Spain, Barcelona
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English Academy Santa Claus provides an environment that supports social and emotional development. It reinforces values such as respect, understanding of others and harmony with the surroundings. The school prioritizes the relationship between students and teachers, and mutual respect among students. It is a rigorous school where awareness of limits, respect for those around us and good manners are highly valued. Over more than 50 years, it has adapted to social, environmental and technological changes, addressing academic, social, cognitive and emotional aspects with new methodologies and programmes. Students are encouraged to develop empathy and teamwork and to flourish physically, emotionally, creatively and cognitively.
Emotional education is primordial. The school provides an atmosphere in which boys and girls flourish physically, emotionally, creatively and cognitively. It fosters empathy and teamwork and supports management of emotions through philosophy, ethics and civics, debates and tutorings. The approach emphasizes the importance of emotional development as part of the educational project.
English Academy Santa Claus is a family school in Barcelona that follows Montessori philosophy and provides English immersion in Early Years, with children communicating through academics and play. Educational materials are from Britain and reflect British teaching methods, while Montessori emphasizes practical, active, and experimental learning with a solid theoretical base. Primary Education offers a trilingual curriculum in English, Catalan, and Spanish, with fluency in all three by end. The program blends Anglo-Saxon and Spanish models and uses the same English-language materials as Great Britain. Core subjects include English, Catalan, Spanish, Mathematics, Natural and Social Sciences, Arts, Music and Physical Education, with Trinity (1º–4º) and Cambridge exams, alongside Catalunya's Generalitat assessments. Founded in 1965, the school has over 50 years of experience, maintaining a close, personalized environment and stimulating academic development. Facilities include a kitchen and sport and arts activities at venues; from Form IV upwards, yearly trip to Great Britain.