Italy, Bologna
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Preschool through Middle Years are offered at Kinder College. Over half of teaching hours are conducted in English and are taught by native English speakers. Mandarin Chinese is introduced as part of the language program. Kinder College is an authorised IB school for the Primary Years Programme (Preschool and Primary School) and is a Middle Years Programme candidate.
The campus offers 22 artistic activities and sports. Laboratories for classical and modern music, information technology, and science support creative learning. A music room is provided for rehearsals and recording, and a film theatre complements the arts program.
Languages are integrated into the program; more than half of teaching hours are in English and taught by native English speakers. Mandarin Chinese is introduced as part of the language curriculum. The school positions itself as Bologna's first international school.
For after-school opportunities, Kinder College offers the Formula Club after-school program. Students participate in a variety of artistic and athletic activities on campus. The grounds include wide open spaces and outdoor sports facilities such as volleyball, basketball courts, and grassy football fields.
The Kinder College campus sits on 22 hectares of fields and woods, with outdoor areas surrounded by vegetation ideal for running, playing, and outdoor lessons. Outdoor facilities include volleyball courts, basketball courts, and grassy football fields. The school also features a swimming pool and an orchard, supporting physical activity and wellbeing.
Kinder College International School, Bologna, established in 1967 as Bologna's first international school, offers Preschool, Primary and Middle School to students aged 1 to 16. It is an international private school with paritaria status in Italy and is part of Kinder International School Bologna. The school teaches the IB curriculum, with the Primary Years Programme available for Preschool and Primary, and a Middle Years Programme candidate. The campus is housed inside a 15th‑century convent and sits on 22 hectares of fields and woods in the Bologna hills, providing expansive outdoor spaces for learning and sport. Over half the teaching hours are conducted in English by native speakers, and Mandarin Chinese is introduced in the language program. Facilities include laboratories for music, information technology, and science, a music room, and a film theatre; there are 22 artistic activities and sports, a swimming pool, and an orchard. The school emphasizes arts and languages within a substantive IB framework and international experience.