Academics
ICS Early Years
Playgroup, Preschool, Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten classes make up the Early Years Section.
Early Years has a rich curriculum, which promotes interactive learning and helps children achieve social, emotional, physical and cognitive goals. Subjects taught include Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies (this includes African studies), Music, Art, Computer (IT), Library, Physical Education, Bible/Moral Instruction. Weekly clubs are also provided for students in the kindergarten classes.
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Educational excellence with a personal touch
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An environment that enables students to achieve their potential
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Promotion of our cultural diversity
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Learning with technology
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Opportunities to develop skills for effective decision-making and leadership
ICS Elementary School
Grades 1-5
The Elementary School has three arms/streams at each grade level. Students are inspired and encouraged to be lifelong learners and worthy global citizens who contribute positively within a diverse and changing world.
Core subjects taught are: Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies (also including African Studies). The specialist subjects are: Computer (IT), Art, Music, Library, Bible/Moral Instruction and Physical Education.
The Elementary School curriculum is taught using modern instructional strategies by teachers who develop close relationships with students and hold students to high expectations of achievement.
The curriculum gives importance to the following core values:
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Educational excellence with a personal touch
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Developing leadership qualities
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Exploring and appreciating our cultural diversity
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Student-centered learning
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Developing personal and social responsibility
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Experiences that develop the whole child
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Student-centered learning and formal and informal assessment (daily student work products, end-of-unit/chapter assessments)
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An opportunity to learn basic technological skills.
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Grades 6-8
Students typically start Middle School at eleven years of age. At this stage, links are being made between different areas of the curriculum to learning in the context of real life. Creative and critical thinking are encouraged in Junior School. Subjects are also becoming more specialized as students begin to develop interests in specific subject areas and extracurricular skills e.g. sports, drama and music.
ICS High School
Grades 9-12
The final four years of ICS focus on university preparation. While ICS follows an enriched American curriculum, students are also equipped to write other external examinations, which will get them ready for universities around the world. In addition to the core subjects of science, English (grammar & literature), social studies and mathematics, the school offers French, Spanish, computer technology, music, art, bible, moral instruction and PE. Numerous electives such as psychology, photography and technical drawing supplement the core courses.
Grades 9 to 10
At this level students are in an environment which prepares them academically, socially and emotionally for a seamless transition to the next two years in ICS or on to A level schools and foundation courses in Nigeria and abroad. They are expected to take the internationally recognized and accepted IGCSE ‘O’ level examination.
Grades 11 to 12
At this level students are making the final preparations towards admission into universities and further education institutes around the world. They learn how to be independent and form positive and supportive relationships, how to look after themselves away from home and to make the right choices. ICS encourages students to desire success, recognize their individual talents/capabilities and to realize that with this, each one of them can lead and be a part of positive change for the future.
Students will have special educational needs of some form during their educational journey. ICS believes that with targeted support and early intervention, most students are able to make significant progress, which enables them to return to regular classes at their grade level.