Details of our Curriculum (6-12 yrs.)

Our curriculum is in line with the Plan d'Etude Romande of the PER. 

Please find the details of the different fields below. 

Mathematics

Number Basis

-       - Arithmetic Foundations

-       - The hierarchy of numbers

-       - Multiples and dividers

-       - Squares and cubes

-       - Severability

Calculations and operations

-       - Multi-digit divisions

-       - Multi-digit multiplication

-       - Powers

Way of counting

-       - Decimal Numbers

-       - Non-decimal numbers

-       - Ordinary fraction

-       - Numerical relations and proportions

-       - Counting with signs

Polynomials

-       - Polynomial cubes

-       - Squares of polynomials

-       - Square root

-       - Cubic Root

Algebra

-       - Introduction to Algebra

-       - Equation concept

-       - Problem solving

-       - Search for the unknown

Application

-       - Written assignments

-     - Measure: volume, length, temperature, mass, force

Geography

Life on earth

-       - Vegetation expansion

-       - Men in different climatic zones

Water activity

-       - The water cycle

-       - The river

-       - Erosion

The sun and the earth

-       - The earth revolution

-       - The Solar System

-       - Rotation

Economic life

-       - Economic Geography

-       - Interdependencies

The structure of the earth

-       - Earth's layers and their functions

-       - The movements of the earth's layers

Political geography

-       - Flags

-       - Borders

-       - Continents, countries, cities, capitals

The nature of things

-       - The 3 states of the substance: solid, liquid, gaseous

-       - The orbit of the planets

-       - The axis of rotation of the earth

-       - The extinction of a star

-       - Rotational speed of the planets

-       - Particles: solution, suspension, emulsion, precipitate

-       - Other subdivisions of the states of matter

-       - Force of attraction and gravity

Music

-        - The varieties of music

-       - Singing

-       - The education of the ear

-       - Rhythm and movement

-       - The study of notes on a stave

-       - The study of note sounds

Geometry

Using the ruler and compass

-       - Basic constructions

-       - Building the centre of the circle

-       - Construction of triangles

-       - Constructing a perpendicular passing through a given point

-       - Share a segment according to a given report

Fundamental geometric elements

-       - Circles: concept, relations with 1 line, relations between 2 circles

-       - Lines: types, positions, intersecting lines

-       - Angles: concept, parts, varieties, angle measurement

-       - Polygons: types, parts, particularities

-       - Solids: kinds, parts, calculation of surfaces.

Measuring

-       - Volume

-       - Length

-       - Surface

Relations

-       - Congruence, similarity, equivalence

-       - Pythagoras and Euclid

History

Natural History

-       - The Origin of Life on Earth and its Evolution

-       - The different eras

The history of mankind

-       - The great history of human beings

-       - The evolution of human beings

-       - The basic needs of human beings

-       - The importance of the hand

-       - The three periods of history: nomadic, agricultural, urban

-       - Migrations: hunting, conquests

-       - The great civilizations

The concept of time

-       - The calendar: century, year, month, day

        - The watch

Sport

-       - Master the movements of his body: throwing and catching, skipping rope....

-       - Seasonal sports

-       - Team games

Language

Grammar

-       - Word constitution (reinforces spelling)

-       - The nature of words (nouns-articles-adjectives-conjunctions-prepositions-verbs-pronouns-interjections)

-       - The nature of the sentences (simple sentences - complex sentences)

Spelling

-       - Silent Dictation

-       - Study of phonemes

-       - Spelling rules

Conjugation

-       - Study of pronouns, tenses, groups and modes

-       - Active and passive voice

-       - Ordinary form, interrogative, negative, negative interrogative

-       - Study of the forms of the verb "to be" and "to have".

Reading

-       - Low-voice reading

-       - Aloud reading

Write

-       - Study of styles

-       - Vocabulary enrichment

-       - Written expression: writing, dramaturgy

Oral Expression

-       - Vocabulary enrichment

-       - Speaking in front of the class

Research

-       - Resources

-       - Dictionary & Thesaurus

-       - Encyclopedia

-       - Library 

Biology

Botany

-       - The classification of plants

-       - The functions of the plant

-       - Parts of the plant

-       - Types of plants

-       - Plant reproduction

Zoology

-       - Animals and their environment

-       - The bodily functions of vertebrates

-       - Animal classification

-       - Study of the human body

Ecology

-       - Interaction of biotic and abiotic elements

-       - Ocean Ecosystem

-       - The function of every living being

Art

-       - Drawing, painting, collage, printing, clay

-       - Appreciation of works of art

-       - Artist's study