Kindergarten & Nursery in Vila Olímpica of Barcelona
We are the La Vila Pedagogical Association, a non-profit organization established in the neighborhood since 2006. We actively collaborate with the Vila Olímpica Neighborhood Association, the Merchants' Association, and we are members of the City Educational Project (PEDC). The Chiqui La Vila Nursery School, located in the Vila Olímpica of Barcelona and managed by APLaVila, is a kindergarten subsidized by the Government of Catalonia and the Barcelona Provincial Council for children aged 0 to 3 years, specializing in early childhood education. We aim to be an alternative to traditional schooling, offering non-judgmental, loving, and respectful support based on active and living education, which views the child as the protagonist of their own learning process. We understand that it is essential to operate within the legal framework of our territory, with the necessary final permits for hygiene and sanitation, facilities and fire safety (ECA), and authorization from the Department of Education (center code 08068112).
We have the Healthy Life Seal granted by Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, for promotions of the healthy health and life that we make in the educational field. We place particular emphasis on the habits of hygiene, sleep, food, affection and permanent discovery of the immense possibilities that our body offers us.
We also have the Seal Approved by Mammaproof "we give it to local businesses, with educational, sustainable values and/or with social impact".
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An outstanding educational project
WHY ARE EMOTIONS SO IMPORTANT?
We know how essential it is for a very young child to feel sheltered and loved, and this definitely is our main goal.
Our team members are emotion experts. This is the reason why, hugs and cuddles, warm smiles, watchful looks and joyfulness of the educator go along with every learning step.
SAFETY AND HEALTH: OUR MAIN PRIORITIES
We follow the guidelines provided by the “Stretch-n-Grow” program that facilitates the acquisition of healthy habits with songs, stories and dynamic games.
Our menus are carefully elaborated by nutritionists and our diet takes into consideration everyone’s need. This way, we are able to favour a healthy diet from the very beginning. We introduce new recipes and food according to the needs of every child.
We believe that every moment of the day may provide education and we especially care about those repetitive moments that are so emotionally important due to their emotional charge: hygiene, food, rest...
WE GROW TOGETHER
Thanks to a continuous training and research in our educational field we are able to integrate include neuropedagogy and emotion. BECAUSE THERE IS NO LEARNING WITHOUT EMOTIONS.
Our psychopedagogical area investigates and introduces ceaseless improvement within the Educational Project. Our practise is therefore based on and inspired by the most accredited investigations, specialized conferences lectures as well as on and our professional experience.
RESPECT TO UNIQUENESS AND CREATIVITY
We enjoy and learn from diversity and we are well aware that every child has her/his own personality and rhythm to evolve, create and feel.
On a daily basis we focus on promoting atmosphere and activities that stimulate experience, discovery and relationship…in order to give creative answers to everyday situations.
METHODOLOGY: NEURO-PEDAGOGY
Our work method integrates and expands the most relevant psycho-pedagogical key components of pre-school education, combined with the contribution of the results of the latest investigations in other scientific fields, such as neurology.
We implement an active, playful, participative, experimental methodology, that takes into account what every child is interested in according to her/his age with full respect for every individual learning rhythm.
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
We also enrich our methodology thanks to contributions from the relational psychomotricity (Aucouturier), from the free movement (Pickler, Seitai), also from Waldorf educational system, the systemic look, the child massage, the creative education, as well as from the multiple intelligence theory and the knowledge of several theories about children development (Piaget, Vigotsky, Wallon, Winicott, etc). Our methodology is also enhanced by the survey achieved by professionals such as Dr. Jorge Ferré Veciana, specialist in the neuro-senso- psychomotor development of the baby.
MATERIALS
Even though we give priority to natural elements, non-structural, semi-structural and structural materials are available: they meet the kids’ needs and concerns at this stage.
Benefits of our Educational Project
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Services
Cameras
Playground and psicomotricity area
Mindfulness
Diet
Pediatrician
Psychologist
Swimming
Timetable
07:30 a 09:00WELCOME
9:00 a 17:00*CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
Morning 9:00 a 12:00*
Afternoon 15:00 a 18:00*17:00 a 19:00EXTENSION
*There is an option to add a dining room in all options.
For other needs, please consult with the Center.
Our Team
Ivette
Director
Irene
Pedagogical Director
Isabel
School psychologist
Salud
Child Education Technician end Pedagogue
Marta
Child Education Technician
Cristina
Dipl. Magisteri Edu. Infantil i Directora de lleure
Cori
Child Education Technician Infantil
Claudia
T. Edu. Infantil i Directora de lleure
Maribel
Leisure monitor
Roger
Leisure monitor
Oriol
Leisure monitor
Susana
Kitchen team
Teresa
Administration
Our nursery school in Barcelona
Our rooms at Escola Bressol
Manta fish
We identify ourselves as a school with the manta fish, it gives us good feelings...
Seahorses
The Mediterranean Sea and its animals are the school’s topic.
Octopuses
The classrooms decoration is inspired by the chosen mascot.
Sharks
The children learn and enjoy with their mascots.
Whales
We have different classrooms for every evolutive period.
Starfishes
Families’ implication is crucial.
Shrimps
We love our quiet and bright neighbourhood.
Jellyfishes
We use any type of sensorial material to awaken creativity and expermientation.
Chiqui La Vila's blog
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- C/ Salvador Espriu, 65-71 (cantonada c/Arquitecte Sert) 08005 Barcelona - Vila Olímpica