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Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain · Private
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A small private American-style Christian school in Bellaterra, a district of Cerdanyola del Vallès near Barcelona. The school calls itself North American, trilingual and international; its founder and owner is the non-profit Protestant association Connecta Associació Cristiana, and it is authorised by the Department of Education of the Generalitat of Catalonia. Stages: pre-school groups and Kindergarten, primary and secondary school, with one class for each year of study. Lessons are taught in three languages, English, Spanish and Catalan, with flexible groups and translanguaging. The programme combines the American Common Core standards with the basic competences of Catalonia and Spain, and assessment is continuous and competency-based. The pedagogy follows Charlotte Mason: reading and narrating living books, outdoor learning, STEAM projects and an emphasis on music, visual and performing arts. Groups have no more than 15 pupils, there are combined classes of different years, restorative discipline and conflict mediation, and particular attention to children with special educational needs. The school day is compressed, and pupils can stay for additional activities after lessons. The school is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International and states accreditation by ACSI and MSA for K-12, a partnership with Resourcing Christian Education International and approval by the NCAA Eligibility Center. The school publishes its fees itself and states them in euros.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $5 341 a year
4 728 EUR
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Spanish, Catalan
Class size
no more than 15 pupils
About the fees Tuition costs 4728 euros a year at every stage, from Kindergarten 3-5 to Grade 12; it can be paid in twelve monthly instalments of 394 euros. Additional children from the same family receive a 10 per cent discount. The cost of books and materials is announced separately each school year, and fees for outings, the bus and other services are also announced separately.
Admissions Enrolment is open all year round, including for the 2026-2027 school year; the school sends enrolment forms on request by email. There is one class for each year of study, with no more than 15 pupils in a group. The school does not list entrance tests, language requirements or documents on its site.
Stages and year groups Grades Pre-school and Kindergarten (ages 3-5) to Grade 12. The school runs Pre-school and Kindergarten groups for children aged 3 to 5, primary school Grades 1-6 and secondary Grades 7-12, with one class per year. The programme is American, following the Common Core standards, supplemented by the basic competences of Catalonia and Spain; the staff includes a homeroom teacher for the first and second years of ESO.
Address C. Salcillo 6-8, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
MSA · accreditationACSI · 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
MSAMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
One of the oldest American accreditations, working since 1887 in more than a hundred countries and linked to the Office of Overseas Schools of the US State Department. It judges the school as an institution across twelve areas, including finances, governance, premises and student support.
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Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →ACSIAssociation of Christian Schools International
An accreditation of Christian schools: the school spends eighteen months to two years on a self-study, and then peers from other Christian schools visit. Faithfulness to the Christian confession is part of the standards, so this is an accreditation with a condition of belief. It often runs jointly with MSA or Cognia, and such a pair is stronger than ACSI alone.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →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
The school does not describe its premises on its website.
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
On its team page the school names 22 staff members: the director, who teaches Bible, US history and preparation for the official Cambridge exams and holds master's degrees in counselling and in school management; the vice director, a certified school counsellor with master's degrees in child psychology and neuroeducation; a neuropsychologist; primary teachers, secondary subject teachers of mathematics, science, history and geography, Spanish, Catalan, English and physical education, a music teacher, pre-school teachers, administrators and a child safety lead. The English teachers prepare pupils for the official Cambridge English exams.
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
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a psycho-pedagogical guidance team (Equipo Orientación Psicopedagógica) made up of the director, the vice director and counsellor, a neuropsychologist and a teacher; a separate Child Safety Lead is named among the staff. The school writes about conflict mediation, restorative discipline and emotional education. Security guards, video surveillance, a medical room and published policies are not described on the site.
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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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 "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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