ESCOLA ESCOLA VIROLAI VIROLAI 2013-20142013-2014PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

ABOUT USABOUT US

• Students: 924• Teachers : 67• Administrative team: 11 • Classroom ratio: 1,7

•Families:68% Surrounding districts28% City of Barcelona4% Around Barcelona

• Semi-private school• Two classes per year-group

ABOUT USABOUT US

ORGANISATIONORGANISATION

D.GENERAL

DIRECCIÓPAS

Subdirecció de Secundària i BatxilleratSubdirecció d’Infantil i Primària

Coordinadors Coordinadors

Equips de Cicle Equips de Cicle

Caps d’Àrees

Equips d’àrees

EVOLUTION OF THE NUMBER OF EVOLUTION OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTSSTUDENTS

VIROLAI’S MISSION, VISION AND VALUES

STUDENTS

TOGETHER TO HELP GROWTOGETHER TO HELP GROW

PARENTSSCHOOL

VIROLAI’S VISION

Achieving excellence in the process of helping the students’ education, and collaborating with their families. Establishing interpersonal relationships based on affection and consideration for other people.

Family–school collaborationPersonal development

• The importance of effort• Educational satisfactoriness

Caring environmentValues of education

• Learning to live• Learning to live with others

Teaching innovation and creativity

BASIC PRINCIPLESBASIC PRINCIPLES

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

FAMILIES

FAMILY-SCHOOL COLLABORATION

Communication, collaboration and coherence:

WORK WITH FAMILIES

Implication of families: Tutors, activities

Student – family - school relationship

Attendance at parents’ meetings

Student – family - school relationship

Tutor interviews with families

Student – family - school relationship

Percentage of families that have attended 3 or more tutor meetings

Tutor interviews with families

Students

INDIVIDUALISED ATTENTION

INDIVIDUALISED ATTENTIONINDIVIDUALISED ATTENTION

Team’s Task

Students

Educators: Family and school

Knowledge of aptitudes and interests

Acceptance of themselves and of others

Personal Plan

Valuation of progress

Educational satisfactoriness

Self-evaluation

Personal development

Project “Enthusiasm”

Education in effort

• Knowledge of their aptitudes, their difficulties and their interests

• Acceptance of themselves and of others

• Personal developmentPersonal Plan

• The team’s task: Communication in order to know their aptitudes• The difficulties are challenges that can be improved with effort• Acceptance of children as they are, not as we want them to be

Team’s Task

Student – family – school relationship

Tutor interviews with students

Student – family – school relations

Tutor interviews with students

Educational satisfactorinessEducational satisfactoriness

VIROLAI’S METHODOLOGICAL STYLEVIROLAI’S METHODOLOGICAL STYLE

Key role of the student: MORE LEARNING THAN TEACHING

Definition and organisation of their cross-curricular skills, consolidating basic processesSignificant, constructive and experiential learning

PRIORITY METHODOLOGIESPRIORITY METHODOLOGIES

InterdisciplinarityCooperative workIT as more than a resourceBimodal curriculumPeer mentor and service learningContent Language Integrated Learning

VIROLAI´S METHODOLOGICAL STYLEVIROLAI´S METHODOLOGICAL STYLE

Education of expression in all aspectsThe love of cultureCommunicative skillsInternational projects

EDUCATION

• Thematic values of the course:– Creativity– Resilience– Empathy– Ambition for the future– Perseverance

• Learning to coexist and mediate• Education in social skills• Shaping habits• Student participation: Student Council

EDUCATION

Commitment to the environment:

Sustainability

Solidarity

Citizens’ responsibilities

Entrepreneurial Projects

Entrepreneurs Foundation

Junior Achievement

Infonomia: Fundació Impulsa

ATTENTION TO DIVERSITYATTENTION TO DIVERSITY

Individualised attention and dedication to students with special needs. Differentiation of each class group

Individualised plans for students who need themSpecific plans for improvement

• Organisation of elective materials• Support inside and outside the classroom• Resources

Responsible for attention to diversityPsychological supportSupport of teachers and classroom assistants

EMPOWERMENT OF TALENTSEMPOWERMENT OF TALENTS

First Lego League

European Parliaments

Conferences and activities

Scholarships and

competitions

REAL QUALITY

Academic results

•Academic results: Academic results: • Indicators of the process Indicators of the process of improvement: of improvement: Information for further Information for further improvementimprovement

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

•Evaluation contributes information for improvement...

INDIVIDUALISED ATTENTION

Academic resultsFortnightly gradesMonitoring and evaluation of skills

… and the contrasting external exams….

6th Competencias Básicas (Skill-based exam)

Escola Virolai 12-13 Catalunya 12.13

Nivell alt 29,15% 23,80%

Nivell mitjà alt 41,80% 37,50%

Nivell mitjà baix 21,80% 23,50%

Nivell baix 7,30% 15,20%

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Català 6è 2012-2013

6th Competencias Básicas (Skill-based exam)

5th Primary internal placement test

3rd ESO internal placement test

4th ESO Competencias Básicas (Skill-based exam)

Between 80% and 98% of students in the highest

band

PAU RESULTS (pre-university exams)Estadístiques notes PAU Batxillerat. Curs 2012-2013

Centre Pendents NOTA EXPEDIENT

NOTA MITJ A PAU

NOTA MITJ A FINAL

DESVIACIÓ NOTA PAU/ EXPEDIENT

Virolai 7,3 6,4 7 0,9 Catalunya 7,2 6,3 6,8 0,9

Estadístiques notes PAU Batxillerat. Curs 2012-2013 CENTRE SUPEREN CURS SUPEREN PAAU/ SUPEREN CURS I PAAU/ VIROLAI 96% 94% 90%

CATALUNYA 66% 95% 62,7%

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

1.Evaluation and personal improvement

2.External contrast3.Information for improvement4.Internal evaluation5.Plans for improvement6.QCI (continuous quality

assessment)

PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION

EVALUATION

Improving the education of all

our students

Team of Educators

Educators:• 360º professional evaluation and personal plan of

education and improvement: 11 courses• Average of 74,5 hours/ teaching - year 2012-2013• 26 papers or articles. Year 2012-2013• 5 projects with universities. Year 2012-2013• Participation in pedagogical investigation groups and

the creation of curricular and pedagogical materials• 72% teachers competent in English• 85% use IT resourses• Assessments of other schools• Attendance at more than 135 events• …..

PATHS OF IMPROVEMENT

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Application of continued improvement

• Resolution and response to complaints and incidents…

• Collection of information and indicators for improvement…

• Agile and frequent communication…

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Resolution of complaints: 100% response in 24h

• Plans for Improvement when a problem arises:Kitchen serviceTransport serviceCommunication with families

• Evaluation of new families’ capacity for communication and response to Virolai

Way of obtaining

l’EFQM +500 (quality

evaluation)!!

PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT

PERCEIVED QUALITY

PERCEIVED QUALITY

PERCEIVED QUALITY

PERCEIVED QUALITY

PERCEIVED QUALITY

PERCEIVED QUALITY

Your teaching methods and human quality rise above any technological aid used in your school. Order, education, commitment, and method are some of the virtues you can see. Express extensively my satisfaction to your colleagues. I would like to be able to show your centre to parents and colleagues who want to make qualitative leaps in their educational programmes and don’t know how.

General Director of Toshiba España

PERCEIVED QUALITY

VIROLAI’S MISSION, VISION AND VALUES

STUDENTS

Together to help growTogether to help grow

PARENTSSCHOOL

COMMUNITY SATISFACTION

COMPARATIVA RESULTATS GLOBALS ENQUESTA PERSONAL DE L’ESCOLA.

Satisfaction with the

school 4,4/5

RESULTATS GLOBALS ENQUESTA ALS ALUMNES DE L’ESCOLA. CURS 2012-2013

COMMUNITY SATISFACTION

Virolai student satisfaction:

4,5/5

RESULTATS GLOBALS ENQUESTA A LES FAMÍLIES DE L’ESCOLA. CURS 2012-2013

COMMUNITY SATISFACTION

100% of families would

choose Virolai again

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• We learn from our errors, continuously learning from what doesn’t work. And it is the attitude of seeing challenges as opportunities to learn that helps us advance in the process of continuous improvement, on the road to excellence.

Roser Salavert

FUTURE CHALLENGES

SPORTS CENTRE: FUTURE VIROLAI

Work more and improve every day!!

CERTIFICATIONS OF QUALITY

• EFQM +400• ISO 14001• EMAS

Innovation projects• School associated with UNESCO • Agenda 21• Green schools• Comenius Projects• European Parliament of Young People• Educative project 1x1 a ESO and Baccalaureate• Co-existence and Mediation Team• PELE projects – Experimental foreign languages plan in

Primary and Secondary• Puntedu library project• Active Language Learning project• Education for health project• Audiencia Pública – Participation project at City Hall• Solidarity: Senegal/ Sahara, Posa’t la gorra (cancer charity),

Retirement home• Escuelas viajeras,….• More than 45 projects….

MAP OF PROCESSES

MAP OF PROCESSES

MAP OF PROCESSES

Map of Processes linked to protocols

INDICATORS AND QCI

Table of Quadre de Comandament Integral

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PLANS FOR COMMON IMPROVEMENT

Plan for the Improvement of English

• Language assistant• Oral immersion in the

classroom• Exchanges-13 • Skill-based exams and

PAU• Certifications exams• Volunteering • Game show: Fish and

chipsGarden Montessori

school in Arizona –USA-

Entrepreneurship

Perceived quality:2 articles in la Vanguardia

Presence in different medias Prizes awarded to students

and the school

Real quality:Meaningful

and motivated learning

Learning in context: Learn by doing!!

AND ALL DONE IN ENGLISH

IT PLAN• Plan for the renovation

of our apparatus• Laptops in Infants and

Primary• Excellent results for IT

skills in 4th of ESO• Consorcio IT Award• Work on designing APP’s • Robotics: Lego League• Programming• Blogs designed by

teachers

STIMULATING TALENT

Student participation in different proposals and projects:

San Patricio FoundationYoung People and ScienceImpulsa ForumRobotics WorkshopsVoluntary projects ….

Maximising all the talents of all our students!!

SKILL-BASED EDUCATION

SKILL-BASED EDUCATION

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS

EDUCATION OF VALUES

Reinforcing the education of essential values•Creativity: Thinking outside the box•Resilience: Being strengthened by difficulties•Empathy: Knowledge, understanding, sharing•Hope and enthusiasm for the future: We are the future

•Perseverence: Learning from failure, learning

to try again after failure...• All of this based on a culture of effort and of self-improvement

The key is…

CREATIVITY

The key is…

RESILIENCE

The key is…

EMPATHY

The key is…

… THE FUTURE

And this year:

The key is…

PERSEVERANCE