G1-G6
Chinese
The Chinese curriculum emphasizes text reading, classical literature, and character recitation. Through a spiral reading strategy, students engage with age-appropriate texts and Eastern and Western classics to build language proficiency and cultural literacy. Text reading develops comprehension and application; classical reading introduces masterpieces to inspire cultural thinking; and character recitation of works such as "Di Zi Gui", "Three Character Classic", and "The Analects of Confucius" nurtures moral values. The program aims to cultivate students’ language skills, cultural understanding, and critical thinking, shaping lifelong learners who read deeply, think critically, and express themselves effectively.
English
The English curriculum follows the CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) approach, combining language learning with subject content to create authentic contexts for effective English use. Using internationalized materials from National Geographic Learning, the program introduces real-life visuals, global issues, and analytical perspectives to broaden students’ worldviews and cultural literacy.
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Lower grades focus on pronunciation and foundations.
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Middle grades strengthen vocabulary and application.
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Upper grades emphasize reading and writing for deeper proficiency.
Across all stages, activity-based teaching and real-life exploration engage students in group discussions, multimedia learning, and interdisciplinary projects, building listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills alongside critical thinking. From an early age, they are equipped to apply English naturally and communicate fluently on a global scale.
Coding
The Coding curriculum emphasizes “What you see is what you code; what you use is what you gain.” With a progressive design, it integrates computer science with real-life experiences through computational thinking, design thinking, and hands-on practice, cultivating problem-solving skills and healthy digital habits.
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Lower grades begin with picture books and real-life scenarios, using iPads and visual programming to foster creativity, collaboration, and foundational coding.
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Middle grades combine board games and maker activities to strengthen abstract thinking and introduce Swift for creative projects.
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Upper grades design cross-disciplinary app projects, using basic computer operations and cloud collaboration to enhance digital literacy, information evaluation, and the application of coding in authentic contexts.
Mathematics
The Mathematics curriculum adopts a dual-track approach, using both local textbooks and Singapore’s "Targeting Mathematics". By integrating Eastern and Western strengths, students progress step by step within a rigorous structure while broadening their perspectives. Teachers design hands-on and inquiry-based courses tailored to students’ needs, increasing engagement and motivation.
The curriculum encourages diverse expression—such as audio, video, and Keynote projects—helping students communicate ideas with mathematical language. Through varied resources, innovative pedagogy, and digital tools, it strengthens computation and reasoning while cultivating problem-solving and self-directed learning.
Science
The Exploring Nature curriculum centers on “Exploration and Practice,” using concept maps to connect scientific knowledge with daily life and the environment. Through activity-based learning and hands-on experiments, students observe, question, plan, and analyze, experiencing the full process of scientific inquiry. The program develops critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovation while strengthening both understanding and application of science.
Visual & Performing Arts—Music
The Creative Music curriculum organizes songs and activities around seasonal and thematic topics, integrating singing, movement, listening, appreciation, performance, ensemble, reading, writing, and composition. Built on the Canadian "Musicplay" program, it guides students to explore rhythm, melody, timbre, form, interpretation, and culture through movement, singing, and ukulele playing.
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Lower grades connect picture books with music to support literacy and introduce environmental and science themes.
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Middle and upper grades expand into broader musical appreciation and cross-disciplinary content.
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Upper grades also include digital music courses, cultivating creativity and leading to students’ original works, balancing traditional foundations with modern innovation.
Visual & Performing Arts—Creative Arts
The Creative Arts curriculum centers on inspiring creativity, cultivating aesthetic appreciation, and fostering practical skills. Students explore sketching, watercolor, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, and more, while connecting art to daily life and developing personal expression. Integrating art history, cultural contexts, and contemporary art broadens perspectives and deepens aesthetic sensibilities. The program also emphasizes portfolio development, reflection, and self-directed learning, with character education and design thinking embedded to nurture respect, empathy, and collaboration.
Physical Education
The Physical Education curriculum partners with professional sports centers and diverse venues to overcome campus space limitations, giving students firsthand experience with advanced facilities and equipment. It combines compulsory modules—such as swimming, track and field, and children’s gymnastics—with electives like dance, table tennis, basketball, tennis, badminton, soccer, and golf, allowing students to choose based on interests and strengths. With two afternoons each week dedicated to physical activities, students enhance fitness and athletic skills while developing health literacy, self-management, and a love for sports, building lifelong exercise habits for healthy living.
Field Studies
The Field Studies curriculum embraces the principle that “Everywhere is a classroom, and learning can happen anytime.” Through nature exploration and cultural experiences, students investigate diverse environments, experience different lifestyles, and practice collaboration within a learning community. Each year, four seasonal field study weeks take students to forests, waterways, and cultural sites to build outdoor skills. Through challenges and teamwork, they cultivate empathy, resilience, environmental awareness, and respect for cultural diversity.
Character Education
The Character Education curriculum features a spiral structure, addressing three core dimensions—self, society, and environment—through ten major themes encompassing self-development, relationships, and respect for society and nature. Students explore one theme per month, with weekly assemblies and family-based tasks extending learning into home life, creating a supportive school-family network. Emphasizing experiential learning, students set and review personal goals to build enduring character habits, fostering responsibility, empathy, and initiative to prepare them as compassionate global citizens.
Leader in Me
The Leader in Me curriculum, built around "The 7 Habits," systematically develops students’ self-leadership and key competencies, including proactivity, vision, prioritization, win-win thinking, empathy, synergy, and renewal. Through class mission statements, leadership roles, and personal goal setting, students cultivate independence, planning, collaboration, responsibility, and life balance. School-home collaboration, with parents participating in workshops and activities, fosters a positive, growth-oriented culture that supports students in becoming confident, purposeful, and impactful global citizens.
Integrated Studies
The Integrated Studies curriculum uses real-world contexts and combines Design-Based Learning (DBL) with Project-Based Learning (PBL). Centered on culture, economy, energy, and environment, it connects with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and guides interdisciplinary inquiry. Through backward design, teachers and students co-plan experiences, progressing from research and experimentation to revision and presentation, cultivating critical thinking, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
Independent Learning
The Independent Learning curriculum gives students dedicated time for self-directed exploration, letting them choose topics based on interests and strengths, plan inquiry timelines, and develop problem-solving skills while taking responsibility for their learning.
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Lower grades focus on practical skills and independence through everyday experiences.
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Middle grades emphasize motivation, planning, and self-confidence.
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Upper grades extend into project-based research to deepen knowledge, skills, and communication, preparing students for diverse future learning pathways.
G7-G9
Chinese
The Chinese curriculum integrates diverse texts under broad themes, promoting cross-text reading, deep comprehension, and clear, effective communication. Connecting with everyday experiences and Chinese cultural heritage, it enhances cultural identity and humanistic literacy. Through thematic inquiry and discussions, students develop critical and creative thinking while reading and writing practices reinforce a growth mindset and continual self-improvement.
English
The English curriculum uses a theme-based approach with flexible mixed-age groupings, offering challenges tailored to students’ abilities. Covering listening, speaking, reading, and writing, it emphasizes language as a tool for thinking and communication. Immersive environments and international exchange opportunities help students strengthen authentic communication and practical application skills.
Technology and Innovation
The Technology and Innovation curriculum covers computational thinking, programming, data analysis, and digital AI tool applications, emphasizing technology as a tool for problem-solving and innovation. Through hands-on, real-life tasks and project-based learning, students develop systematic problem-solving skills. The program also integrates language development and cross-cultural understanding, using inquiry, presentations, and real-world simulations to foster critical thinking and prepare students for international programs.
Mathematics
The Mathematics curriculum adopts a dual-track approach, combining local textbooks with Singapore’s "Targeting Mathematics" and international digital resources to provide a comprehensive learning process. Students preview key concepts, develop conceptual clarity and problem-solving strategies in class, and reinforce understanding through practice and advanced applications. Emphasizing real-life connections, the program cultivates reasoning, expression, and communication skills with mathematical language, preparing students for interdisciplinary challenges and future technological applications.
Natural Sciences
The Natural Sciences curriculum follows a structured learning cycle of "pre-study – inquiry – reinforcement." Students activate prior knowledge before class, clarify core concepts and correct misconceptions during class, and deepen understanding through extended exercises afterward. Integrating real-life contexts and sustainable development issues, the program emphasizes cross-disciplinary connections and empirical inquiry, helping students uncover principles behind natural phenomena and apply scientific knowledge to daily challenges and global issues, fostering systematic thinking and innovative problem-solving skills.
Social Studies
The Social Studies curriculum centers on historical contexts while integrating geography to help students understand time, space, and human-environment interactions. Emphasizing interdisciplinary integration and issue-based inquiry, it encourages comparative analysis of multiple texts and perspectives to cultivate critical thinking, synthesis, and creative problem-solving. By connecting personal experiences with contemporary issues, the program fosters civic responsibility, social participation, and civic literacy with both global perspectives and local awareness.
Visual & Performing Arts
The Visual & Performing Arts curriculum focuses on Digital Arts, integrating auditory, visual, and performing arts into interdisciplinary electives that combine technology with artistic literacy. Students choose from Digital Music Composition, Digital Graphic Design, or Digital Storytelling, developing perception, expression, and integrative thinking throughout the creative process. Each semester, all students create projects around a shared theme, showcasing individual style and collaborative achievement while reflecting the school’s vision of cultivating interdisciplinary thinkers.
Physical Education
The Physical Education curriculum develops students’ fitness and health management through structured training and health education. Activities combine cooperative and competitive settings, promoting self-discipline, resilience, and respect for rules. Students choose modules like tennis, basketball, volleyball, or dance, and participate in inter-school matches, fostering teamwork, strategic thinking, sportsmanship, and lifelong exercise habits.
Independent Project
The Independent Project curriculum lets students explore topics based on personal interests or social concerns, developing research plans, collecting data, and presenting findings. Covering humanities, scientific inquiry, and information technology, the program emphasizes the full research process—problem definition, data analysis, practical validation, and presentation—while cultivating critical thinking, communication, collaboration, innovation, and civic engagement. Students develop cross-disciplinary integration and action-oriented skills to prepare for future challenges.
Capstone Project
The Capstone Project is a culminating experience where students integrate middle school learning while connecting personal interests with career exploration. They design in-depth research or creative projects, applying cross-disciplinary knowledge to demonstrate inquiry, problem-solving, and creativity. Outcomes may include research papers, creative works, action plans, or product designs. Through exhibitions, presentations, and peer feedback, students strengthen communication, collaboration, and self-identity, creating a final product that showcases their learning journey and enhances their academic portfolio for future admissions and international opportunities.
Big History Project
The Big History Project spans time and space, linking the universe’s origins, Earth’s evolution, the emergence of life, human civilizations, and contemporary global issues. Integrating natural sciences, social sciences, and philosophy, students explore causal relationships and systemic connections behind key events. Using a problem-based approach, they interpret change, analyze perspectives, critique information, and respond to global challenges, fostering responsibility, agency, and broad, big-picture thinking as global citizens.
Social Emotional Learning
The Social Emotional Learning curriculum develops students’ intrapersonal and interpersonal skills in two phases: the first focuses on self-awareness and self-management, and the second on relationships and social participation. Students assess their SEL competencies, reflect on interactions, and build resilience and community engagement, preparing them emotionally and behaviorally for more complex academic and social challenges.
Life Education and Counseling
The Life Education and Counseling program combines health education with guidance, supporting students’ physical, psychological, and social development. Covering relationships, learning attitudes, emotional management, lifestyle habits, and career exploration, students gain self-awareness, strengthen self-regulation, and enhance interpersonal skills. Grade 9 emphasizes career exploration and academic counseling, helping students identify interests and strengths, explore future pathways, and prepare for high school transitions.
Leader in Me
The Leader in Me curriculum, based on "The 7 Habits"—Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Think Win-Win, Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood, Synergize, and Sharpen the Saw—systematically develops students’ self-leadership and essential life skills. Through class mission statements, leadership roles, and personal goal-setting, students practice responsibility, respect, balance, independence, planning, and collaboration daily. Home-school collaboration, including parent workshops and activities, reinforces a growth-oriented culture, supporting students to become confident, purposeful, and impactful global citizens.
House Activities
The House Activities program is organized into three houses—Truth House (Veritas House), Love House (Concordia House), and Beauty House (Aesthema House)—and serves as an interdisciplinary platform for inquiry and practice. It encourages students to make choices, collaborate, reflect, and showcase their achievements, embodying the unity of knowledge and action. Through service-oriented projects, students explore their potential, act responsibly in real-world contexts, develop character, broaden perspectives, and cultivate civic influence.
Portfolio Lab
The Portfolio Lab integrates academic portfolio development, individual guidance, goal-setting, and character education. Mentors guide students in self-reflection and dialogue, helping them clarify goals, organize experiences, and develop a personal learning and career roadmap. Emphasizing documentation and expression of the learning journey, the program builds confidence, self-discipline, and responsibility, serving as a core platform for holistic development and individualized guidance.
Field Studies
The Field Studies program emphasizes real-world exploration, guiding students to visit industries, cultural sites, and natural environments to deepen understanding of society, economy, and culture while broadening interdisciplinary perspectives. Students develop career awareness, cultivate inquiry and critical thinking skills, and learn to ask questions, conduct interviews, and analyze observations. Through preparatory work, expert sharing, on-site exploration, and reflective reviews, students set goals, discover interests and values, and engage in meaningful service and project presentations, extending learning beyond the classroom and connecting academic, personal, and social dimensions.