Growing Together: Learning and Development in Community

At the British College of Gavà, we aim to help your children ‘Be the best they can be’. This journey is one we take in partnership with the parents, teachers and children. As educators, there is no greater privilege than watching a child grow and develop not only in his or her learning, but also in his or her abilities to communicate, play and interact with others.

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Joyful Learning: Exploration and Growth at BCG

For me, there's nothing better than being surrounded by curious students, thoughtful questions, laughter, and creativity—and in our EYFS and Lower Primary stage, this is exactly what we experience from the moment children join BCG. Our aim is to ensure that our pupils’ school days are filled with happiness, exploration, and a sense of belonging, as this encourages them to approach every task with greater confidence and interest.

The memories and experiences formed during the early years of a child’s life and education are key to instilling a positive attitude towards learning. Children are born with a natural desire to explore and learn, and our team of experienced, enthusiastic, and dedicated teachers and assistants work hard to ensure that each child builds a strong foundation of lifelong skills through a carefully planned curriculum.

Our outdoor areas and Forest School sessions provide a rich environment for children to engage with and immerse themselves in the natural world, and every class has its own designated space to grow, play, and learn.

I look forward to welcoming you and your child to our very special community, where we will work closely together as a partnership of children, teachers, and parents to nurture a love and passion for lifelong learning.

Nina Pilcher, Foundation Stage Teacher

 

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EYFS Curriculum

The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is abroad and exciting framework that comprises seven main Areas of Learning. These are:
• Personal, social and emotional development(PSED)
• Communication and Language (CL)
• Physical development (PD)
• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the world (UTW)
• Expressive arts and design (EAD)

EYFS Subjects

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Art and Design

In Nursery and Reception children begin to use a variety of tools to create drawings that tell a story from retelling or from their imagination. They investigate different lines and textures. These skills fall under the learning area ‘Expressive arts and design’ in the EYFS curriculum.

English

We understand and celebrate the importance of language as both a tool for communication and the first building block for the many successes that the children will achieve during their time in school. Children will be involved with an immersive environment for learning and we pride ourselves on building that nourishing context for them as they grow as English speakers, readers and writers.
We set incredibly high standards for our young linguists at the British College of Gavà and work, fairly strictly, toward having all children access the UK National Curriculum for their age group as quickly as possible. We assess the children against the UK learning goals for Reading and Writing, meaning that children can easily transition to and from British Curriculum Schools in the UK with ease. We have additional EAL support for learners who are beginning their English journey and we work tirelessly to ensure the best levels of Communication, Understanding, Reading and Writing while encouraging the skills of creativity and instilling a self reflective work ethic in the children.

 

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Geography

Pupils develop knowledge about the world. They learn to understand basic subject-specific vocabulary relating to human and physical geography and begin to use geographical skills, including first-hand observation, to enhance their local awareness.

Music

Children develop a love and appreciation for music through singing, playing instruments, and moving to music. Exposing music to children at an early age helps in many areas of development, including literacy, numeracy, social-emotional, motor, language, listening, and hand-eye coordination.

Physical education

Physical activity is vital for the all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives. Using sport and dance activities to explore and develop the child’s agility, balance, coordination, strength and positional awareness will allow them to progress through early years and into primary school with continually improving fine and gross motor skills.

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Science

Students discover more about the world around them through focused projects that take place both inside the classroom and outside in the Forest School.
The EYFS curriculum covers science through the learning area ´Knowledge and understanding of the world´. Children learn and explore through playing with different materials such as sand and water and explore the idea of floating and sinking and through cooking they see that materials can change.

Spanish as a foreign language

Learning is through games, experimentation, music and with the help of dynamic activities that are designed taking into account their interests and abilities so that their learning is fun and motivating.

At this stage, the most important thing is that they acquire Spanish vocabulary so that they are able to understand what they hear and be able to communicate with other people.

Information and Communication Technology

Children focus on simple skills such as using games and programs aimed at young learners and interactive games they can play as a group and independently.

 

EYFS next steps

As the children leave EYFS we ensure a smooth transition by continuing with elements of the EYFS pedagogy to ensure that passion and creativity for learning remains. With the confidence and independence gained in Early Years, Lower Primary children are well equipped to build upon their skills and understanding in order to access the broad and challenging Key Stage 1 curriculum.

EYFS Next Steps Subjects

 
 

Art and Design

In Lower Primary children are encouraged to produce accurate drawings of people that include all the visible parts of the body like head, hands, fingers and place them correctly.

English

We understand and celebrate the importance of language as both a tool for communication and the first building block for the many successes that the children will achieve during their time in school. Children will be involved with an immersive environment for learning and we pride ourselves on building that nourishing context for them as they grow as English speakers, readers and writers.

Geography

Pupils develop knowledge about the world, the United Kingdom/Spain and their locality. They learn to understand basic subject-specific vocabulary relating to human and physical geography and begin to use geographical skills, including first-hand observation, to enhance their local awareness.
Topics covered include:

  • Continents and oceans
  • Types of houses around the world
  • Weather around the world
  • Maps
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Music

Children develop a love and appreciation for music through singing, playing instruments, and moving to music. Exposing music to children at an early age helps in many areas of development including literacy, numeracy, social-emotional, motor, language, listening, and hand-eye coordination.

Educación Física

Physical activity is vital for the all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives. Using sport and dance activities to explore and develop the child’s agility, balance, coordination, strength and positional awareness will allow them to progress with continually improving fine and gross motor skills.
Our curriculum allows each child to learn at their own pace with increasing independence, solving problems, approaching challenges, gaining confidence and learning about their bodies throughout.

Science

Science is brought in by the class teacher and students discover more about the world around them through focused projects that take place both inside the classroomand outside in the forest school.
The science curriculum is broad and offers opportunities for hands-on practical experiences for children to identify, explore, compare, describe and observe three main topic areas: plants, materials, and animals and habitats.

Mathematics

The development of good number sense is fundamental to our KS1 math curriculum. Children gain a broad understanding of how numbers relate to each other and develop the ability to compare numbers. This is achieved by participating in activities that involve manipulating objects and through talking about the math they are doing, they are able to articulate their understanding and reasoning.
Our aim is that our pupils are able to carry out calculations using the 4 operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, in their heads by the time they leave Y2.

 

History

Key Stage 1 begins their journey into history with changes in living memory, starting at themselves and the things they know best - toys! Branching out to significant historical events and the lives of significant individuals. Year 2 then go on to discover events beyond living memory and the achievements of important individuals in the past.

Spanish and Catalan as a foreign language

Students start learning Spanish from EYFS, and Catalan language is introduced in Year 2. Learning is through games, experimentation, music and with the help of dynamic activities that are designed taking into account their interests and abilities so that their learning is fun and motivating.
At this stage, the most important thing is that they acquire Spanish and Catalan vocabulary so that they are able to understand what they hear and be able to communicate with other people.

Information and Communication Technology

ICT is used across the curriculum through the Interactive whiteboard, iPads and Chromebooks as well as focused ICT lessons from Year 1 with the Chromebooks, laptops, and some visits to the ICT suite to use the iMacs. Children focus on simple skills such as using games and programs aimed at young learners and interactive games they can play as a group and independently. Typing skills and building confidence using the keyboard, mouse and simple programmes are developed over the course of Years 1 and 2.
We also learn simple programming skills with programmable beebots and scratch.

 

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