Italy, Padua
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The school provides a multidisciplinary education with languages and multiculturalism at its core. It uses school laboratories to support a hands-on learning approach, with computer science, science, and art labs available. Educational trips are organized to places of historical and artistic interest.
Art and music are part of the curriculum. Art labs and music rooms support creative work.
Pupils are taught all subjects in English, combining English and Italian curriculums; six hours of Italian are taught per week. The middle school introduces Spanish and German, and mathematics can be studied in English or Italian.
Summer Center offers a tailor-made program for ages 3–14 with weekly themes. Activities include creative crafts, songs, group games, quizzes, and competitions, plus sports and team games and water games. In bad weather, English-language films are shown.
The campus spans a large park (35,000 square meters) for outdoor activities. Summer activities also include sports and playtime in the park.
Villa Grimani International School is an international day school in Noventana, Italy, educating children from age 1 to 13. The curriculum blends the UK Early Years Foundation Stage, the British Curriculum, and a bespoke program. The Early Years are taught in English by native-speaking teachers; Primary lessons are in English, with six weekly hours of Italian. Middle School adds Spanish and German, and mathematics can be studied in English or Italian. Teaching emphasizes independent work within a multidisciplinary approach that places languages and multiculturalism at its core. The villa campus sits in a park. Facilities include dining hall, theatre, libraries and learning spaces; computer labs, a science lab, music rooms, art rooms, and libraries. Outdoor spaces include a football pitch and a basketball/volleyball court. A learning-by-doing approach is supported by computer science, science, and art labs. The school runs a Summer Camp in English for ages 3+, with themed activities.