IGCSE School – Taking A New Direction

IGCSE School – Taking A New Direction

IGCSE syllabus is developed by Cambridge International Examination (CIE)in the year 1988. The medium of instruction is English and is offered in over 10,000 schools in more than 160 countries. The curriculum is the most popular among international qualification for children between the ages of 14 to 16 years. There are more than 70 subjects to be offered in this curriculum. The curriculum offers different learning abilities even for students whose nativity is not English.

The IGCSE curriculum allows students to take-up anywhere between 5 to 14 subjects. The IGCSE core curriculum is made up of:  First Language  Second Language  Mathematics  Science  Arts & Technology  Social Sciences The curriculum offers excellent training and resources. There are 70 subjects on offer and 30 languages and the schools have an option to choose from one of the combinations. The focus areas of the curriculum help students to develop a thorough understanding, knowledge and skill. The focus areas include:  Subject content  Intellectual enquiry

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Flexibility and responsiveness Influencing outcomes Communication in English Cultural awareness Application of knowledge

What makes IGCSE Schools unique?

The syllabus is designed to provide an international outlook. It retains local relevance in every region. Moreover the international student body benefits from the IGCSE syllabus and it overcomes cultural barriers.

Top Central Board of Secondary Education schools in many cities open a new campus for international schools. For instance CPS Global School has opened an International school in Thirumazhisai catering to international curriculum like International Baccalaureate, Cambridge International Examination and IGCSE. Parents look to international curriculum as an alternative to State and Central Boards.

Today IGCSE curriculum is in great demand thanks to the awareness created on the curriculum and for those parents who are not happy with the state and national boards. The IGCSE curriculum is flexible and allows students to choose from one of its subject range. It is also researched that 50% of the students embracing the IGCSE syllabus go abroad for higher studies.

International schools can be divided into two main categories i.e American and British schools. The former are located in many capital cities across the globe and was created to serve the educational needs of the American citizens working at the embassies or private organizations overseas. There are over 197 American overseas schools in more than 138 countries associated with the US State Department for the promotion of American style program for citizens. There are non profit institutions and other private schools that are not assisted or endorsed by the US State Department.

British schools are located in every corner of the globe and there are around 2,200 schools worldwide. Though, these schools do not receive formal recognition or support from British government, they fall in allegiance to the curriculum. Though they follow British national curriculum there is variance in the form of structure and quality. The British schools outside the country comes under the monitoring of Council of British International Schools (COBIS). It is the member of Independent Schools Council (ISC), a 30 year non-profit organization.

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