Vittoria Junior Primary School

We implement the MIUR curriculum in a thorough and comprehensive way, inviting students to develop a solid awareness of Italy’s heritage and incredibly rich cultural and artistic legacy.

With the Cambridge Primary curriculum, students actively absorb English language. While studying other subjects (maths, science and computer science) in English, they learn to use this foreign language in specific contexts and apply it to real-life situations. As a result, they learn communicative structures naturally and spontaneously.

STEM includes science, mathematics and technology. We teach these subjects in English – the global language of research – from the outset. We do not simply translate content from Italian into English but rather incorporate the Cambridge University Curriculum into our programme and use its characteristic experience-based approach.

Studying full time is a central element in our educational plan. This allows us to deliver content knowledge over an extended period of time while also granting space for playing and experimenting. The additional time dedicated to subject content enables us to create authentic learning situations for the pupils. The children become better skilled in processing emotions and opinions in a more spontaneous way and learn to communicate them to others, alternating naturally between their mother tongue and a foreign language.

This module is offered in the bridge between primary and secondary school. We have designed it to create a conscious relationship between children and technology and to familiarise so-called “digital natives” with devices and applications useful for study and work.

We firmly believe that technology should support traditional activities without replacing them. Hands-on activities and traditional textbooks still remain a cornerstone of education for us. They are the main tools of classroom study and activities and are only supplemented by various multimedia to act as appropriate supports.

The teaching staff is composed of qualified Italian teachers, supported by native or bilingual teachers who hold a university degree and have been accredited and certified by Cambridge International Education through a specific training programme. The teaching staff is also made up of tutors and assistants, who are young aspiring teachers-in-training. They assist in teaching activities and collaborate in classrooms to carry out remedial/support activities and contribute to advancing the achievements of our children.

This is a teaching module in keeping with the subsequent stage of middle school. It develops the skills needed for research, analysis, collaboration and critical thinking and is offered to complement the class subjects in the Cambridge Primary curriculum. As children gain competency in various subject areas, they are encouraged to explore connections between their skills. They then are able to address real-life issues, such as respect for the environment, the importance of peace, and the relationship between wealth and poverty in the world.

We strive to involve parents in various projects and activities. We also create opportunities for parents and teachers to meet, in the belief that the school’s educational plan should always be participatory and shared within the family.

Throughout the year, we provide our students with the opportunity to enjoy educational trips, taking full advantage of the school’s central location and proximity to the city’s museums and attractions. At the end of the academic year, students – especially fifth graders – are offered travel experiences in Italy or abroad. These can last several days, and may include a short hiking trip through the hills of Torino and camping out with an overnight stay in a tent.