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Elementary
School Program

 

Our Elementary School Program is for Kindergarten to Grade 6 students.

The King Heights Academy elementary school program is dedicated to developing students’ academic, social, and emotional well-being, focusing on international-mindedness and strong personal values. Using our Kindergarten and Primary Years Program (PYP), we nurture independent learning skills and encourage every student to take responsibility for their learning.

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KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 6

The Five Essential Elements of Our Elementary School Program

The elementary school program curriculum framework consists of five essential elements that young students need to equip them for successful lives both now and in the future.

 
 
 
 
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KNOWLEDGE
Our traditional subject areas (language, mathematics, science, social studies, arts, health & life skills, and physical education) will equip students with transdisciplinary, relevant subject matter.
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CONCEPTS
Students explore concepts through structured inquiry in order to develop coherent, in-depth understanding with relevance both within and beyond the classroom subject areas.
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SKILLS
We offer students broad capabilities to develop and apply during learning, in life, and beyond the classroom. These essential skills will help our students succeed in a changing, challenging world.
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ATTITUDES
Students are taught to engage in attitudes of international-mindedness and a conscientiousness of the well-being of individuals and learning communities. We teach dispositions which are expressions of fundamental values, beliefs, and feelings about learning, the environment, and people.
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ACTION
Our expectation of our students is that their successful inquiries lead to responsible, thoughtful, and appropriate action. Students will develop deeper learning in responsible behaviour through positive action and service.
 
 

Concept-Based Learning

Concept-based learning is about big, transferable ideas that transcend time, place, and situation. This approach focuses on making sense of those facts and the world around us.

THE 8 KEY CONCEPTS

 
 
 
RESPONSIBILITY
 
What is our responsibility? People make choices based on their understanding and the actions they take as a result do make a difference.
 
 
 
REFLECTION
 
How do we know? There are different ways of knowing and it is important to look at our conclusions and think about our reasoning and the evidence we have used.
 
 
 
FUNCTION
 
How does it work? Everything has a purpose, a role, or a way of behaving that can be investigated.
 
 
 
 
CAUSATION
 
Why is it like this? Things do not just happen. There are always reasons behind events. This is cause and effect.
 
 
 
PERSPECTIVE
 
What are the points of view? Different ways of looking at information. This leads to different interpretations, understandings, and findings. 
 
 
 
CHANGE
 
How is it changing? Everything is always in a state of transformation from one state to another. This happens to everything and everyone.
 
 
 
CONNECTION
 
What is the link to other things? The universe is a collection of systems made of individual parts that work with and affect each other.
 
 
 
FORM
 
What is it like? Everything has features or characteristics that can be observed, identified, described, and categorized.
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About the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 6 The International Baccalaureate focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is a concept-based curriculum framework defined by PYP Transdisciplinary Themes of global significance, explored using knowledge and skills from the subject areas, with a powerful emphasis on inquiry-based learning.
WHAT IS THE IB PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM?
The IB Primary Years Program, for students aged 3 to 12.
  • Encourages international mindedness in IB students
  • Encourages a positive attitude to learning by engaging students in inquiries and developing their awareness of the process of learning so that they become life-long learners
  • Reflects real life by encouraging learning beyond traditional subjects with meaningful, in-depth inquiries into real issues
  • Emphasizes the development of the whole student: physically, intellectually, emotionally, and ethically

A well-rounded education that grows the mind, body, and spirit.

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Now accepting registrations for 2022 – 2023 school year

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