Spain, Barcelona
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GRESOL has first-class facilities in a privileged setting designed to support wellbeing and learning. The campus highlights include a sports area with multiple fields and courts, dynamic classrooms with natural light, and dedicated spaces for arts and media. There is an Arts Zone, a Studio with a television set for digital media in English, and a Knowledge Area multipurpose room for events and exhibitions. A covered inner courtyard provides year-round space for play and collaboration, and there are rest and reflection rooms for staff and students. The school is located between Terrassa and Sabadell, surrounded by nature and with on-site parking.
Sports facilities include a seven-a-side soccer field, a five-a-side soccer field, a baseball field, two basketball courts, a gym, a fronton, and a ping-pong area. The swimming pool is part of the facilities, and the youngest children learn swimming at Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club as a compulsory subject in the first years. GRESOL is surrounded by great sports clubs with which it has agreements.
Dynamic classrooms with natural light support the learning environment, and desks can be rearranged to suit group work. There is an Arts Zone and a Studio/ set with a television to develop creativity and digital media in English. The Knowledge Area is a multipurpose room in the center of the building for events, celebrations, exhibitions and large meetings. A covered inner courtyard provides an indoor space for play and collaboration, and there are rest and reflection rooms for teachers and students.
GRESOL offers an after-school program with a wide variety of activities during school hours, serving kindergarten to high school. Sports include Baseball, Field hockey, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Figure skating, Artistic gymnastics. Music offerings include ABRSM Preparation, COMBO, and instrument classes (Piano, Viola, Violin). Languages: English, Spanish and Catalan during school years; French is introduced in the second cycle of primary, with German and Chinese options. Other activities include Space Techies (coding with LEGO robotics and SCRATCH JR), Reading Club for secondary and high school, and Theater Club for Primary, Secondary and High School. Is swimming an extracurricular activity? No; it is part of the physical education course.
GRESOL International-American School is a private day school near Terrassa, Barcelona, combining an international American curriculum with the IB Diploma Programme. Classes are taught in English with additional language options; Catalan and Spanish are core, French is introduced in primary, and German and Chinese are available. The school serves students from Early Years through secondary, ages 3 to 18, with an Elementary program aligned to the US Common Core. Students may pursue two diploma tracks: the IB Diploma Programme and a National Baccalaureate. The campus features light-filled classrooms, an Arts Zone, a Studio with a television set for English-language digital media, and a Knowledge Area multipurpose room for events. A covered inner courtyard supports year round collaboration, and spaces support wellbeing. Sports facilities include football fields, a baseball field, two basketball courts, a gym, a pool, and local club partnerships. Cognia and IB accreditations, plus a PennWest University cooperation, reinforce its international focus.