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Montessori School Almería is a British-education international school in Almería for children aged 2–11, located about 100 meters from the sea. The environment is prepared Montessori with multi-age classrooms that support learning at each child's pace. The dining hall serves organic, locally sourced meals, with a ritual dining experience and a garden with composting and recycling. Outdoor spaces include parks, greens, and sports areas such as basketball and football courts, plus skate ramps. The school maintains a small community with about 20 students per 2 educators, and English is the main language of instruction.
Outdoor spaces include parks, swings, and green areas with basketball and football courts and skate ramps. Beach-based activities include volleyball, tennis, badminton, and football during outdoor sessions. The program also incorporates cycling trips and adventure sports such as hiking, climbing, and caving.
The school combines Montessori pedagogy with the British educational framework, following the Early Years Foundation Stage and the English National Curriculum. Classrooms are multi-age and arranged as prepared environments sized to children, supporting learning and independence. English is the main language, and the staff includes British teachers and AMI-trained guides, ensuring alignment with Montessori principles. The school operates as a small, intimate setting with approximately 20 children per 2 educators.
A range of extracurricular activities runs outside the standard timetable, including outdoor educational visits to museums, city tours, and farm visits. Activities extend to parks and beaches with sports such as volleyball, tennis, badminton, and football, as well as cycling trips and adventure activities like hiking, climbing, and caving. Monthly outings include theatre or musical visits, museum visits, and other interest-based trips, plus ‘show and tell' days and occasional visits from community members. There are Rock School Montessori programs (music lessons and exams) and an English academy for children and adults, with information published on the site.
Montessori School Almería offers a distinctive blend of British education and AMI Montessori pedagogy for children aged 2 to 12. English is the main language of instruction, with Spanish taught by qualified teachers. The Primary program follows the English National Curriculum alongside Montessori approaches. Classrooms are multi-age, with small sizes—about 20 children per 2 educators—and a British-qualified class teacher supported by an AMI Montessori guide in primary, plus English-speaking specialists for PE, Music, Spanish and French. The timetable runs Monday to Friday, with organic lunch and after-school activities. Facilities include a sea-side setting, outdoor play spaces, sports courts, skate ramps, and a garden with composting and recycling. The program covers English, Mathematics, Sciences, History, Geography, Art, Design and Technology, Languages (Spanish, French), Music and Physical Education. The school emphasizes learning at each child's pace in a close, family-friendly community, with workshops and events for families.
