{"id":100306,"date":"2019-10-14T10:26:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T08:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=100306"},"modified":"2019-10-11T10:32:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T08:32:55","slug":"back-to-school-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/back-to-school-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Back to School in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every September the new school year starts again. And not only children start going back to school then, for some adults September also symbolizes a new year, a new phase for starting a new project, whether it be on a work or personal level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The end of summer and summer holidays means returning to daily routine and getting active again, after having tried to release a strict work and school schedule for a couple of weeks. So today, this article by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> will share information on kids going back to school, their basic necessities and the best way to go about getting your kids ready for the new school year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/regulations-for-barcelona-schools\/\">Regulations for Barcelona schools<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/back-to-school-barcelona\/#Preparing_your_children_for_going_back_school\" title=\"Preparing your children for going back school\">Preparing your children for going back school<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/back-to-school-barcelona\/#Start_of_the_new_school_year\" title=\"Start of the new school year\">Start of the new school year<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/back-to-school-barcelona\/#School_holidays\" title=\"School holidays\">School holidays<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/back-to-school-barcelona\/#Secondary_education_evaluations\" title=\"Secondary education evaluations\">Secondary education evaluations<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/back-to-school-barcelona\/#Back_to_school_tips\" title=\"Back to school tips\">Back to school tips<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preparing_your_children_for_going_back_school\"><\/span>Preparing your children for going back school<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_100308\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100308\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/human-3305707_640-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"child practicing writing the lettre A\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-100308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Going back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/best-schools-gracia\/\"><strong>school<\/strong><\/a> is not always that easy for children, but it does also have its positives: they get to see their classmates again, they will start on new projects and they will have a normal rhythm again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This article not only emphasizes the <strong>most important dates<\/strong> for the <strong>school year 2019-2020<\/strong>, it also gives you some tips on getting your children ready to go back to school.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_of_the_new_school_year\"><\/span>Start of the new school year<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>September 12<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Infant education (or preschool)<\/li>\n<li>Primary education<\/li>\n<li>Secondary education<\/li>\n<li>Baccalaureate<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate Training Cycles<\/li>\n<li>Entrance exams for Intermediate Training Cycles<\/li>\n<li>Preparatory courses for higher education<\/li>\n<li>Special education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 18<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Upper Level Training Cycles<\/li>\n<li>Adult education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 26<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Language schools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"School_holidays\"><\/span>School holidays<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Christmas<\/strong>: from December 21 to January 7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Easter<\/strong>: from April 4 to 13<\/li>\n<li><strong>Summer<\/strong>: starting June 20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Secondary_education_evaluations\"><\/span>Secondary education evaluations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>School year 2018-2019<\/strong>: between June 20 and 26, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>School year 2019-2020<\/strong>: between June 18 and 23, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Special entrance tests for the first year of the Baccalaureate and for special educations (like Sports or Art &amp; Design) will take place between <strong>September 2 and 4, 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/schools-sants-montjuic\/\">Best Schools in the Sants Montj\u00fcic Neighbourhood<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Back_to_school_tips\"><\/span>Back to school tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_100309\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100309\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/reading-1090736_640-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"child reading book with pictures\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-100309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Start with getting back into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/back-to-school-shopping-in-barcelona\/\"><strong>school rhythm<\/strong><\/a> again one or two weeks before the first day of school. Let your children get used to waking up and getting into bed again at regular times. This way your children will be happy and fit on their very first day.<\/li>\n<li>Establish new<strong> rules <\/strong>for using their<strong> mobile phone and the internet<\/strong>. It helps them learn responsibilities and this way phones or internet won\u2019t interfere with their <strong>homework<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Start using a highlighter on your children\u2019s calendar to indicate important information and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/holidays-celebrations-2019\/\"><strong>events<\/strong><\/a> for them, not just the holidays, but also tests or, for example, their after school activities.<\/li>\n<li>As the new school year can be quite a challenge, be there to <strong>listen to them<\/strong>, to <strong>answer their questions<\/strong> or <strong>take away any doubts or fears<\/strong>. This gives them a feeling of support and it will develop their self-confidence.<\/li>\n<li>Are school clothes too small? Then give them away. Are they not in one piece anymore? Throw them away. Just make sure you clean up before going out to buy new school clothes. It will teach your children how to clean up their closet, and it will also result in your children learning how to share.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emphasize the positive aspects<\/strong> a <strong>new school year<\/strong> will bring them: meeting their friends again, making new friends, learning new stuff and going on excursions and trips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Important: the Spanish school system is different from school systems in other countries. 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