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Number of students |
319 |
Number of nationalities represented in the school |
11 |
Most common nationality |
Spanish |
Ratio of local students to international students |
80% local : 20% international |
Native English and Spanish speaking teachers |
Yes |
Language support for students not fluent in English and Spanish |
Yes |
Additional language classes offered by the school |
French, Deutsch (German) |
Max. number of students per class |
25 |
Average number of students per class |
15 |
Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
Use of technology in the classroom |
All children from the age of 9 years and upwards have a school laptop to take home, although all children from the age of 3 years and upwards have access to computer equipment such as touch screens, interactive projectors and laptops.
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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) |
Yes we do it the whole year. |
Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No. |
External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSEs, AS and A Levels. |
Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes. |
Approximate hours of homework given |
This depends on the subject and the difficulty of the task. They are not always compulsory. The idea is to offer a challenge to the pupils that they want to accept and achieve that goal. |
Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
100% |
Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes. |
Learning support offered |
At CBS, the adaptation of the curriculum and teaching methodologies is a constant that is carried out thanks to the flexibility that our educational system gives us. In this way we offer and guarantee individualised treatment for each student, detecting their specific needs and adapting the classes, tasks and assessments to each of them. This also allows us to set specific objectives determined by individual abilities and needs. This differentiation of the teaching-learning process does not only apply to difficulties but also to high abilities. In this respect, we work in collaboration with the Avanza Foundation, an organisation specialising in high abilities and which maintains a close relationship with our centre, proposing different methodologies, teacher training and annual projects. There are reinforcement classes for those pupils who need them and we also organise specific classes to help in the preparation of official exams. |
Student access to education psychologist |
Yes. |
Entry evaluation for students |
Yes. |
Waiting list |
No. |
Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Our school is open for enrolment throughout the school year until all places are taken. |
Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
School start time |
9:00 |
School finish time |
16:00. Classes end at 16:00 and then the students can stay for extracurricular activities. |
Supervised care before/after school |
Yes, we have breakfast chub and afterschool clubs. |
School bus service available |
Yes. |
School provided lunches |
Yes. |
Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes. |
Uniform required |
Yes. |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
CBS offers all students the possibility to participate in extracurricular activities from 16:00 to 17:00. Students can choose between sporting activities such as football, tennis and swimming and other activities such as chess, art, dance and music. We also offer free activities for both pupils and their families, such as: storytelling evenings, nutrition workshops, communication workshops, training workshops for families on how to continue the work of proper nutrition at home, how to help children to continue their learning at home, how to encourage reading at home, etc.
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Sports activities included |
Football, swimming, athletics, netball, hockey, dancing, tennis and basketball. |
Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
Facilities at the school |
Library, Science Labs, Auditorium and playgrounds. |
Sports facilities at the school |
Thanks to the large area of land, the Centre has countless areas for sports. Among other sports in the CBS there are courts to practice;
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Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
We believe that all children can learn and that their personal effort, their own motivation and that received from their educators and the unconditional support of their families and the whole teaching staff are fundamental to this. Our school does not only seek academic achievement or recognition, but to instil in our pupils the desire to learn for the mere fact of knowing and to be able to think critically and creatively. Students who are able to express their ideas confidently and confidently and who understand other points of view. We want them to graduate with a learning that will be valid for all stages of their lives, which is to learn to enjoy the journey towards our goals and, in the meantime, to approach what we do with enthusiasm at all times. That is why the motto of our school is "we want our children to be happy while they are learning so they will be happy in the future".
But, in addition, at CBS we promote those human values that are most important in the integral development of the individual and which constitute our five fundamental pillars: tolerance, respect, responsibility, solidarity and determination. Thus, at CBS we believe that an education based on the development of personality and emotional intelligence is the most important thing, and that the methodology applied must be an integral process that encompasses three major interrelated areas: Committed Parents, Motivated Students and an Excellent Teaching Team. |
Teaching approach of the school |
Our methodology is based on a flexible curriculum system. We have qualified, motivated and experienced teachers, and we use the same content to develop skills in two-year cycles. We differentiate between the concept of 'skills' and 'knowledge'. Learning at CBS is based on the development of children's skills in order for them to acquire the highest level of each skill. A skill is a skill that once acquired is not lost and its main characteristic is that when it is practised the level is surpassed. With this we ensure that a child, at the end of his or her school life, has the great advantage of having each and every one of the skills acquired to face different situations in life.
- Development of Emotional Intelligence. E.C.
Evaluation In each skill there are levels of achievement. These levels are never lost, on the contrary, they increase. The difference between assessing a skill and assessing knowledge is that the amount of knowledge that a child can express in a given test is variable depending on when the test is taken, however, when assessing acquired skills it is much easier and more objective to know at what level the child is at any given moment. When assessing skills, it is much more important to demonstrate that the child exceeds the level every day throughout the course than a one-off demonstration in a test at a given moment. If the test is a test of knowledge, the result obtained may be different over time, however, if the result is the demonstration of obtaining a specific level of a skill, over time we will see that, if in the previous assessment he/she had exceeded a level, in this assessment he/she will be above it with total certainty. |