Rituals & Traditions
Rituals and traditions at O Castro
Our school calendar includes many celebrations of cultural events, giving shape to the year and giving students regular events to look forward to and help plan. Along with marking cultural festivals we celebrate academic milestones such as end of year and graduation, and hold all-school assemblies.
The house system at O Castro
We have implemented the British tradition of the house system in school. Every student is assigned to one of four "houses", that come together for sporting competitions and other school-wide events.
The house system allows students of all ages to get to know each other outside of the classroom environment, building connections between different age groups. Each year four House Captains are elected, providing an excellent leadership opportunity for the students chosen.
In primary school, students work to earn“house points”which are awarded in class for when students demonstrate skills such as teamwork, thinking creatively and problem solving.
The four houses at O Castro School are:
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Building connections between different age groups.
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Highly gifted children are not easy to recognise. There is no single theory or homogeneous description that specifically defines high intellectual abilities.
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Andrés González, a Year 11 student at O Castro British International School won the bronze medal last August at the National U16 Race Walking Championships.
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Discover the incredible academic results of our third graduating class and some of our students' university destinations in Spain and abroad.