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Middle Years Programme

As your child transitions into their middle years of schooling, we enrich their growth academically and socially

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As your child’s education at Oakridge International School continues, they will broaden their study whilst expanding their minds.

The IB Curriculum enables students to confidently transition from primary education to the CBSE or IGCSE Programme and develops the skills and confidence your child will need to thrive. Our curricula at middle year builds on your child’s knowledge and gives them the tools and confidence to critique what they hear and see, and to embark on their own learning outside of the classroom.

International General Certificate

of Secondary Education

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

The IGCSE curriculum is a challenging programme for adolescent learners in Grades 6-10 in this curriculum. This programme places specific emphasis on the holistic development of students and their individual abilities and levels of understanding. Their learning is further broadened with values and sound judgments challenging their emotional, physical, psychological and social well-being. It lays an excellent foundation for literacy and numeracy in the early stages of students’ lives.

This culturally sensitive curriculum is designed for an international context and encourages multilingualism while avoiding cultural bias. Our students are helped to develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning, combining clear and defined content with developing skills in creative thinking, enquiry and problem-solving. The Cambridge IGCSE learner profile encourages confident, responsible, reflective, innovative, engaged and confident learners. Our teachers are internationally-trained on engaging students in their learning through active learning and metacognition, using learner-centred and inquiry-based approaches to learning.

Central Board of

Secondary Education

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The CBSE programme from Grades 6th – 12th is a balanced mix of practical experience and theoretical knowledge. Through the CBSE curriculum, we help improve your child’s learning performance by developing skills in creative thinking, enquiry and problem-solving. The aim of the curriculum is to expand the student’s knowledge of a wide range of subjects, while encouraging them to analyse and make connections between them. At Oakridge International School, Mohali we ensure we offer the greatest opportunities to your child with a variety of routes for your child with a wide range of abilities.

As your child’s education at Oakridge International School, Mohali continues, they will broaden their minds ensuring student development:  

  • To use ideas and information through case studies, projects, group work, simulation, debate and discussion. 
  • To generate ideas and evidence through lateral thinking, mind mapping, research projects and creative visualisation 
  • To plan and manage their own learning through reflective logs, independent study, dissertations, work placement and portfolio development 
  • To test ideas and evidences through seminars, presentations, literature reviewing, and peer assessments. 
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Broadly the subjects taught to the Middle Years Programme provide students with learning objectives to ensure a base of knowledge in each area of study. In this way Oakridge affirms the dynamic pattern of the three stages – inquiry, action, and reflection as essential relationships found in every unit of study. Your child will learn to apply techniques learned in one subject to several others, and will be able to learn at a pace that they find comfortable. They will receive personalised attention from our skilled and caring teachers. 

Grade

7 and 8

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  • Assessment of speaking and listening to help improve and standardize students’ communicative skills 
  • Extensive research-based projects carried out in multifarious subjects like Math, Science, Social Science and English 
  • Students are also given a platform to nurture their talents through subject events such as Math Wizard, Literary Extravaganza, Scientific Oakridgers, Youth Parliament and Literary Event conducted for Language II. 
  • Integrated and Interdisciplinary curriculum: The curriculum apart from classroom teaching integrates practical work, guest lectures, field trips and project work 
  • Integrating a rigorous academic curriculum with immersive global experience. Learning concepts are followed by engaging activities that reinforce the CCE pattern of CBSE 
  • Smart Class Technology in all our classrooms helps to bridge the gap between classroom learning and the real world. Tabs have also been introduced in the curriculum of grade IX to aid classroom transactions effectively. Students also get their share of usage in technology, where they intensively research in diverse fields of education. 
  • Extensive research-based projects are carried out in multifarious subjects like Maths, Science, Social Science and English. 

Grade

9 and 10

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