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Programs and prices, tuition fees in Agora International School Barcelona
Kindergarten (Infant Education)
- Age: from 1 year to 5 years
- Type of program: day school
- Language of instruction: English, Spanish (bilingual education).
Early childhood education is a key stage in the development of the youngest students. The school offers a unique program based on individual attention to each student, careful and sensitive attitude to their needs and creating a comfortable environment filled with love and respect. Students play and build relationships, learn to understand what is happening and with the help of teachers, experiment with various activities. A high-quality program, which the school calls "Happy Learning" (Happy Learning) includes such important disciplines as:
- Development of psychomotor skills
- English
- Music
- Swimming
- Games
- Music and art.
A distinctive feature of the program is the English "immersion" - children from the early years learn to speak English and develop a positive attitude to other languages ​​and cultures. In addition, from the age of 3, they can begin to learn Chinese.
During this period, a solid foundation is laid for the further education process. Parents take an active part in school life, teachers and mentors maintain close contact with them to keep abreast of all events and the state of each student. If necessary, parents together with the teachers adjust the curriculum and help the child overcome difficulties.
Tuition fee on the program "Kindergarten" (Infant Education) you can check with our specialists.
Primary Education
- Age of students: 6-11 years
- Type of program: day school
- Language of instruction: English, Spanish.
Primary education in the school is aimed at developing a number of values ​​and skills that shape the personality of the student, such as initiative, responsibility and self-discipline, cooperation, solidarity, respect and tolerance. Students are taught to conduct a dialogue, develop the ability to resolve conflicts, make decisions and act collectively.
Primary education in the school includes the following characteristics:
- Comprehensive development of students, education of their independence and responsibility for their own learning
- Individual tutorials and plans
- Strategies for working and using tools to solve common situations in the classroom and in their daily lives
- "Language Involvement": creation of all conditions for studying and developing English and Spanish languages ​​(also Catalan language). Children learn by choice: Chinese (Mandarin), French or German
- Development of creative skills through classes in art, painting, music
- Physical activity.
Primary education gives students all the necessary knowledge and skills necessary for the next stage of education and helps them to comprehend their place in the world around them.
Tuition fee on the program "Primary Education" (Primary Education) should be clarified with our specialists.
Secondary Education
- Age of students: 12-15 years
- Type of training: boarding school
- Language of instruction: English and Spanish ("bilingual" education).
Since 12 years in the private school of Agora operates a boarding school: children are trained and live in school on an ongoing basis. Children from all over the world can come here, who have certain levels of knowledge in languages ​​(English and Spanish) and disciplines. The school enables foreign students to study both the whole year and during the semester (from September to April or from January to June) or the term (September to December).
The main goal of the secondary education stage is to provide students with the necessary resources to develop a critical, analytical and rational spirit that enables them to participate actively and effectively in society. Teachers of the school are working to ensure that students become well-educated, competent people. The methodology of teaching allows teenagers to acquire skills of work and study, develops self-discipline, perseverance and effort. The school is confident that responsibility and self-control are vital tools for the personal development of each student.
The most characteristic features of the secondary education stage are:
- Language training: each subject is studied in one of three languages ​​- English, Catalan or Spanish (the main working languages ​​are English and Spanish)
- All pupils study the second foreign language - German, French or Chinese
- Daily work on skills, competencies and intelligence development
- Multidisciplinary programs reflecting real life
- Direct and active learning experience and interaction in small-sized classes
- Joint training in teams, couples and individual work
- Individual education through special programs.
Training comes with a full immersion in two languages ​​- English and Spanish - and choose the preferred language, which can then take exams: the Cambridge English exam (Cambridge English) or DELE in Spanish. In addition, students can also take profile tests in additional languages ​​in specialized organizations: Alliance Française (French), Deutsche Akademie (German) and Hang Ban Institute (the Chinese youth test).
In the last two years of secondary school there is an active process of determining the student's preferred direction of education in the upper grades (Bachillerato). Under the strict guidance of specialists and teachers of the school, taking into account academic indicators, psychological and profile tests, students choose for themselves those areas of knowledge that they are most interested in and which they would like to study in graduating classes and later in the university.
Tuition fees on the Secondary Education program (boarding school with accommodation and meals): 21500 € / year of study, 16300 € / semester of study (September to April or January to June), 8300 € / term training (from September to December).
Senior classes (Bachillerato)
- Age: 16-18 years old
- Type of program: day school
- Language of instruction: English, Spanish.
The international school Agora Barcelona offers the opportunity to study four departments:
- Science / Health
- Technologies
- Humanitarian sciences
- Social sciencies
The subjects offered in each of the directions are designed in such a way that graduates can access the greatest number of degrees in the universities of Catalonia and in the rest of Spain. Education on the Bachillerato stage includes several important characteristics:
- Students learn to show responsibility and resolve to achieve the best results and not to experience problems with a successful transition to higher-level research
- Much attention is paid to experimental work in laboratories
- Students actively learn languages: both English and Spanish, and German, French
- The school takes part in various competitions in the fields of science and philology.
Students attend open days at various universities and pass various tests and exercises to identify areas of knowledge that most closely match their skills and preferences. The school's specialists provide students with all kinds of assistance in the process of preparing for admission to higher educational institutions: students also receive special additional consultations on entering the university and identifying their strengths / weaknesses. Bachillerato provides an excellent level of preparation and the opportunity to enter the best universities in Catalonia and Spain.
tuition fee on the program of the senior classes (Bachillerato) should be checked with our specialists.
International Baccalaureate
- Age of students: 16-18 years
- Type of training: boarding school
- Language of instruction: English, Spanish.
The Agora Barcelona International School has the right to teach the prestigious IB Diploma Program (International Baccalaureate). IB is based on a practical and experimental methodology in which students play an active role and are encouraged to apply different approaches to learning. Students can choose one of the following two directions:
- Social sciencies
- Scientific Baccalaureate.
Moreover, the curriculum at the school is organized in such a way that students receive dual qualifications: "National Baccalaureate" (Spanish Baccalaureate, Bachillerato equivalent) and "International Baccalaureate".
The program can be attended by adolescents from around the world with a certain level of knowledge in languages ​​and disciplines. The International Baccalaureate program provides students with comprehensive training, offering them various advantages: developing critical and independent thoughts, improving communication skills and understanding international problems. The program allows students to create a solid foundation necessary for access to the most prestigious universities in the world, thanks to talent development, full dedication, language development, cultural awareness and a sense of respect and tolerance acquired during the course of studies. Students receive many important skills that will be useful to them not only on admission to the university, but also throughout their lives:
- The ability to think critically and independently, developing their own training
- Participate in a research program that will enable them to access the best universities around the world
- Improve your language skills
- The development of cultural understanding and diversity
- Development of internationalism and openness to other cultures and opinions.
In addition, the program includes pre-university training, which helps students find their vocation and helps them in choosing a profession. All graduates of the international baccalaureate of the Agor school enter prestigious educational institutions in Spain, Europe and the whole world.
The cost of training on the International Baccalaureate program (boarding school, with accommodation and meals) = 23500 € / year of study, 16300 € / semester of study (from September to April or from January to June), 8300 € / term training (from September to December).
Baby & Junior Summer Camp
- Age – from 0 to 13 years,
- Dates — June-July,
- The training period is from one to five weeks.
During the summer months, the Agora International School Barcelona campus hosts classes for younger students: the youngest students from 0 to 6 years old come for a few hours a day to participate in sports, creative activities, develop speaking skills in English, Spanish, have fun and play with new friends. Training takes place in small groups, qualified teachers pay individual attention to each pupil. The atmosphere in the summer camp for kids is friendly, calm and diverse in hobbies, emotions and new experiences - thanks to the playful approach to learning languages, children do not get overloaded, but perceive lessons as another form of entertainment.
For students from 7 to 13 years old, courses of art, science and technology, sports sections have been prepared. The student can choose one of the areas for more in-depth participation in order to develop the skills they need, for example, in robotics, research, team sports. Each week, the schedule includes an exciting excursion trip, thanks to which students will see the natural beauty, history and cultural features of Spain.
Camps for children provide two formats: from 9:00 to 15:00 or from 9:00 to 17:00. The chosen format determines the cost of tuition per week.
Boarding Summer Camp
- Age – from 10 to 16 years,
- Dates — June-July,
- The training period is one to two weeks.
The summer program with accommodation provides students from 10 to 16 years old with the opportunity to spend their summer holidays in a fun, varied and useful way! In June-July, two weeks of exciting activities are being prepared: sports, creativity, excursions and recreation are included in the schedule in a balanced way to present students with a new experience.
In the mornings, students are immersed in linguistic lessons, learning the language of their choice: English or Spanish. Training takes place in the format of games, master classes under the guidance of qualified native teachers. At noon, students choose a direction for the development of individual interests: creativity or sports. The summer program offers children a variety of team and individual sports, including water sports, team building activities, art and acting workshops, field trips with sightseeing, visits to cultural places, entertainment centers and cafes.
Summer camp students live in a comfortable residence on campus, occupying double rooms and adjacent to a classmate of a different nationality: this approach helps children develop language skills more effectively, as students regularly communicate with each other.
Description of Agora International School Barcelona
- Location: San Esteve Ses Rovires, Barcelona, Spain,
- Year of foundation: 2008,
- Language of instruction: English, Spanish, Catalan,
- Type of studying: mixed.
Agora International School Barcelona is a private international school that is part of the Globeducate Group, the Agora International educational network, along with nine other schools in Spain, Andorra. The organization has 50 years of experience: all institutions of the network have established themselves as modern, prestigious schools for both local and international students.
Currently, all levels of secondary education are taught at Agora Barcelona: kindergarten, elementary and secondary grades, graduation programs Bachillerato or International Baccalaureate (IB), children from 1 to 18 years old study here.
Academic programs meet the highest standards: children receive maximum useful knowledge, develop mentally, physically, creatively, broaden their horizons and become citizens of the world. The training is conducted in three languages: all classes are held in English, Spanish and Catalan, and in addition to them, electives in French, Chinese, and German are available to students.
All four academic departments have their own classrooms, modern facilities for academic and personal development. The teachers are exceptionally high-quality specialists and recognized leaders in their fields of expertise. The learning process involves involving students in "live" work and exchanging opinions, educating responsible and critical-minded people devoid of prejudice, designed to resolve the contradictions and problems of the modern world in order to achieve a better future.
The school provides an opportunity to obtain an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma, a prestigious qualification that is highly valued by universities around the world. High school students receive effective help in the process of professional orientation, choosing a future profession, and graduate from school with a well-established range of interests and preferences.
In addition to obtaining all the necessary knowledge in subjects and disciplines, children actively engage in sports, various types of creativity and art. The undoubted advantage of the school is the opportunity to receive a diploma in music education, which is awarded based on the results of musical studies at the Barcelona Conservatory.
Educational process
Agora International School Barcelona's Language Department offers classes in English, German and Chinese taught by qualified native teachers, using a practical and effective methodology designed to make learning easier. Groups are formed in accordance with the language skills and goals of students. Teaching is conducted in small groups, suitable for all ages: both kindergarten students and graduate students. Language programs are also available to parents and other family members of students.
Faculties and colleges
Agora Barcelona offers education at all levels of schooling: kindergarten, primary, middle and high school. In the summer months, short-term thematic courses are taught on camp.
Things to know about
The Agora International School Barcelona sports center also offers activities for adults: swimming, water gymnastics, football, Zumba, tennis, paddle tennis, among others. Families of students are provided with preferential rates for the use of campus facilities, for the services of professional trainers. Twice a week, a football league for adults is held on the training grounds.
Children who are not enrolled in the school can also participate in sports activities, clubs together with Agora Barcelona students.
Accommodation, meals, prices
Employees of the school provide security for all students around the clock. Providing comfortable staying for all of its students is a priority of the private school of Agora.
The menu for students includes dishes prepared only from fresh and environmentally friendly products, on campus there is own garden, where the school staff grows vegetables and greens. All product suppliers are reliable local manufacturers. Students have the opportunity to choose the most preferred cuisine and meals, at any time of the year on the table are fresh vegetables and fruits. A full-time nutritionist and nutrition consultant also works at the school.
Subjects, specialties
Activities Agora International School Barcelona
Studying at school, students not only acquire valuable knowledge, but also have an excellent opportunity to engage in various kinds of creativity, sports and other activities, participate in public school life, attend excursions and events and organize their leisure.
Creativity is a tool for learning that stimulates student's intellectual potential, improves their ability to express themselves and strengthens creative, reflective and critical thought. The school has a unique system of supporting creative potential and teaching many forms of creativity. Students achieve significant success and have the opportunity in the future to professionally engage in this or that hobby:
- Musical education
- Painting, drawing
- Architecture, sculpture
- Drama
- Acting art
- Cinema
- Writing and poetry.
Stuednts of the school can exhibit their works on public display at special exhibitions, exchange opinions, assess achievements of each other. The constant interaction and interpenetration of different cultures further enriches the creative world of students and makes them developed members of society.
The school pays an important place to sports education of students - they have the opportunity to engage in a variety of sports and physical activity. Professional school coaches work with students, there is an opportunity to participate in various competitions and contests. Available sports include:
- Multi-sport (the beginning of sports, games for pupils in children's education)
- Modern dance (exercises on the development of flexibility, coordination, musical rhythm and concentration for children and primary education)
- Mugendo - Mugendo (modern martial art and innovative pedagogical system for children and primary education)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (activities for the development of rhythm and learning for children and primary education)
- Skating
- Basketball
- Football
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Yoga.
In addition to the main sports, general physical exercises are available: running, exercising, gymnastics and others. Sports activities increase endurance, promote proper physical development and maintain health. The pupils of the school are always in proper physical form, the staff of the school and the medical school center always follow their general physical condition and state of health.
The school also organizes an active extra-curricular life for its students. Stuednts are in various clubs and communities, take part in festivals, festivals and thematic events held on the campus of the school. Great attention is paid to the organization of various cognitive excursions, trips and walks. The specialists of the school try to make the learning process and life as interesting and useful as possible. Students visit the most diverse monuments of Catalonia and other regions of Spain and significantly expand their horizons and general erudition.
Also quite important are international events organized under the auspices of the NACE network: they are a vital part of the learning process, designed to develop in students a true international spirit and global responsibility. The events are attended by students from other network schools located in Spain and other countries, which promotes intercultural dialogue, language development and gives an opportunity to get acquainted with the culture and outlook of other peoples.
Advantages
- The school is a part of the network of NACE schools, which has established itself as an exceptionally high-quality network for 40 years of work around the world
- There are 4 departments of education for students of all ages
- Possibility of receiving a prestigious diploma of the International Baccalaureate in two areas: social and scientific
- Carefully compiled programs
- Exclusively highly qualified teachers
- Bilingual program in English and Spanish (also possible in Catalan)
- Exceptionally high rates in most disciplines
- Possibility to study German, French and Chinese languages
- The possibility of obtaining a diploma of music education, issued by the Conservatory of Barcelona
- Educating responsible, critical-minded, competent and professional members of society
- Students of secondary education departments and international baccalaureate permanently reside on the territory of the school
- Professional staff
- Equipping the campus to the best and most modern standards
- Active extra-curricular life and sports education
- Availability of supplementary education programs.
Facilities and equipment at Agora International School Barcelona
The school is located on the territory of a modern campus in the city of San Esteban de Sasroviras, part of the province of Barcelona and located 25 kilometers from Barcelona. The campus is located in a quiet and ecologically clean countryside, where clean air, lots of greenery and trees. On campus there is everything necessary for students to be able to study peacefully, play sports, various extracurricular activities and live:
- Audiences for classes (separate for students , primary, secondary education)
- Administrative building
- Theatrical studios
- Music studios
- Scientific laboratories
- Laboratory of Biology / Geology
- Library
- Canteen
- Special zone for children's games
- Garden
- Sports center (which includes halls for gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, swimming pool, gym and other facilities)
- Sports grounds and facilities
- Residences for living.
The classrooms are spacious and bright (usually one wall in the audience - a panoramic window), equipped with air conditioning and air purification systems, as well as equipped with comfortable workplaces and multimedia equipment. Scientific laboratories have the best equipment of their kind and are equipped with the latest technology, creative audiences also are not inferior to them. The sports center, sites and facilities are always in good condition and have all the necessary equipment. The school is widely used new technologies: Wi-Fi, smart desks, interactive whiteboards, tablets and the latest computer equipment.
Admission dates and extra charges
The academic year of the basic educational programs in the school is divided into trimesters:
- Autumn: September - December (break for the New Year holidays)
- Winter: January - March (break for Easter holidays)
- Spring: April-June.
The academic year of supplementary education programs:
- English, German, French and Chinese courses are held throughout the school year
- Music school: education is conducted throughout the year
- The summer camp programs are held at different periods during June and July
- Robotics courses, chess club classes and additional seminars are held throughout the school year.
Approximate prices for studying basic educational programs:
- Kindergarten (Infant Education): specify the cost of studying with SMAPSE specialists
- Primary Education: specify the cost of studying with SMAPSE specialists
- Secondary Education = 21500 € / year of study, 16300 € / semester of study (September to April or January to June), 8300 € / term of study (September to December )
- Senior classes (Bachillerato): specify the cost of studying with SMAPSE specialists
- International Baccalaureate: 23500 € / year of study, 16300 € / semester of study (September to April or January to June), 8300 € / term of study (September to December ).
Programs of additional education
Language classes (approximate prices):
1. Cost of English courses (general English):
- Group classes = 65 € / month
- Individual lessons = 77 € / lesson 45 minutes, 96 € / lesson 60 minutes
2. The cost of courses for preparing for Cambridge exams in English (Cambridge English) = 65 € / month
3. The cost of the German language courses:
- Group classes = 65 € / month
- Individual lessons = 77 € / lesson 45 minutes, 96 € / lesson 60 minutes
4. The cost of the French language courses:
- Group classes = 65 € / month
- Individual lessons = 77 € / lesson 45 minutes, 96 € / lesson 60 minutes
5. Cost of the Chinese language courses:
- Group classes = 65 € / month
- Individual lessons = 77 € / lesson 45 minutes, 96 € / lesson 60 minutes.
School of Music:
The cost of teaching in various directions of the music school "Agora" is:
- Instrumental music = 55 € / month (30 minutes each week), 100 € / month (60 minutes every week)
- Group music types = from 13 to 30 € / month (60 minutes every week)
- Musical Theater = 18 € / month (60 minutes every week)
- The conservatory program (Liceu Conservatoire Program) = 25 € / month (40 minutes each week).
Summer camp (approximate prices):
1. The cost of sudying on the summer camp programs in English (English Summer Camp):
- 1 week = from 175 € to 195 €
- 2 weeks = from 265 € to 345 €
- 3 weeks = from 345 € to 495 €
- 4 weeks = from 425 € to 605 €
- 5 weeks = from 515 € to 715 €
2. Tuition fees for summer camp programs in Spanish:
- Musical Camp (Music Camp) = from 175 € / week
- Football Camp = from 120 € / week
- Swimming courses = 35 € / 2 lessons per week, 80 € / 5 lessons per week
- Tennis and pádel camp = from 175 € / week
- Camp for the youngest («Come on, baby») = from 155 € / week.
- Tuition fee for robotics courses for student = from 51 € / month (1 lesson every week of the month).
- The cost of participation in the chess club = 26 € / month (4 lessons per month).
- The cost of attending additional seminars on academic support is 42 € / month (8 lessons per month).
Additional charges:
- Deposit confirming the place on the course
- Service Fee
- Examination Boards
- Deposit for tuition
- Additional academic and language classes (optional)
- Additional leisure activities and excursions (optional)
- Air tickets in both directions
- Compulsory medical insurance
- Personal pocket expenses
- Visa fees and services, translation and certification of documents
- Consular fee (paid at the Embassy).
Extras:
- Registration fee (for a programme/course) 1000 EUR
- Transfer (one way)
- Study materials
- Visa fees
- Flight tickets
- Medical insurance
Enrolment process
The admission procedure consists of several registration stages:
- Clarification of the availability of vacant places in classes, requirements and deadlines for admission,
- Visiting the campus with an introductory tour or communicating with employees in an online format,
- Passing entrance tests to check the level of knowledge,
- Filling out the application, providing the required documents,
- Interviews, interviews,
- Receiving an official invitation to enroll,
- Accommodation in residence and start of studies.
Perspectives
High school students annually achieve excellent success in exams and when entering universities. The learning process provides effective preparation, career mentoring and academic support, thanks to which students are placed in leading higher education institutions: University of Manchester, University of Bristol, Durham University, Lancaster University, UIC of Catalonia and others.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
- Age: from 1 year to 18 years
- A certain level of knowledge of English (specified individually)
- A certain level of knowledge of the Spanish language (negotiated individually)
- Report on progress and characteristics from the previous place of study
- Interview with the applicant and his parents / representatives
- Test to identify the level of knowledge.
Scholarships Agora International School Barcelona
The school offers a system of discounts for families of which several children are studying at Agora International School Barcelona at the same time:
- Third child — 20% (of the program price),
- Fourth child – 50%,
- The fifth child is 100%.
A discount is also offered to applicants who have applied for admission in advance - 2% of the total cost of the course.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
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Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
