Secondary

Secondary School

BUILDING GLOBAL CITIZENS

"Empowering students to navigate a complex world with confidence and character."

Building on the foundations laid in primary school, our secondary curriculum focuses on developing the habits, skills, and attributes of holistic learners. We prepare students to become responsible global citizens who can contribute meaningfully to society.

As in all SIS schools, ASIS SIS secondary school will have an accredited Cambridge International programme that leads towards an accredited International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), a high school qualification recognized by colleges and universities around the world. At ASIS, we build on the foundations of Maths, Information Technology, Science and English. We continue to encourage our learners to read a wide variety of literary genres. We focus on regional languages and global perspectives to ensure they have the skills and dispositions to become good global citizens. Inter-disciplinary projects deepen awareness and utilisation of connections between knowledge areas and our learners participate actively in sports, music, drama and many other creative arts programs.

School activities and learner-teacher conversations look to build on the skills and dispositions needed for the 21st century through our PACE initiative: Perseverance, Analytical Thinking, Collaboration/Communication, and Entrepreneurism. At ASIS, learning is all about inspiring the learner. We just don't teach here. Instead we mentor, stimulate, provoke and engage.

OUR HOLISTIC CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON

  • Are highly qualified and experienced. They are part of the diversity of cultures within the learning community that we embrace.
  • Are passionate and have excellent pedagogical and knowledge of their subject areas.
  • Have a special personality that we look for. They are warm and hard-working. Their classroom skills are exemplary. They are able to not only teach, but mentor and coach young people in developing as learners.
  • Are focused. They set high expectations of their learners, collaborating with them very closely to achieve the goals they set.

FIT THE SIS GROUP OF SCHOOLS EFFECTOR™ MODEL.

  • E- Earnest: Down to earth personality that has an honest connection with students
  • F- Funny: Sense of humour enabling learning to be interesting and enjoyable
  • F- Firm: Maintain control with a friendly, safe, open and respectful environment
  • E- Enthusiastic: Encourages curiosity and motivation in students by leading by example
  • C- Consistent: Fair and just actions creating stability, calmness and security
  • T- Timeliness: Demonstrates excellent time management skills and protocols
  • O- Opendminded: Willingness to consider new ideas; unprejudiced by age or culture
  • R- Researchers: Continued development of oneself as a lifetime learner

HOLISTIC ASSESSMENTS

As each child learns differently, ASIS subscribes to the holistic assessment of each child to build on the desire to learn. It includes informal avenues like continuous monitoring in class (observations), informal interactions, parent participation and more formal avenues like score-tracking, semestral assessments, and international benchmarking.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAM

For learners who are still working towards the expectations of the subject, ASIS has an Academic Support Program, where the teachers will give individual support and attention to the learner outside of curriculum time.

PARENTS AND SCHOOLS AS PARTNERS

We encourage parents to provide feedback on our learners' experiences and emotions. We then work with parents to enhance and reinforce their learning to ensure our children are always having fun learning and developing both in school and at home.

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LOWER SECONDARY PROGRAM

  • Modelled after that used in top secondary schools in Singapore
  • Looks to expose our students to a spectrum of subject disciplines.
  • Allows learners to better select their subjects of interest in the upper secondary years

The areas of knowledge or disciplines include:

  • Mathematics
  • Sciences
  • Information Technology
  • English/Literature
  • Multiple Languages
  • Global Perspectives
  • Music
  • Physical and Health Education
  • Arts and Design

UPPER SECONDARY PROGRAM

  • Cambridge ICE/IGCSE as an international benchmark for our learners.
  • Through this, we are able to prepare them for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in their high school/junior college years
  • The IGCSE has been developed by the University of Cambridge International Examinations Board.

The Cambridge IGCSE subjects grouped into five curriculum areas:

  • Group I: Languages (English compulsory) Choices of Hindi and Tamil
  • Group II: Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Group III: Sciences
  • Group IV: Mathematics (compulsory)
  • Group V: Creative, Technical & Vocational

THE ASIS SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMME

  • Encourages interest in STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths).
  • Ensures a sound foundation in the English Language and the study of multiple languages.
  • Exposes learners to relationships between communities and the physical environment to be good, effective global citizens
  • Exposes our young people to the fundamentals of the business world.
  • Requires learners to undertake several inter-disciplinary projects that will hone their research, writing and presentation skills.
  • Enhances their personal and interpersonal development through a variety of sports, music, drama and many other creative arts activities.
  • Develops our young people physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically.
  • Develops skills and dispositions needed for the 21st century through our PACE initiative: Perseverance, Analytical Thinking, Collaboration/Communication, and Entrepreneurism.

OUR HOLISTIC CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON

  • Learning Journeys
  • Learners will leave the school grounds for different hands-on educational experiences, including working with local communities.

  • Language, Mathematics, Arts and Science weeks
  • Here languages become alive with learner-led activities where they have opportunity to show their inventions and projects.

  • CCAs
  • Learners are able to choose a host of after-school activities of their interest.

  • Leadership initiatives
  • Opportunities to participate in activities such as Model United Nations conferences.

  • University Guidance Program
  • Provides support for learners in their decision making and application process for universities or colleges around the world.