AREL Middle School teaches English as the first foreign language and German or Spanish as the second foreign language. The main aim that leads foreign language education in AREL is to support and develop students’ communicative skills in different languages.

Foreign language education is provided with the guidance of bilingual and native speaker teachers. Up to date materials are used according to the students’ needs. Students’ effective participation is fundamental and it is supported through in/out class activities such as pair work, group work or work alone and presentations. AREL aims to develop students’ proficiency and skills in English including understanding, comprehension and communication, written and oral expression.

Believing that the best tool to reflect culture is literature; students acquire advanced language skills by reading books their peers in English-speaking countries read. These include award-winning novels by authors from a variety of different cultures. AREL students are encouraged to express their thoughts and ideas through speaking and writing. They practice in order to inquire and research to find the correct information in the target language.

By the end of 8th grade AREL students reach B2 level of the Common European Framework. AREL graduates’ English Language proficiency level enables them to be exempt from the English Language Preparatory Year for University Departments. English curriculum is supported with TOEFL practices in the 11th and 12th grades. AREL graduates are able to reach B2/C1 levels of Common European Framework.

Second Foreign Language Education

AREL Schools provide second Foreign Language education in German or Spanish beginning from the 3rd grade until the end of high school.

Second Foreign Language education aims to provide that AREL students acquire language skills necessary to pass the international exams FIT 1 & 2 in German and DELE 1 & 2 in Spanish. Students are able to complete A2/B1 German/Spanish levels in European Framework at the end of the 8th grade. Students who graduate from AREL High Schools are able to reach into B1 level of Common European Framework in German or Spanish.