La Scuola International School
Dr. Beatrice Balfour is an accomplished educator with extensive experience in early childhood education and school leadership. Currently serving as the Early Childhood Director at La Scuola International School since January 2023, Dr. Balfour previously held the position of School Principal at both Escuela Bilingüe Internacional and Gan Shalom Preschool. Additionally, Dr. Balfour was a Professor of Education and Project Manager for the 'Unidad Educativa Innovadora - UNAE' at Universidad Nacional de Educación. Dr. Balfour's academic qualifications include a PhD in Education and a Master's degree in Gender Studies and Education from the University of Cambridge, along with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley.
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La Scuola International School
Preschool and K-8 IB and Reggio Emilia inspired Italian Immersion International School, with campuses in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. At La Scuola we are inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach; and we use the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB-PYP) and Middle Years Program (IB-MYP) as the basis for the curriculum the students are taught. This world-class education model is grounded in creative and critical thinking and is relevant to the global challenges of the 21st century. We strive to teach the whole child: mind, body and soul. We have a lively, warm and very diverse community of parents, with 34 languages spoken at the school and different family structures. Our parent body is from all over the world and includes a mix of lovers of International Baccalaureate education, the Reggio Emilia approach to learning, multi-lingual speakers, Italian-Americans, and lovers of Italian language and culture. Children and parents do not need to know Italian to be at La Scuola. Spanish language taught as of Grade 4 and up.