Primary
SUIS PC (Pioneer Curriculum) combines the best from Eastern and Western education and has been developed over the course of XieHe’s 30 plus years in delivering tailored curricula to meet the pathways for International Education. The curriculum has been developed and fine tuned by a range of Educational experts, both Chinese and Western.
Curriculum Targets
The integration of International curriculum and basic Chinese studies leads to a firmer foundation in education. In order to make this possible, attention is given to students ‘ character development, values education, personality development, strong foreign language ability, the spirit and ambition for innovation, a strong sense of cultural identity, both nationally and globally.
Curriculum Overview
SUIS PC (Pioneer Curriculum) consists of basic, extensive, inquiry-based and featured curriculums. This allows for students to meet the core requirements of the Chinese National Curriculum, while also developing their full range of potential skill sets. Skills developed include (but aren’t limited to):
Basic Curriculum
The basic curriculum adheres to the Jiangsu Province guidelines, providing a solid foundation of numeracy and literacy. The English Curriculum plays a vital role in preparing our students for international Education at the High School level. English ability in speaking, learning, reading and writing in both summative and formative evaluation. This English curriculum includes second language teaching and English Language Art teaching. WUIS students end up academically bilingual, able to utilize both languages for academic purposes. At the Primary level students have extensive teaching in English Phonics, Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing for purpose.
Co-teaching is also a core feature of the WUIS Pioneer Curriculum. Co-teaching helps model the partnership between expatriate and Chinese teachers, as well as allowing for greater differentiation and individual support. Music, P.E. and Art are predominantly team taught, students to develop divergent thinking skills, understanding, appreciation and lifelong passions.
Inquiry Curriculum
As an IB School inquiry-based studies are embedded across much of our curriculum. Nowhere is inquiry-based learning more evident than in our Science, Topic, Philosophy for Children (P4C) and PBL courses.
Science
Our Science curriculum builds upon children’s’ natural curiosity about the World. By developing their scientific inquiry skills, language, knowledge, and practical skills they need, students are able to develop into logical thinkers and apply this to their future studies and their life. We deliver the local Science curriculum bilingually, in order for students to seamlessly link with their iGCSE and IBDP Science subjects later in their school life.
Topic
Topic covers the humanities and links it to social studies through a student-centered and student-driven approach. Students discover more about the world around them, as well as their pasts. Topic students build up strategies to enable them to ask the right questions and to know where and how to find the answers.
Philosophy for Children
P4C is a inquiry that aims to teach students the skills of reasoning and argumentative thinking. P4C helps our students to share their ideas and balance them against others. P4C has a knock on effect into other subjects, helping students to be braver and teaching them the importance of independent thought.
Featured Curriculum
School life shouldn’t just be about study! In order to support our students in developing habits and hobbies that will stay with them throughout their lives we offer a broad range of opportunities for WUIS students. From performances and competitions, to Extra Curricular activities and sports teams, there is something for everybody! A true WUIS’er is a well rounded individual with a broad range of interests and talents!
