productive, fulfilled, and responsible young adults ready to contribute to a better world.

Family is at the center of CEA’s institutional history, legacy, and culture. Currently in its third generation of a consistent family leadership, Carol Diaz-Zubieta and Ana Diaz-Zubieta, Ph.D. continue their grandmother’s legacy, their great-aunt’s and mother’s lifelong work, and remain faithful to Espinosa’s philosophy that for children to thrive, they must be seen, respected, and loved. Open communication coupled with the support and involvement of families has helped foster the school’s mission and ensures that students feel at ease and have the continuity they need during the formative first fourteen years of life.

The 90th anniversary celebrations began this February, on Conchita’s birthday, with the 2023 Family Affair, which brought together alumni, faculty, students, and families, followed by the Conchita Legacy Concert, which showcased the Conservatory’s music faculty and select student musicians. The celebrations will continue into the 2023-2024 school year.