Bilingualism
Methodology
- The English language becomes a vehicle of communication, content, feelings, needs, etc.
- Language acquisition occurs naturally.
- Dynamic activities that help to stimulate interest in the language.
- We work with real-life elements that represent something important and meaningful to the student.
Class Distribution
- Arranged with the aim of promoting group work and decorated with children’s work to encourage their motivation.
Schedule
- 1/3 of the teaching time in Primary Education is in English:
- 5 weekly sessions of Foreign Language.
- 2 weekly sessions of Nature Science.
- 2 weekly sessions of Social Science.
- 1 weekly session of Art.
- 2 weekly sessions of Physical Education, for 1st and 2nd
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- Although the Bilingual Program officially begins in Primary Education, the following sessions of English Language are taught in Preschool:
- 3 thirty minute periods with 3 year olds.
- 3 forty-five minute periods in 4 year olds.
- 4 forty-five minute periods in 5 year olds.
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Native Language Assistants
- Our school has the help of four native speaking assistants.
- They assist English teachers in primary education as well as two sessions in preschool.
- They create a “bilingual environment” and facilitate the normality of speaking a second language throughout the school.
- Encourage the knowledge of other customs, cultures and holidays.
External Exams
- 3rd Grade: TBA : PENDIENTE DE CONFIRMACIÓN
- 6th Grade: Cambridge KET / PET