{"id":34064,"date":"2021-08-31T19:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T11:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/?p=34064"},"modified":"2022-01-10T09:49:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T01:49:18","slug":"international-school-curriculum-and-frameworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/international-school-curriculum-and-frameworks\/","title":{"rendered":"International School Curriculum and Frameworks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34064\" class=\"elementor elementor-34064\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcf0d21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcf0d21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63f389b\" data-id=\"63f389b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce3708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce3708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most popular curriculum\/ frameworks utilized by International schools are: (Curriculum accreditation\/ membership can be verified at the provider&#8217;s websites)<\/p><br \/><h3><strong>International Baccalaureate (IB)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34070\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ib-logo-300x91.jpg\" alt=\"ib logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ib-logo-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ib-logo.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p><p>Aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and responsible children. Students are guided to learn by constructing their own understanding through connecting the new information to their own experience and the world around them and working with others. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibo.org\/programmes\/find-an-ib-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find an IB World School here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Primary Years Programme (PYP) &#8211; Year 1 (5-7 years old) to Year 6<\/li><li>Middle Years Programme (MYP) &#8211; Middle Year 1 to Year 5<\/li><li>Diploma Programme (DP) Pre-University &#8211; IBDP 1st Year to 2nd Year (17-19 years ol)<\/li><li>Career Related Programme (CP)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><br \/><h3><strong>British\/ UK\/ English National Curriculum\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34153\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cobis-1.jpg\" alt=\"cobis National Curriculum of UK\" width=\"400\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cobis-1.jpg 592w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cobis-1-300x61.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p><p>The national curriculum introduces pupils to the best that has been thought and said, and helps engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement. It promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, while preparing them for experiences of later life. In term of structure, there are subjects which are compulsory at each key stage (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/national-curriculum-in-england-framework-for-key-stages-1-to-4\/the-national-curriculum-in-england-framework-for-key-stages-1-to-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Framework for Key Stages 1-4<\/a>)<\/p><h4><strong>Stages<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><strong>Early years:<\/strong> 3-5 years old<\/li><li><strong>Key Stage 1:<\/strong> Year 1 to Year 3 | 5-7 years old<\/li><li><strong>Key Stage 2:<\/strong> Year 4 to Year 6 | 7-11 years old<\/li><li><strong>Key Stage 3:<\/strong> Year 7 to Year 9 | 11-14 years old<\/li><li><strong>Key Stage 4:<\/strong> Year 10 to Year 11 | 14-16 years old (IGCSE &#8211; International General Certificate of Secondary Education)\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>A Levels (Pre-University):<\/strong> Year 12 to Year 13 | 16-18 years old &#8211; Many universities and Higher Education institutes in the world recognize A Levels, with a minimum of 3 subjects as a suitable entry qualification.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><br \/><p>The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) supports and represents its member British schools overseas. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cobis.org.uk\/our-network\/search-for-cobis-members\/cobis-school-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COBIS &#8211; find schools<\/a>).<\/p><br \/><h3><strong>Cambridge International Education<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34111\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cambridge-international-school-logo-300x82.jpg\" alt=\"cambridge international school logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cambridge-international-school-logo-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cambridge-international-school-logo-1024x280.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cambridge-international-school-logo-768x210.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cambridge-international-school-logo-600x164.jpg 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cambridge-international-school-logo.jpg 1099w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p><p>They support schools in developing a curriculum that suits their context, and that they can tailor to their students\u2019 needs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeinternational.org\/programmes-and-qualifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambridge Pathway Curriculums and Programmes<\/a> is for students aged 5 to 19, four stages lead seamlessly from primary to secondary and pre-university years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeinternational.org\/why-choose-us\/find-a-cambridge-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find a Cambridge school<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><strong>Cambridge Upper Secondary<\/strong> | aged 14 to 16 years &#8211; It offers learners two routes: Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge O Level.<\/li><li><strong>Cambridge Advanced<\/strong> | aged 16 to 19 years &#8211; It offers two routes: Cambridge International AS &amp; A Level, and Cambridge Pre-U for students to prepare for university.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><br \/><h3><strong>Fieldwork Education<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34150\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fieldwork-education-logo-300x118.png\" alt=\"fieldwork education ieyc ipc imyc\" width=\"200\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fieldwork-education-logo-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fieldwork-education-logo.png 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p><p>The Fieldwork Education Curriculum is flexible, it can be adapted to children&#8217;s interests and level of understanding, and can be integrated with other curriculum. Assessment is done by teachers and children to help engage them with learning, and understand their level of skills and knowledge. The Curriculum is focused around subject, personal and international learning goals to develop learners&#8217; understanding of the world.<\/p><p>IEYC (International Early Years Curriculum | IPC (International Primary Curriculum &#8211; age: 5 &#8211; 11) | IMYC (International Middle Years Curriculum &#8211; age: 11 &#8211; 14) | <a href=\"https:\/\/fieldworkeducation.com\/about\/our-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find a Fieldwork Education School<\/a>. Most International schools in Malaysia are members (but not accredited), with\u00a0 access to learning support, tools and resource.\u00a0<\/p><br \/><h3><strong>Canadian Curriculum<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3><p>Canada is a federation of 10 provinces and three territories. Provincial governments have exclusive responsibility for all levels of education. There is no national curriculum for Canada. Except for Quebec, students in Canada finish secondary school at Grade 12 (17-18 years old) and move on to college (Diploma) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educanada.ca\/programs-programmes\/secondary-secondaire.aspx?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">educanada.ca<\/a>.<\/p><h4>ON \u2013 Ontario Curriculum\u00a0<\/h4><p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca\/en\/what-is-curriculum\/about-the-ontario-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">edu.gov.on.ca<\/a><\/p><p>The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) which is recognized by universities around the world for direct admission, is awarded to a student who has earned 18 compulsory credits, 12 optional credits and completed a minimum of 20 hours of community involvement (in High School from Grade 9 to 12), then move on to College (Diploma) or university (Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/high-school-graduation-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ontario.ca<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><h4>Others<\/h4><p>AB \u2013 Alberta | BC \u2013 British Columbia | MB \u2013 Manitoba | NB \u2013 New Brunswick <br \/>NL \u2013 Newfoundland and Labrador | NS \u2013 Nova Scotia | NT \u2013 Northwest Territories <br \/>NU \u2013 Nunavut | PE \u2013 Prince Edward Island | QC \u2013 Quebec | SK \u2013 Saskatchewan | YK \u2013 Yukon<\/p><br \/><h3><strong>American Curriculum<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3><p>There are no federal national standards for any academic area. It is the responsibility of States and local agencies in the United States to create standards and develop curricula (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ed.gov<\/a>). American international schools are accredited by one of the US-based regional educational accreditors. Here are the popular ones:<\/p><h4>Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)\u00a0<\/h4><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34276\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wasc-accreditation-usa-education-300x84.png\" alt=\"wasc accreditation usa education\" width=\"190\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wasc-accreditation-usa-education-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wasc-accreditation-usa-education-1024x286.png 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wasc-accreditation-usa-education-768x214.png 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wasc-accreditation-usa-education-600x167.png 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wasc-accreditation-usa-education.png 1194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.acswasc.org\/new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search for WASC Schools<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><br \/><h4>New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)<\/h4><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34277\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/New-England-Association-of-Schools-and-Colleges-NEASC-300x300.png\" alt=\"New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/New-England-Association-of-Schools-and-Colleges-NEASC-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/New-England-Association-of-Schools-and-Colleges-NEASC-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/New-England-Association-of-Schools-and-Colleges-NEASC-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/New-England-Association-of-Schools-and-Colleges-NEASC.png 328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cie.neasc.org\/cie-school-directory\">Find Accredited NEASC International Schools<\/a><\/p><br \/><h4>Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA-CESS)<\/h4><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34359\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Middle-States-Association-of-Colleges-and-Schools-MSA-CESS.png\" alt=\"Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA-CESS)\" width=\"320\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Middle-States-Association-of-Colleges-and-Schools-MSA-CESS.png 535w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Middle-States-Association-of-Colleges-and-Schools-MSA-CESS-300x53.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msa-cess.org\/default.aspx?RelID=606553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find an accredited MSA-CESS school<\/a><\/p><br \/><ul><li><strong>Elementary School:<\/strong> Kindergarten (5-6 years old) to Grade 1 (6-7 years old) to G5<\/li><li><strong>Middle School:<\/strong> G6-G8<\/li><li><strong>High School:<\/strong> Freshman (G9), Sophomores (G10), Junior (G11) and Senior (G12 at 17-18 years old). Students can choose take vocational education, Honors, Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses.<\/li><\/ul><h4>Advanced Placement (AP)\u00a0<\/h4><p>The AP program and examinations are for students to earn college (university in USA) credits and entry. The courses must be audited by the College Board to ascertain that it satisfies the AP curriculum as specified in the Board&#8217;s Course and Examination Description (CED).<\/p><h4>SAT<\/h4><p>College Board will no longer offer SAT Subject Tests or SAT with Essay to reduce demands on students and adapt to new realities to the college admissions process. The widespread availability of AP courses which let students showcase their skills through challenging coursework, means the Subject Tests are no longer necessary for students to show what they know (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.collegeboard.org\/January-2021-sat-subject-test-and-essay-faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collegeboard.org: Jan 2021<\/a>).<\/p><br \/><h3><strong>Australian Curriculum<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34169\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/australian-curriculum.png\" alt=\"Australian curriculum\" width=\"500\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/australian-curriculum.png 901w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/australian-curriculum-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/australian-curriculum-768x101.png 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/australian-curriculum-600x79.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><p>There are three dimensions in the Australian Curriculum (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiancurriculum.edu.au\/about-the-australian-curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">australiancurriculum.edu.au<\/a>):<\/p><ul><li><strong>Disciplinary Knowledge, Skills and Understanding<\/strong> are described in the eight learning areas: English, Mathematics, Science, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, The Arts, Technologies and Languages.<\/li><li><strong>General Capabilities<\/strong> &#8211; Students learn to apply knowledge and skills effectively and appropriately in complex and changing circumstances for them to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century.<\/li><li><strong>Cross-Curriculum Priorities<\/strong> provide national, regional and global dimensions which will enrich the curriculum.<\/li><\/ul><br \/><p>School education is similar across all of Australia with only minor variations between states and territories (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyinaustralia.gov.au\/english\/australian-education\/education-system\/australian-education-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studyinaustralia.gov.au<\/a>).<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Primary school &#8211; Starting at Foundation\/ Kindergarten (5-6 years old), then Year 1 through to Year 6 or 7.\u00a0<\/li><li>Secondary school &#8211; Years 7 or 8 to 10.<\/li><li>Senior secondary school (Pre-University) &#8211; Years 11 and 12 (17-18 years old) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acaca.edu.au\/index.php\/senior-secondary-certificates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senior Secondary Certificates for each state or territory:<\/a> for example HSC in New South Wales<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most popular curriculum\/ frameworks utilized by International schools are: (Curriculum accreditation\/ membership can be verified at the provider&#8217;s websites) International Baccalaureate (IB)\u00a0 Aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and responsible children. Students are guided to learn by constructing their own understanding through connecting the new information to their own experience and the world around them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[427],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34064"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}