Teaching and Learning

"The staff at AICS are trained to provide only the best to the students of the school"

School Curriculum

We have adopted the Alpha-Omega (AOP) curriculum for our Kindergarten, Primary, Middle, and Secondary School. This is a balanced and comprehensive program, with an emphasis on an excellent Christ-centered education. This curriculum is at least one and a half years ahead of Fiji current levels for any given grade. A diagnostic test will be given to your child to see where he/she places. They can then work from that point on. Good readers generally have the edge over non-readers and so we strongly encourage all parents to read to their children. This develops the love of reading instead of allowing unlimited time in front of the T.V.! Lifepacs or booklets are used for Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2. Grades 3 to 4 use either Lifepacs (full-color booklets) or SOS programs which are loaded onto laptops provided by students.

Grades 1-6 offers a study of Mathematics, Language Arts, Bible, Science, and History and Geography. There are no externally set examinations but students’ work is internally assessed throughout the year with a series of ongoing quizzes and tests. This keeps the students focused and ‘on task’ year-round, and not just at the year-end, for a ‘final examination’! All students are encouraged to participate in sports, cultural, and extra-curricular activities both within our own school, and nationwide. Excursions (field trips) and school camps also enhance our classroom programs. The comprehensive curriculum teaches students to think logically and to learn. The Alpha-Omega curriculum is such that it allows multi level work within each class, enabling each student to work at their level of proficiency. Through the school environment and curriculum, students will learn to appreciate the beauty and benefits of a multicultural society in line with Acts 17:29 which says that “God has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on the face of the earth”.

At AICS we will strive to reach the goals of:

1. Literacy: which include reading, writing, spelling, handwriting, vocabulary, speaking and listening. Speaking in languages other than English during school hours is discouraged, except during a specific language class.
2. Numeracy: the knowledge and application in the areas of numbers,measurements, Geometry, Algebra, and Statistics.
3. Science: develops an understanding of the world God created and how things operate in harmony with His divine laws
4. History & Geography: develops an understanding of the world in which we live and the people in our world.
5. Bible: development of Christ-like character, honesty, truthfulness, industry, and integrity.

KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM (4 and 1/2 years and above)

1. LOWER KINDY: For students who have not done pre-Kindy prior to enrolment and who do not understand English.
2. UPPER KINDY: For students who are proficient in the English language and have done Kindy elsewhere.
3. Must complete Book 1 & 2 of Mathematics and Language Arts to complete the AICS Kindy Program

GRADE 1 and above, the daily timetable is:

1. Math, Language Arts, Science, History & Geography.
2. Must complete 10 units per subject to move to the next grade. Extra-curricular activities are swimming, Music, Art, Library and Sports.

School Assesment

At AICS we see assessment as an on-going tool to use with our planning and preparation. Students are constantly assessed via numerous smaller tests throughout the year. We do not use end of term exams, as they would only be able to cover a small portion of what we do in our classrooms. We do not use rankings, but believe in taking children from where they currently are and help them move on to the next phase in their learning. We strongly discourage comparison of a child’s achievements with that of another’s. This could potentially seriously harm the child’s self-confidence.
We encourage each student to learn to the best of his/her ability, and we strive to improve on our own previous best! Students are taught however, that the humanistic concept of “self” needs to be diminished, so that Christ can increase in each of us. Children, like 3 adults, are all unique individuals and will progress at their own rates. The series of test results are averaged in determining the student’s grade in each subject at the end of each term, and a letter grade from A through D is given as follows: 80- 100% A 70-79% B 60-69% C 50-59% D < 50 I Anything below 50% is marked with an “I” for Incomplete. We believe no individual is a failure! We may occasionally not do our best, but in God’s kingdom, no one is a failure. Alongside each letter grade is an equally important number grade 1, 2, or 3 given for a student’s effort in that subject. ‘1’ denotes they worked at their best ability level; ‘2’ indicates average application; while a ‘3’ indicates they performed below their level of ability. As an example, an ‘A’ student in Mathematics who obtained a ‘B’ that term, may receive a 2 or 3 for effort; while a ‘C’ student in Math who gets a ‘B’, may receive a 1 for effort!.
This is truly comparing ourselves with ourselves, and NOT with others! We operate an open door policy. If you ever have any concerns, please contact your child’s teacher for a parent-teacher meeting to discuss them.