How we prevent bullying at schools in Spain
Spanish schools have been aware of the problem of bullying in the classroom for many years and have applied a variety of measures to prevent it. This phenomenon occurs most frequently in the last years of primary and the first years of secondary education....
The challenges of education in changing environments – Teaching for the future
We are going through a key time in social and political terms. Our economic model, lifestyles and expectations for the future will depend on the decisions taken by our leaders and citizens’ demands. Education plays a more important role than ever before, as our values...
The importance of public speaking and debate in education. How we work on these skills in the BSS
Oral expression and linguistic skills are the very foundations of education in all fields right from the first years of schooling. Learning to speak well is a priority at school, but this also becomes an essential skill in all aspects of our daily lives. In other...
The Spanish Baccalaureate: the different types and obligatory and optional subjects in each case
The Spanish Baccalaureate (upper secondary education) lasts for two academic years and aims to provide students with the training, intellectual and personal maturity, and knowledge and skills they need to develop social functions and play a competitive and responsible...
Innovative teaching for digital natives: Educational robotics
El Bachillerato español consta de dos cursos y tiene como finalidad proporcionar al alumnado formación, madurez intelectual y humana, conocimientos y habilidades que les permitan desarrollar funciones sociales e incorporarse a la vida activa con responsabilidad y...
The importance of fostering positive leisure
The word leisure refers to the time when individuals are not working or doing other duties and their free time; it is not a waste of time or something negative which stimulates mediocrity but a time when their inventiveness may be productive for their mind. Leisure is...
Learning spaces
According to Prakash Nair, a futurist, a visionary planner and architect, and president of Fielding Nair International, one of the world’s leading change agents in both education and school design is the design of learning spaces. Redesigning schools for...
Spanish language opportunities throughout the world
The immense power of the Spanish language and its increasing importance around the world should be the driving force for the development of Spanish-speaking countries to such an extent that it contributes, both directly and indirectly, to higher GDP in the countries...
