Saint Denis Middle School
International Lower Secondary School
Educational Project
The goals of Saint Denis Middle School express the progressive path that pre-adolescents are guided through to make responsible personal choices during a period of rapid physical and psychological transformation. Students are guided in the following areas, with specific goals to achieve:
Psycho-physical development
becoming aware of oneself to value one’s own resources and develop a balanced, harmonious personality;
Affective-volitional development
acquiring a correct vision of emotional dynamics to establish deep interpersonal relationships and develop a positive sense of duty;
Social development
establishing positive social relationships, developing a lifestyle that is open to others and respectful of people and the environment, developing a sense of belonging to the community (class-family-group) and having enough judgment to evaluate oneself and others based on the values that inspire civic coexistence;
Intellectual development
learning basic cognitive processes to acquire adequate competencies, express personal experience and form critical judgments; observing, analyzing and synthesizing human, natural and cultural phenomena; reworking knowledge through comparison and expressing motivated personal evaluations.
Educational Project
Saint Denis Middle School is designed for those who want to attend a Secondary School that combines the characteristics of Italian education with the opportunities of international schooling.
Saint Denis Middle School:
as a Cambridge International School, it complements the Italian national curriculum with the syllabi proposed by Cambridge International Education;
offers students the possibility to choose between two educational pathways:
“Cambridge International” (14 hours per week in English)
“Cambridge International Plus” (20 hours per week in English)
adopts innovative teaching methodologies that promote dynamic learning and the development of soft skills;
embraces digital learning, integrating various teaching modes (virtual classrooms, e-learning, etc.) and digital tools to support students in achieving their learning objectives;
promotes innovative classroom organization with thematic classrooms;
offers French as a third language for 2 hours per week;
In Middle School, there are 30 weekly lessons, each lasting 60 minutes, of which 14 hours are in English (for the Cambridge International pathway) and 2 hours in French.
Specifically:
Subjects Taught in Italian
- Italian
- History
- Geography
- Art and Design
- Civic education
- Physical education
- I.R.C. (Catholic Religious Education)
Subjects Taught in English
- English A1
- Mathematics
- Science
- Digital Literacy
- Music
- Ethics (alternative to I.R.C.)
Subjects Taught in French
- French
The lesson schedule includes two mandatory afternoon sessions (“long days”):
Monday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Thematic Classrooms and 2.0 Education at Saint Denis Middle School
Saint Denis Middle School organizes classrooms by subject: each classroom is dedicated to a specific subject and the teacher for that subject occupies the room. Students move from one room to another based on the scheduled lessons.
Key benefits compared to a traditional school layout:
- finding all the materials needed for the lesson in each classroom;
- the opportunity to change learning environments, which improves attention, concentration and organizational skills;
- encouraging respect for shared spaces, materials and furniture, fostering responsibility and time management.
Digital Learning
At Saint Denis Middle School, students learn through a mix of traditional and innovative teaching methods.
Each student is given a tablet to use exclusively at school, complementing (but not replacing) the textbook, which remains central.
The blended teaching methods bring multiple advantages:
easier personalized learning with teacher support when needed
greater control over the learning experience for students
engaging and interactive digital resources that enhance the learning experience
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