Spain, Barcelona
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The school integrates social and emotional learning through the Culture of Thought. Thinking Maps help structure thoughts and make meaningful mental associations; Thinking Keys support reflection, critical thinking, responsibility and emotional control; routines train thinking processes and Mind Habits encourage investigation, summarisation, reasoning with evidence and classification.
The school is inclusive and provides equal opportunities to students with special educational needs (SEN). It has an in-house psychopedagogical counselling department and emotional support.
The school is trilingual (Catalan, Spanish and English). English is used throughout all stages; the English project commences in nursery and expands each year; Cambridge Exams are offered; language immersion trips; subjects are taught in English.
The school provides mental wellbeing support through an in-house psychopedagogical counselling department and emotional support.
The school has safety policies covering centre safety and facilities, health and safety, data protection, and the use of images and publication of personal data.
Located in the centre of Barcelona, Pérez Iborra School is a private institution with 85 years of experience and its own Culture of Thought project. The school delivers complete schooling from ages 1 to 18, including Nursery, Preschool, Primary, ESO and Batxillerat, and offers an American High School Diploma alongside its Spanish and Catalan programs. Instruction is trilingual in Catalan, Spanish and English, with Cambridge exams available and a dedicated in-house program for gifted students. The Culture of Thought shapes daily practice through Thinking Maps, Thinking Keys, routines and mind habits, guided by Harvard Project Zero ideas. Students benefit from personalised teaching, inclusive education and psychopedagogical counselling. Facilities feature a Green Roof with a hydroponic garden, insect hotel and solar panels, plus robotics, Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education. The school emphasises language immersion trips, Summer Life, and a broad extracurricular offering, including arts, sport and leadership activities for families.