(Barcelona) Oak House school is an independent non-profit making co-educational day school founded in 1968. A Board of Trustees is elected by the parents association and they, with the Head , are responsible for running the school.
The school bears the official Spanish title of a "Mixed Foreign School" according to a Government decree (BOE 25/10/83). This title means that it can accept both Spanish and non-Spanish children, whose qualifications and studies are then automatically convalidated to conform to the Spanish Education system.
Oak House School is a member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain (NABBS). This organization facilitates contact and interchange of ideas between the Bristish Schools in Spain. Oak House organizes and attends various seminars and conferences for teachers, in order to keep up to date with all new educational trends emerging around the world in schools like ours. These contacts enable us to give advice to parents who for private or professional reasons have to move to another city or country and need to choose another school for their child.
In the Secondary Department, OAK HOUSE (CASA DEL ROURE) is an independent school for 360 pupils officially recognised by the Department of Education of the Catalan Government (La Generalitat). The school teaches "E.S.O." (Obligatory Secondary Education) to pupils from 12 to 16 years of age and the "Bachilleratos" from 16 to 18 years of age. During their time in "ESO" the pupils study in the school's 3 languages (English, Catalan and Castillian) and in the Bachilleratos they are prepared for entrance to Spanish, European and American Universities.
The school is run by the Board of Trustees of the Foundation: seven parents elected by a General Assembly.
The school is situated in a quiet residential area of Barcelona and has large attractive playing areas for the pupils. New buildings for the Secondary school were completed in 1997 containing classrooms,laboratories, library, art, music, drama rooms:, gymnasium; a new building for the Primary school will be built in 1999. Lunch is served to the whole school at midday and the Nursery and Infant classes also have a light tea at school. A ski-ing trip and school camps are organised for the pupils and there are regular cultural visits to local places of interest. All children are required to take an entrance examination which includes an I.Q.test administered by the school psychologist, a mathematics, Spanish and English test. Transport to and from the school is available.
C/San Pedro Claver 12-18, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
Tel: (+34) 932 524020 - 932 524221 ; Fax:(+34) 932 524022
Email: sec@oakhouseschool.com
Web site: http://www.oakhouseschool.com/
