Institut Tarragona is
a secondary state school which was founded in the school year 2009-2010. The
high school is located temporarily in the city centre in the old university
building Rovira I Virgili in the Plaça Imperial Tàrraco nº1.
The
school has begun this school year with a staff of 32 teachers and currently
there are approximately 300 students on roll. Most of the students come from
two Primary schools: CEIP Pax and Escola de Pràctiques.
As a secondary
school it provides a compulsory curriculum up to 3rd of ESO, students from age
12 to age 14, however, in the future the school has
been designed to offer education up to 2nd of
Batxillerat (up to age 17).
The main school
objective is to provide the students with an integral education based on the
students’ personal autonomy, helping them
to develop a sense of responsibility, solidarity, independence and
participation. The school guides them on how to achieve a commitment both
individual and corporative to participate actively in a democratic society.
The educational work
of this school is based on five main aims that cannot be waived:
1. The presence in the city
2. Coordination
with the Primary school of reference
3.Open School :
Participation of the families involved
4. Technologies for learning and acquiring knowledge
5. Promoting the learning of foreign languages
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4. Technologies for learning and acquiring knowledge
5. Promoting the learning of foreign languages
Related with this, our
school is keen on students learning a “first” foreign language on the one hand, and a “second” foreign language as an
optional subject, without renouncing the introduction of a “third” foreign language if
they wish. They have the possibility of going abroad on international exchange
programmes and joining projects in the second cycle of ESO. In this sense, our
school is also involved in several projects regarding foreign languages and computers:
"PELE", Comenius and other international exchanges.
"PELE" is an experimental project of foreign languages aimed at
students in the 3rd of ESO, which provides integrated teaching and learning of
foreign languages. In this case teaching includes: Natural Sciences, Physics,
Chemistry and Technology taught in English.
The Comenius
project is also directed to students in their 2nd Cycle of ESO,
there are 4 European high schools involved in this project called “Living in my
city, improving my city”
By using
this methodology based on projects in different areas, and focusing on English
as a global language, we are able to engage our students with widely
different activities and interests. Furthermore, they also learn how to use
English as a tool for learning. Therefore, they can be more motivated as they
see the relevance of English to their lives.
INS Tarragona, Plaça Imperial Tarraco, 1