Yes, half of the teachers are from Switzerland.

In case the teacher recommends extra classes, the school organizes them.

German is the basic language. Then Spanish, Catalan, English and French are added.

Kindergarten: 18
Primary: 25
Secondary: 20
Gymnasium: 17

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At ESB we have a few German speaking teaching assistants to help with language skills.

Teachers show content via computer, projector and loudspeakers. They also use chalk board at the same time.
Students starting 3rd grade primary and upwards, work with iPads for many activities.

In case of quarantines, the school switches to online video conferencing.
Students receive work via a popular LMS and connect with their teachers via video conferencing.

Students to not practice religious education at ESB.

The students at ESB achieve C level from Goethe Institut in German language, C level from British Council in English language.

Usually the students have good results in these examinations.

Teachers assign homework to their students.
In lower levels the intention is to apply learned content at home. In higher levels, the content mostly is studied at home and in school the problems are discussed.

Time for homework increases gradually. From 10 minutes in early primary to 1-2 hours in higher levels of secondary school.

90% of our students attend a higher educational institution after graduating from ESB.

The school employs a psychologist and an educational psychologist in Kindergarten / Earl primary. They help to detect issues and assess solutions together with the parents.

No specialized programs are offered by the school.
ESB has a regulation that takes into account dislexia and similar difficulties and supports the students.

The teachers at ESB are used to work with a wide bandwidth of knowledge within a group. Therefore, they can support more talented students within the group.
No special or separate classes are offered.

Yes, students have access to an educational psychologist.

ESB performs an evaluation before enrolling new students.

The evaluation usually aims at assessing language levels (German, Spanish, Catalan, English) as well as Mathematics.

There is a waiting list. Best is always to contact the admissions officer via phone or mail.

Our registration process for the following academic year is usually 1 October - 20 December.

Yes, we allow students to join an academic year that has already started, in case there are vacant places and the student passes the assessment.

Kindergarten - G4: 9:20h
G5 - G12: 8:35

Kindergarten - G6: 16:35 (Wednesdays 13:00)
G7 - G12: 16:35 (Tuesdays 13:00 of 14:00)

The school offers care from 8:00 till 9:20 and from 16:35 till 18:00.

The school is located right next to Metro Station "Plaza Molina / Sant Gervasi". There is no service provided by the school.
Parents have organised a school bus service from Poble Nou in Barcelona, passing through the center, up to Plaza Molina.

Yes, the lunch is prepared and cooked at ESB based on mostly ecological ingredients.
90% of students eat lunch at school.

Our school kitchen does not offer alternatives.

No uniform ist required. In Switzerland, students do not use uniform.

ESB offers many clubs and activities. We even offer German courses for the parents of our students.
Also individual music classes (piano, violin, guitar, percussion and voice building)

Physical education usually accounts for 3 lecture hours per week.
G6 -G12 takes the bus to external sport grounds once a week.

The extra-curricular sports teams participate in the Barcelona city school league CEEB with "futbol sala" and "volleyball".

Sports facilities are limited since the school is located very centric in town.

Schweizerschule Barcelona is a Swiss international school in Barcelona. It recently celebrated its 100 years' anniversary.
German and Spanish are the vehicular languages. It offers a familiar learning environment for ages P3 to Grade 12.
In Grade 12 students can pass the Swiss Highschool exam "Matura" which is converted automatically into a Spanish highschool exam.
The school follows the Swiss study plan in combination with Spanish and Catalan requirements. Thus a switch to a local school is possible without any additional exams.

Our School stands for openness and tolerance and our educational system encourages creativity and curiosity, as well as the motivation for active and independent research, understanding and learning. We promote teamwork, network thinking and at the same time, autonomy, a sense of responsibility, respect for oneself, for others and for the environment are promoted. We intend, in addition to their intellectual training, to shape the personality of our students to turn them into autonomous and responsible individuals, capable of achieving high academic goals. Our teachers look after our students individually and promote them according to their needs.
The Swiss School of Barcelona follows a pedagogical line based on humanistic educational principles and is based on the current guidelines of education in Switzerland without neglecting the evolution and characteristics of the local environment and encourages teamwork, interconnected thinking, interdisciplinary work and valuing and accepting different points of view.