The Lower Secondary programme educates students in years 7 to 9, the first three years of their secondary education. Green Shoots combines elements of the Cambridge Lower Secondary programme with the British National Curriculum and courses developed within the school to support its focus on sustainability, international diversity, and a values-led approach to life.
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Learners develop skills and understanding in four areas: reading, writing, speaking and listening. They will learn how to communicate effectively and respond to a range of information, media and texts to:
Learners develop a holistic understanding of the subject, focussing on principles, patterns, systems, functions and relationships. They will become mathematically competent and fluent in computation, which they can apply to everyday situations.
‘Thinking and working mathematically’, a unique feature of our curriculum, encourages learners to talk with others, challenge ideas and to provide evidence that validates conjectures and solutions. When learners are thinking and working mathematically, they actively seek to make sense of ideas and build connections between different facts, procedures and concepts. This supports higher order thinking that helps them to view the world in a mathematical way. Learners will develop skills in: Number, Geometry and Measure and Statistics and Probability.
Students develop thinking and practical skills alongside knowledge and understanding, all of which are vital for explaining the world around us. Awareness of science in this way helps develop their sense that ‘science is for me’ and connects each child to the subject. This approach gives them the knowledge and skills they need to excel in later stages of their education and to make informed choices around areas such as sustainability and meeting the challenges facing our environment.
The curriculum covers six main areas, or ‘strands’, that work together to develop scientific skills holistically:
Global Perspectives is made up of a series of Challenges. There are six Challenges a year. Each Challenge is subdivided into a range of activities, and covers a range of skills. History is incorporated into Global Perspectives to offer students the opportunity to experience interdisciplinary learning (IDL).
The skills are taught through a wide range of topics using a personal, local and global perspective. These topics are the same as the Cambridge IGCSE syllabus, allowing students to develop and embed cross-curricular skills at an earlier age. Students look at a variety of global issues or topics that give a range of contexts and link to the Green Shoots Global Citizenship programme.
Digital literacy is an essential skill for learners of all ages, including lower secondary students. The digital world allows us to connect, collaborate, innovate and discover new information on an ever-broadening scale, and learners must be able to effectively use technology from the very beginning of their educational journey. This subject is taught both interdisciplinarily as well as in stand alone lessons focusing on Coding and Computer Science.
Physical education is a vital part of a balanced school curriculum. Regular exercise improves physical and mental health and there is growing evidence that it improves academic performance across the curriculum. Establishing good patterns of exercise in lower secondary school provides learners with the foundation of an active and healthy lifestyle.
This subject is about learning to move and moving to learn. Learners develop skills through a wide variety of age-appropriate physical activities, including games, team sports, gymnastics and dance.
Learning a foreign language provides an opening to other cultures. Our Key Stage 3 Foreign Language programme provides opportunities for students to communicate for practical purposes, learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in the original language. Students will:
Global Citizenship is a unique subject at Green Shoots which aims to develop students’ understanding of their local environment and the community they live in through a combination of theoretical, practical, and outdoor learning activities. With the Sustainability Compass as a point of reference, students explore school and local sustainability issues, and apply practical skills in order to create solutions for the community we live in.
Art & Design gives learners a platform to express themselves, sparking imagination, creativity and developing transferable skills. Students explore and push boundaries to become reflective, critical and decisive thinkers. They learn how to articulate personal responses to their experiences. Students develop creative skills that will help with many aspects of their future learning and development.
Music fosters creativity and builds confidence. It helps learners to express themselves and shows them the importance of communication as they learn to connect with other musicians and with audiences. Learners explore music as performers, composers and informed listeners. They make, understand and appreciate music from different cultures, times and places, helping them to develop leadership and collaboration skills as well as self-confidence.
Drama enables students to participate in and gain knowledge, skills and understanding associated with the artistic practice of drama. Students will adopt, create and sustain a range of roles, responding appropriately to others in role. They will have opportunities to improvise, devise and script drama for one another and a range of audiences, as well as to rehearse, refine, share and respond thoughtfully to drama and theatre performances.
Drama enables students to participate in and gain knowledge, skills and understanding associated with the artistic practice of drama. Students will adopt, create and sustain a range of roles, responding appropriately to others in role. They will have opportunities to improvise, devise and script drama for one another and a range of audiences, as well as to rehearse, refine, share and respond thoughtfully to drama and theatre performances.
Green Shoots International School Campus
414/7 Cua Dai, Cam Chau District
Hoi An, Quang Nam Province
Vietnam
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