2. SERVICES

2.1. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY

The safety of our students is our priority. To achieve this, we place special emphasis on the medical insurance to cover any incident that might occur.

It is recommended that the families notify the school promptly of any type of allergies suffered by the students.

In our school, we have a school nurse for 100% of the school timetable and who carries out the following functions:

- Accidents: The nurse sees to any student with cuts, bruises, grazes, who may be choking, use of defibrillators, and keeps an exhaustive report of all care given and any follow-up treatment, sending a report to the families.

- Health and medication: In charge of dispensing medication, allergy control, special diets and monitoring protocols in the event of possible health risks such as epidemics.

- Medical care: After an initial examination, he/she assesses whether or not medical assistance is necessary. In the event of an emergency, they accompany the student to the nearest hospital. They serve as a connection between the school and health services.

- Technical Advisor: Represents a basic pillar of the interdisciplinary team in charge of health education, promoting healthy lifestyles in our students.

- Trainer: Responsible for school health programmes with the aim of preventing risky behaviour and achieving improvements in the health of our pupils. They also provide training for teachers and pupils (anti-craving, first aid, etc.) and talk to families.

We are a cardio-protected centre and as well as having a school nurse, teachers from all stages and administration and services staff are certified to be able to use anti-trauma devices, defibrillators and perform first aid.

These measures help to ensure the health and integrity of our pupils.

Minor accidents are treated immediately by the nurse. There are several first aid kits located in different areas of the school. The teacher will then notify the families of the details and the treatment given.

Serious accidents which require treatment must be authorized by parents or legal tutors, as our medical cover guarantees assistance in the school from a local Medical Centre. Parents will be notified immediately of incidents at the same time as the health personnel, in order to allow coordination between the school, and the family.

The Medical Centre will treat the student until their treatment has finished.

2.2. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITES

The extracurricular activities offered at La Devesa School Elche are adapted to the characteristics of our students. The school will aim to organise a variety of activities which cater for all tastes, so that students can participate in several of them. This service is organised into 5 "blocks":

• WATER SPORTS

• SPORTS CLUB

• CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

• LANGUAGE TIME

• LEISURE ACTIVITIES

2.3. TRANSPORT

Given the importance of this service for the smooth running of the school, we consider it necessary to discuss some points about its organization.

Each bus route available has a register to be completed by the bus supervisor during the journey to school. This register is to record delays and absences and to allow the parents to communicate with the school.

This register is handed in to the Secretary each morning, which allows any communication from a parent to be passed on and to record any incidents which might affect our students’ journey home.

The Pre-school students will wear an identity card during the month of September (supplied by the school).

The families should arrive 5 minutes before the indicated arrival time for both the morning and afternoon route.

For organizational reasons, students cannot change from one route to another during the school year.

2.4. DINING ROOM

Lunch time service is optional. It also includes different options, such as school lunches, library time and workshops/Study Club. The school offers a morning snack in the early break. Students can pay daily, or the cost can be included in the monthly fees.

The school dining hall is run by experienced, qualified members of staff.

This service is completely optional and can be arranged to begin at any point or last for any duration during the school year according to each family’s needs.

For those students who require the use of the dining room sporadically, there is the possibility of purchasing vouchers.

Every month, via Esemtia, parents will be informed of the school menu (daily information). The menus are designed according to the age of the student and are both varied and healthy. Should a student, for whatever reason, require a special “diet”, their form tutor must be informed so that they in turn can inform the chef. This also applies in the case of a student having a particular FOOD ALLERGY. Parents must inform the school in September using the “Health Card” that the school will facilitate, as well as a doctor’s note. We work hard to adapt our menu to the students needs and requirements. Students of one, two and three years of age will have a short nap after lunch.

In Pre-school, during the lunch time service, English workshops, such as traditional games, arts and crafts, etc are available. In Primary School, students can attend Study Club where they will receive extra support for those subjects they wish to work on.

In order for our objectives to be achieved, as well as an efficient running of the dining hall, we believe it necessary for a set of rules to be set out for those in charge of this operation. These rules refer to health, hygiene, nutrition, behaviour as well as respect for school facilities and materials.

3. 3. EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT

The psycho-pedagogical office of La Devesa School is authorised by the Conselleria d' Educació. Its plan of activities and programming is aimed at offering service and support to pupils, families and teachers, from Infants to Baccalaureate.

The Psychopedagogical Office/Guidance Department has different objectives in its different areas of action: teaching, tutoring and specialised guidance, in collaboration with the whole educational community.

-To support the planning, development and evaluation of actions that promote tutorial action, promoting habits of well-being and health and actions that favour positive coexistence in the centre.

-Detect and prevent learning difficulties by participating in the socio-psycho-pedagogical evaluation, identifying barriers in the school context.

-Promote the planning, development and evaluation of vocational guidance in the different school stages, helping students in the transition to different itineraries, and the acquisition of information about different studies and the labour market.

4. GRUPO SOROLLA’S INNOVATION DEPARTMENT

The innovation department began its journey in the school year 2005-2006 as a pedagogical guide for Grupo Sorolla schools; it came about as a solution to a development plan (EFQM) of the group, in which two areas were of special interest: communication and innovation. The Department’s objectives are divided into four blocks

• Development of our own Grupo Sorolla Educational Model. In this Model, the Innovation Department also leads the definition and implementation of a GSE Student Profile, based on the skills that students need to acquire for their future and which define us as one of the most recognized education companies.

Another objective in this way is to broaden the investigation and achievement of new methodologies and learning tools that effectively improve our educational model, in terms of face-to-face instruction as well as online or blended learning. Therefore, we also encourage all teachers to take part in pedagogical investigation teams to provide new insights and new projects to be studied, analysed and assessed and, finally, to be developed in case of success.

• Training, expert advice and general support to teachers, providing them with different resources for their teaching-learning process in the classroom, helping them programme sessions for student centred learning and holding specific training sessions for the different stages of education.

• Share our experiences and study cases by participating in forums and congresses; as well as, to contribute to increase the list of courses of our external consultancy firm, Global Learning, with the best practices in our Schools.

• Promote and guide the assessment of the effective implementation of the Pedagogical Model and the teaching-learning methodologies, identifying areas for improvement and personal training requirements through our Teacher Coaching system.

The Innovation Department works closely together with the Psychology Department and the Department of Didactics and Education of each of our educational centres to develop all the methodology strategies agreed and to monitor their effective implementation and results.

The Innovation Department is proud to have taken part in the collective effort which has been awarded with many certifications, prizes and national and international recognitions for our outstanding leadership in teaching practice, working side by side with all of Grupo Sorolla’s professionals, to be in constant evolution, maintaining our priority, which are our students.

5. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Our International Relations Department is always working on new language projects, language immersions, exchanges or hosting experiences, aimed to give our students more opportunities to take part and improve their linguistic skills, always keeping in mind their age and ability. This year, we offer Summer courses in different countries of Europe and America to perfect English, French and German. Students will also have the opportunity to spend some months in a different country, living as a native student, which is real language immersion. Besides, the exchanges are also a very important part in this department. This year we hope to renew our new exchange programme in Secondary with Cologne, Germany (previously Konigswinter, Bonn).

However, it is also very interesting to host a foreign student for a period of time, enjoying the experience of learning about and living with another person. That experience will help to strengthen skills and create ties of friendship. Our programme for the forthcoming academic year 2023-24 includes:

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CAMPS IN SPAIN

• SIERRA CALDERONA: CAMPUS PLUS 100% (6-14 YEARS OF AGE) & CAMP PREMONITOR IN ENGLISH (15-16)

• STA. POLA MULTIADVENTURE, DANCE OR ROBOTICS CAMP (3rd PRIMARY - 2nd SECONDARY)

• MULTIACTIVITY CAMP BENIDORM (7-13 )

• INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CAMP, CUENCA & SORIA (10-16)

GRUPO SOROLLA COURSES (SUMMER-IMMERSION ABROAD)

• ENGLISH + SURF/ WATER SPORTS (NEWQUAY, ENGLAND)

• TRADITONAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMME (RESIDENCIAL IN KILKENNY OR HOST FAMILY IN CARLOW, IRELAND)

• WORK EXPERIENCE FOR OVER 16-YEAR OLDS (IRELAND)

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FAME ACADEMY, BATH. U.K..

• FOOTBALL, NIKE & CHELSEA F.C. U.K.

• FRANCE: PARIS-PASSY

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES

• KONIGSTEIN, GERMANY (SECONDARY)

EU PROJECTS

• ERASMUS PLUS & E-TWINNING

• CLASS ASSISTANTS FOR SPOKEN

HOSTING

• SCHOOLS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD (EUROPE & USA)

• STUDENT IMMERSION IN DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL STAGES

• ACCOMMODATION WITH SCHOOL FAMILIES

ACADEMIC SCHOOL IMMERSION (TERM OR FULL ACADEMIC YEAR)

• IRELAND: VARIOUS

• USA: VARIOUS

• CANADA: EAST/WEST COAST

UNIVERSITY STUDIES

• ENGLAND AND USA