PEARSON i - LOWER SECONDARY PROGRAMME GRADES 7 AND 8

MATHS AND ENGLISH AND SCIENCE TO SUPPLEMENT IMYC.

In order to be able to fully utilise the outstanding opportunities the International  Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) students need to have strong English and Mathematics skills and knowledge.  Therefore we complement the IMYC programme by implementing the ‘ilowersecondary’ curriculum from Pearson in English and Mathematics.  We also check all of the science objectives are covered int eh IMYC so at times will do additional Science units to ensure thorough coverage.   The students will utilise the skills and knowledge developed in English and Mathematics in their IMYC enquiry-based topics.  Links are made to the key concepts to enable the students to develop deeper understanding of concepts and enquiry ideas being explored. The skills and knowledge acquired in English and Maths are vital across the curriculum.  This robust, rigorous and creative approach enables our students to be extremely well situated for future learning and leads up nicely for hte IGCSE subjects they will study in Grades 9 and 10.

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Additionally there are specialist Teachers in the areas of Art, Music, Physical Education.

Expatriate students can choose 2 additional subjects in grades 7 and 8 to study, national students have 1 lesson for an optional subject.  

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IGCSE GRADES 9 AND 10

In Grade 8 students will choose their IGCSE subjects to study in Grades 9 and 10.  IGCSE is a two year course.  English, Mathematics, Science are foundation subjects, with a range of other subjects available depending on student aptitude and preference. In Grade 8 as we will look at the interests and strengths of the cohort and will employ teachers to meet the needs as best we can.  Options on top of English, Mathematics and Science may include Humanities subjects, Art, Sciences, ICT, Business and Economics, additional languages.  Here is the list of options Pearson Currently offer for IGCSE.  Cambridge also provide examination courses for IGCSE for thes subjects you can find at this link.  We will make these subject selections in consultation with the students and their parents. Subjects we offer will be subject to teacher availability.

You will receive an overview of topics and objectives covered at the beginning of each term in the form of a Curriculum Letter.

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