CURRICULUM

Key Stage

Early Years Foundation Stage

At IPS, we believe in the holistic development of the learner by providing an enabling environment to encourage them to learn and grow .

KEY STAGES 1-3

At IPS, our vision is to provide the best possible start and support to learners through quality and consistency in early years’ settings. Learning and development is encouraged in a healthy, safe, secure, and anti-discriminatory environment through age-appropriate activities and experiences.

We believe in providing opportunities for partnership between parents and teachers for the holistic development of the learner. And to that end, our lessons and activities are designed to achieve the early learning goals that equip the learner with knowledge, skills and understanding.

At Kindergarten, our curriculum is based on the British Statutory Framework for the Early Year’s Foundation Stage (EYFS). Our EYFS curriculum nurtures not only the interest and talents of our students but also motivates them to be a lifelong learner.

The EYFS in IPS includes Kindergarten 1 (ages 3-4) and Kindergarten 2 (ages 4-5).

KEY STAGES 1-3

EYFS curriculum in IPS is based on following principles:

  • Every learner is a unique child constantly learning:
    1. To be resilient, capable, confident, and self-assured.
    2. To be strong and independent through positive relationships.
    3. To benefit and develop well in enabling environments with teaching and support from adults.
  • To reflect on the different rate at which each learner develops and learns.
  • To adjust practices to provide education and care to all learners including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN).

Areas of Learning and Development

1. Communication and Language

    • Listening, attention and understanding
    • Speaking

2. Personal, Social and Emotional Development

    • Self-regulation
    • Self-management
    • Building relationships

3. Physical Development

    • Gross motor skills
    • Fine motor skills

4. Literacy

    • Comprehension
    • Reading
    • Writing

5. The Natural World

    • Mathematics
    • Numbers
    • Numerical patterns

6. Understanding of the World

    • Past and present
    • People, culture, and communities

7. Expressive Art and Design

    • Creating with materials
    • Being imaginative and expressive

8. Thai Language and Culture

More Learning Opportunities

To complement the abovementioned subjects, at IPS we have regular assemblies and performances, field trips, festival celebrations, clubs, sports days, and fairs to enhance all-round development of our students.

 

Our Unique Approach

We believe in hands-on learning, and the learning through playing approach. Our lessons are designed to provide our young learners with indoor, outdoor, whole class, and small group learning experiences.

 

Key Stages 1-3

The school teaches a broad range of subjects covering all aspects of the National Curriculum in England.

CORE SUBJECTS:

  • ENGLISH/ESL: Adopting carefully planned methods to develop children’s reading, creative writing, and speaking skills with accurate grammatical usage.

  • MATHS: Helping students through a range of teaching methods to explore numbers, shapes, space and measurements and tackle numeric and algebraic problems.

  • SCIENCE: Inculcating skills such as observing, evaluating and explaining scientific phenomena through practical experience. In secondary school, students begin to specialize in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

THE THREE CORE SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT:

  • Humanities: An integrated field of study, including History and Geography
  • Modern Foreign Languages (French, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi)
  • Thai Language and Culture
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Computing
  • Personal, Health and Social Education (PHSE)
  • Music
  • Art and Design Technology
  • Physical Education

The National Curriculum framework document as well as the Programmes of Study and Attainment Targets can be retrieved from here.