BSB SHUNYI'S ENGLISH CURRICULUM

Our English Primary Programme is organised, stimulating, and challenging for all children. It is broken into Key Stage One (Years 1–2) and Key Stage Two (Years 3–6), which includes all major subjects of learning, while introducing our new subjects and concepts.

Our German Primary Programme offers the opportunity for our German-speaking Primary School students (from Klasse 1 to Klasse 4) to study core subjects in German, following the German Curriculum, while also integrating the English Curriculum with non-core subjects and whole-school activities.

Key Stage Three covers the transition from Primary to Secondary education. Middle school students take on greater academic responsibility with a diverse range of subjects, a timetable of lessons, and increased amounts of homework. With this, comes the reward of discovering the areas of learning about which they are most passionate.

At age 14, students move into Key Stage 4, as they prepare for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams at age 16.

IGCSEs are a set of exams designed for students aged 14–16, although they can be taken at any age. They are a sturdy launchpad for any student’s future as they forge a pathway to the IB Diploma.

This two-year globally recognised course encourages the development of students’ wellbeing and rationality, and prepares them to participate in a global society.

The IB Diploma qualification is widely recognised by the world’s top universities and grounded in the philosophy that students should apply critical thinking skills to the world around them.