English
Curriculum

Students will develop 4 fundamental language skills (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) with progressive difficulties in accordance with students’ age and levels. These 4 skills are integrated in every lesson from primary school to high school.

The content from basic language skills lessons is the combination of both academic and social content. Students at The Olympia Schools can be qualified in any examination with the scores and achievements framework below

Students can only use English as a basic communication device without the capability of thinking using English or putting English into use in many complex environments if the curriculum focuses too much on “The outer layer” of language without paying attention to the internal abilities. Our English curriculum concentrates on the core value of language, completes more complex language skill set, which are:

• Communication skill (conversations, debate, presentation)
• Coordinating skill (Taking responsibility, project management, problem solving)
• TCritical thinking (Idea evaluation, debating and opinion, synthesizing arguments, systematic thinking, etc)
• Creativity (Promoting creative activities using curiosity, developing innovation and creativity in studying through projects, group works)
• Content (Research and evaluation, information management, creating information to prove knowledge and new thinking)

Lifelong learning is one of the signatures of our English program with a goal of developing necessary skills for students in both current environment and future life, for sustainable development. This skill focuses on 4 main targets.

• Learn to know: students are able to fully understand learning tools, research actively instead of learning in a passive way.
• Learn to work: Prepare students with necessary skills to step into the ever-changing world in the future.
• Learn to live: Students can understand more about themselves, answer the questions about life, have a multi-dimensional perspective about themselves and the world.
• Learn to cooperate: Students understand the surrounding life and communities, economic, social, cultural matters. These skills are shown through social projects, communal activities, students’ clubs.