ABOUT US

How to find us

Institut Torrent dels Alous
Passatge Marconi 13-15
08191 Rubí (Barcelona)

Tf: 0034 93 839 37 14

How to get there

  • By FFGG (Catalan Railway): line S1

Contacts

Information

Institut Torrent dels Alous is a 12-year old secondary school located in Rubí, 20 km away from Barcelona. The school opened in the academic year 2011-12. Today we host about 700 students and 57 teachers. We offer secondary studies of compulsory education (aged 12-16) and “Batxillerat” studies (aged 16-18) equivalent to A-levels.

Our motto is “quality is achieved by people working together”. It’s our goal to make teachers, students, parents and community work together for success. Our aim at Institut Torrent dels Alous is for all students to achieve their potential and enable them to get the best preparation for their future choices.

Our main strength is a team of commited teachers devoted to their students and a tutorial guidance and compromise based on two main aspects: academic support and personality and social development.

Our main objectives are focused on:

1) INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS, making sure that every student develops their own potential

2) SKILLS FOR THE WORLD, insisting on the practical aspects of science, maths and technology and communication

3) LANGUAGES, insisting on written and oral skills and the mastery of foregin languages

4) TECHNOLOGY integrated in class, communication with families, website

5) CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION with the implementation of different projects to promote values and the pleasure for art and music

Our projects and activities

  • Teaching-learning methodology:
    • Mixed methodology: materials and class program created  by teachers. Programmes based on a practical learning process combining new technologies with other educational supports.
    • Cross-curricular projects and Topic-based mini-projects in several subjects
    • Tandem-teaching
  • Foreign languages (English, French, German):
    • English: CLIL Science, final school trip to a foreign country
    • French as a second language: EMILE Social Sciences, trips to France, Preparation for Official Examinations
    • German as a second language. Etwinning Project.
  • Projects with the Community:
    • A day with the school Ca n’Oriol for teenagers with special needs
    • Barris (“Neighbourhoods”): working together with the city council for the improvement of the school environment and community
  • Citizenship Projects:
    • Transversal and mixed-levels artistic project: every year we prepare a life performance of a great exhibition or show created by students from different levels (1st to 3rd of ESO, aged 12-15)
    • Project “Circle of Friends” and “Peer Guidance”
    • Health: promoting sport and healthy eating habits
    • Environmental Projects:
      • “Green School Activities”
      • Science Project:
  • International Projects: Partner School in Denmark and Germany. School exchange with Germany. Etwinning Project.

Timetable for 2023-24

  • Monday to Friday from 8:00h until 14:30h with one break for relaxing and another one for reading.

Calendar

Academic Year 2023-24 6 September – 21 June
School Holidays Christmas: 21 December-7 January

Easter: 23 March-1 April

13 Oct, 7 Des, 12 Febr, 4 March, 17 and 20 May