Statement

At Play English and the Bilingual School of Monza we admit children from the age of 1 years old up to the age of 13/14 years old, regardless of gender, social status, ethnicity, linguistic or cultural background. We aim to meet the needs of each individual child and provide a quality bilingual educational programme.

Procedures

The school will admit children both at the beginning and during the course of the school year provided there are vacant places in the respective age groups.
For all school families there are set enrolment dates as stated in our school calendar.
All siblings have priority of places ahead of new families.
All children are placed in the relevant Grade levels, according to their chronological age, unless there are special circumstances which will be discussed and agreed upon with the child’s family prior to enrolment.
An assessment of the child’s/family’s needs and family’s expectations will be carried out prior to admission to ensure that our school structure, organisation, educational philosophy, provision and resources will offer the child and his/her family the best educational experience possible.
Language ability in one of the two school languages of instruction does not normally represent a barrier to the admission procedures. More specifically the school will admit children who may not speak one or either of the school languages of instruction up to Grade 1. From Gr 2 onwards language ability levels will be assessed through an informal interview and/or entry test in order to ascertain the need for extra support or resources. The family will be informed of the assessment outcomes and, in the case of confirmed admission, of school expectations, action to be taken and expected outcomes .
It is part of our school philosophy not to withdraw children from the classroom environment in order to offer additional language support (English as a second Language or Italian as a Second Language). The school curriculum is accessible for all children. Our school adopts the sheltered programme approach to support second language learners and to enable children to attain their full potential in all subject areas.
Parents are expected to provide previous school records for their child(ren) and a letter of attendance. It is at the school’s discretion to contact your child’s previous school for further information when and if necessary.
The school will endeavour to organise a taster session for your child in his or her new classroom before admission.
The Head Teacher will consult with the relevant staff members during the admission process. The family will be informed of the school’s decision within a week of their application for enrolment.
Upon confirmation of admission the family will have to complete all necessary enrolment procedures and fulfil all the necessary financial obligations within three working days. Following this the school will inform the family of the date the child will start school.

For enrollments please contact info@playenglish.it