QUALITY AND RIGOR
The quality of teaching and the individual attention given to each pupil are the factors which define Oak House. The school strives to attain both academic and teaching excellence through the continuous improvement of both their staff and the available teaching materials. Another fundamental aim is for pupils to develop their social and emotional skills to the highest possible level. All aspects of education and learning are studied in depth, which allows each and every pupil to reach their full potential.
LANGUAGES AND QUALIFICATIONS
Children receive an entirely British education at Oak House Primary School. They follow the National Curriculum and classes are taught in English by teachers who are native speakers of the language. In Year 2 pupils start learning Spanish, followed by Catalan in Year 3. In Secondary pupils take up either French or German as an additional language. Pupils take the Cambridge First Certificate, Advanced and Proficiency examinations in English as part of their studies. Oak House is a member of NABSS (National Association of British Schools of Spain).
PERSONALISED TEACHING
Oak House School is committed to the individual monitoring of each pupil. Regular direct contact with the parents is maintained by an excellent team of tutors as well as the Psychopedagogy Department. Pupils with academic difficulties, learning disabilities or those who are academically-gifted receive specialised individual attention.
IGCSE
El Cambridge IGCSE is the world's most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year olds and is part of the Cambridge Secondary 2 examination suite. Oak House pupils take their IGCSE exams in 4th ESO, which prepare them for admission to British and US universities.
SPORT
Sport is one of the fundamental pillars of the school. The extensive range of sports facilities allows Oak House pupils’ academic studies to be complemented by a broad range of sports. Both the 5-a-side and 11-a-side football teams as well as the basketball team compete with notable success in the Barcelona 'Consell de l’esport' School League.
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Oak House School encourages the use of new technologies from Nursery One onwards. IPads are introduced in Early Years so that pupils are introduced to educational applications specifically designed for their age group. They also have ICT classrooms as well as mobile ICT suites and all Primary, Secondary and Bachillerato. Classrooms are equipped with projectors and multi-media equipment.
GREEN SCHOOL
Oak House aims to be a sustainable and ecological school and designs work plans relating to the environment. These plans are then incorporated into both the teaching syllabus and the management of the school.
SUMMER SCHOOL
The best English summer day-camp for children aged 3 to 14 years old in Barcelona. Everything is ready for our 32nd edition where kids will have a great time improving their English skills and having lots of fun with a wide range of activities and sports. Help them improve their English without effort in a fun, stimulating environment. You can find more info about our next Summer School here.
50th ANNIVERSARY
Our 50th Anniversary celebrations began with the inauguration event, which was attended by representatives from all sectors of the Oak House community. Representatives from the current and ex-Oak House staff; current and ex-Patronato members; current and ex-pupils; founding families and invited guests, joined us for a wonderful evening of memories and reflection.
We were privileged to welcome two extremely interesting key-note speakers. Professor Victoria Marsick, a member of the school's Advisory Board, and Director of Adult Learning in the Department of Organisation and Leadership at the Teachers College, Columbia University, spoke about the importance of developing the “soft skills”, which are the skills which set students up for success in their careers, but also empower them to lead happier, healthier lives. Our second speaker, Ferran Latorre, is not only a remarkable mountaineer, and a talented journalist, but he also inspires and motivates others to overcome obstacles and follow their passion, through his inspiring conferences.Representatives of the Founding families of Oak House willingly participated in the preparation of a video, which, together with the slide show of old photographs, gave us a wonderful insight into the early years of Oak House School. A rendition of the school song "The Heart of Oak", sung by an ex-pupil Carla Kissler, provided an emotional end to the formal proceedings.During the cocktail many memories were exchanged amongst the invited guests.Thanks are extended to everyone who attended and played their part in making the evening such a success and to everyone on the school staff, whose additional efforts in the preceeding days and weeks, contributed to the success of the evening. Thanks are also extended to the members of the 50th Anniversary Working Party, who generated the ideas for the celebrations.Particular thanks are extended to Vicenç Orobitg and Sylvia Rodríguez for their major contribution in the area of communication and preparation of the event.Happy 50th Anniversary, to all at Oak House School , where we have been Building the Futures of young people for 50 years.
Julie Harris
Link to video 1
Link to video 2
