A Day at EBI

PRE-KINDER

Our Pre-Kinder program focuses on the development of the whole child and is based on the following principles:

Play-based
Inquiry-driven: Student's interests help shape learning
Structured around transdisciplinary units of inquiry
Designed to support varied learning styles
Strong emphasis on creativity
Integrated music and art component
Diverse students and staff reinforce diversity and cultural understanding that is both experienced and taught in the classroom

Pre-Primary is 100% Spanish. Students who enter with no Spanish language are supported as needed during their transition to Spanish. We have found that there is a very fast learning period for both 3- and 4-year-olds.

A typical schedule for Pre-Kinder students is:

8:30 – 9:25	Inquiry
9:25 – 9:40	Bathroom routine
9:40 – 10:00	Refrigerio (morning snack)
10:00 – 10:45	Outdoor activities
10:45 – 11:00	Transition and bathroom routine
11:00 – 11:20	Inquiry
11:20 – 12:00	Activities and clean up (art, manipulatives, science, language, etc.)
12:00 – 12:20	Lunch
12:20 – 12:30	Transition / bathroom
12:30 – 2:00	Story and siesta (nap)
2:00 – 2:20	Merienda (snack)
2:20 – 3:00	Language activities and inquiry in small groups

LOWER SCHOOL

In our Lower School program (Kindergarten through 5th grade) we aim to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

The EBI curriculum:

Emphasizes the acquisition of conceptual understanding
Supports learners to construct knowledge through guided inquiry
Supports varied learning styles
Emphasizes creativity
Integrates music, art and PE with specialist teachers
Includes the study of Mandarin beginning in third grade
Reinforces diversity and cultural understanding that is both experienced and taught in the classroom

Kindergarten and First Grade students have one hour of English instruction each day and the rest of their instruction is in Spanish. In Second grade the children have two hours of instruction in English. In third grade and above children have half of their day in English and half in Spanish with Mandarin four times each week.

A Day at EBI

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