HIGH SCHOOL - Grades 9 & 10

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

IGCSE is a two-year programme leading to externally set, marked and certificated examinations from the University of Cambridge. The IGCSE sessions at Sprouts are alive with interactive sessions and provides opportunities for practicalapplication of the new learnings. There is an interesting blend of relevant syllabus, international standards of delivery and a Montessori approach to an “Active-Learning” classroom set-up. The aim is to prepare the learners to reflect and arrive at their own goals for work. Collaborative working allows for peer learning and assessment, which is crucial to co-construct their new knowledge.

The core characteristics of this classroom are:

  • Intellectual enquiry in the social context
  • The flexibility and responsiveness to change in teaching methodology
  • Working and communicating in English across all subject areas
  • Influencing outcomes through guided and instructed approaches
  • Cultural awareness in the global context

IGCSE CURRICULUM

Developed by Cambridge International Examination (CIE) in 1988, IGCSE is a very popular English language curriculum. IGCSE is an extremely flexible and a dynamic curriculum, that gives students scope to choose subjects based on their interests. All the subjects have a ‘core’ and ‘extended’ paper. While the former touches upon every topic in the subject, the latter is an in-depth study of each topic.

The IGCSE syllabus is extremely learner centric, keeping both the cultural and social context of the child in mind. Based on international standards of teaching, it retains a local relevance for each region.

We offer a wide range of subjects that a child can pursue for future opportunities, based on their individual interests. A child can opt for a min of 5 subjects and a max of 7 subjects, which include the compulsory subjects of Mathematics and English as First language.

SUBJECTS OFFERED :

  • GROUP 1 - LANGUAGES
  • English Compulsory First Language
  • Second Language Options
  • Tamil - O Level
  • Hindi
  • French
  • GROUP 2 - HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Accountancy
  • Economics
  • Business Studies
  • Information and Communication
    Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Global Perspectives
  • GROUP 3 - SCIENCES
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Coordinated Science
  • GROUP 4
  • Math Core / Extended (Compulsory Subject)
  • GROUP 5
  • Creative / Technical / Vocational
  • Art and Design

IGCSE Curriculum Focus Areas

The IGCSE approach integrates subjects, encouraging learners at every stage to make new connections. Active Learning strategies, inclusive sessions, differentiated teaching approaches are unique to Sprouts classrooms. The IGCSE syllabus is extremely learner centric, keeping both the cultural and social context in mind. Based on international standards of teaching, it retains a local relevance for each region.

Using the IGCSE platform, we focus on developing the student’s understanding, skill, and knowledge in the following areas:

  • The Subject content
  • Application of the new knowledge to new situations
  • Peer and Individual Assessments, to encourage motivation and self-learning
  • Reflect and improve through constructive feedback

When children are provided self-direction, and learn through self-discovery, they cultivate strong characteristics such as motivation, concentration, self-discipline and a genuine love of learning.

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