NEW P R O S P E C T S

The 2015/16 school year brings the opening of the new Kindergarten location (viale Matteotti 52, Firenze), which will host the International sections at the

elementary school (primary, 6-11 years old students) and middle school levels (11-14 years old students).

LOCATION

Completely renovated with specific learning spaces (language, art, music, science, computer rooms) and multimedia tools for all classrooms (interactive whiteboards, tablets);

LANGUAGES Languages taught by mother-tongue teachers: 9 hours per week of English and 4 hours in either French or Spanish;

EXTENDED HOURS

Hours of core subject lessons prolonged to 40 hours a week: 15 hours of Italian, History and Geography, and 11 hours of Math and Science; homework only on weekends.

Highl ights:

THE PROJECT The new structure of the program offers a context of international learning which is based on a teaching style that favors the gaining of knowledge through the application of cooperative learning principles.

Teaching occurs from 8:30 to 17:00, Monday to Friday (including lunchtime); the afternoon is dedicated to particular exercises in language, mathematics and sciences, with teachers trained in each curricular area. Lessons involve the use of multimedia tools and classroom spaces catered to subjects that allow for active participation and involvement through a dynamic approach.

The new school provides many facilities, to meet the needs of families:

morning school bus service, that makes trips around the roads that circulate around the school;

before and after-school service from 7:30 to 8:30 and 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at no additional cost;

timetable flexibility: those who participate in competitive sports can leave school early in the afternoon with assigned exercises to do at home;

eventual facilitation of afternoon English classes by the British Institute of Florence, which can be taken directly at our school;

ability to acquire English language certificates from Cambridge (PET, First Certificate, etc ...) provided by teachers from the British Institute;

summer holidays (optional) in English study abroad programs.

Subjects n. hours 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Italian, History, Geography and CivilizationsMathematics, Chemistry, Physical and Natural ScienceReligion / Multicultural StudiesEnglish

Information Technology (CLIL ENGLISH)Art (CLIL ENGLISH)Physical Education (CLIL ENGLISH)Spanish or FrenchMusic (CLIL SPANISH or FRENCH)

TIMETABLE: 40 HOURS PER WEEK

hours provided in the Ministerial timetable

additional Kindergarten hours

hours conducted in English (with native speaker)

hours conducted in Spanish or French (with native speaker)

CLIL Language teaching includes classes in both English language and Spanish or French based on "CLIL - Content and Language Integrated Learning" involving the teaching of the foreign language inexplicitly in context, so with the dual objective of providing simultaneous attention to the subject area and the language. Specifically, Information Technology, Art, and Physical Education will be conducted in English. Music classes will be held in the second foreign language. All foreign language teachers are native speakers.

COOPERATIVE LEARNING The cooperative learning approach is a teaching method in which students work together in small groups to achieve common goals, trying to mutually improve their learning. This method is distinguished from both competitive and individualistic learning. The cooperative learning approach will be applied to each task, for each subject, and each part of the curriculum. In cooperative learning groups students are protagonists of all stages of their work, from planning to evaluation, and the teacher organizes and facilitates the learning activities.

Our Institute has a proud history of 40 years. By constantly updating teaching methods and curriculum, we are able to offer families a high quality educational experience. Creativity, experimentation, openness to innovation, highly-trained educators, passion: all of this makes Kindergarten School innovative, dynamic, and independent.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOLCornerstones of the middle school project are the distinctive principles and elements that have characterized and qualified Kindergarten in its history: student-centered learning, social and personal responsibility, allowing students to be protagonists in the construction of subjective learning and community educating, inclusion, citizenship; ultimate care given to the of the relationship between teaching-learning, quality results from learning experiences, and trusted relationships with families.

KINDERGARTEN Q U A L I T Y

A MULTIFUNCTIONAL LOCATION An ambitious project to give our children new learning opportunities: the new location will be organized with classrooms catered to specific subject areas and make the most of its space for learning.In detail, there will be:- Language classrooms- Art room- Music room- Science lab- Computer lab- Library- Auditorium

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATIONKINDERGARTENVia S.Gallo 105 / Viale Lavagnini 11, Firenze, ITALIA

+39.055.495061info@kindergarten.itwww.kindergarten.it

OPENING TIMES The Kindergarten School International Section is open from September 1 to June 30.Hours are from 7:30 to 18:00, Monday to Friday.