United Kingdom, London
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Academic reinforcement focuses on mathematics, language, and French, available Monday through Friday from 15:15 to 16:30 at £40 per term. Coding Club runs on Wednesdays for Primary 3–6 from 15:20 to 16:20, priced at £135 per term, run by Cypher. These programs extend learning beyond the classroom.
Arts/Artistic Instruments offer piano, violin, guitar, ukulele, and singing with 1:1 lessons at £42 per hour and group lessons at £13 per hour. Photography classes run on Wednesdays for students from year 3 upwards, 15:15–16:15 and 16:00–17:00, at £235 per term, organized by Penia Photo Studio. Creative Writing Workshop runs Thursdays in two groups from 15:20–16:20, £15 per session, contact canadawritingclub@gmail.com.
Catalán language sessions run on Wednesdays and Fridays from 15:20 to 16:45, price £15 (AMPA members £12). Organized by AMPA, contact ampavcbs@gmail.com. Francés sessions run on Thursdays from 15:15 to 16:30 (Infantil 4–Primaria), price £12.
Morning Club (Club de Madrugadores) runs Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 8:45, price £10, in Spanish; contact Blanca Rodríguez. After-school clubs cover a wide range of activities including Multideporte, Ballet, Tennis, and Football, with sessions scheduled on various days and prices. These offerings support physical activity and leisure opportunities across the week.
The Asociación de Padres y Madres de alumnado (AMPA) collaborates on activities and clubs, with a dedicated contact and events coordinated through AMPA channels.
Structured routines are provided through the Morning Club and a range of after-school activities, supporting daily organization and wellbeing. A broad selection of sports clubs—including football, basketball, gymnastics, boxing, and dance—offers physical activity across the weekly schedule.
Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch is a public international school in London affiliated with Spain and governed by the Embassy Educational Attache. It serves students aged 3 to 18, offering a Bespoke Curriculum alongside the British Curriculum and the Early Years Foundation Stage. A distinctive feature is the Linguistic Project, a cross‑curricular framework that develops communicative competence and plurilingualism across all subjects and levels, guiding didactic-methodological and organizational practice as part of the Centre Project. The campus at 317 Portobello Road provides classrooms, a dedicated library, a laboratory, eight desdoble classrooms, and two ICT rooms that house desktops, laptops and tablets. On-site spaces include a staff room, reception, and offices for the director and head of studies, plus a dining hall with external catering and a packed-lunch option. Morning care is available, and a broad programme of after-school activities and language clubs complements academic study, supported by AMPA involvement throughout.