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Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain · est. 2017 · Private
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Escoleta Montessori in Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona is a small Montessori school for children up to six, which calls itself an urban micro-school. Legally it is a non-profit educational association, "Associació educativa Montessori Esplugues dels 0 als 6 anys", and the school calls its project L'Escoleta de la Vila. Its history is a family one: in 2016 the founder, Maria, began caring for children at home as a childminder, in 2017 the Montessori guide Lucía Gallego joined her, the association was created and the school set out with four families; in 2018 a family support centre for children aged 1-3 opened, and in 2020, with new certified guides, L'Escoleta de la Vila itself officially opened. Today the community has more than sixty families. There are three groups: El Niu for babies from eight to eighteen months in Espai Terra, the children's community from eighteen months to three years and the children's house from three to six in Espai Aire. Almost every day the children go out to the Parc dels Torrents urban woodland five minutes' walk away: the school has a forest school programme, and on Mondays the whole morning is spent in the woods. The school calls its project multilingual; with babies it uses baby sign language. The school does not publish its fees.
Key facts
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8 months · Pre-School
Admissions The school takes families with children from zero to six. The procedure is simple: write to info@montessoriesplugues.com, receive the project description, come to an individual meeting by appointment and fill in the documents. The school names no tests or requirements; the enrolment announced on the admissions page refers to the 2022-2023 school year. Separately the school invites students for observation and placements, and volunteers.
Stages and year groups Grades ages 0-6: El Niu 8-18 months, children's community 18 months - 3 years, children's house 3-6 years. Three Montessori environments: El Niu from eight to eighteen months in Espai Terra, the children's community from eighteen months to about three years and the children's house from three to six years in Espai Aire. The day begins with a calm arrival from 9:00 to 9:30, followed by the work cycle, lunch around midday, rest, a snack from 15:00 and going home; older children walk to the woodland park after lunch, and on Mondays the morning is spent in the woods. The school has no primary stage yet: in its history it writes that the new premises of 2020 were meant to continue the project for children aged two to twelve.
Address Carrer Severo Ochoa 12, Esplugues de Llobregat (Espai Terra); Carrer Emili Juncadella 19-21 (Espai Aire)
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MSAMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
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The pedagogy of Maria Montessori: a child chooses the activity, works at their own pace with special materials, and mixed-age groups are arranged so that older children teach the younger ones. It is used most often in the nursery and primary stages.
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Exams and destinations from the school's official website
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: Two premises in Esplugues. Espai Terra at Carrer Severo Ochoa 12 is an open, bright space divided into care and activity areas, with a sunny yard; it houses the El Niu group with areas for movement, hygiene, eating, nursing and sleep. Espai Aire at Carrer Emili Juncadella 19-21 has several environment rooms, an outdoor environment, a vegetable garden and a large rooftop yard with a climbing wall and space for free play. The school counts the town itself as part of its space: the Parc dels Torrents woodland, gardens, the library and shops.
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 does not give the number of its adults. It writes that two adults work with each group in the children's house, that certified Montessori guides have worked at the school since 2020, that the forest school programme is run by an educator with official forest school training, and it names the founder Maria and the guide Lucía Gallego.
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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