When you and your family decide to move to another country, one of the priorities is finding the right school for your children.
Located 5km from Barcelona, in Sant Cugat del Vallés, there is a wide and excellent range of educational options, including public and subsidized schools as well as private schools.
At BQgat Relocation we want to share with you that in this city of 92,000 inhabitants, there is a very varied and high-level educational offer of international private schools.
Here is a summary of the projects offered by each school.
1.- European International School of Barcelona
The European International School of Barcelona’s educational project begins in early childhood and is consolidated in high school (from ages 0 to 18). They prepare their students to achieve excellence in their human and intellectual development. They foster the awareness of their own abilities and talents, helping them to manage these for the benefit of the common good.
Students are prepared to thrive in all environments, both globally and independently. All programs encourage participation in national and international activities, experiences, and competitions. This not only contributes to their academic development but also fosters the growth of their personal character.
Language learning is encouraged from the first year of life. They use language immersion programs and early stimulation techniques with native-speaking teachers. In this way, students learn the three core languages in which their curriculum is taught (English, Spanish, and Catalan) and two additional languages: French from age 8 and either German or Chinese (a student’s choice) from age 12.
Older students can study for the Baccalaureate in one of its two modalities: 1) The Spanish with the areas of Science and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences or Artistic or 2) The American High School Diploma or the International ALevels.
2.- Agora Sant Cugat International School
Agora Sant Cugat International School belongs to the Globeducate group. An international school, it offers a multilingual education in which the languages of instruction are English, Catalan, and Spanish. Mandarin Chinese is introduced into the curriculum from preschool (P4) through the fourth year of primary school (and can be continued as an extracurricular subject). In the fifth year of primary school, a third foreign language (introduction to German or French) is introduced and continues through the fourth year of secondary school (ESO).
The school offers a co-educational, pluralistic, and open learning environment, fostering respect and tolerance. It provides students with the tools to construct their own learning and focuses not only on academic performance but also on personal development.
Agora Sant Cugat is located in a privileged setting. It boasts a complex of educational buildings for developing curriculum activities, with a strong emphasis on music, arts, and sports, disciplines through which students acquire values such as perseverance, teamwork, and self-improvement.
The school is an IB World School. In Early Years and Primary Education, students follow the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP). In upper secondary education, students can choose the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, although they can also opt for the Spanish Baccalaureate.
In recent years the school has integrated into its offer the Vocational Training degrees: Intermediate Degree in Video, Disc Jockey and Sound, Higher Degrees in Sound for audiovisuals and shows, Production of audiovisual projects and shows and 3D Animation, games and interactive environments.
3.- Creanova
Creanova School is an educational center managed by the CreaNova Concept Group. It has 15 years of experience in research and practical application of holistic education.
They combine The Finnish teaching model, Learning by Doing, incorporates contributions from the Pestalozzi School, Maria Montessori, Emmi Pikler, Reggio Emilia, and self-directed learning. It offers a system that fosters autonomy and initiative, basing all learning processes on sensorimotor interactions in practical life and experimentation with natural sensory materials and real-world contexts.
At Elementary, students learn through hands-on experience, interacting with the environment and using manipulative (Montessori) teaching materials. These sensorimotor experiences foster learning with understanding.
In addition to face-to-face classes and support from math and science specialists, secondary school students have access to individualized McGraw-Hill adaptive learning tools: Aleks for math and Labster for science.
Dual Spanish and North American Baccalaureate qualification for students from 3rd year of ESO onwards.
4.- Hatikva School
Hatikva School offers personalized education. It is a Jewish and multicultural school that, recognizing the enriching impact of intercultural exchange on values, is committed to an education open to all. The school’s diversity provides students with an opportunity to develop and solidify values based on respect, dialogue, tolerance, and solidarity.
They offer a multilingual education in English, Spanish, Catalan, and Hebrew through an immersion method, taught by native-speaking teachers. It is a cutting-edge center, committed to pedagogical innovation and excellence. With a constructivist pedagogical model, they guide students to become competent, independent, dynamic, and bold, capable of succeeding in a changing world. They educate for creativity and the development of critical thinking.
With an educational community made up of students, parents and teachers from more than 25 nationalities, the educational project progressively fosters Jewish identity while giving students of other religious faiths the opportunity to discover a new culture.
Their educational program covers preschool (P1) through the fourth year of secondary school (ESO). During these stages, musical and artistic culture, as well as sports, are integral parts of the educational project, as they are considered to promote personal and social development, instilling values such as constant effort, motivation, creativity, sensitivity, and teamwork.
5.- Japanese School of Barcelona
Founded in 1986, the Japanese School of Barcelona is located in a natural setting surrounded by greenery in Sant Cugat del Vallès. The purpose of this school is to provide elementary and secondary general education to Japanese children residing in Spain, in accordance with the Fundamental Law of Education and the School Education Law of Japan.
At this school, the school year begins on April 1st and ends on March 31st of the following year.
Language and intercultural understanding skills are developed through Spanish and English classes taught by native teachers, social studies tours, and off-campus learning at nearby facilities.
We hope this blog post can help you with your search for schools for your children in Sant Cugat del Vallés.
Good luck!
