Italy, Rome
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The school has an internal canteen serving main lunch and healthy snacks. Meals are a learning tool to promote healthy eating. Since 2024, students have produced Acorn olive oil from olive trees on campus.
In the KS2 department, students are assigned to one of four houses; houses earn points for good work, inspired answers, thoughtful behavior and demonstrating school values; each house has a house captain; weekly points are recorded in a House Points Log; the House Cup is awarded to the winning house; the school decorates in the color of the winning house.
Acorn International School of Rome offers a bilingual English/Italian education with a dual curriculum that blends the UK framework with the Italian national syllabus. From age 3 to 19, students progress through Early Years, Primary, Middle School and the International Baccalaureate High School. The school is an IB World School and a Cambridge partner, and is recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, ensuring alignment with international standards while celebrating Italian heritage. The Vejo Park Campus in northern Rome houses science laboratories, libraries, theatres, music and fabrication labs, two sport gyms, three sport fields and an in‑house canteen, all supporting small class sizes averaging 18 students for personalized learning. Distinctive programs include a strong emphasis on cross‑cultural literacy and immersion in both curricula, plus a sustainability initiative where students produced Acorn olive oil since 2024. A wide range of after‑school activities complements classroom learning to develop well‑rounded global citizens worldwide.