Primary Curriculum Framework

As the first formal year of the school, the primary program is designed to foster intellectual curiosity and lay the foundations for a life-long love of learning. While children develop the skills they need to succeed throughout their education, they are also empowered to make their own connections, draw their own conclusions and construct their own knowledge. We believe in nurturing the whole child and provide an environment in which children can thrive both academically and emotionally. Our program offers a multifaceted and balanced curriculum remaining within the framework of the Nepal Government’s National Curriculum. 

Themes: Curriculum is integrated and introduced through meaningful themes which spark children‘s natural curiosity and interests.

Language & Literacy: We practice a balanced literacy program that incorporates both phonics and whole language. Through environmental print, building phonemic awareness, interactive read alouds and guided reading groups, we are taking steps in our journey to literacy. We are also using invented spelling to write in meaningful ways during our Writer’s Workshop, and practicing letter formation using the Handwriting Without Tears program.

Mathematics: As the name suggests, our Everyday Math curriculum helps children understand and apply mathematical concepts through the context of their own lives. We use math manipulatives in our classroom, for concrete representation of math ideas. We focus on numbers sense and operations, patterns, geometry, measurement and data analysis.

Social Studies: Throughout the year we work with the theme; “Respect yourself, respect each other and respect your environment.” We are learning that, by celebrating each other’s differences, we are building a closer classroom community.

Science: We work with Next Generation Science Standards, which includes the themes of weather and climate, forces of motion, and interdependent ecosystems