El Limonar International School, Villamartin - ELIS Villamartin (established in 1998), is a

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located in Villamartín, (San Miguel de Salinas / Alicante), Spain (not to be confused with the small city

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in the province of Cádiz). The school is owned and operated by the

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Group, and educates children from ages 3 to 18 from more than 30 different nations, however the majority of students attending the school are either British or Spanish. The school highly promotes multilingualism in its pupils, teaching certain lessons in both Spanish and English as well as teaching French, German and Chinese Mandarin separately as part of the curriculum. Students annually celebrate "International Day" in order to promote awareness of multiculturalism and help those students not of Spanish nationality to integrate into the country's culture and immerse themselves in the Spanish language. ELIS Villamartín uses an educational curriculum based on the

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for England and

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. Senior pupils at the school are then prepared for

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s and

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examinations (Or

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examinations if they so choose), as well as the Spanish university access examination, “

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”. The school also offers high level facilities, including a science department with separate Physics, Biology and Chemistry laboratories; an IT room with 24 student computers; a library/extra computer area commonly used by

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/Bachillerato students; and a large Drama hall in the loft on the uppermost floor of the building.

External links

* Education in the Valencian Community Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Spain International schools in Spain Cognita Vega Baja del Segura {{Spain-school-stub