Multilingualism
Multilingualism

Celebrating multilingualism

At International Aravaca, pupils receive bilingual education so they reach their highest academic potential, being empowered to acquire an international mentality through innovative teaching.

 

A key aspect of our Bilingual School in Madrid is its strong international ethos. Students develop a sense of belonging to the whole world and a culture of mutual respect and openness.

Key highlights

Key highlights

  • Children from 37 different nationalities make up 23% of our community
  • Implementation of the IB programme begins at 3 years old, making us pioneers in fostering respect, open-mindedness and international mindedness from an early stage
  • Additional languages: English, French, German and Italian
  • 100% of our students pass the Cambridge exams, achieving top scores in speaking and listening

Languages offered

Discover our language programmes, supporting students from their first greeting to their proudest accomplishments.

Early Years Primary School Secondary School Baccalaureate

Early Years

At this age, language development becomes increasingly important. Students aged 2 to 3 are completely immersed in English. 

For children aged 4 and 5, the programme is becomes bilingual, with 8 periods of Spanish at age 4 and 13 periods of Spanish at age 5.

Primary School

During these years students study a high number of subjects in English, with a focus on phonics international. The number of English sessions varies from 20 to 23 per week. 

From 5th of Primary it is possible to take French or German classes, with 2 or 3 sessions per week. Official language exams are available to obtain first DELF or GOETHE certifications.

Secondary School

During Secondary years, sessions in English vary from 14 to 17 hours per week.

Subjects taught in English by native and/or bilingual and specialized teachers include Natural and Social Science, Music, ICT, P.E., Technology, Arts & Crafts, Biology & Geology and Economics, among others.

Baccalaureate

Our Bilingual Private School in Madrid, in collaboration with Académica, offers the possibility of taking the Dual Baccalaureate starting in from 2nd ESO. The programme consists of completing six subjects of the American curriculum virtually which allows the student to graduate through this system and obtain the Dual Diploma once they have finished school. An accreditation that can be used to facilitate access to universities around the world.

Empowering every learner

Our linguistic courses to empower students with an international preparation.

AI Language Academy

School students, families and external attendees can join our Language Academy to learn English, French, German and Italian. Our classes are highly personalised, featuring small groups and native teachers.

AI Language Academy

School students, families and external attendees can join our Language Academy to learn English, French, German and Italian. Our classes are highly personalised, featuring small groups and native teachers.

International opportunities

Students can access exclusive and unique international learning experiences and multicultural exchanges between ISP Schools. The International Learning Opportunities for Students (ILOS) enable them to live memorable cultural experiences abroad and make long-lasting friendships while learning fundamental life skills.

International opportunities

Students can access exclusive and unique international learning experiences and multicultural exchanges between ISP Schools. The International Learning Opportunities for Students (ILOS) enable them to live memorable cultural experiences abroad and make long-lasting friendships while learning fundamental life skills.

Certifications
  • Our school is certified by the University of Cambridge as an “Exam Preparation Centre”.
    Students take the Starters, Flyers, PET exams in Primary and First, Advanced and Proficiency exams in Secondary and Baccalaureate
  • Students are accompanied in their paths to pass the French exam DELF and the German GOETHE with stellar results
Certifications
  • Our school is certified by the University of Cambridge as an “Exam Preparation Centre”.
    Students take the Starters, Flyers, PET exams in Primary and First, Advanced and Proficiency exams in Secondary and Baccalaureate
  • Students are accompanied in their paths to pass the French exam DELF and the German GOETHE with stellar results

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Special Recognitions

El espanol - Top 30
El mundo - best school in Spain 2025
Forbes - top 100 2025
Micole 2025