Primary School

• Each group has a tutor, a reference person who accompanies them throughout their learning process, both personal and academic.
• Specialist teachers in foreign languages, computational thinking, music and visual arts, physical education.
• Shared teaching: consists of collaboration between two teachers in a classroom, throughout the learning process with the common goal of developing effective educational practices for all students, regardless of their abilities. Shared teaching allows for closer monitoring of students and more effective support.
• The tutors, management, and a psychologist from the Department of Psychopedagogical Guidance work together for the well-being of the students through continuous monitoring.

During Primary school, students take an active part in the creation of their school material. Teachers prepare the suitable material for each class and throughout the academic year the students compile these materials into their own album. This means that students do not use textbooks during the early years of Primary school.

Throughout the academic year, students engage in reading different books and texts. At the library they have access to books, magazines and newspapers, arranged by age group, in all of the school’s four vehicular languages.

Reading is one of the main gateways to knowledge and an essential source for building critical thinking.

Reading sets us free and makes us wiser; that is why we provide students with the tools to develop a love for reading, to cultivate a desire that extends beyond the school and becomes rooted in their lives, accompanying them wherever they go.

For this reason, in Primary school, in addition to working on fluent reading mechanics and good text comprehension, we strive to stimulate those more subjective aspects related to reading: we help students develop a keen reader’s judgement, provide spaces where they can immerse themselves in a good book, and accompany them in the discovery of new literary worlds.

We have a librarian dedicated to accompanying students in their choice of books, who facilitates the activity in the media library, and collaborates with teachers to ensure that reading is part of the daily lives of students.

It is in Primary where oral expression and comprehension are consolidated, and where reading and written expression in these languages begin.

Aside from language classes, some subjects, including drama, are taught in English and French.

This is the first piece of individual research work developed over the course of an entire academic year. Guided by their tutors, students choose a topic, research it (using books, digital material, museum visits, etc.), and present it to their peers.

It is a way of fostering autonomy and critical thinking towards information, of developing the ability to synthesize and exercise public speaking.

Throughout the course, there are many opportunities for students to acquire new knowledge with several activities away from the classroom. Outings to the theatre, discovering the city, nature or visiting an exhibition, are just some of the great opportunities in which students can acquire knowledge in a fun and enriching way.

In addition, during Primary, each grade goes on a school trip (3 or 4 days) where they learn about new environments: nature, wildlife, the weather, geology and the culture of sustainability.

Students learn to develop personal skills (self-knowledge, personal autonomy and communication), work in teams and discover the spirit of self-improvement. These field trips are a perfect opportunity for working on the unity of the group and on each student’s self-esteem and responsibility.

The relationship between the school and families is important and necessary: it must be close and built on trust.

The school invites families to an annual meeting during the first term of each academic year.

For students who are new to the school in Primary, a first meeting will be held during the month of June so they can get to know their future classmates and spend some initial moments together.

We are always available to discuss their child’s progress, and families can schedule a meeting with the tutor throughout the academic year.

Periodically, families receive a follow-up on their child’s progress in all subjects.

The school uses an application to share with families the activities of each class. It is a space where the tutors explain and illustrate with photos what the students are doing throughout the year.

The students don’t wear a uniform, but they do wear a school smock and school sports equipment.

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Since the material is created at the school, textbooks are only required from the Third year onwards and specifically for the study of foreign languages.

Most of the readings are done with the books available at the school.

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For one day, Aula becomes a large bookstore where students and their families enjoy special activities related to literature. Some of these activities include exhibitions, conferences, book presentations and solidarity initiatives.

Throughout the year, students in each class work together to create a book: they come up with the idea, write the texts and make the illustrations. This book is edited, published and, as the conclusion of the project, is taken home on Sant Jordi’s Day.

One of the most unique days of the school. Once a year, Aula organizes a series of races in which students (from the Third year of primary school), families, teachers and former students participate. Cross Country Day is a perfect time to get together.

Throughout the year, students participate in various solidarity initiatives, such as the clothing collection campaign in collaboration with Càritas or the annual collection for the Food Bank.

The students of the Fifth grade of Primary School participate in a participatory cantata organized by L’Auditori de Barcelona. During the year they rehearse songs and choreographies and prepare the props with the help of the teachers. At the end of the year, 800 children from all over Catalonia sing in a great show accompanied by several professional artists.