La Scuola International School
Valentina Santacaterina is a dedicated Kindergarten Teacher at La Scuola Internazionale di San Francisco since September 2017, specializing in a bilingual Italian-English curriculum and committed to the social and academic development of young learners. Prior to this role, Valentina served as an Assistant Teacher at Fondazione Sant Andrea and as an Educatore at Spazio Giochi L'Allegra Compagnia from September 2013 to June 2017. Valentina holds a Laurea magistrale in psicologia clinica from Università degli Studi di Bergamo, earned between 2003 and 2010, which underscores a solid foundation in clinical psychology.
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.