B.I.G. is a British International School in the South of Rome. Located on a brand-new, spacious campus in the heart of Casal Palocco, we welcome students aged 3 to 11, from Nursery to Year 6. We follow the English National Curriculum to offer an innovative child-centred and holistic education.
With almost 40% international students as well as teachers from around the world, we are proud of our global identity.
Our philosophy of enabling learning through play ensures the development of the whole child as an individual. Our teachers create fun and hands-on learning experiences which support each child’s progress towards the early learning goals.
The broad programme is built upon the following areas:
• Communication and language
• Physical development
• Personal, social and emotional development
• Literacy
• Maths
• Understanding the world
Expressive arts and design
In these years our students continue to build skills and knowledge with a balanced approach to learning through play and direct teacher instruction. Our students develop fluency in their English language skills as well as a key focus on social skills and independence. Lessons are often cross curricular, meeting several subject objectives in one lesson and helping students to make stronger connections with context to their learning.
The English National Curriculum subjects taught in Key Stage One are the following:
• English
• Maths
• Science
• Topic (including Geography and History)
• Art and Design & Technology
• Music
• P.S.H.R.E (Personal, Social, Health and Religious Education)
• P.E. (Physical Education)
• ICT (Information Computer Technology) is taught in the context of other curriculum subjects
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The engaging lessons in Key Stage Two will often contain practical elements with students learning in pairs and small groups, making use of the adaptive learning spaces both indoors and outdoors. Teachers take an active role in classes, supporting and challenging the learning of all students.
The English National Curriculum subjects taught at this Key Stage are the following:
• English
• Maths
• Science
• Topic (including Geography and History)
• Art and Design & Technology
• Music
• P.S.H.R.E (Personal, Social, Health and Religious Education)
• P.E. (Physical Education)
• ICT (Information Computer Technology) is taught in the context of other curriculum subjects.
• Year 5 and Year 6: Spanish as a modern foreign language