Testimonials


Nick and Jo Duncan

I can't believe that a year has gone by when we said farewell to your fabulous school.

Josh has settled in extremely well to "big boy school" and this was achieved mostly by the way he was taught by calpe in his first 4 years with you.

He gained confidence, understanding, respect and above all a happy will to learn whilst he was in your care and this gave him the grounding to easily adapt to his new and somewhat larger surroundings at his new school. His results in his first year are well above average and he has progressed so much further in his sporting achievements that he now needs to step up a class and a year from his current year. This achievement we would put solely down to you in the encouragement and level friendly discipline you instilled in him.

Whilst he enjoyed (and won) sports day, we shall never forget the Calpe sports day on the beach and we really miss this.

Please say hi to all of your staff who knew him and please do feel free to use any part of this e mail for any marketing purposes.

All the very best to you.

Nick and Jo Duncan (Calpe school 2005-2009.)

Thank you so much for all your help in helping Josh to become the boy he is today.


Alicia Year 5. Age 10

My School Calpe

I was born in Spain but my family are Russian.

I came to Calpe when I was 5 years old. I went into Year 1 and now I am in Year 5. It is 5 years since I came here. So many years have passed. I have had so much fun since Year 1.

When I was in Year 3 we studied Tutankhamen. It was very exciting to learn about Egypt and the Pharaohs. I remember that one day during the summer term the wind was blowing outside while we were reading about Tutankhamen. Suddenly the door started banging very hard as if there was a tornado outside. Our teacher laughed spookily and said that it was the “ghost of Tutankhamen”. We were all so scared. I could not go to sleep that night.

Another time in Year 3 I was in my Spanish lesson and we were studying butterflies. The Spanish teacher asked if anyone knew the Spanish word for a butterfly house. A boy in my class answered. We laughed a lot, he had not realised he had chosen a rude Spanish word instead of “crisalida”!

In Year 4 I worked with Year 5 children in a mixed age class and made lots of new friends with the older children. We are still friends now.

I love Calpe School because Calpe is wonderful, funny and an extremely supreme place to be. Calpe is my family. I do not want to say goodbye. I don’t have to yet. I still have another year to go. I feel I really belong here. I went to another school and I came back after a few days. It was awful.

It feels good to belong to the best school ever.


Leo Year 5. Age 10

Coming to Calpe School

An interview with Leo Year 5. Age 10

Q. “Leo, when did you come to Spain?”

A. “I moved from England to Marbella last summer. My family decided we would come and stay in our summer house all year round.”

Q. “ How did you find out about Calpe School? ”

A. “ My mum was looking for schools in Marbella on the internet and she found Calpe School so she made an appointment and we came to visit. ”

Q. ” What made you want to come to Calpe? ”

A. “ I really liked Calpe when I visited. Calpe is small and I had not been happy in a very big school in England. So I chose Calpe.

Q. “ Leo can you tell us what you think about our school? ”

A. “ This school is very different to my school in England. Calpe is much better. “

Q. “ Have you made any new friends? ”

A. “ The friends I have made at Calpe are nice. My favourite friends are Noel, Max. I really like Charlotte as my friend. “

Q. “ Do you like the food at Calpe? ”

A. “ The food is delicious. My favourite is pizza! Maria the Cook makes them for us. “

Q. “ What makes Calpe School different to the school you went to in England? “

A. “ I know that I have difficulties with learning. Reading, spelling and writing and maths are so hard for me. My teacher helps me with all these things. I am getting better at my schoolwork. That makes me very happy! ”

Q. “ Which is your favourite lesson?”

A. “ My favourite lesson is history, I like learning about the past. “

Q. “ Have you anything else you would like to say before we end this interview? “

A. “ Yes, Calpe is a great school! “


Click here to view English translation (done with Google translate)

Here we are in Marbella. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the sea is blue, and we solve the problems of the pressing - we're not on vacation, we decided to stay here a bit. Or a lot - as it will, and as pleasant. If you omit the everyday difficulties that arise in move any from place to place, and even more so when traveling to another country, then fine. Except for one - is looming on the horizon, surely the question of placement of children in school. As you can imagine, this problem is not quickly resolved. , At a minimum: interview friends, chat with friends, to get maximum information from knowledgeable people to visit colleges, go through the interview, make a selection decision. Phew, it seems all. We took the decision and choice made. Describes in detail all will not - you can write two volumes. I can only say that the choice was made in favor of «Calpe Junior School». Looking back now, and already being at a different stage of training in another college - age children went to school to change - I can say with full responsibility that we have the choice of the first school were not mistaken. Let me explain why. I have two children. When they began training in «Calpe Junior School» they were 4 or 5 years. They are both in Russian yet said so himself, but about the English, I do not say anything. I had to find a school where children can easily adapt to new conditions, where they will not experience the stress, where they will receive more or less personal approach, where they feel comfortable and confident. «Calpe» fully fit in all respects - a small, intimate college with small classes (7 - 12 students per class), with good academic performance, with a team of professional teachers, home settings, where all the teachers know all students college and students All classes are on friendly terms with each other regardless of age. My children are attending an «Calpe» 3 years. It's time to move on. Now they learn in English Internation School, considered by many one of the best colleges on the coast, but we are always warmly and gratefully remember our first school in Marbella. We are grateful to all the teachers «Calpe» for the training for the knowledge that they gave us in the first years of teaching - children brilliantly passed all tests for entering the new college and now have no problems in school. And you know, as they say in a well-known transmission, "take this opportunity to give a shout out ..." - and I want to convey our love and appreciation from all our family and especially my children from those who have helped us take the first steps in learning. This is very important - a good start. A good start - one of the components of future victories. «Calpe», we love you and thank you for everything!

Вот мы и в Марбелье. Солнце светит, птички поют, море синеет, а мы решаем проблемы насущные – мы не в отпуске, мы тут пожить решили немного. Или много – как получится и как понравится. Если опустить бытовые сложности, которые возникают при любом переезде с места на место, а тем более при приезде в другую страну, то все прекрасно. За исключением одного – на горизонте уверенно маячит вопрос об устройстве детей в школу. Как вы сами понимаете, такую проблему быстро не решить. Как минимум требуется: опросить друзей, побеседовать со знакомыми, получить максимум информации у знающих людей, посетить колледжи, пройти собеседования, сделать выбор, принять решение. Уф, кажется все. Мы свое решение приняли и выбор сделали. В подробностях описывать все не буду – можно двухтомник написать. Скажу только, что выбор был сделан в пользу «Calpe Junior School». Сейчас, оглядываясь назад, и уже находясь на ином этапе обучения и в другом колледже – возраст у детей подошел поменять школу – могу с полной ответственностью сказать, что мы с выбором первой школы не ошиблись. Объясню почему. У меня двое детей. Когда они начали обучение в «Calpe Junior School» им было 4 и 5 лет. Они оба по-русски еще говорили так себе, а про английский я вообще молчу. Мне нужно было найти школу, где дети смогут легко адаптироваться к новым условиям, где они не испытают стресса, где они получат более или менее индивидуальный подход, где они почувствуют себя комфортно и уверенно. «Calpe» полностью подходил по всем параметрам – небольшой, уютный колледж, с маленькими классами (7 – 12 человек в классе), с хорошими академическими показателями, с командой профессиональных педагогов, с домашней обстановкой, когда все учителя знают всех учеников колледжа, а ученики всех классов дружат между собой независимо от возраста. Мои дети проучились в «Calpe» 3 года. Настало время двигаться дальше. Сейчас они учатся в English Internation School, по мнению многих одном из лучших колледжей на побережье, но мы всегда с теплом и благодарностью вспоминаем нашу первую школу в Марбелье. Мы благодарны всем педагогам «Calpe» за ту подготовку, за те знания, которые они нам дали на первых годах обучения – дети блестяще прошли все тесты при поступлении в новый колледж и сейчас не испытывают никаких проблем в учебе. И знаете, как говорят в одной известной передаче, «пользуясь случаем, хочу передать привет…» - а я хочу передать слова любви и признательности от все нашей семьи и в первую очередь от моих детей тем, кто помог нам сделать первые шаги в учебе. Это очень важно – хорошо стартовать. Хороший старт – одна из составляющих будущих побед. «Calpe», мы тебя любим и спасибо тебе за все!