Our Elementary and Middle School programs have an international set of standards based on best practices throughout the world. Students are prepared with an International Liberal Arts Program. This allows them to meet standards similar to those set in the United States (US) and Canada. This international approach is more representative of our diverse population. Technology is infused in all areas of our program.
Elementary Curriculum Grades 1-5: Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Geography, History, Science, Spanish, Art, Health, Physical Education,Information Technology, and Character Education.
Middle School, Grades 6-8: Language Arts, Mathematics, World History, Global Geography, Physical Geography, Science, Spanish, Art, Health and Physical Education, and Character Education.
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Our Elementary and Middle School programs have an international set of standards based on best practices throughout the world. Students are prepared to meet standards similar to those set in the US and Canada. with an international approach which is more representative of our population. Technology is highly infused in all areas of our program.
The St. Kitts International Academy follows a curriculum geared to international students and the St. Kitts & Nevis community.
The focus of our curriculum is concrete – pictorial – abstract. This means that students learn to make connections between physical materials, visual representations, and mathematical symbols. This aides children in developing deep conceptual understanding of the content being taught. With our curriculum children learn to think critically and develop problem-solving skills. Students are engaged in learning both the process and method of problem solving effectively and confidently; students are tasked to think about their thinking. Therefore, thinking mathematically will become a conscious habit and children learn to monitor their thought processes and communicate their ideas through mathematical thinking.
There are five strands of mathematics across six grade levels:
Numbers & Operations
Measurement
Geometry
Data Analysis
Algebra
Instruction focuses on the problem-solving process. This helps students build good habits for approaching mathematical problems of all difficulty.
Overall Goals:
1. to relate science and technology to society and the environment
2. to develop the skills, strategies, and habits of mind required for scientific inquiry and technological problem solving
3. to understand the basic concepts of science and technology
The goals of the health and physical education program are as follows. Students will develop:
• the social-emotional learning skills needed to foster overall health and well-being, positive mental health, and the ability to learn, build resilience, and thrive;
• the skills and knowledge that will enable them to enjoy being active and healthy throughout their lives, through opportunities to participate regularly and safely in physical activity and to learn how to develop and improve their own personal fitness;
• the movement competence needed to participate in a range of physical activities, through opportunities to develop movement skills and to apply movement concepts and strategies in games, sports, dance, and various other physical activities;
• an understanding of the factors that contribute to healthy development, a sense of personal responsibility for lifelong health, and an understanding of how living healthy, active lives is connected with the world around them and the health of others.
