Escuela Infantil Italiana M. Montessori

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The Escuela Infantil Italiana Maria Montessori welcomes boys and girls aged 3 to 6 years in the Sarrià neighborhood. This center constitutes the first stage of an educational project that continues at the Istituto Statale Italiano Comprensivo di Barcellona. Beyond its Montessori origins, the school maintains constant educational updates and stays close to the principles of Reggio Emilia pedagogy, where the protagonism and autonomy of students in learning are central. The center is part of the Barcelona International School's Association network.

The educational project is based on the National Guidelines for the Curriculum of Early Childhood Education and the first cycle of instruction. The learning objectives are organized into areas that seek:

- The development of each child's own identity
- The achievement of autonomy
- The development of competencies
- The formation of a sense of citizenship

The methodology is founded on meaningful learning, where direct experience, play, exploration and the students' curiosity are the basis for creating learning opportunities and projects. The formation of small groups in specific activities allows for attention to diversity in each child's growth process.

The multilingual approach starts from Italian as the vehicular language and enables linguistic competence to be obtained also in Catalan, Spanish and English by the end of the school journey. The center accompanies children in the process of emotional literacy through play and daily life situations, from lived experience to narrated experience.

The school values the multiplicity of dimensions of experience and points of view, cognitive and creative processes, ways of thinking, expressing oneself, meeting and weaving relationships. The center educates and raises awareness about respect for the environment and resources, with the aim that children understand they can have an active role in protecting the planet through small daily gestures.

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