St. Peter's School, Barcelona
Encyclopedia
St. Peter's School was the first bilingual school established in Barcelona
, Spain
.
It was established in 1964 by José Mª Ginjaume Mencerré, Marian Garriga and Jaume Lerma. The initial idea was to provide students the chance to learn English and to give an individualized education.
At present it provides its students with 5 languages: English, Spanish, Catalan, French and German.
Teaching is in English to students from 18 months old until the end of E.S.O. (15 years old). The other languages are gradually introduced starting in primary, but English is the main teaching language up to Bachillerato (Baccalaureate
).
In Bachillerato, in addition to the Spanish Selectividad exams, pupils may obtain UK A-levels in some subjects (usually 2 or 3, depending on the pupil's achievements and interests).
Barcelona
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, Spain
Spain
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.
It was established in 1964 by José Mª Ginjaume Mencerré, Marian Garriga and Jaume Lerma. The initial idea was to provide students the chance to learn English and to give an individualized education.
Pedagogical outline
The school follows the Spanish curriculum.At present it provides its students with 5 languages: English, Spanish, Catalan, French and German.
Teaching is in English to students from 18 months old until the end of E.S.O. (15 years old). The other languages are gradually introduced starting in primary, but English is the main teaching language up to Bachillerato (Baccalaureate
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
).
In Bachillerato, in addition to the Spanish Selectividad exams, pupils may obtain UK A-levels in some subjects (usually 2 or 3, depending on the pupil's achievements and interests).
Staff
Faculty is mainly British, according to their website, in 2008:- Preschool - British 100%.
- Primary - British 90%, Spanish 6%, Others 4%.
- Secondary - British 60%, Spanish 30%, Others 10%.
Former Pupils (in alphabetic order)
- Alberto PuigAlberto PuigAlberto Puig is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Spain.Puig had his best year in 1994, when he finished in fifth place in the 500cc class. In 1995, Puig became the first Spanish competitor to win his home nation's 500cc Grand Prix when he won the 1995 Spanish Grand Prix...
(Barcelona, 16/1/1967). Former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. - Carles Vila (Barcelona, 1/1/1974). Cinema director (Falsa culpable, El criminal).
- Daniel Benmayor (Barcelona, 1973). Cinema director (PaintballPaintballPaintball is a sport in which players compete, in teams or individually, to eliminate opponents by tagging them with capsules containing water soluble dye and gelatin shell outside propelled from a device called a paintball marker . Paintballs have a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble...
, 2009). - Oriol Vila (Barcelona, 1978). Actor. We've seen him in the Spanish TV series El Cor de la CiutatEl Cor de la CiutatEl cor de la ciutat is a TVC television soap opera first broadcast on TV3 on 11 September 2000 and last broadcast on 23 December 2009....
and in the movie Las maletas de Tulse Luper, . - Pati Nuñez (Figueras, 1959). Designer. In 2006 she obtains the National Culture Proze given by the Catalan Government.
- Pedro de la RosaPedro de la RosaPedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Formula One driver who has participated in 87 Grands Prix for the Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren and Sauber teams, debuting on 7 March 1999, becoming one of very few drivers to score a point at his first race...
(Barcelona, 24 de febrero de 1971). Formula 1 driver. - Roser Clavell i Soldevilla (Barcelona, 1961). Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Catalan Government, since 2007.