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Elementary School Curriculum
The UNIS Elementary Curriculum reflects the understanding
that our students have individualised learning styles. In
their classrooms, students and teachers collaborate to develop meaningful,
individualised goals within an environment that stresses curriculum
philosophies
such as cooperative and inquiry-based learning.
We believe that the Elementary Curriculum reflects the
cultural diversity of the UNIS school community.
A continuous review cycle ensures that all areas of
the curriculum are reviewed during a five year period to maintain its
currency, relevance and appropriateness to our community and ever changing
world. UNIS received re-accreditation with the Council of International
Schools (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
for the years 2005-2010.
| The Elementary Curriculum |
- is framed by the philosophies and goals of the International
Baccalaureate's Primary Years
Programme (IBPYP)
- is developmentally
appropriate
- emphasises a skills and process approach
- nurtures global awareness
- stresses "how to learn" as well as "what
to learn "
- reflects a variety of teaching and learning styles
- develops
the use of language across
the entire curriculum and
- incorporates
a range of
authentic assessment strategies
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| English as an Additional
Language |
| The English as an Additional Language
(EAL) program is available to students in Pre-Kindergarten to Grade
5.
The EAL program combines pull-out and in-class
support (immersion).
The EAL and classroom teachers
work together to create a language-rich environment.
Students are encouraged to take risks
and individual needs are catered for. EAL students
are assessed by both classroom and EAL teachers. Students
exit EAL when they
show they are able
to work in the classroom without EAL support.
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| In the UNIS EAL Program
students: |
- learn social and academic English skills
needed to work successfully
in the classroom
- learn English by being involved in meaningful experiences,
- follow a course of study that combines listening,
speaking, reading and writing and
- participates in a range of activities with their
classroom
peers.
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| The EAL Program at UNIS
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- a curriculum that is similar to the mainstream
language
arts curriculum,
- small class sizes,
- a two-teacher team, consisting of the student's EAL
and classroom
teacher,
- pull-out classes where teaching focuses
on the development of language
skills
- immersion lessons: the EAL and classroom
teachers
plan together and deliver to the whole
class.
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