Elementary School

Elementary School - International Baccalaureate(IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP)

In the primary years, children have a natural curiosity and desire to explore. Our elementary school is set in a unique natural environment within the safe campus of the Emilio Sánchez Academy. Surrounded by trees and ample green spaces, students have access to diverse spaces that provide opportunities to learn, explore and play, fostering natural inquiry, healthy habits, and unique learning opportunities. 

We offer first through fifth grades. We are an international and culturally diverse school, priding ourselves on being a close-knit community that values each and every child and their unique journey through childhood. 

During the important years of our students’ development, our main goal is to prepare our young students to become active participants in a lifelong journey of learning. We are an IB World School that offers The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, IB PYP. It is designed to be internationally-minded, concept-driven, purposeful and challenging, focusing on the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and the outside world. Our classes are inquiry-based, with an engaging, thematic approach through which we learn essential skills and gain knowledge of math, language, science, social studies, physical education, the arts, and robotics. We also offer Spanish and Catalan language classes at both native and non-native levels.

ADVISORY PROGRAM

Our Academic Advisors are responsible for counseling and providing guidance to their assigned advisees. Academic Advisors monitor their student’s welfare in the school and work closely with all of the teachers, Guidance Counselor, and Primary Coaches on their continual academic, athletic, social and emotional development.

Those students who are enrolled in the Emilio Sánchez Academy also have a primary coach as their athletic advisor. The academic and athletic advisors meet on a regular basis and work closely together to best support their mutual student-athletes. The advisory team provides a fundamental support system for all student-athletes.

HIGH SCHOOL

In our High School, we offer a dynamic college preparatory program for 9 th – 12 th Grade, preparing students for entrance to universities and colleges throughout the United States and of many other countries.

We provide a rigorous and challenging academic environment that encourages critical thinking and communication skills, both in and out of the classroom. Our curriculum places a strong emphasis on inquiry based learning and continuous collaboration, in an effort to inspire a passion for learning that will last a lifetime.

All graduates earn an American High School diploma, and students also have the option of participating in a wide range of Advanced Placement (AP) classes, offering an academically rigorous curriculum recognized by American universities and many other universities worldwide.

Athletic excellence is a hallmark of our school. Our strong collaboration with the Emilio Sánchez Academy, a high performance tennis facility enables many of our students to train to become tennis players. We also have students who play a range of other sports, including water polo, horse riding and football. Those students who do not specialize in a particular sport enjoy our physical education program.

We are also extremely proud of our how we promote strong values in all our students through our ‘Character Matters’. This is particularly important in High School as we expect all students to graduate displaying all of our Character Matter Values. Universities often comment on how our students are internationally minded and embrace positive values at all times. These include respect, integrity, humility, perseverance, a growth mindset, as well as being creative, critical thinkers.

Our Character Matters is just one way to set our students apart. We also encourage students to undertake volunteer work, write a publish a novel as part of the Creative Writing Honors class or take part in Model United Nations events. They are also encouraged to campaign and be elected to The Student Council. These students represent their Grade and are responsible for bringing about actions for improvements.

Boarding students can also apply to become B-Comm representatives. These students are ambassadors for the boarding community. They attend meetings and are part of the committee who continually create ways to improve life on campus for those who live here.

Watching our students achieve what they once thought to be impossible is just one of the many rewards of collaborating in a positive and vibrant educational community.