Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
60 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
7 |
| Most common nationality |
Spanish |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
1-1 |
| 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 |
None |
| Max. number of students per class |
12 |
| Average number of students per class |
8 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Technology is a tool, not an end. Children who cannot yet write cannot use digital devices. We don't use etchnology as an entertainment. Neither do we replace teachers with computers. |
| 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) |
No |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
No |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
100% |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes |
| Learning support offered |
We have a Special Education Needs policy. SEN students are allowed to work in small groups, at their own pace, with close suppoert from a teacher. We use differentiation to suit the needs of individual students with varying abilities. |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
As mentioned above, we use differentiation to suit the needs of individual students with varying abilities. Children have a great degree of freedom and can work on individual or group projects that they are motivated by. We group students according to many variables, age being only one of them. Students provide input in relation to what group they belong to. Int his way, students can work with other students closer to their interests or cognitive level. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
No. We do have a teacher with specialisation in Special Education Needs. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
No |
| Waiting list |
No |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
None |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
9am |
| School finish time |
2pm |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes. Before care (8.15am-9am) and after care (2pm-4pm) |
| School bus service available |
No |
| School provided lunches |
No |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
No |
| Uniform required |
No |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
N/A |
| Sports activities included |
Swimming, soccer and athletics |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
No |
| Facilities at the school |
Science lab, library, woodwork workshop |
| Sports facilities at the school |
A large garden. We use a nearby swimming-pool. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
We're a progressive school that provides hands-on learning and allows students to self-direct many of their activities, We favour the outdoors as an essential learning environment and allow students to learn at their own pace. At Kaleide, children are able to decide how to spend their time, and their opinion is valued and acted on in all matters which affect them; they learn through free play, autonomy, creativity and connection to nature, within a community which is based on caring relationships and empathy. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
We believe children are wonderfully prepared for active learning from birth; they are self-driven and intrinsically motivated to learn at every step. For them the world is an invitation to discover. This image of the child shapes our expectations of children, and the degree of freedom and responsibility we trust them with. Care and education form a unity in our approach, as education is built on caring interactions with other children and adults. At Kaleide International School, this caring bond will ultimately encompass the world of ideas, the human-made world and the natural (or More-Than-Human) world. Our children can take part in a diverse range of activities such as: trans-curricular project-based learning; hands-on workshops (by our facilitators, experts or children themselves); lessons by facilitators; outdoor learning activities (outings to the surrounding nature, cultural visits to La Laguna); |