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A Comprehensive Cambridge Pathway with Global Indian International School (GIIS Malaysia)

Published by SchoolAdvisor | Jun 29, 2021

The Global Indian International School offers an academically rigorous and internationally recognised Cambridge curriculum for students in Grades 1 to 11. Starting with the Cambridge Primary Programme (Key Stage 1 and 2) for students from Grades 1 to 6, the Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme (Key Stage 3) for our Grade 7 to 9 students, and the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education - Key Stage 4) for Grade 10 and 11 students, GIIS Malaysia’s comprehensive Cambridge programme allows students to follow a progressive path in their educational journey.

The Cambridge programme offered at GIIS Malaysia is developed by the reputed CIE (Cambridge International Education) and is taught in more than 9000 schools across 160 countries worldwide. It allows students to study in an international curriculum and transition to another Cambridge or international school easily.

The programme is grouped into four key stages. The subjects offered and the assessments followed at the end of the key stages are outlined below:

Cambridge Primary Programme (Key Stage 1 and 2)

GIIS Malaysia recognises that every child has a unique set of attributes and abilities. This programme helps teachers to develop young learners who are confident, responsible, innovative, and engaged. The curriculum is flexible and includes core subjects like English, Mathematics, and Science and additional subjects as part of the programme, with clear learning objectives.

The majority of learning takes place in the nurturing environment of the classroom, facilitated by the classroom teacher and assistant teachers. Specialist teachers support specialised subjects like Art, Music, ICT, Physical Education, Speech and Drama, and more. The Cambridge Primary programme at GIIS Malaysia ensures that students have balanced, well-rounded development and are well-prepared for secondary school.

Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme (Key Stage 3)

The Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme is specially crafted for 11 to 14-year-old students and provides a strong foundation for students wanting to pursue the IGCSE curriculum in Grades 10 to 11. The Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme curriculum encourages learners to become confident in working with information and ideas, develops their problem solving and critical thinking skills while providing a robust foundation in core subjects like English, Maths, and Science.

Both Cambridge Primary and Secondary programmes at GIIS Malaysia include Social sciences like History and Geography, Art, Music, Physical Education, Global Perspectives, ICT, Speech and Drama classes and two different foreign language options (as a second and third language) for students.

Second language options include Malay, Tamil, Hindi and French, while Mandarin is a third language subject for all students.

Cambridge IGCSE Programme (Key Stage 4)

The Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is the world's most popular international curriculum for 14 to 16-year-olds. Offered in nearly 2,300 schools in over 130 countries worldwide, this internationally recognised programme is the equivalent of GCSE in the United Kingdom and the International GCE 'O' Level Examinations.

GIIS Malaysia offers the Cambridge IGCSE to our students in Grades 10 and 11, also known as Key stage 4.

Learning Culture

GIIS Malaysia’s learning culture begins with the outstanding education offered to students. In order to achieve this, GIIS Malaysia is committed to delivering the best ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers so that they can provide rich, challenging and inspiring learning opportunities for the students.

Information Communication Technology (ICT) is central to the learning process, and it is used extensively across all areas of the curriculum. Classroom-based learning, along with a broad co-curricular programme outside the classroom, ensures that GIIS Malaysia provides a holistic education for your child.

Homework and assessments

GIIS Malaysia assigns a reasonable amount of homework or home-based assignments depending on the child's age and grade. This is aimed at consolidating skills taught at school, allowing students to try out their conceptual learning through practical assignments and also encourages parents to play an active role in their child's education.

Students' progress is assessed throughout the Key Stages against standards set by the CIE, which aligns with the English National Curriculum. GIIS Malaysia’s continuous assessments ensure that the school has a good understanding of each child's progress and abilities and for teachers to provide them with appropriate feedback so that their future needs are met.

Co-Curricular Activities

In addition to regular classes and subjects offered as part of the Cambridge programme, GIIS Malaysia offers students many opportunities to excel outside the classroom through their extensive CCA programme. This includes a wide variety of sports, performing and creative art initiatives. The CCA programme is also enriched with many inspiring trips, camps and visits throughout each academic year.

At GIIS Malaysia, the Cambridge programme is geared towards helping students achieve their full potential academically, socially and emotionally. GIIS' 9 GEMS framework, which is an award-winning and innovative method of imparting holistic education, allows the school to take a dynamic and holistic approach to learn. It gives students the right opportunities and prepares them for a successful future.

GIIS Malaysia has been regularly offering enormous opportunities beyond the curriculum. The school promotes the students to learn new skills in the school through various learning zones.

GIIS Malaysia currently offers:

● Sibling discount of 25% off on tuition fee for all families of GIIS Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Campus starting from a second child onwards. Applicable till the first child remains enrolled in the school.

● Registration fees – 100% waived off.

● Enrolment fees – 20% discount

● Security deposit – 1 per family (for two kids) 3rd child onwards security deposit will be applicable.

The offer is valid for a limited period only. To learn more about GIIS Malaysia and understand further their learning approaches for IGCSE, visit GIIS Malaysia’s page to connect with their admissions team!

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