← Back to homeEl Montgó International Waldorf School
Jávea, Spain · Private
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El Montgó is a bilingual Waldorf school in Jávea on the Alicante coast, on calle Boix in the Trencall area. Teaching is in English and Spanish: in kindergarten both languages come through rhythm, play and repetition, and in free play the child chooses the language, while in primary school half the curriculum is in English and half in Spanish; Valencian is taught by a separate teacher. There are two stages: two mixed-age kindergarten classes from three to six and six primary classes. Lessons are organised the Waldorf way: main lessons run in two-hour blocks for three to four weeks, the children make their own subject books, and the class teacher usually takes the class through the whole of primary school. The curriculum includes literature, the history of civilisations, natural sciences, mathematics, music, painting, theatre, eurythmy, knitting, woodwork and gardening. The school publishes its staff by name: each class has its own tutor, there are native English teachers and specialists in circus and PE, art, handicrafts and Valencian. In summer there is a morning summer school outdoors. Fees are monthly, eleven instalments a year.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $6 375–6 499 a year
5 643–5 753 EUR
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Spanish
Registration fee
≈ $1 017
900 EUR
About the fees Fees are charged in eleven instalments from September to July: kindergarten 513 euros a month, primary school 523 euros a month, that is 5643 and 5753 euros a year. On top of the fee: a registration fee of 900 euros - a single non-refundable payment on enrolment, one per family - a snack charge of 90 euros a term and materials at 390 euros a year. Discounts: 15 per cent for the second child, 20 for the third.
Admissions The school bases admission on two conversations. The first introduces the family to the basics of Waldorf education, the school and its premises; the second is with the class tutor and covers pedagogical and practical questions. The decision is taken by an admissions committee: the pedagogical director, the head of studies and the tutor of the new pupil's class together with the administration; the school takes those who, in its words, understand and share Waldorf education. Before enrolling, a tour must be booked through the office to see an ordinary school day. On enrolment a non-refundable registration fee of 900 euros is paid, one per family. The school asks parents to take part in school life and to support its rules at home, down to limiting screens. The school writes nothing about foreign pupils or special conditions for them.
Stages and year groups Grades Infantil ages 3-6 - Primaria (6 grades), to age 12. The stages: kindergarten - two mixed-age classes from three to six, the Sol and Luna classes - and a primary school of six classes, where the class teacher usually takes the children from the first grade to the end. Main lessons run in two-hour blocks for three to four weeks; in kindergarten each day of the week has its own activity, such as bread-baking day or watercolour day. The school has no secondary stage.
Address Calle Boix, 1, Trencall, Jávea, 03738, Alicante
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The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Playground
Campus: A single-storey building of 350 square metres on a 2700 square metre plot: six primary classrooms of 30 square metres each and a kindergarten classroom of 50 square metres. A garden in nature, a yard, a vegetable patch and play areas; the school takes children on outings and runs a toy shop. Kindergarten children get a morning snack from the school at 10:30, while in primary school lunch and snacks are brought from home following rules set by the teaching staff.
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp; whether it takes children from outside is not stated on the website
The summer school runs from 29 June to 24 July, Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 13:30. Activities are outdoors - a sandpit, huts, the vegetable patch, crafts from natural materials - and in the spirit of Waldorf education: watercolour, clay, beeswax modelling, work with wool and felt, and at the end of the day a story and theatre games. The price is 125 euros a week or 450 euros a month. The school does not give the children's ages.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The school publishes no number of teachers and no pupil-teacher ratio, but gives its staff by name. The leadership: the owner Maricruz Gisbert, the administrator and wellbeing coordinator Abbie Bundock, who is also the English coordinator, and the pedagogical director Germán Mora, tutor of the sixth grade; the head of studies Rocío Burgos teaches the second grade. Each of the six primary classes has its own tutor, the two kindergarten groups each have a tutor, and there are two English specialist teachers. Separate specialists teach circus and PE, art, handicrafts and Valencian; the school does not give qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school's leadership includes a wellbeing coordinator - Abbie Bundock, who is also the administrator. The school asks that problems be raised through the tutor or the administration. The school names no child protection policy, psychologist, medical worker, security staff or video surveillance on its pages.
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