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At Agora Princess Margaret International School, your children begin their academic journey in an English immersion environment with the prestigious International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). We encourage curiosity, critical thinking and active learning from the age of 3. Book your visit and discover how we prepare tomorrow's leaders in English! 🌍👦👧
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Alex Cerdá
Head of School
Agora Princess Margaret International School, with more than 55 years' experience, is a benchmark in educational innovation and the promotion of diversity. We are part of an international and diverse environment, committed to a personalised education which adapts to the individual needs of each student. We are pioneers in Barcelona in obtaining the official certification of the MYP (Middle Years Programme) and PYP (Primary Years Programme), highlighting our commitment to academic excellence and the integral development of our students.
Agora Princess Margaret International School, is a prestigious international school which has achieved educational excellence throughout its years of experience, during which it has stood out for its level of English and the IB methodology, and where each pupil is given individual attention and their specific needs are catered for.
We prepare our students for an international future. We offer a multilingual curriculum with immersion in both English and official languages, and extra curricular activities of Chinese and French, as well as, the Cambridge examination programme or the Phonics one.To complement our school-based language programme, students are invited to participate in international events, exchanges and trips to a variety of overseas destinations.
We have organised the information available for this school into 10 sections and 41 questions. Click or tap on the name of each section to read more.
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Number of students
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Currently around 300
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Number of nationalities represented in the school
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32
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Most common nationality
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Nationals and Russian & Chinese & USA
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Ratio of local students to international students
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65% nationals - 35% internationals
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Native English, Catalan, and Spanish speaking teachers
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Yes
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Language support for students not fluent in English, Catalan, and Spanish
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Yes, they go to the welcome class
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Additional language classes offered by the school
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As extracurricular classes we offer French and Chinese
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Max. number of students per class
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20 in Early Years and 25 in Primary and Secondary
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Average number of students per class
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25
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Does the school employ teaching assistants?
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Yes
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Use of technology in the classroom
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Whiteboards, chromebooks, laptops, Ipads
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Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures)
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Yes, via TEAMS
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Do students practice religion at the school? What religion?
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No
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External examinations or assessments available
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Cambridge exams
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Results in these examinations
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100% passed the exam
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Do teachers assign homework to their students?
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Yes
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Approximate hours of homework given
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Depends on the task, also whether it is individual or collaborative work
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Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation
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100%
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Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs
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Yes
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Learning support offered
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Individualised plans, support to teachers for different resources, tutorial meetings with parents and teachers for follow-ups, Pedagogical Department, Welcome class for linguistic support both in Spanish & Catalan
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The school supports gifted, able and talented students
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Parental - teaching support and contact with external professionals
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Student access to education psychologist
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Yes
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Entry evaluation for students
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Yes, from 2nd grade of primary, we complete placement test in the subjtects: Maths English, Catalan and Spanish
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Brief description of entry evaluation required
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Maths/Languages exams
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Waiting list
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In some groups that are currently full, there is a waiting list.
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Deadline for registration (new academic year)
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No deadline, as private schools we do enrolments all year around.
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Students can join after academic year begins
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Yes, at any point during the academic year
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School start time
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8:45
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School finish time
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16:30h Early Years, 16:45 rest of the school
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Supervised care before/after school
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Before the school from 8am to 8.45am and after school until 5pm.
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School bus service available
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Yes, two Bus routes (morning & afternoon) available from the city centre & the Poblenou area. The School Bus Service provides a personalised service and adapts to the needs of each family at the beginning of the academic year.
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School provided lunches
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Yes, a nutritional plan designed by Juan Llorca, a specialist chef in childhood nutrition.
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Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc)
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Yes, every Monday is Meat Free for everyone & plus we offer adapted meals for students who required them.
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Uniform required
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Yes, from Early Years to Secondary.
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Facilities at the school
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Infant Education classrooms.
Specific Psychomotricity classrooms,
Computer and Plastic Arts.
ICT classrooms with tablets
and digital whiteboards.
Biology and Physics and Physics
and Chemistry laboratories.
Library and multi-purpose room.
Outdoor swimming pool.
Multi-purpose courts.
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Sports facilities at the school
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Football & Basketball yard
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Qualities and characteristics best defining the school
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OUR MISSION: To edify students in the fullest sense, motivating them to discover and achieve their full potential. To help them to build their own identity, while respecting themselves and their environment to be able to contribute to the improvement of society.
OUR VISION: To be the leading school in personalized, innovative and international education in Barcelona, by enabling our pupils to overcome the challenges of a global world.
OUR VALUES: Who we are; the way we are
Our values make us who we are; to be authentic, genuine, to be distinctive from others, and encourage ourselves to behave the way we do. These are the principles of academic achievement that define our values at Agora Princess Margaret International School.
Our school is a one-line entry, enrolling students from Infant 3 to ESO 4. We are now working on the construction of a new building which will offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for students from 16 to 18.
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Teaching approach of the school
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Agora Princess Margaret International School is an IB school. We provide the Primary Years Programme (PYP) from 3 to 12 years and the Middle Years Programme (MYP) from 12 to 16 years. The school's facilities will grow with a new campus to offer the Diploma Programme (DP) from 16 to 18 years, to become an authorised school to deliver the full IB Continuum. As an IB World School, it is an investigative, reflective, active and creative school in a constant process of improvement that aims to develop students who are committed to their future and the world around them. IB World Schools share a common philosophy: a commitment to a rigorous and quality international education we consider important for our students.
The IB is an innovative and international method that requires continuous training of the teaching staff, obtaining clear and tangible results. Currently we are the first and only school in Barcelona to obtain the official PYP certification with 5 special mentions, 3 of which highlighted the excellent cohesion of the whole school team.
Belonging to the IB is an honour and a responsibility. This innovative programme requires the effort and cohesion of the entire teaching team. The aim of the I.B. programmes is not only to stimulate the student to stand out in their studies but also to motivate them to constantly search for learning and new knowledge, openly, ethically and enthusiastically. We seek their academic and personal growth.
The school supports multilingualism and integrates three main languages which are taught to the highest standard. English immersion is set 100% in the first three years in school, EY3, EY4 & EY5, and from then onwards Catalan and Spanish is introduced and taught equally (25%/25%), keeping English as a 50% in every year group. Being a non-local language, English language is taught intensively in all year groups, which leads students to perform and obtain high results in the official English Cambridge exams. Furthermore, our students can choose other languages such as Chinese and French as an extracurricular activity.
Our dedicated staff team is committed to the success of all our children and our learning culture is strong. Our commitment to knowing every child is shared by everyone on the team and we strongly believe that children whose parents are involved in their learning do better. Therefore, we encourage parents to be active members of our school community.
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Education
The curriculum at Agora Princess Margaret International School focuses on real life global challenges and their context. This makes our students aware of global issues from the past, present and future and which affect different countries, cultures and populations. We create ethical people, who show an interest in wanting to understand and deal with global problems and issues.
Agora Princess Margaret International School is an IB World School. We form part of the group of schools recognised worldwide by the International Baccalaureate applying the PYP (Primary Years Programme). Agora Princess Margaret International School is also one of the schools authorised to teach the MYP (Middle Years Programme).
