HOLDEN INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Pascal Institute is formed by the synergy of three schools that offer a complete school path from six to nineteen years.
The Scuola Media Internazionale Holden (secondary school of first degree) lives with the Liceo in the premises of the convent of San Filippo in Chieri, originally the seat of the Philippine order.

In 2023, the Holden International Middle School and the Pascal High School completed the course with the Daisy primary school organized on the Finnish model.

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A STIMULATED ENVIRONMENT

The Holden International Middle School is a full-time peer-school aimed at creating a European cultural identity aimed at preparing future citizens of Europe.

Within the project the Shared School, signed by means of a Pact of sharing with the City of Chieri, students each year participate in the workshop Lessons in the library (open to the public at the library of the Tower)interact with local associations to support Alzheimer’s patients and present musical fairy tales to the children of the kindergartens of Chieri.

Every month students participate in a cultural outing on the territory. In March the three-day educational trip is organized.

A SCHOOL AT 360°

The central focus of our educational project is a gradual approach to the development of transversal skills, supported by a strengthening of critical reflection, writing and linguistic deepening that takes place with afternoon workshops alternating with teaching modules dedicated to study.

Within the curricular timetable of the Italian subject, one hour a week is dedicated to the study of philosophy, a fundamental tool for developing critical thinking, ethical reflection and intellectual curiosity.

The Holden International Middle School also plays a key role for students engaged in sport at a competitive level by offering a targeted academic support that is expressed in the organization of study time and flexibility of teachers for possible permits to participate in sports competitions or extraordinary training.

The choice of Holden International Middle School has been to concentrate within the curricular and extra curricular hours the tasks and lessons that students normally have to carry out at home, in order to learn how to plan your time efficiently and enjoy as in any international school of free time to devote to sport or leisure.

A SCHOOL, A P 8 METHOD

We have adopted a pedagogical system that follows the principles of Finnish teaching, because we think it is fundamental to promote an education to freedom rather than obedience, developing a sense of responsibility and individual and collective respect.

Our educational system is therefore devoted to the formation of children in all their aspects and ranges from social to emotional skills, through the promotion of collaboration and mutual solidarity. The goal is to learn to work together on the We and not the ego.

A FOCUS ON DIGITAL SKILLS

So that each student can naturally learn the technological skills needed to mature a digital citizenship, we have equipped our classrooms with PCs and multimedia tools, so as to accustom students to a controlled and supervised fruition.

RESPECT FOR THE UNIQUENESS OF THE PERSON

Our primary objective is to help children grow up in a serene, healthy and welcoming school environment, where honesty, tolerance, responsibility and individual autonomy are at the heart of not only scholastic but also ethical and human formation.

QUALITY TEACHING FOR ALL

We follow each student carefully, understanding the times and ways of learning to achieve with serenity and satisfaction the best preparation. At Holden International Middle School, we have built our teaching method on three pillars:

each student is unique and different, and needs a personalized learning path;
differences must be valued, and on this basis we base our principle of equity;
the maximum possible learning for each is guaranteed by the training offered for this purpose.
Inclusive teaching is, then, an educational approach where linguistic and cultural differences are not an obstacle but are transformed into a common goal aimed at sharing.

AN INTERNATIONAL REALITY

The study of foreign languages is a fundamental skill for students of the Holden International Middle School. From the first year you study English as a first language, Spanish and Chinese as a second and third language, with related Cambridge, Dele and Confucius certifications.

We believe that mastering foreign languages is indispensable for those who will become the adults of an increasingly multicultural and interconnected tomorrow.

The Holden International Middle School has joined the international Erasmus mobility project - student and teacher mobility.

Daisy, Holden and Pascal are joined by the Polo Culturale Pascal, a non-profit association that promotes international artistic events and concerts in the territory of Chierese within the project The shared school.