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An international, open minded education

Mother tongue teachers,
Creativity with practical experiences

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Villa Grimani International School

Understanding the world
starts in the family
and continues at school

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Our school

Growing up in a stimulating, pleasant,
multilingual environment

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Villa Grimani International School

Villa Grimani International School was founded in 1998 by a group of parents who wanted to offer their children the opportunity to attend a school providing an excellent education in an open-minded, happy environment, with the daily programme taught in English. Since then the school has continually improved and developed and boasts an ever growing number of students whose future is bright due to receiving an excellent, individualized education in English and Italian.

Visit the school

VGIS offers the opportunity to get to know our structure and our educational method up close to all interested parents. You can book an appointment for a visit by contacting us by phone or with the form on our website.

Facts in numbers

35000

square meters of parkland

300

students

80

staff members

5

minutes from Padua

Educational Objectives

Respect

Respect, for oneself and others is one of the most important aspects in which our school believes.

Education

We help students grow and develop in a multilingual environment whilst encouraging the advancement of personal talents.

Responsibility

We help students to become independent in any situation, an important skill for adult life.

What we offer

Villa Grimani International School offers an education for children as young as one year of age up to and including middle school age.

Teaching has a multi-sensory approach in the Early Years classes which then develops into a complete multidisciplinary education with languages and multiculturalism at its core.

Early Years

The Early Years Department is set in its independent building. Our qualified, mother tongue teaching staff follow the UK Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, which consists of 7 areas of learning and is adapted to meet the needs of each individual child. We provide a positive, caring, structured and stimulating environment in which children can explore, experiment and be exposed to rich educational experiences all conducted in English.

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Primary school

Children here are taught the main core of the curriculum by qualified mother tongue English teachers who gained their teaching degrees in their home countries. Children are taught mainly in English but also study Italian for six hours a week with a mother tongue qualified Italian teacher. The curriculum is broad and covers all traditional subjects as well as embracing art, music, library and computer technology on a weekly basis.

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Middle school

Our secondary school concentrates its activities around developing the use of languages introducing Spanish and German to the curriculum. The students are taught by qualified mother tongue teachers who are specialists in their subject area. They have the choice of studying mathematics in English language or Italian. Students are encouraged to become completely independent and taught to study efficiently.

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News

School uniforms: shop online

Do you require new school uniform items? You may purchase them through Villa Grimani’s online service: choose home delivery or collection at school.

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Open Days 2024

Our open days are fast approaching!
Don’t miss this opportunity to discover how our international school works.

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After School Clubs

From September 2024, we are delighted to offer ‘after school clubs’ at Villa Grimani International School from 3.45 until 5.30pm for our students.

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Summer college

Villa Grimani International School doesn’t close in the summer like other schools! Our summer college accepts children from 3 years old and upwards even if they are not our own students.

We offer a weekly curriculum divided into themes. All activities are taught in English by our mother English speaking staff.

Activities

Get involved and enjoy yourself! That’s our summer college motto. Particular attention is paid to the age and ability of every child.

School laboratories

Our school labs are used to support our methodology of ‘learning by doing’. These include ICT labs, libraries, a Science lab and art workshops.

School trips

Class trip are all linked to the curriculum and are chosen with care to ensure they are interesting and fun.

Testimonials

On video

All that is important for us is what our students, teachers and families think of us. For that reason we have decided to give you access to video testimonials to help you understand what it means to “live” Villa Grimani International School.

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