Oxfordian Campuses

Welcome to Petrolera Campus

A warm and welcoming community where students and families feel at home from the moment they arrive.

A message from our director

A Word from Ms Contreras

A lifelong love for learning begins with a stable, supportive educational environment. At Campus Petrolera, we believe that academic excellence is best achieved by combining a clear institutional vision with a warm, locally connected community atmosphere.

We support our families by providing a carefully balanced educational start across Maternal, Pre-Kinder, Kinder, and Primaria. Our campus places a strong emphasis on early language acquisition, collaborative play, and positive interaction with our surrounding environment. By matching an immersive language environment with structured, curious investigation, Campus Petrolera sets an authentic foundation where our youngest students can grow into secure, confident individuals.

“Campus Petrolera is a warm and welcoming community where students and families feel at home from the moment they arrive.”

Ms Contreras, Campus Director

How We Teach

The Petrolera Difference

Three ideas shape every classroom here, from Nursery to 6th grade, and one thing sets us apart.

What sets us apart

English Immersion, All Day, Every Day

English isn’t a subject here. It’s second nature. In the classrooms, the hallways, the cafeteria and every shared space, our English teachers make it part of daily life, so children use it naturally from their very first years.

A Petrolera pupil exploring with binoculars

Growth Mindset

Every Mistake Is a Step Forward

Children learn that ability grows with effort, good strategies and perseverance. Positive discipline and self-regulation help them bounce back and keep trying.

Learning That Fits

A Supportive Place for Every Learner

We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all education. Flexible teaching and positive classroom management let us adapt to how your child learns best, and teachers check progress as they go.

Learning by Doing

Knowledge Put to Work

Through projects, games and hands-on resources, students don’t just memorise. They apply what they learn to real situations, in class and in their community.

Your Child’s Journey

Everything About Your Child’s Stage, in One Place

Choose your child’s stage to see what they learn, how we teach it, and their class hours at Petrolera.

Nursery & Kínder

Learning Through Play

Petrolera blends rigorous academics with creative exploration, highlighted by a weekly FreePlay session that uses role play and imaginative settings to reach specific learning goals.

Petrolera Kínder pupils laughing together at the table

The Early Curriculum

Growing Through Play and Language

Children learn through songs, movement and play, in English and Spanish:

See what your child learns

Nursery: Language through Dance, Songs and Rhymes, Spanish as their first language, and early stimulation for fine and gross motor skills.
Kínder 3: Language through Dance, Songs and Rhymes, Phonics, Lenguajes, Saberes y Pensamiento Científico, early stimulation and socio-emotional education.
Kínder 4 and 5: Language through Dance, Songs and Rhymes, Phonics and Letter Tracing, with Lenguajes, Saberes y Pensamiento Científico and socio-emotional education.
A gentle start: a dedicated adaptation week helps young learners feel valued from the very first day.

Cocurriculars

Included in the School Day

Every child takes part in these as a normal part of the week, at no extra cost:

See the cocurriculars by grade

Nursery

Art

Music

K3, K4 and K5

Art

Music

Chess

Technology

Physical Education

See how many sessions each one has every week

Download the Kínder Curriculum (PDF)

View Nursery and Kínder Class Hours

Nursery

8:20 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Kínder 3

8:20 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Kínder 4

8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Kínder 5

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The school supervises students for 15 minutes before the start of the day and 15 minutes after the end of the day.

Elementary, Grades 1–6

Confident Communicators

Using international textbooks with full English instruction, the curriculum pushes students to communicate confidently.

Petrolera pupils performing on the sports field

The Academic Core

A Bilingual Foundation

English and Spanish instruction side by side:

See the four areas of study

English: Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop and Grammar, with Language and Conventions in 6th grade.
Spanish and the national curriculum: Lenguajes, Español and Ortografía; Saberes y Pensamiento Científico; Ética, Naturaleza y Sociedades; and De lo Humano y lo Comunitario.
Art and Physical Education in every grade.
Progress you can see: constant academic tracking, individualised project plans and integrative assessment activities, so reading, spelling and public speaking progress naturally.

The School Day

Connection and Cocurriculars

Morning Meetings open each day and build strong friendships and emotional intelligence:

See our methods and cocurriculars

Interactive collaboration: Morning Meetings, Literary Circles and the “I do, We do, You do” framework.
Actionable knowledge: Project-Based Learning, Game-Based Learning and Flipped Classrooms put theory into practice.