In Early Years and Primary in Agora Sant Cugat International School, pupils study a broad and balanced curriculum and carry out units of inquiry in all subjects. This allows them to establish links in their learning and gain a deeper knowledge and a fuller understanding of the world we live in.
Multilingualism typifies primary education at our school, where the working languages are English, Spanish and Catalan. Every subject has its own working language, and until 4th Primary, pupils also study Mandarin Chinese. In 5th Primary can choose a new second foreign language, French or German, or continue with Chinese through to 4th ESO.
Our classes are small, and are occasionally split down into even smaller groups to take into account the different rates of learning. This personalised attention is strengthened by the individualised tutorials for each pupil and each family, creating ties between the school and our pupils’ families.
The use of new technologies is present throughout the entire educational process, creating more attractive and effective teaching and learning models, adapted to the pupils’ different learning rates, aptitudes and interests.
Throughout the 6 years of Primary Education, pupils at Agora Sant Cugat International School work on study techniques and habits in depth and on the development of multiple intelligences. The pupils learn to work through projects which encourage internationality, co-operative work, research, and critical thought.
Music, art, and sport play a key part at this stage, three disciplines which are fundamental in the school’s educational project which is characterised by excellence and co-curricular depth. Sport allows physical development, while boosting values such as team work. Furthermore, through education in arts and music, pupils learn how to express themselves, to gain discipline, to be creative, and to develop their artistic sensibility.
Agora Sant Cugat International School is an authorised school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) and pursuing authorisation as a continuum IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy, a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision.