Bringing students outdoors into the world is highly stimulating for them. It gives them the chance to discover how their newly acquired skills can be applied in life. It further builds their self-esteem helping them become confident in making sense of the world.

Our dual language English/Italian programme enables children to learn another language as well as learn through another language and inspires an enthusiasm for learning. Our programme develops each child’s unique potential and prepares children for success in a rapidly changing, multicultural and interdependent world.

Our curriculum is designed to be consistent with the objectives of the Italian National Curriculum.

Our pedagogy is a child-centred, inquiry-based approach to learning that builds on children’s prior knowledge and natural curiosity, enables them to make connections across subjects and to the real world, and construct meaning through active engagement in the learning process. This approach to learning is based on constructivist learning theory that posits children learn best when learning is meaningful and relevant, and they are actively engaged in the learning process.

Children learn through discovery, exploration and guided inquiry and teachers design the curriculum to include hands-on learning activities and real-world problem solving tasks. Teachers utilize a variety of instructional strategies, materials and activities to address the different developmental levels, language levels, and learning styles present in the classroom and ensure that each child’s individual learning needs are met. Small class sizes and individual attention also enable teachers to meet each child’s educational, social and emotional needs.

Our programme encourages children to become independent learners and thinkers, to ask questions, think critically, reflect on their learning, and to make inferences and draw conclusions. Children develop decision-making and problem-solving skills as well.

Our Units of Study are designed to be interdisciplinary with Language and Mathematics taught discretely as well integrated into the unit. The children learn in all subject areas: Language (speaking, listening, reading, writing, and viewing and presenting) Mathematics, Science, History and Geography, Art, Music, Drama, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) and Physical Education. ICT is embedded and integrated in all areas of the curriculum and is seen as a tool to enhance and extend students’ learning.