Pre-Primary and Primary Schools
In both Pre-Primary and Primary Schools, we will follow the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program (PYP).
Some highlights of PYP:
- An inquiry based approach which is child centered not teacher centered.
- The children are active learners and encouraged to ask questions and find the answers.
- It is highly trans-disciplinary, that is, it integrates the various academic subjects together.
- It is highly process oriented rather than content driven.
- Children will learn how to learn for lifelong learning.
- It is also value driven in order to arrive at the qualities of the PYP learner’s profile: Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-minded, Caring, Risk-takers, Balanced, and Reflective.
Read more about the PYP on the International Baccalaureate Organization website.
Pre-Primary School (Pre-K, ages 2-5)
The curriculum for Pre-K student is play-based and developmentally appropriate. Pre-Kindergarten is 100% Mandarin. We will provide support as needed for students who enter without any Mandarin knowledge. It has been demonstrated world-wide in language acquisition that there is a very fast learning period for children in this age group. We will also offer a reinforced English option for students from non-English speaking families.
Kindergarten and Elementary Grades (ages 5 and up)
| Kindergarten and First Grade | One hour of English language instruction |
| Second Grade | Two hours of English language instruction |
| Third Grade and up | One hour of Spanish instruction and the rest of the time is evenly divided between English and Mandarin |
We will provide support as needed for students who enter without any Mandarin knowledge. We will also offer a reinforced English option for students from non-English speaking families.
Here is our Program of Inquiry for 2009 – 10 School Year for all of our classes.