School Vision

We believe that every child has the right to an education which lays the foundation for a world of peace. Bilingual Education provides an academically rigorous educational model which embraces human communication, understanding, empathy and appreciation of diversity. Our school will exemplify the qualities of global citizenship as we prepare children for the demands of an ever-changing world.

School Mission

• Play English and the Bilingual School of Monza aim to develop caring, inquiring, and responsible world citizens who are highly competent in both English and Italian.
• We offer a Dual Language Partial Immersion model of education to both local and international learners.
• Our approach to teaching and learning promotes critical thinking and intercultural understanding and respect.
• The school is committed to establishing collaborative and caring learning communities amongst children, teachers and parents.
• We strive to continually reflect on and assess our practices and progress.

School Goals

• To provide a model of Bilingual and International Education which is based on sound constructivist educational theories and scientific research.
• To create a community of life long learners who are caring, inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, reflective, risk-takers, well-balanced, principled, and open-minded
• To provide an educational experience to our learners that best prepares them to become world citizens
• To strive for student improved learning and ongoing school improvement
• To render this model of Education as open and accessible to all sectors of the society
• To contribute to the existing evidence on the validity of the model
• To raise public awareness on the multiple benefits of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
• To become a pioneer school on local territory and part of the world-wide Bilingual Education Movement
• To seek ways for communicating clearly and effectively our vision, mission and goals which will be understood and shared by the whole school community.

Educational Goals

The students will:

1. Develop their skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing in English and Italian for both academic and social purposes.
2. Develop socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively in order to succeed in Italian and English settings.
3. Acquire an understanding and develop appreciation of other cultures, whilst building positive attitudes towards themselves and others.

Learning Principles

Learning happens when based on prior knowledge and experiences
Learning is driven by intrinsic motivation
Learning needs to be meaningful, relevant, challenging and engaging
Learning is active and developmental
Learning is for understanding
Learning needs to be visible and tangible
Learning needs to be guided by goals and desirable outcomes which are measurable
Learning requires regular, timely, meaningful, user-friendly feedback
Learning needs to be reflective and to be reflected upon
Learning is about taking risks, experimenting
Learning needs to be personalised and differentiated
Learning focuses on strengths
Learning is transdisciplinary