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| Number of students |
520 |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
German, Chinese |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
The school embraces the importance of Computer Technology in the classrooms for all teacher/learning processes. To this end DES provides its students with ICT technology as an essential tool to learning. DES has internet access in all the classrooms, enabling students and teachers to access unlimited amounts of information to broaden their education. Interactive whiteboards are now in use in all classrooms from the beginning of Infant education through to secondary. They not only provide multimedia support to teachers’ explanations but also facilitate collaborative work in the classroom helping to improve the learning outcomes of our students. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Football, flute, skating, gymnastics, drama |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Playground, sports court, football field |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
With its innovative method of quadrilingual education, Daos European School is the first school in the Canary Islands to be authorised to teach four modern foreign languages from nursery school right through to secondary. When pupils begin their education with DES at nursery stage the immersion in Spanish, English, German and Chinese enables them to become confident users of the four languages. This learning process increases intellectual capacity; as language skills develop, so too does a pupil’s ability to learn. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
The curriculum focuses on providing our pupils with the education and skills needed to be not only European, but global citizens. |