Elementary School

Students are the central protagonists of the teaching–learning process. Through individual and cooperative work, they build and apply knowledge and attitudes that enable them to develop essential life competencies.

We seek for our students to engage, interact, and actively participate through methodologies with CAR characteristics:

• Cooperative: Students work together to achieve shared goals, maximizing their learning and that of their peers.

• Active: Students engage and interact, becoming the protagonists of their own learning.

• Reflective: Students deepen their knowledge, generate new ideas, and develop visible critical thinking.

Learning is achieved through:

• Problem and challenge-based learning.

• Project-based learning.

• Collaborative centers.

• Case studies.

• Experiments.

We seek to form our students in faith and love for God, instilling values and virtues that commit them to building a more just and fraternal society. We also accompany parents in their mission of educating in faith and Christian values.

Formation and support for our students:

• Pastoral ministry: Guides students toward a personal encounter with Jesus and forms them as Christian leaders through First Communion, Masses, confessions, retreats, gatherings and other activities.
• Catholic formation: Invites students to know and live their faith in a current and profound way, with solid foundations in Christian doctrine and values.
• Formation for Love: Based on the Theology of the Body of Saint John Paul II, it teaches students to love with freedom, responsibility and authenticity, strengthening character and emotional maturity.
• Christian leadership of service: Forms leaders inspired by Jesus who act with charity and justice, driving projects with a positive impact.
• Virtues Program, 1st to 4th grade: Encourages students to recognize their own worth, choose the good and strengthen virtues such as empathy, gratitude, respect and responsibility.
• Forzza Program, 5th grade: Promotes leadership and social service through activities and experiences that foster empathy, solidarity and personal and spiritual growth.
• ECYD, 6th grade: An international community of adolescents who, through prayer, formation and service, live their faith and friendship with Christ to transform the world according to the Gospel.

Formation programs for parents:

• Parents' School: Strengthens the role of the family in comprehensive education, addressing topics of development, spirituality and married life.
• Missionary Family: Encourages service as a family, strengthening faith and family bonds through empathy and generosity.
• RC Marriages: A space for dialogue and growth to strengthen marriage through faith.
• Spiritual retreats: Moments of reflection and encounter with God at different times of the year.

Students develop digital skills, computational thinking, creativity, idea communication, and problem-solving for the benefit of others through the responsible, efficient, and ethical use of technology.

The use of educational technology, robotics, and the STEAM methodology (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) encourages students to view technology as:

• A useful and necessary resource for learning.

• A means to develop digital competencies.

• A means to design social impact projects that positively transform their environment and promote empathy, innovation, and community action.

The makerspace is an open laboratory with specialized areas and tools that allow for interdisciplinary Maker and STEAM projects, both individual and collaborative. It is a driver of innovation that enhances personal, academic, and professional development, positioning us as a reference in educational innovation. It actively involves both teachers and students, strengthens the community, and responds to future professions, opening new opportunities for growth.

Our curriculum ensures a bilingual education aligned with international standards and with those of the Semper Altius Network of Schools. In elementary school, students learn English as a second language, expand their vocabulary and master its use beyond the functional level, reaching an advanced level that is assessed and accredited through standardized tests such as the Oxford Level Test, BRISA and College Board.

Second-language acquisition is achieved through reading and writing, strengthening reading comprehension, fluency and writing skills. Our students develop the ability to listen, speak, read, write and think in English in the same way they do in their mother tongue, which allows them to understand, communicate and work cooperatively with greater confidence and efficiency.

In lower elementary, students develop phonemic awareness and pre-reading skills, laying the foundations of the language, while in upper elementary they broaden its use to research, solve problems and engage critical thinking. English proficiency progresses throughout the school sections: by the end of elementary school, our students reach level B1, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Our students acquire the level of English needed to face the challenges of a globalized world, taking part in international initiatives that allow them to be active agents of change in society.

We educate at all times, in every space and environment. Every opportunity—both inside and outside the classroom—is leveraged to provide an educational and formative experience. We have a wide range of resources that support this process:

• Formative learning environments and spaces that are flexible, interactive, and collaborative, fostering personal, meaningful, and community-based learning.

• Physical and digital educational materials that enhance each student’s abilities in accordance with the expected graduate profile.

• Educational technology that promotes research as well as the creation of content and solutions.

We are committed to educational innovation. To this end, we offer spaces such as the makerspace, equipped with specialized tools and equipment (including a 3D printer and laser cutter, among others) for the development of cooperative Maker and STEAM projects, following the Design Thinking methodology of Stanford University. We use open classrooms with movable walls that allow multiple classrooms to be integrated into a single space, intentionally designed to promote intergenerational collaboration and active, flexible, cooperative, dynamic, and personalized learning. We also have the ALE classroom (Active Learning Environment), which enhances idea construction, hypothesis testing, and experimentation through guided, playful activities enriched by a variety of physical and digital resources.

In addition, our facilities include a library, chapels, Virgin grottos, Aula Magna, an auditorium, a technology lab, a robotics lab, and a science lab, among other spaces that support our students’ comprehensive education.

In elementary school, we offer physical education, sports, art and music classes as an integrated formative whole.

Through physical education and sports, our students get to know themselves, learn to overcome challenges and strengthen their will, character and self-care, while developing motor coordination and psychomotor, emotional, social and intellectual dimensions. Through art and music, they broaden their outlook, stimulate critical and creative thinking, acquire emotional and artistic skills, strengthen their imagination and creativity, and enrich their cultural education.

In this way, we integrate experiences that give them confidence, self-control, teamwork and better relationships with their surroundings, always respecting their specific needs.

SPORTS

• Basketball
• Soccer
• Volleyball
• Track and field
• Cheerleading: 2nd to 4th grade
• Figure skating

ART

• Singing
• Dance
• Painting
• Theater
• Keyboard
• Ukulele

We have a Psychopedagogical Department and a tutoring program that work together to support the comprehensive development of our students.

The purpose of the Psychopedagogical Department is to support the comprehensive development of students with educational needs by following up on cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional aspects. To achieve this, we carry out observation and psychopedagogical assessment processes, as well as constant communication with external specialists. We also support teachers and parents in order to implement personalized strategies that foster each student's learning and well-being.

Sumando Pasos – 1st to 6th grade

The purpose of the Sumando Pasos program is to continue strengthening social-emotional skills. Through school assemblies and workshops, we implement preventive and comprehensive strategies that promote social-emotional tools such as self-care, assertive communication and responsible decision-making. The content and approach are adapted to the particular needs of each class, allowing for a meaningful intervention suited to their stage of development.

Tutoring program

In parallel, the tutoring program accompanies every student throughout her formative process. Through close, personalized follow-up, in collaboration with the formation team and parents, we address the emotional, social and academic areas comprehensively, creating a space of trust and growth that supports her personal and academic development.