Academic Life
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION @BENGA RIVERSIDE
"Access to quality education for all students regardless of any challenges". Meeting diverse needs of all students in a way that is responsive, accepting, respecting and supportive.
Early Year Programme (KG1-KG3)
It aims at providing the most suitable and enabling environment to the developing small mind. This is done through work and play thereby bringing out the discovery nature in learners
Primary Year Programme (PYP) 1-6: How we learn
The Primary Years programme of the International Baccalaureate is our framework for teaching and learning. This means it guides us in how we deliver the curriculum.
The PYP is designed for students between the ages of 3 and 11 and it is transdisciplinary meaning that students learn across subject areas while investigating big ideas. The PYP encourages the development of the whole child, in and out of the classroom.
PYP students gain an understanding of the six transdisciplinary themes and they become aware of how knowledge and skills are interrelated. Students are empowered to ask questions, set goals, find the ways to achieve these goals, and then share this acquired knowledge with their teachers and peers.
Inquiry-Based Learning
The approach to teaching and learning in PYP is called inquiry. This approach recognises students as being actively involved in their own learning and taking responsibility for that learning. Inquiry involves;
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Exploring, wondering and questioning
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Applying concepts to deepen understanding
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Experimenting and playing with possibilities
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Researching and seeking information
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Solving problems in a variety of ways
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Making connections between previous learning and current learning
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Collecting data and reporting findings
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Establishing and testing theories
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Taking and defending a position
Elements Of The PYP Framework
In the PYP students learn about significant concepts through units of inquiry. The six transdisciplinary themes that guide units interweave subject areas such as Mathematics, Literacy and Language, Science, and Social Studies.
This approach encourages students to make their own connections between what they learn in core subject areas and how it relates to the world around them. As students engage with content they will also be involved in learning that asks them to practice different skills and demonstrate certain dispositions. These are called approaches to learning (ATLs) and IB learner profile attributes.
Ultimately, the goal of the Primary Years Programme is to develop international minded-ness in students which, is made possible through a focus of learning about real-world contexts, skills and character development.
Middle Years at BSIS (Cambridge IGCSE) Year 7 - 11
Discover the education that gives students the skills they need for life, helping them achieve at school, university and work.
Our Middle Years caters for learners between the ages 11-16. Year 7 and 8, learners are introduced to all disciplines. Year 9 - 11 the learners are introduced to Cambridge IGCSE curricular and disciplines grouped into the following categories:
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Humanities and Social Sciences (History, Geography & Global Perspectives)
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Languages (English & Portuguese)
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Sciences (Coordinated Sciences Physics, Chemistry & Biology)
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Mathematics
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Creative and professional (ICT)
Service as action: Community project is compulsory to all Middle Years students. The project exposes students to diversity and multiculturalism.
Curriculum by year group
Kindergarten
(Kg1-Kg3)
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Portuguese 3/4 years
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Math
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English
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Arts
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Music 3/4 years
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Playing activities
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Inquiry
Years 1-6​
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Portuguese
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UOI (Sciences/
Social Studies) -
Math
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English
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Arts
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Music
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PSPE
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ICT
Years 7-8
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Mathematics
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Sciences
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Individuals & Societies (Geography & History)
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ICT & Design
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English Language
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Portuguese
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Global Perspectives (community project)
(all subjects compulsory)
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Years 9-11
(CAMBRIDGE IGCSE )
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Mathematics *
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Coordinated Science (Chemistry, Biology & Physics) *
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Geography
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History
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Global Perspectives (community project)*
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Portuguese
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English Language *
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ICT
( * compulsory subjects )