During the Back to School Night event on August 27th, we challenged the parents to think about a "Eureka" moment that they had in the past.
"What did you learn?"
"What skills or strategies helped you learn?"
As parents, our common hope is that our children grow up ready to share their skills and talents to a wider community. We at BIFS share the same goals for your children.
"What did you learn?"
"What skills or strategies helped you learn?"
As parents, our common hope is that our children grow up ready to share their skills and talents to a wider community. We at BIFS share the same goals for your children.
What do employers want?
A US-based organization, NACE, published in its last report the qualities employers want from their potential employees. On top of this must-have skills list are: collaborative skills, problem-solving skills, organizational skills, communication skills, research skills, and analytical skills.
Our response: A Portable Curriculum
Times are changing and a number of social forces continue to influence the changes in educational practices all around the world.
Our response is to provide a balanced programme that addresses the needs of the whole child.
The image below shows the framework on which the BIFS elementary curriculum is based on. It is organized using the six transdisciplinary themes, also called the UoI (Units of Inquiry). Through these UoI's, students develop the knowledge, concepts and skills from six subject areas, particularly Science, Social Studies, and Languages. The other subject areas of Mathematics, PSPE and the Arts are integrated in the inquiry where relevant.
- Expanding role of technology
- Changing job demands
- Increasing global interdependence of people
- Worldwide competition and markets
- Rapid growth of knowledge
- Environmental concerns
Our response is to provide a balanced programme that addresses the needs of the whole child.
The image below shows the framework on which the BIFS elementary curriculum is based on. It is organized using the six transdisciplinary themes, also called the UoI (Units of Inquiry). Through these UoI's, students develop the knowledge, concepts and skills from six subject areas, particularly Science, Social Studies, and Languages. The other subject areas of Mathematics, PSPE and the Arts are integrated in the inquiry where relevant.
Students need to develop a set of transferable skills that they can apply in the different subject areas. These are the same skill sets relevant to their life both in and outside the school. They include: Communication Skills, Research Skills, Thinking Skills, Social Skills and Self-management Skills.