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Colegio Internacional Ausias March, founded in 1972, is a private school without any agreed level and, therefore, receives no public funding. The courses are available at the school cover from the Second Cycle of Early Education to the second year of the Baccalaureate. It is a school perfectly integrated with its surroundings. We make available to our students all our unique, pleasant buildings designed for educational practices, with spacious gardens and sports facilities covering an area of 20,000m². The School is equipped with all areas necessary to provide a suitable environment for the teaching-learning process, with a maximum occupancy of 1,014 students. Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March, founded 40 years ago, has succeeded in developing throughout that period a model with unique characteristics that have turned the institution into a key benchmark for the educational sector in the Valencian Community. Today, it also features the support of a solid educational group that brings together 9 educational centers in Spain, some of the recognized prestige such as Colegio Base in Madrid, considered by the newspaper “El Mundo” to be one of the 10 best schools in Spain. Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March, an educational center that bases its model on innovation to educate and train open-minded independent people with a critical spirit and a solid and comprehensive education, to enable them to face the challenges of a globalized world. To that end, the institution creates a suitable emotional framework that satisfies the expectations of all members of the education community. We are a school with a long-standing tradition and a great reputation in the world of private education. As of our very foundation in 1972, our goal has been to implement an innovative educational model which, with special attention to value-based education, allows our students to achieve a high academic level and acquire a solid background in languages, especially in English. This model is rooted in a differentiating methodology in which the acquisition of skills, in the broadest sense of the word, is prioritized over rote learning. To accomplish this goal, we count on a team of highly qualified teachers who are aligned with the School’s educational approach, continuously updating their skills and training, and who enjoy great stability, an essential aspect to achieve effective team-working. Moreover, they are fundamentally educators in the broadest sense of the word, at all times. After so many years of working with this approach, there are now thousands of students who have attended our classrooms and have been able to carry out their life plans by putting our objectives and values into practice. They are our greatest pride and our heritage. For all of us who work at Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March, it is a pleasure to welcome you to our WEBSITE. Here, you will be able to learn more about the project we are implementing, but we would also like to invite you to get to know the essence of our School in person. We will be delighted to welcome you. Colegio Internacional Ausiàs March is a private educational institution to educate and train open-minded, autonomous, and critical individuals with a solid intellectual and values training to enable them to meet the challenges of an increasingly globalized world, offering adequate emotional support at the School as the fundamental basis of the Educational project. To create a specific model of an “Ausiàs March” student and continue to be a benchmark school in the Valencian Community, a suitable context will be promoted, with the ultimate goal of satisfying all members of the education community (students, families, and both teaching and non-teaching staff). This will be achieved through the development of the Educational Project, the creation of an optimal organizational structure, and the establishment of policies that favor the personal and professional development of all employees. View full school

An underlying tenet at March Academy is that education should provide children with a compass to guide children and to support their ability to find their way, rather than a single road map that everyone must follow. March Academy works to empower elementary-aged students by understanding how to find their way in a group learning environment. It challenges them and helps them grow, primarily by teaching students how to learn while at the same time helping them to respect and work with their peers. March Academy celebrates individual differences, recognizes strengths, and teaches students to use their strengths to be effective learners. Through high, reasonable expectations, by incorporating individual learning styles, by emphasizing the positive, and teaching co-operation, we give each student a chance to shine and express their true potential. For 17 years, March Academy has been serving children in Ottawa and its surrounding areas. Teachers trained and experienced in differentiated learning guide and support learners, including those diagnosed as gifted or with learning disabilities such as language based learning disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia, non-verbal disabilities, ADD, ADHD, and Aspergers Syndrome. Please contact us to discuss how March Academy can best meet the needs of your learner. The curriculum presented at March Academy has rooted in the Ontario Ministry of Education expectations as the underlying framework for activities. The Academy uses students' strengths and interests to help build and support the development or enrichment of academic mathematics and language arts skills. Science and social studies are taught as an integrated curriculum across the grade levels. The topics are theme-based and involve large and small groups as well as individual activities. Themes are based on the Ontario Ministry of Education topics and are adapted for student grade and ability level each year. Field trips and guest speakers augment the integrated studies curricula and are dependent upon the themes presented from year to year. Students participate in physical education sessions taught by a certified Ontario teacher. Lessons focus on fun and fitness and are designed to encourage students' sense of self-esteem in their abilities. Students also participate in a Running Club, which is held three days per week during the spring and fall months and culminates in a fun run to support local charities. Sensory Integration and brain exercises are incorporated into daily lessons. All children have the opportunity to participate in our Cross-country Ski Club throughout the winter months using our large schoolyard. Students participate in weekly martial arts lessons, TaeKwonDo, from a qualified instructor and are provided with belt testing opportunities when they are ready. The focus of instruction is on improving their self-confidence, agility, and concentration. Students benefit from weekly yoga sessions with a certified yoga instructor. Yoga lessons introduce students to the concept of relaxation, flexibility, and increased body awareness. The learning experience must encompass the whole child. Music, art, and drama are seen as an integral part of the March Academy program. All students receive weekly, individual piano lessons and participate in the March Academy school choir. Piano lessons culminate in an end-of-year piano recital. The school choir has opportunities to perform on various occasions throughout the school year at school-related events and in the Ottawa community. In the past, opportunities to visit the National Art Gallery and the NAC and local guest artists' visits have supplemented the arts curriculum. The hidden curriculum in schools, such as developing self-advocacy and other classroom skills, are parallel key objectives to encourage students towards independence in learning in all subject areas. Working with others, showing manners and respect, and communicating ideas, thoughts, and feelings are essential life skills and, as such, are integral components of daily lessons. Technology is used to augment and support in all subject areas. Learning to use technology as a tool to access information and express the learning that has been attained is woven throughout the curriculum and through the school day. In September 2020, we will be extending the March Academy program to include grade 7 to be followed in September 2021 with a grade 8 program. View full school