Spain, Malaga
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Robotics teaches students to program, build robots or machines, code and decode, and understand how objects function. This develops logical and creative thinking, as well as adaptability and problem-solving. Archaeology and sciences and techniques introduce budding archaeologists to simulated digs using real tools and authentic methods. Prehistory and culture studies explore painting, adornment, evolution, fire-making, flint, and pottery to understand human development.
Visual arts across the ages invites learners to discover art forms from prehistoric times to the 20th century, including parietal art, calligraphy, Roman frescoes, Renaissance painting, and stained glass, to develop creativity and broaden cultural horizons. The art of building across the ages explores architectural history and techniques from megaliths to iconic landmarks, with model-building activities to boost ingenuity. Students engage in hands-on artistic projects that connect history, culture, and creative expression.
Native teachers support mastery of French, English, and Spanish. A multilingual approach integrates language learning into daily activities and interactions, reinforcing cross-cultural communication. The school emphasizes native-language instruction to foster authentic pronunciation and cultural understanding.
Extra-curricular activities include robotics, archaeology, prehistoric culture and history, visual arts, and architectural history, providing opportunities for creative, hands-on exploration and collaborative learning. These activities promote curiosity, teamwork, and problem-solving beyond classroom lessons. They broaden students' interests and help build confidence through exploration and collaboration.
Tous écocitoyens teaches balanced eating, decoding advertisements, reading labels, preserving foods, understanding additives, identifying materials, and sorting and recycling waste to foster responsibility toward the planet. The program encourages sustainable living and environmental awareness. It promotes critical thinking about consumer choices and public health.
Pedagogical garden introduces learners to aromatic plants and vegetables, to plant, grow, and care for them, developing sensitivity to nature, personal growth, and understanding of the life cycle. Nutrition education teaches reading labels, understanding food groups, planning balanced menus, and exploring foods from different countries, including cooking activities to promote well-being. Students engage with foods from different cultures and culinary history.
École Française Internationale Marbella delivers the official French National Education curriculum for ages 2 to 11. Preschool and primary programs are homologated by the French Ministry of National Education and operate within the AEFE framework. The school uses a hybrid model that blends the French curriculum with trilingual instruction in French, English and Spanish, delivered by native-speaking teachers. The central objective is to learn how to learn, developing executive, affective, social and metacognitive skills to adapt in a changing world. The campus is in central Marbella, a quiet residential area, opposite Parque de los Enamorados and near the sea, offering a tri-lingual, multicultural learning environment. Facilities include two outdoor courtyards, a dining hall and a multi-sport hall/gym, a media library, Fab-Lab, Archéo-Lab and Creative-Lab, plus a Nenuphar mindfulness room, a Green Space and a Pôle-Santé Health Hub. After-school programs provide opportunities to speak French and engage in varied clubs beyond regular hours.