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Parents and kids in Murcia love the Kings College British international school
Modern facilities meet traditional British values at King’s College Murcia in La Torre Golf Resort Murcia
It’s hard to find the perfect school for your children, one that promises good educational performance but also allows your kids to grow creatively in the direction they want. Many parents find themselves having to compromise between science, sports and special needs support, but there’s one school in Murcia that has a perfectly balanced combination of everything a parent could want.
Based in La Torre Golf Resort Murcia, King’s College is a British School that teaches the English National Curriculum while ensuring that pupils grow up bilingual in English and Spanish. Open to pupils from 18 months to 18 years (Pre-Nursery – Year 13), all the children are encouraged to learn from first-hand experience, not just textbooks, to create open-minded, creative and dynamic individuals.
School facilities
King’s College uses the latest technology to support students’ education, including smartboards and computers in every classroom, two state-of-the-art ICT suites, three libraries, three science laboratories and an outstanding art department.
Their sports facilities include a floodlit, synthetic 7-a-side Astroturf football pitch, a well-equipped indoor Sports Hall with three full size badminton courts, a netball court, three basketball courts, climbing ropes, wall bars and a new trampoline with all the necessary safety equipment.
The school even has a modern dance studio with mirrored walls and dancing aids, plus an excellent sound system, allowing children to enjoy the best in dance and drama within the UK curriculum.
Special needs education
King’s College also has a comprehensive special educational needs policy. The school currently offers additional or alternative provision for a range of special needs, including:
- Communication and interaction patterns, such as autistic spectrum disorder, Asperger’s
- Syndrome, speech and language difficulties
- Cognitive and learning disorders like dyslexia and dyspraxia
- Social, emotional and mental health difficulties, for example attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Sensory and/or physical needs, including visual impairments, hearing impairments,
- processing difficulties and epilepsy
- Moderate/severe/profound and multiple learning difficulties
British curriculum and extracurricular activities
The British System offered by King’s College prepares students from their very first day of pre-school right up to their university applications. Secondary pupils are led through IGCSEs to the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, which will help them get accepted into universities in the UK and around the world.
But school life isn’t all about studying… King's College has many after-school activities which all pupils are encouraged to participate in, from football, netball, basketball and tennis to arts and crafts, film club, ICT and mindfulness. Then there’s the Duke of Edinburgh Award, which King’s College supports, and summer schools during July and August.
Open Days at King’s College Murcia
King’s College School Murcia has Virtual Open Days available online, or parents can arrange a private tour to see the school in person.
For more information about King's College, see the website or contact the school directly.
Address
Calle Pez Volador s/n, Urbanizacion La Torre Golf Resort, 30709 Roldan, Murcia Tel: 968 032 500 / 902 509 099
King’s College Murcia is a British school in La Torre Golf Resort offering the English National Curriculum to pupils from the age of 18 months right the way up to 18 years (Pre-Nursery – Year 13)
King’s College’s mission statement is to provide high quality British education while remaining at the forefront of British education internationally. To deliver a transformative learning experience to all pupils, King’s College relies on engaging and effective teaching based on their core values and the best, most up-to-date UK educational practices.
Why choose King’s College, the British school of Murcia?
Choosing the right school for your child is immensely important, and a significant decision for any parent. We all want our children to be nourished and nurtured in a secure environment from the moment they start their formal education up to the day they graduate. King’s College Murcia has a proven history of educational excellence based on firmly embedded British values, devotion for learning and pride in its international learning environment.King’s College Murcia has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in every category in the latest inspection by PENTA International and is also the only school in the Region of Murcia that is regularly inspected by an external inspectorate approved by the association for British Schools Overseas (BSO). “We are now the only ‘Outstanding’ school in the area and, in fact, in the Region of Murcia,” says Dawn Akyurek, Headteacher.
They have unsurpassed university entry through their International Baccalaureate (IB) and ‘Especifica’ results, and their students regularly achieve places to study at prestigious public and private universities in Spain, the UK and across Europe and the wider world.
Teaching methodology at King’s College
The school subscribes to the High Performance Learning (HPL) methodology, a pedagogy that ensures teachers instill thinking skills and a growth mindset in students, supporting young people to cultivate an ambitious future that can help sculpt the 21st century. They emphasise the importance of educating the whole child, paying special attention to their physical, emotional and social development.The ethos of HPL mirrors the school’s own belief in developing each child’s individual values and skills, rather than relying on a broad approach across a whole class or entire year.
Visit King’s College Murcia
The school is approximately half an hour from Murcia city centre, 10 minutes from San Javier and 25 minutes from Cartagena. A school bus offers pupil transport to and from each of these nearby cities, so it’s easy for your children to get there. Parents are invited to take a tour of the school and to feel a part of the King’s College Murcia family.King’s College – Murcia
Calle Pez Volador, Urbanización La Torre Golf Resort,
30709 Roldán, Murcia
Telephone: (+34) 968 032 500 / (+34) 902 509 099
E-mail: [email protected]
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Office 968 018 268
