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Madrid, Spain · Private
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Ellaluna American School is an American school on Calle Pandora in Madrid, authorised by the Community of Madrid under code 28049274. There are three stages: Nido from eighteen months to three years, Kindergarten from three to six (on the stage page, Kinder 1 from two to four and Kinder 2 from four to six) and Elementary School from six to twelve, in two cycles - grades one to three and grades four to six. Classes are small: 13 children in Kinder and no more than 15 in Elementary. The school names its foundations in its own words: innovation, respect and learning; it draws on the Reggio Emilia philosophy, on neuroscience and on work on projects the children choose themselves, and in Elementary it aligns them with the Common Core standards and Spanish legislation. English is the vehicular language of the school, and its share grows with age: about half an hour a day in Nido, 45-60 minutes in Kindergarten and half the day in Elementary, with lessons from native speakers; the other half of the Elementary day is Spanish language and culture and the other zones. The Elementary learning zones are logic and mathematics, reading and writing, art, construction, science, nature, social sciences, technology, and robotics and programming. Every day begins with experiential psychomotor work for all ages, and Elementary has capoeira.
Key facts
Admits from
18 months · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Spanish, English
Admissions The school does not describe an admission procedure separately: families get in touch through a form, by phone or by messenger, come to open days and a tour, and the school describes the start of schooling as introductory conversations and a settling-in period during which the family stays with the child. The stage is chosen on the form by age: Nido from 18 months to 3 years, Kinder from 3 to 6, Elementary from 6 to 12. The school names no deadlines, no documents and no conditions for children from abroad.
Stages and year groups Grades Nido (from 18 months) - Elementary School (to age 12). Nido from 18 months to 3 years; Kindergarten from 3 to 6 - on the stage page Kinder 1 from 2 to 4 and Kinder 2 from 4 to 6, with 13 children per class; Elementary School from 6 to 12 - Elementary 1 (grades 1-3) and Elementary 2 (grades 4-6), with no more than 15 children per class. The school day is long, with flexible learning periods; English grammar begins in grade 4.
Address Calle Pandora, 23, 28037 Madrid
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
NEASC · accreditationschool is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
NEASCNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
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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
Campus: A building at Calle Pandora 23 in Madrid. The Elementary classrooms are arranged as varied spaces with platforms and tables for different kinds of work, along nine learning zones - from science and nature to technology, robotics and programming; Kindergarten has zones for movement. The school lists no grounds or sports facilities.
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 sizein the key facts above
The school does not publish its staff by name, but it names native English speakers on its staff who give lessons. It describes the adult's role as an anchor, emotional support, facilitator and guide. Classes have 13 children in Kindergarten and no more than 15 in Elementary School. The school names no teacher qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
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Academics and programmes (16%)60 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data60 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median67 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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