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Multiple intelligences are developed to enhance creativity and initiative. English immersion and multilingual education support language development and cognitive growth. The school follows the British curriculum guidelines to deliver a global education. Best international learning programs are selected to optimize each child's potential.
The Primary program includes piano, swimming, dance, yoga, Chinese, German or French, mindfulness, and cooking. After-school activities include Drama and Art as well as language options in German and French. All extracurricular activities are in English except languages.
The school is multilingual with total English immersion. English, Spanish, Catalan and French are taught, with German and French available as after-school languages. From the Pre-Nursery stage multilingual development is a core aim through international teaching methods.
The school is family oriented, fostering close relationships with children and actively involving families. The day‑to‑day program emphasizes independence, collaboration, and personal, social and emotional development through Golden Rules and Assemblies with Certificates. Families participate in school life.
Students are encouraged to be creative, curious and independent thinkers who can work effectively alone and in teams. The school aims to develop personal, social and emotional growth and to prepare pupils for future global communities, supported by assemblies with certificates. Values include empathy, creativity, discovery, diversity, initiative and motivation to learn.
Physical education supports gross motor and mental growth through sport. Mindfulness and yoga are integrated into the program to promote wellbeing. After-school activities include football and other options that contribute to students' health and well-being.
St. Patrick's International School is a British-curriculum school in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, teaching from Pre-Nursery through Secondary (ages 0–18). The school offers a British education with Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge A Levels, structured around Pre-Nursery and Early Years, Primary, and Secondary programs. A distinctive feature is total English immersion in a multilingual setting, with English language immersion enhanced by multilingual learning from the Pre-Nursery stage. The campus is housed in a renovated Catalan masía (Can Trias de Bes) and combines a natural environment with modern facilities, including classrooms equipped with technology and a large outdoor area for sports and outdoor learning. The school provides an ALN department and an English ALN team to support students with additional learning needs. A broad extracurricular program runs through lunch clubs and after-school activities, including music, dance, mindfulness, yoga, languages, and sports, reinforcing social-emotional development and independence. The school actively involves families too.
