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Escola A.R.C.E —Agrupació Reusenca de Centres d'Ensenyament— is a semi-private school in Reus that is defined as secular and family-oriented. It offers a single educational line from I3 to fourth year of ESO, something that the school itself links to its proximity to students and families. It covers Early Childhood Education (first cycle, 0-3 years, and second cycle, I3, I4, and I5), Primary Education, and Compulsory Secondary Education, with Spanish and Catalan as languages. The school hours are from 9 to 13 and from 15 to 17 hours, and in I3, I4, and I5, entry is five minutes earlier.

In Early Childhood Education, the school proposes a respectful adaptation period for each child and close coordination with families. It is defined as an inclusive and welcoming school, with organized spaces in each classroom that help with time planning, and it takes advantage of play, technology, active exploration, and emotional self-regulation. It works by areas —self-discovery and discovery of others, discovery of the environment, and communication and language— and offers learning corners that promote creativity, manipulation, and autonomy, with its own method for literacy that incorporates handwriting, print letters, and cursive letters.

The Primary stage continues from Early Childhood based on the prior knowledge acquired, and upon completion, students access ESO at the same school. In Secondary, the single line is maintained, so students already know the school and the teachers and go through this stage with support and guidance. The school also provides orientation and support: complementary activities, splits, and personalized attention, as well as weekly advice from a professional to design individualized plans.