Educational Programme of The International School of Astana

AEO «Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools»Astana, 2013

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International school: definition

From the Kazakhstani Law «On education»:

«INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL is the educational organisation that implements independently developed curriculum that is authorized by International Baccalaureate Organisation or has the international institutional accreditation».

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Curriculum by levels

Primary school

Secondary school

High school

International Primary Curriculum – IPCWith further authorization of the IB programme - Primary Years Programme (PYP)

IB programme - Middle Years Program (MYP)

IB Diploma programme - Diploma program (DP)

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Grades 1-5

Grades 6-10

Grades 11-12

What is«International primary curriculum»?

• In 1990s, Shell interational schools initiated the development of curriculum for primary schools that are in line with international trends.

• The curriculum is developed by Fieldwork Education (branch of World Class Learning Group) involving the experienced curriculum developers, school leaders and teachers from all over the world.

• The curriculum is updated regularly according to the modern trends.

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What is«International primary curriculum» (IPC)?

This curriculum allows to integrate the content with national standard of any country.

World known curriculum– one of the most rapidly developing curricula for primary schools in the world.

Currently it is implemented in 85 countires (UK, USA, China, Russia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Sweden and etc.). 250 000 children are studying according to the IPC in more than 1500 schools.

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IPC - curriculum of the 21st century

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Specific features of

IPC

Global topics and local heritage

Assessment for learning

Based on «neuroscience»

research

Creative and interesting Skill development

Cross-curricular themes

Personal development

Глобальное мышление

Global thinking

International School in Astana

The integration of international curriculum with Kazakhstani curricula allows to:develop functionally full educational content to

implement learning in Kazakh-English and Russian-English strands of education;

divide the curriculum content into two blocks that will flexibly combine the interests of International school and the State.

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Learning objectives in IPC

Learning objectives (expected outcomes), are established for 3 age groups:• For 5-7 year old learners (Milepost 1)• For 7-9 year old learners (Milepost 2)• For 9-12 year old learners (Milepost 3)

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Subject goals Knowledge, Skills and Understanding

Personal goals Ability to adapt, stability, Collaboration and Respect and others.

International goals Development of global/International thinking

Cross-curricular themes

All dressed up – 7 weeks

Buildings – 8

Flowers and insects – 7

From A to B (Transport and travel) - 8

Hooray…let’s go on holiday! - 8

How are you? (Health) - 6

I’m alive– 6-7

Let’s celebrate – 6-7

Media Magic (communications) – 8-9

Our world (the environment) – 7-8

Seeing the light - 7

Sensational (Senses) - 7

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The circus is coming to town - 8

The magic toymaker – 6-7

The stories people tell – 5-6

The things people do (jobs) – 6-7

Time detectives – 4-5

We are what we eat (food) - 7

Who am I? – 7-8

Science – plants

Science – electricity

Science – sound and light

Science - forces

Science - water

www.greatlearning.com/ipc/the-ipc/units-of-work

More than 80 various modern cross-curricular themes that are selected and appropriate for primary school learners of different age. List of IPC themes for 5-7 year old children:

Flowers and insects Flowers and insects need each other. Without insects there would be no flowers. And without flowers insects would go hungry.

In Science:•How to set up tests to discover how plants use water•Life cycle of insects•Where flowers and insects prefer to live and growIn Geography:•Honey and silk production•Migration of the monarch butterflyIn Art: •Make paintings of flowers and insects•How to use symmetry to make paintings of insects

Example of cross curricular theme for 5-7 year old children

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What will we find out about this theme in the following subjects:

www.greatlearning.com/ipc/the-ipc/units-of-work

In Music:• The music of the famous composer, Rymsky-KorsakovIn World understanding:

• People who help us (e.g. gardeners, bee-keepers)

Global perspectives: • How climate and weather patterns affect life around the world

• Flowers as emblems for different countries

ElectricityElectricity is an energy that makes things work. It flows along wires inside our house and classroom. Our lights, TVs, computers, mobile phones, cars, and many other things use electricity. Do you know that thunder and lightning is a type of electricity?

In Science:• About static electricity• How we can use static electricity• How to make our own electrical circuit• Electricity at home and in the

classroom• About the dangers of electricity

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Example of cross curricular theme for 5-7 year old children

What will we find out about this theme in the following subjects :

www.greatlearning.com/ipc/the-ipc/units-of-work

In Technology:• How to design and make a

torch

In History:• What we did before electricityIn Global perspectives: • How people in different

countries use electricity

Learning process

• In IPC the academic content of the programmes is integrated in such a way that makes learners active and interested in learning the presented material;

• IPС is focused on both wide aspects of individual learning and development of wide range of skills.

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Entry point

«Knowledge Harvest»

Explain the theme

Big PictureResearch activity

Recording activity

Exit point

Assessment principles in IPC

Learning objectives and standards are clearly stated;

Learners know how to demonstrate what they have learnt;

Learners know how to correct and improve their own learning;

Learners are engaged in the process of assessing their own learning;

The assessment is integrated throughout the whole of curriculum and not just in some of the subjects. 13

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Multilingual educationPrimary school (grades 1-5) – IPC

• Teaching in Kazakh/Russian and English langauges;• Additional language support (Kaz/Rus/Eng).

Secondary school (grades 6-10) – MYP• «Kazakh language and literature», «History of Kazakhstan»,

«Geography» are taught in Kazakh;• «Russian language», «Russian literature» as separate subjects

are taught in Russian;• The other subjects are taught in English;• Additional foreign languages.

High school (grade 11-12) – DP• All subjects are taught in English;• Optional subjects («History of Kazakhstan», «Kazakhstan in the modern

world» are taught in Kazakh; «Kazakh language», «Russian language»)

Russian-English strandKazakh-English strand

Extra-curricular activities• Outdoor/active games• Sports sections• Choreography• Eurhythmics• Singing, playing musical instruments• “I look at the world through the eyes of the artist"• Arts and crafts• Checkers, chess• “Entertaining computer”• Academic clubs• etc. 15