Academics
The ultimate objective of the school is excellence in academics. Hence a smooth and uninterrupted academic flow needs to be facilitated and ensured. Towards this end, selective members of the faculty have been assigned different tasks to closely monitor and observe the day to day academic activities. They have been assigned a wide variety of tasks aimed at achieving academic excellence.
The school provides a caring environment in which children can enjoy learning. In the Pre-Nursery and Lower Primary each class has one teacher and a teacher assistant. Class sizes are kept small to encourage individual attention and to give a secure family atmosphere. At CIS we continue to develop the British National Curriculum and would like to evolve and meet the changes in education by always putting our children’s needs first, and meeting their educational needs in a continually changing society.
The School is divided into three stages and supervised by the respective coordinator. They are assisted by the senior teachers.
- Kindergarten Pre-Nursery
- Key Stages I Year 1 and Year 2
- Key Stage 2 Year 3 to Year 6
- Key Stage 3 Year 7 to Year 10
The academic year is divided into three terms first, second and third respectively.
An administrative department comprising of a team of qualified professional is readily available to provide the back up support to the academic staff.
THE ACADEMIC YEAR
Autumn Term -- September – December
Spring Term -- January – March
Summer Term -- April – June
MERIT SYSTEM
The merit system is working throughout the school from Reception Class to Year 6. The following is a reminder of the structure of the merits.
EXAMINATION & ASSESSMENT:
An academic year of the school is divided into three terms i.e. autumn, spring and summer. The School year is from September to June. Exams are conducted in December, March and June respectively.
In all classes, students sit for regular assessments. These take many forms such as examinations, coursework essays, group work and practical exercises, quizzes and students’ projects. The completed submissions play a vital role in measuring student progress.
All assessments must be the creative and original work of the student where, for example, essays written are in their own words and not copied (lifted) from a book, lecture notes or the Internet.
Many courses include large elements of teamwork whereby students are asked to work cooperatively. The student group may then be asked to provide a collective assessment at the end of the process.
CIS student must:
• Develop original skills and give evidence of competency.
• Present ideas using their own words.
• Apply and critique those ideas.
• Analyze, evaluate, discuss, describe and summarize the work of someone else using their own words and examples.
