Primary Years Programme

Our Primary program extends students’ Early Years foundation by challenging students with increasingly complex, real-world concepts and projects to drive their learning. Teachers plan transdisciplinary units of inquiry that integrate traditional subject areas, and there is an increased emphasis on empowering students to guide their own, independent learning.

In an inquiry-based learning environment, English serves as a gateway for exploration, creativity, and understanding. Teachers and students alike find pleasure in utilising English, valuing its dual role in functionality and development. It plays a crucial role in meaning construction, offering an intellectual framework that fosters conceptual growth and encourages critical thinking across all subject areas.

The English curriculum is structured into three segments: Speaking and Listening, Reading, and Writing. Students cultivate their interest in reading by engaging with grade-level appropriate texts and enhance their speaking skills through daily discussions, debates, and presentations. Additionally, there is an extended emphasis on the writing process by utilising selected U.K. National Curriculum standards. The class learning objectives are supported through the implementation of programs that include text-based books and online resources. In addition to reading materials that are provided by the school, students are also assessed regularly in reading, comprehension, and fluency by the Fountas & Pinnell Reading Benchmark Assessment System.

Class hours: 8:30– 3:30

Student/teacher ratio: 16:1

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ClassAge Cut Off DateAge GroupProgram
Kindergarten5 by August 31US / Kindergarten
UK 1st Grade
US 1st Grade/
UK Year 1
Grade 16 by August 31US 1st Grade/
UK Year 2
US 2nd Grade/
UK Year 2
Grade 27 by August 31US 2nd Grade/
UK Year 3
US 3rd Grade/
UK Year 3
Grade 38 by August 31US 3rd Grade/
UK Year 4
US 4th Grade/
UK Year 4
Grade 49 by August 31US 4th Grade/
UK Year 5
US 5th Grade/
UK Year 5
Grade 510 by August 31US 5th Grade/
UK Year 6
US 5th/6th Grade/
UK Year 6

“The way that teachers teach me is a brand new way. The program is more communication-based and the small classes help students get to know each other better.” 

-Student’s comment