Stages
Stages
A demanding educational system that fosters each student’s abilities and talents
A demanding educational system that fosters each student’s abilities and talents.
The British curriculum regulates education in all of the schools in the United Kingdom through a structure divided into different stages, Key Stages, as can be seen in the following summary:
In a warm, inviting classroom, our Montessori focus encourages the children to discover the world around them, as they learn to respect others and develop their independence. We guide them, individually, so that they can begin to discover their own skills and see what most interests them, which allows their natural abilities to flourish.
According to Maria Montessori, small children learn best through practical, concrete experiences. Children develop their self-confidence as they become active learners, participating in a wide range or activities in English. We also encourage them to work in groups and learn to respect others’ feeling. At the same time, we foster play, so that all of the children can express themselves, grow and show their intelligence.
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Foreign Language:
- Chinese
Reception is designed to give the children practice using the learning skills they will need when they enter Primary School. Our education strengthens the each child’s sense of identity through a wide range of activities. These activities stimulate the social, emotional and physical development of each child, which is especially important in this phase of Early Childhood.
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Subjects taught in English:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Communication and language
- Understanding the World
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Expressive Arts and Design Foreign Language:
- Chinese
Led by their own curiosity, the children will work on reading and writing through the use of stories. Using intuitive learning, the will explore mathematical concepts and discover the world around them as well as themselves.
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Subjects taught in English:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Science
- Science
- Physical Education
- Music
- Art and Design
- Information Technology
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development Subject taught in Spanish:
- Lengua y Cultura Española Foreign Language:
- Chinese
Music, art and movement accompany our students as they explore the reality that is near to them in time and space: from the electricity to important figures and learning to organize and classify concepts.
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Subjects taught in English:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Science
- Humanities
- Physical Education
- Music
- Art and Design
- Information Technology
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language Foreign Language:
- Chinese
We expand our world from what is near us to the wider world, building on the concepts we have already studied. Technology will allow us to programme and learn autonomously.
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Subjects taught in English:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Science
- Humanities
- Physical Education
- Music
- Art and Design
- Information Technology
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language Foreign Language:
- Chinese
Myths and theatre take the students to a greater knowledge of communication and a more sophisticated use of language and expression. Yoga, dance, hockey, basketball and rugby are some of the activities that will contribute to our students’ physical, emotional and personal development.
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Subjects taught in English:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Science
- Humanities
- Physical Education
- Music
- Art and Design
- Information Technology
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development Subject taught in Spanish:
- Lengua Castellana Foreign Language:
- Chinese
Debates become part of the daily activity of the students who will be taking the SATS exams in the areas of Literacy and Numeracy, as established by the British System. In this course, the students begin to study French and German.
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Subjects taught in English:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Science
- Humanities
- Physical Education
- Music
- Art and Design
- Information Technology
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language Foreign Language:
- German
- French
In Year 6, we take advantage of the opportunities offered by technology and the study of mathematics (symmetry, systems of measurement, proportions, scales and formulas) to combine them with other types of learning – linguistic, scientific and artistic. The objective of the last course in this learning stage is that the students begin the next stage, Secondary, with a solid understanding of these concepts.
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Subjects taught in English:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Science
- Humanities
- Physical Education
- Music
- Art and Design
- Information Technology
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language Foreign Language:
- German
- French
This is the start of a new educational stage. As part of our continuous monitoring of the students’ evolution, we begin to prepare them for the Cambridge Checkpoint exams, which will be taken during Year 9, as established by the British System.
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Subjects taught in English:
- English
- Mathematics
- History
- Science
- Social Science
- Geography
- Information Technology
- Music
- Physical Education
- Art
- Physics
- Biology and Chemistry
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Swimming Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language Foreign Language:
- German
- French
Continuing the official educational plan established by the British System, the students now learn all of their subjects with great autonomy. Their studies go deeper into social and historical material.
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Subjects taught in English:
- English
- Mathematics
- History
- Science
- Social Science
- Geography
- Information Technology
- Music
- Physical Education
- Art
- Physics
- Biology and Chemistry
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Swimming Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language Foreign Language:
- German
- French
This is the last course of the KS3 stage, when students take the Cambridge Checkpoint exams that correspond to the British system.
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Subjects taught in English:
- English
- Mathematics
- History
- Science
- Social Science
- Geography
- Information Technology
- Music
- Physical Education
- Art
- Physics
- Biology and Chemistry
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Swimming Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language Foreign Language:
- German
- French
This is the beginning of the KS4 stage. The students now personally choose from the various electives that our school offers. Theses will become part of their academic record along with the centre’s required subjects.
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Compulsory subjects taught in English:
- English
- English Literature
- Mathematics
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Physical Education Compulsory subjects taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Social Science Optativas:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Art
- Geography
- History
- Business Studies
- Information Technology
- GSCE Physical Education
- French
- German
In this course, the students take the IGCSE exams, which they began to prepare for in Year 10, as part of the British system.
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Compulsory subjects taught in English
- English
- English Literature
- Mathematics
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Physical Education Asignaturas obligatorias impartidas en Español:
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Social Science Optativas:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Art
- Geography
- History
- Business Studies
- Information Technology
- GSCE Physical Education
- French
- German
This is the beginning of the KS5 stage. The students prepare the corresponding AS-Level exams in order to continue in Year 13 with the Cambridge of Edexcel A-Level exams.
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Subjects for AS and A level qualifications
Subjects taught in English:
- Thinking Skills Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language and Literature Elección de tres o cuatro optativas Subjects taught in English:
- English Literature
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Art and Design
- Geography
- History
- Computing
- Economy
- Physical Education
- German
- French Complementary Subjects Subjects taught in English:
- English (Cambridge Advance and Proficiency Preparation)
- Physical Education
- Personal Education
- Social and Health Selectivity Preparation. Specific part (optional) Subject taught in Spanish:
- Mathematics
- Social Sciences
- Art History
- Business Economics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Geography
- Technical Drawing
- Universal Literature
During this last course, students take the corresponding A-Level exams that will be part of their academic record, so that they can apply for admission to the world’s top universities.
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Subjects for AS and A level qualifications
Subjects taught in English:
- Thinking Skills Subject taught in Spanish:
- Spanish Language and Literature Choice of three or four electives Subjects taught in English:
- English Literature
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Art and Design
- Geography
- History
- Computing
- Economy
- Physical Education
- German
- French Complementary Subjects Subjects taught in English:
- English (Cambridge Advance and Proficiency Preparation)
- Physical Education
- Personal Education
- Social and Health Selectivity Preparation.Specific part (optional) Subject taught in Spanish:
- Mathematics
- Social Sciences
- Art History
- Business Economics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Geography
- Technical Drawing
- Universal Literature