How do we work in primary school?
Taking into account the foundations of Ignatian pedagogy that invites us to observe the context, reflect on it, act and then evaluate, we have detected the need to update our proposal, to encourage ourselves to innovate and therefore to risk leaving our comfort zone and project ourselves towards the future.
This process, in which the entire school is involved, is called RATIO 2030.
As a fundamental premise, we put the student at the center, his enjoyment and motivation for learning. We integrate new methodologies that place the teacher as a companion for the student's growth in his autonomy and his learning.
Therefore, the current curriculum maintains the Ignatian objective of ensuring that students are aware of their gifts and develop them to put them at the service of others.
The key to the success of our proposal lies in the personal accompaniment of each student. That is, in formative assessment, understood as permanent feedback that encourages self-knowledge, recognition of achievements and opportunities for improvement.
Academic-pastoral proposal
Academic
We group students in different ways to encourage the development of social skills and independent work in the different teams.
We have created new learning scenarios where different types of knowledge come together, that is, where we work interdisciplinarily towards a common objective, with several teachers who plan and carry out the proposal in a collaborative manner. Here, the Social and Natural Sciences are developed on topics of interest and current events. Likewise, in some of them, emphasis is placed on the development of the artistic area.
These spaces have been prepared for each stage of Primary Education, so they are not always repeated, which makes the proposal even more attractive. Learning the correct use of technology is present throughout the entire course.
Another interesting point is the workshop-style work in which students can choose what they want to develop. For example: cooking, dance, robotics, chess, recycling, makeup, audiovisuals and all those that we have not yet imagined.
Pastoral
The Pastoral dimension is carried out through daily prayer and weekly Christian Formation meetings that all groups have. It is also carried out through Pastoral Animation, which generates activities that allow children to experience the encounter with others and with God. Specifically, children learn to pray, learn about the life of Jesus, use the Bible, renew the Sacrament of Baptism and receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.
Work on the body, also seen as a gift from God to be cared for and respected, is supported by Physical Education activities, sports and also the Love Education Workshops that work on physical and emotional development and on the bonds that are generated in this regard.
As a response to God's love, 4th, 5th and 6th grade students are invited to participate in the Ignatian Eucharistic Movement (MEI) which develops in them social sensitivity and a spirit of service.
Bilingualism in primary school
The proposal of the Department of English in Primary Education aims to familiarize students with this foreign language and to consolidate its use as a tool through which a series of contents and knowledge can be accessed.
In order to create opportunities where this language is a tool to help them discover other content besides the study of the language itself, a series of subjects in English have been incorporated. In the Music, Drama, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences classes, students work by integrating different linguistic skills and content.
Reading is also emphasized. This allows us to improve our perspective of the language, increase our vocabulary and obtain ideas that can then be incorporated into the writings we must do, in addition to being a source of entertainment and pleasure. To this end, students have access to borrowing at least four books of different genres each year.
Throughout the last year, Form 6, students prepare and receive the PET certification (Preliminary English Test – University of Cambridge), once the exam has been passed.
Sports in Primary School
In Primary school, the emphasis is on experimenting with different sports, and in terms of competition, the participation of everyone is prioritized.
Tournaments are not played for points, but rather in rounds that start and end on the same day.
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