CURRICULUM
At International Indian School, we follow a pedagogy that provides authentic learning experiences tailored to individual learning styles and levels of achievement. Our school curriculum is planned meticulously to ensure the holistic development of the students and to empower them with 21st-century skills.
International Indian School follows a balanced international curriculum that establishes clear guidelines and standards for all subjects. The curriculum provides a framework for learning that encourages students to become creative, critical, and reflective thinkers.
The curriculum is enquiry and skill-focused, catering to individual learning styles in terms of pedagogy and assessment. Our curriculum addresses global needs as well as promotes critical and creative thinking skills, effective communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and information and media skills.
IIS is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Pre KG – KINDERGARTEN
Our youngest learners follow the UK EYFS curriculum, which provides the best possible start to their education. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) at IIS offers a broad and balanced curriculum for our youngest students.
Children are assessed against these age and stage-appropriate benchmarks throughout their time in order to provide individual tracking of their progress and attainment.
Teaching assistants support the class teachers in delivering the curriculum, specialist teachers deliver carousel activities in Physical education, Arts, Music, and a formal approach to the Arabic language.
PRIMARY(Grades 1 – 5) & MIDDLE SCHOOL(Grades 6 – 8)
At IIS, we follow a unique and tailor-made international curriculum to meet the needs of our international community - that is adapted well to include content appropriate to the UAE context. The curriculum provides opportunities to engage and enhance learning and provides sufficient opportunities for students to develop innovative thinking in lessons and to learn independently. The wide and innovative curricular/co-curricular choices and alternative curriculum options in the Middle School offer a plethora of opportunities to personalize learning to meet the needs of all learners.
The curriculum is tech-enabled and incorporates Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, fortified by Digital Citizenship and Common-Sense curriculum principles, thus equipping all students with the future fluencies required as 21st-century learners.
SECONDARY(Grades 9 – 10) & SENIOR SECONDARY(Grades 11 – 12)
IIS offers an exemplary Indian national curriculum that focuses on the cognitive, emotional, intellectual, and personality growth of students and paves the way for a brighter future and ease of transition to higher secondary schooling.
Grade 10 students appear for the All India Secondary Examination, conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, [CBSE].
Grade 12 Students appear for the All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE).
Our curriculum is benchmarked against international standards, offering abundant opportunities for students to share, innovate, and succeed.
We focus on developing critical thinking skills, stimulating imagination, and fostering higher-order skills through experiential learning, project-based learning, and blended learning approaches.Teachers adopt an inquiry-based teaching approach, incorporating factual, conceptual, and probing questions that encourage critical thinking, higher-order thinking, collaboration, and debate. The school focuses on Technology and Artificial Intelligence as one of the mainstays of education and offers Robotics and AI as a subject.
In the final years of schooling, students have the opportunity to showcase their leadership qualities and develop into responsible global citizens.
Assessments and International Benchmarking Tests
Assessments are an important and integral part of learning. Each student is evaluated through a series of observations and tasks.
At IIS assessment takes many forms including lesson-by-lesson informal assessments, class work, homework, projects, individual and group work, research, presentations, and tests of skills, knowledge, and understanding.
At our school, we conduct International Benchmarking Tests (IBT) for students from Grade 3 onwards, such as CAT4, ASSET, IBT Arabic, and PISA - this helps us to monitor our students and the school’s performance at an international, national & regional level with actionable insights through easy-to-understand reports.