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Year 7 Parents’ Curriculum Information Evening

Year 7 Parents’ Curriculum Information Evening. Wednesday 12 th September 5.30pm.

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Year 7 Parents’ Curriculum Information Evening

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  1. Year 7 Parents’ Curriculum Information Evening Wednesday 12th September 5.30pm

  2. Session Structure1. Welcome - Chris Binge Island School Principal;2. Individuals & Society- Paul Bentham Curriculum Leader for I&S;3. Languages - Julian Reed - Curriculum Leader Languages;4. Island Time – Gareth Stevens VP;5. Curriculum Overview for year 7 - Gareth Stevens VP;6. Laptop Programme in Year 7 – Gareth Stevens VP7. Homework

  3. Individuals and Societies

  4. Philosophy • An approach that draws on the skills and knowledge from the 3 core Humanities subjects but broadens into the disciplines of other I&S courses. • An approach that is looking to drive and utilise core literacy and Information Technology skills. • An approach whose themes are based on the world around us but at it’s core has a skill driven focus. • Creating a system that encourages a personalized curriculum for our students.

  5. Objectives Develop a curriculum that: • Is attractive and enjoyable ; • Offers the broad curriculum content of History, PRS and Geography courses as well as incorporating aspects of Economics, Business Studies and Psychology subjects; • Fits with our school values – Challenging, promotes independence, is relevant, appropriate and future oriented; • Consistently fuels in depth understanding by guiding students in making sense of the world and their place within it, challenging students to build upon their experiences, ideas, interests and knowledge; • Makes I&S support the delivery of Island Time, Literacy and Information Technology in the driving of skills.

  6. Unit Structure

  7. Unit Overview

  8. Unit Overview

  9. ISLE • For more information look here.

  10. Languages at Island School

  11. What is my child doing this year? • French and Spanish – beginners’ courses, mixed ability • Chinese – 7 sets - Set 1: near-native - Set 2: Chinese as a second language - Set 3-7: Chinese as a foreign language

  12. What are the Chinese sets? • Set 1 – roughly equivalent to Pathway 3 (‘Chinese Near native’) • Set 2 – roughly equivalent to Pathway 2 (‘Chinese as a Second Language’) • Set 3-7 – roughly equivalent to Pathway 1 (‘Chinese as an Additional Language’)

  13. What are the Chinese sets? • Set 1 – Chinese textbooks from Shanghai (24 pieces) • Set 2 – “Chinese Made Easy” Book 1, 2, plus some supplementary materials from Chinese textbooks (set 1) • Set 3-7 – “Easy Steps to Chinese” Book 1-2 • Language skills at different levels: Listening, speaking, reading and writing

  14. Can my child take up an additional language? • Year 8 – beginners’ French, Spanish, Japanese (two year course) • Year 12 – beginners’ Spanish, Japanese (two year course)

  15. What are the goals for French, Spanish, Japanese? • Yr 11 – IGCSE Foreign Language (French, Spanish, Japanese) • Yr 13 –IB Language B (French, Spanish), IB Ab Initio Language (Beginners’ courses: French, Spanish) • Yr 13 – IB Language A (Japanese), IB Language B (Japanese), IB Ab Initio Language (Japanese)

  16. What are the goals for Chinese? • Yr 11 – IGCSE Foreign Language, IGCSE Second Language, IGCSE First Language (Chinese) • Yr 13 – IB Language A (First Language, leading to Bilingual Diploma), IB Language B (Foreign Language) Higher level and Standard level

  17. What about other languages? • Importance of developing literacy in home languages • Qualifications possible • IB Bilingual Diploma

  18. Island Time

  19. Aims ….To build on prior learning and the approach of the PYP;To provide more opportunity for comprehensive whole student guidance, assessment and tutoring for learning;To provide an experience that is like the IB DP core (ToK, CAS and EE);To emphasize ‘global issues’ and skills rather than knowledge by discipline;To develop the ability to learn skills that are applicable across subject boundaries and transferable into new contexts;To explore the connectedness of content and to build an understanding that the world is not divided by subject boundaries;To foster Inquiry, critical thinking and research skills;To develop learning independence in our students.

  20. Island Time Key Skills • Communication • Reading / Listening / Writing / Speaking / Viewing / Presenting; • Collaboration • Adopting different roles / working towards collective goals / leadership / developing collaborative dispositions; • Creativity • Creative thinking / generating ideas / Risk Taking / analogous thinking / real strategies; • Capacity to learn • Focus / Research and analysis / adaptability and agility / reflection and evaluation /critical thinking and problem solving;

  21. Concept driven Truth & Lies Separating fact from propoganda / Critical thinking / ways of Knowing Health • Understanding of health in its widest sesne / Personal fitness / diet / Innovation • Creative thinking / generating ideas / Risk Taking / analogous thinking / real strategies; Identity • Who am I? / What defines personal identity? / What defines the identity of Hong Kong?

  22. Curriculum Overview • Laptop programme • ‘Growing up online’ Parents Information Evening 5.30pm Thursday 20th September; • Parent drop in afternoons 4.00-6.00pm Thursday 4th October / Thursday 11th October

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