CURRICULUMONAPAGE YEAR
7:TERM1
WELCOMEFROMTHEVICEPRINCIPAL
It is a great pleasure to share with you this snapshot of the broad, internationally focused, rigorousandforward-lookingcurriculumthatourstudentsinYear7willengagewithduring Term1.OurKeyStage3curriculumisbasedonthedevelopmentofcriticalthinking,inquiry andproblem-solvingskillswhichnotonlyenableourstudentstoacquireadepthandbreadth of knowledge, but also ensure that they develop conceptual understanding and high-level analyticaltechniques.OurcurriculumpreparesstudentsfortheirprogressiontowardsIGCSEs andtheIBDiploma.
Iunderstandhowchallengingitcanbetokeeptrackofwhatyour child is learning about across such a wide range of subjects and activities.Ihopethatthisbookletprovestobeahandyreference toolforyoutorefertowhenspeakingtoyourchildabouttheirday oraprojecttheymaybeworkingon.
Ms.NatalieWilson nmwilson@nlcsjeju.kr
MESSAGEFROMTHEASSISTANTVICEPRINCIPAL
Welcometothestartofthe2024-25academicyear.Asyouwillseethroughoutthisdocument, Year 7 students will enjoy a broad and challenging curriculum throughout Term 1, with a strongfocusonsupportingstudents'transitionintoSeniorSchool.
ThisisanexcitingtimeforYear7atthebeginningoftheirKeyStage3 journey,asnewpassionsandinterestswillbediscovered,orexisting ones consolidated even further. Our Year 7 curriculum builds upon the knowledge and skills of our Junior School provision, and is deliveredthroughtheexpertiseofourworld-leadingteachers.Here's toagreatyearahead!
MrCarlLewis clewis@nlcsjeju.kr
HOWTOUSETHISBOOKLET
Anoverviewofthe lessoncontentfor thetermisprovided Yourchildwilllearn lotsofnew vocabularyand conceptseachterm. Thislistcontains subjectspecific vocabulary,integral totheunitofstudy
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregarding yourchildʼsprogrammeofstudy, pleasecontacttheHeadof Department
Throughoutlessons studentswillbe developingthese transferableskills
AcademicLeadershipTeamContactInformation
● NatalieWilson-VicePrincipal(Academic)-nmwilson@nlcsjeju.kr
Someexampleshave beenprovidedforhow yourchildmight extendtheirlearning andengagewith scholarship associatedwiththe subject.Thisincludes furtherreadingand activitiestheymight enjoy
Theformative assessmentsyour childwilltakethis termtosupporttheir progress
● CarlLewis-AssistantVicePrincipal(DivisionA-Languages)-clewis@nlcsjeju.kr
● ShilenTanna-AssistantVicePrincipal(DivisionB-Visual&PerformingArts)stanna@nlcsjeju.kr
● PhilipMorton-AssistantVicePrincipal(DivisionC-Sciences&Mathematics)pmorton@nlcsjeju.kr
● JustineOliver-AssistantVicePrincipal(DivisionD-Humanities)-joliver@nlcsjeju.kr
● JasonSannegadu-AssistantVicePrincipal(HeadofHouses/PSD)jsannegadu@nlcsjeju.kr
HEADSOFDEPARTMENT
PleaseusethedirectorybelowtocontacttherelevantHeadofDepartmentforanyquestionsyou may have about the curriculum. For questions about your childʼs progress, please contact their subjectteacherinthefirstinstance:
DivisionASubjects(Languages):
● MrDanielJewitt-HeadofEnglish-djewitt@nlcsjeju.kr
● MsSusanGleeson-HeadofAED-sgleeson@nlcsjeju.kr
● MsLaetitiaChoi-HeadofEuropeanLanguages&KoreanSecondLanguagelchoi@nlcsjeju.kr
● MsHwayoungChoi-HeadofKoreanLanguage&History-hchoi@nlcsjeju.kr
● MsMargaretBaird-HeadofLatin-mbaird@nlcsjeju.kr
● MsJennyLiu-HeadofMandarin-jliu@nlcsjeju.kr
DivisionBSubjects(Visual&PerformingArts):
● MsSharonKennington-HeadofArt&Design-skennington@nlcsjeju.kr
● MsStellaTaylor-HeadofDance-staylor@nlcsjeju.kr
● MrIanPeirson-HeadofDrama-ipeirson@nlcsjeju.kr
● MrHarryThorrington-HeadofMusic-hthorrington@nlcsjeju.kr
● MrDanielWalsh-HeadofPhysicalEducation-dwalsh@nlcsjeju.kr
DivisionCSubjects(Sciences&Mathematics):
● MrTajvirSingh-HeadofComputerScience-tsingh@nlcsjeju.kr
● MsDuyguBulut-HeadofMathematics-dbulut@nlcsjeju.kr
● MrMarkKim-HeadofKeyStage3Science-markkim@nlcsjeju.kr
● MrHughKim-HeadofBiology-hkim@nlcsjeju.kr
● MrDerekPatenaude-HeadofChemistry-dpatenaude@nlcsjeju.kr
● MrNickGillings-HeadofPhysics-ngillings@nlcsjeju.kr
DivisionDSubjects(Humanities):
● MrStevenKnight-HeadofGeography-sknight@nlcsjeju.kr
● MsPennyFitchet-HeadofHistory&GlobalPolitics-pfitchet@nlcsjeju.kr
● MrThomasCarter-Stead-HeadofPersonalSocialDevelopment&Philosophytstead@nlcsjeju.kr
ENGLISHCURRICULUM
Thisterm:HumanRightsandTransactionalWriting
Studentswillexplorepoetryandprosewiththecommonthemeof humanrightsandimmigration,focusingonauthorialchoicesand personalinterpretations.Theywilldeveloptheirabilitytoidentify andconnectliterarydevicesandmeanings,whilstlearningabout theartofwriting.Theywillthenhaveanopportunitytodeveloptheir ownnon-fictionwritinginarangeofforms.
ScholarshipOpportunities
RelevantTBDWritingCompetition
MembershipintheEnglishSociety;DeadPoetsSociety;or DebateSocietyEnteringsubmissionstoThePierLiterary Magazine
JoiningtheLanguageAmbassadors;ReadingCCAs;Commonlit Onlineresources:ReadTheory(onlinereadingandcomprehension practice);Vocabulary.com
Authorialchoice
Readerresponse
Supportingideas
Writingfora purposeand audience
● Identifying authorialchoices incontext
● Formingan opiniononatext
● Makingdeliberate vocabularychoices
● Understanding structuralelements oftexts
● Comprehension andfinding evidencetask
● Reading comprehension andtechnique identification
CURRICULUM
Inthisintroductoryunit,studentswillstudythetopicsofbasic introductions,numbers1-31, family,describingsomeoneʼs personality,likesanddislikesandclassroomobjects.Wewilldo thisby practisingthefourlanguageskills(listening,speaking, readingandwriting).Inaddition,wewillspendsometimelookingat phonicstodevelopauthenticpronunciation.
isalearningwebsitewhichoffersarangeof differentrevisionandrecapactivitiesandgames providesarangeofonlinesupportmaterials,homework taskswhichhelpstudentstotargetareasfordevelopment isaneffectiveonlinelearningreviewgamewhichallows regularandquickrecaptoconsolidatelearning EuropeanLanguagesEnrichmentWeekparticipation
To confidenceto speakandtostart togettogripswith thesoundsystem ofthelanguage. towrite includingopinions.
● Writtentask:to writeatotalof 60-80wordson thematerial coveredsofar.
LANGUAGE
Thisterm:LiteratureandExpressionthroughLanguage
Studentswillunderstandtheeffectsoffigurativelanguageand symbolisminliterature,appreciatingandcreatingliteraryworks usingthesetechniques.Theywillsummarizetextsconsideringthe readingpurposeandcharacteristicsofthetext,makinginformed judgmentsaboutthecontent.Additionally,studentswillcomprehend theessenceoflanguagetoenhancetheirKoreanlanguageskills, understandingthedifferenttypesandcharacteristicsofpartsofspeech.
Studentsareabletoparticipateinannualreadingactivities andrecommendedreadinglistswhichwillbeprovidedby
Participatinginvarioustypesofactivitiesandtasksingroups Sharingpresentationsconductedovertheyear
Self-reflection anddevelopment Communication
●CreativeWriting andPresentation:
●Summarization
VideoProject: Createsummary videos
●PartsofSpeech Test:
●GrammarSong compositionand Performance appreciation
Interpersonal relationship development creativethinking
HISTORY
StudentswillembarkontheirinitialsignificantstridesintheirKorean historystudies.Beginningfromtheprehistoricera,progressing throughtheBronzeAge,culminatingintheIronAge,studentswill learnabouttheprocessofbuildingcivilisationandnationsonthe KoreanPeninsula.Thisjourneythroughtimewillprovidea comprehensiveunderstandingofthecultural,social,andpolitical evolutionprocessthatshapedtherichtapestryofKoreanhistory.
isaplacewherevarioushistoricalmaterials operatedbytheNationalInstituteofKoreanHistoryare ofKoreanCultureisaresourcewrittenby expertsinvariousfieldsofKoreanstudies Encyclopediaprovidesreliablecontent whensearchingforKoreanhistory-relatedmaterials
Reading/analysing historicalsources basedonhistorical
Understandingand reconstructingthem
Comprehendingand summarizingcontent
Understanding eventsfrommultiple perspectives.
● Creatinga picturediaryof theprehistoric era
● Writingashort essaypredicting changesduring theBronzeAge
● Group presentations andevaluations
LANGUAGE
InourKoreanSecondLanguageclasses,eachstudentreceives tailoredteachingmaterialssuitedtotheiruniquelevel.Theteacher offerspersonalisedtermlyoverviews,highlightingthespecific topicstobecovered.Studentsengagewithadiverserangeof learningresources,including'TalktomeinKorean',fostering
Culturalactivitiesincorporatedintolessonsaccordingtothe keydatesintheKoreancalendar,includingaKSLTrip isalearningwebsitewhichoffersarangeof differentrevisionandrecapactivitiesandgames Participatinginoptionalwritingcompetitions
Withinthecontext oftherelevant topicstudentsare studying,theywill
● Completionof Grammar exercises
● Regular vocabularytests
● Conversation tasks(toassess theirspeaking andlistening)
LATINCURRICULUM
Thisterm:IntroducingtheRomansandPompeii
StudentsusetheCambridgeLatinCoursefromStages1-5 tolearn aboutthenominativeandaccusativecasesofnouns,i.e.subject andobject,thepresenttenseofverb.Theywilldevelopvocabulary andnoticetheconnectionbetweenLatinandEnglishandRomance languagesandgainknowledgeoftheRomanworldthrough translationsrelatedtoPompeii.TheywilllearnaboutRomanhouses, dailylife,slaves,food,theforumandthetheatre.
ScholarshipOpportunities
ReadHistorybooksabouttheAncientGreeksandRomans
ReadorwatchdocumentariesaboutRomanPompeiiorany othertopicofinterestabouttheGreeksandRomans
DeducemeaningbynoticingconnectionsbetweenEnglishand Latinwords(identificationofderivatives)
ParticipationinanEducationPerfectcompetition
Subject
Object
Nominativecase
Accusativecase
Singular
Plural
●Derivative
●Derived
●Accurate translationfrom LatintoEnglish
●Vocabulary
●Readingaloudfor comprehension
●Recognisingthe Latinrootsof Englishwords
● Oneformal assessment
● Ongoinginformal assessmentsin lessons(e.g. translationand grammartasks),
● Assessed homework (vocabulary, grammarand translationtests)
CURRICULUM
Thisterm:ClassicalChinesePoetry(Tang/SongDynasties)
StudentswillexploreclassicalChinesepoetryfromtheTangand Songdynasties,examinethethematicelements,stylisticfeatures, andculturalsignificanceofclassicalpoetry.Emphasiswillbe placedonunderstandingthehistoricalcontextandtheenduring influenceoftheseworks.Studentswillalsoengageincraftingtheirown poemsinclassicalstyles,reflectingontheirownexperiencesand
ClassDiscussions:Analysespecificpoems,focusingon themes,imagery,andstylisticelements.
PoetryReadings:Studentsreadandinterpretselectedpoems, explainingtheirunderstandingofthetext.
GroupWork:Collaborativeanalysisofpoems,identifyingkey featuresanddiscussingtheirculturalcontext.
Writeanalytical essaysonselected classicalpoems
classicalChinese poem,explainingits historicalcontext, themes,and stylisticelements.
●Createaportfolio oforiginalpoems writteninclassical styles, accompaniedbya reflective commentary.
●Endoftermexams inreadingand writing
ForeignLanguage
Thisterm:BasicGreetings,Numbers,Dates,andTime
ThisunitintroducesstudentstothebasicsofMandarin,including Pinyin(theRomanizationofChinesecharacters)andsimple greetings.Studentswilllearnhowtointroducethemselves,ask andanswerbasicquestions,andusepoliteexpressions.Itwillalso covernumbers,dates,andtime.Studentswilllearnonreadingand writingnumbers,understandingtheChinesecalendar,andaskingabout andgivinginformationondatesandtimes.
PronunciationDrills:Practicesessionsfocusingonaccurate
Role-Playing:Simulatedconversations
NumberGames:Interactivegamestopracticecountingand
CalendarExercises:Activitiestopracticedatesandmonths. TimeMatching:Matchwrittentimewithclockfaces/spokentimes.
practicingonPinyin
Createandpresenta dialogueusing learnedgreetingsand understandingdates Applicationinvarious
● Oralpresentation (toanaudienceof theirpeers)
● Endoftermexams inlistening, reading,and writing.
CURRICULUM
Inthisintroductoryterm,studentswillstudythetopicsofbasic introductions,numbers, familyandpets,describingsomeoneʼs personality,likes/dislikesandfree-timeleisureactivities.Wewilldo thisbypractisingthefourlanguageskills(listening,speaking, readingandwriting).Inaddition,wewilllookatSpanish pronunciationandsomeofthebasicsofSpanishgrammar,suchasnoun genders,adjectiveagreementsandpresent-tenseverbconjugations.
isalearningwebsitewhichoffersarangeof differentrevisionandrecapactivitiesandgames isanonlinereadingplatformthatalsoincludes thousandsofdifferentiatedactivitiesthathelpstudents
Acclimatisation withthebasicsof thelanguage
Introductionto thefourskills
conjugations
●Assessmentis ongoing throughoutthe termand includes:
●Writing
●Reading
●Grammar
●Listening
CURRICULUM
ThisTerm:OrganicForms-Drawing
Thisterm,studentswillexploredrawingunderthethemeoforganic form.Theywillbeginbylearningthedifferencebetweenorganicand geometricform.Theywillexperimentwithtonalvalue,scaleand mark-makingusinggraphitepencils.Studentswillthenprogressto makingaseriesofobservationaldrawingsdemonstratingthe relationshipbetweenmark-makingandtone.Studentswillcomplete thisunitthroughawrittenreflectionalongsidetheirwork,presentedin
StudentshavetheopportunitytoparticipateinanumberofArt Societies,Co-CurricularActivitiesandBryants
Developcriticalthinkingskillsthroughtheanalysisoftextsand
KeyStage3ArtCCAsincludingProcreate,DigitalArtwork,
Websiteisanexcellentresourcewhichprovides informationrelatedtoartistsandartisticmovements
Mark-making
Observational
Learningthrough
Presentationskills sketchbook)
● In-classproject check-ins, (formative)
● Sketchbookpage submission-digital sketchbook
● Summative-endof unitassessment viaGoogle Classroom.
CURRICULUM
StudentswilllearnaboutthePhysicalSkillsrequiredindanceandhow toapplythemthroughcontemporarydancetechnique.Theywill learnaboutsafepracticeindanceandhowtowarmupeffectively. Theywilllearnaboutactions,space,dynamicsandrelationships followedbymotifcreationusingthebasicprinciplesandlearnhowto applythemtomaketheirownchoreography.Theywillbegintolearn
ParticipationinDanceextracurricularopportunitiessuchas ContemporaryTechnique,theBoysDanceCompany,HipHop InvolvementintheSeniorSchoolMusicalandassociatedCCA
ParticipationintheTerm3ArtsFestivaleventsandactivities
Understanding howtomake choreographic collaboratively
●Researchtasks
●Writtentasks reviewand reflection
●Ongoingpractical assessment
●Summative performance assessment
CURRICULUM
StudentswillbeprovidedwiththestimulusofSpaceExplorationasa meanstobegintheirjourneytodeveloptheirDramaensemble skills.Oncetheyhavepracticallyexploredtheirideas,andapplied newlyacquiredtechniques,theywillstructuretheirideasintoa groupperformancewithclearperformanceintentionsandoutcomes. Aspartofthisunit,studentswilllearnabouttheimportanceof dramaticstructureandconstructivefeedback.
Participationthrougharangeofextracurricularactivitiessuch astheKS3DramaProduction,SeniorSchoolMusicalandthe
JoiningtheDramaSociety,"Unmasked",whichmeetsweekly andworkstoaperformanceduringArtsWeekoftenwithan
Devisingskills
Structuringideas intoperformance
Spatialandbody
Collaboration
●Ongoing formative assessment
●Formal performanceasa summative assessment
●Researchtasks
●Self-reflection assessment
CURRICULUM
Studentswilldeveloptheirunderstandingofthefundamental elementsofMusic.They'lldothisbyapproachinganend-of-term groupperformanceprojectasavehiclethroughwhichto demonstrateandgrowskillsetsliketeamwork,problemsolving andstudentleadership.They'llalsoadaptperformancesinto compositionsviadigitalworkstationsandthusbeginanappreciation fortechnologyanditsimpactonmusicianship.
AttendanceatoptionalMasterclasses
Internalandexternalconcertattendance
● Frequent workshops
empathyand
● One composition piece
● One performance piece
CURRICULUM
ThisTerm:SportsandOtherPhysicalActivities
Studentswillengageindiverselearningopportunitiesthroughoutthe yeartodeveloptheirunderstanding,skills,andtacticsinavarietyof sportsandphysicalactivities.TheareasoffocusforeachPEclass thistermareasfollows: 7A:SoftballandBadminton/7B:Volleyball andSoftball/7C:HealthRelatedFitnessandGymnastics/7E:Netball andVolleyball/7F:InvasionGames,Netball,andVolleyball/7G:
Sportsfixturesagainstotherschools(KISAC)
ParticipationinavarietyofCCAandBryantactivities (individualandteamsports,fitness,etc.)
● Teacher observations psychomotor, cognitive,and affectiveskillsina varietyofsporting andphysical
● Ongoingformative assessmentsof techniqueand performance conductedduring PElessons
SCIENCE
ThisTerm:Smallbasicprogramming
Thisunitwillallowthestudentstodevelopbasicprogrammingskills usingthesmallbasicprogramminglanguage.Thetopicwillallow thestudentstotakeuserinputsasnumbersandtext,usethe differentnumericalvaluestodrawashaperequired,fillinthe colourinsidetheshapeandbordersoftheshape andthe programmingconceptsusedwillbeasbelowlisted:Ifstatement; Loops(whileandFor);Textwindow;Graphicswindow
Competinginarangeofdifferentinclasschallengedrelative
RepresentandorganiseComputerScienceenrichment
Extractdatafromdifferentsources,anddisplayittobeused moremeaningfullytoimprovewebsitesusabilityand
Usingtheloops withappropriate differentstylesto theshapesor textentered
●Studentswill developtwo individualprograms showcasingallthe programming conceptslearned, e.g.aquizbasedon theirchoicewhich usesconditional statement,loop,user input,etc.
CURRICULUM
ThisTerm:Number,AlgebraandGeometryFoundations
DuringthefirsttermofKS3MathematicsYear7studentswillbe embeddingthefoundationsofnumberandproportionlearntatKS2. Studentswillreviewessentialprocesseswithanemphasison mathematicalreasoningandbegintoconsiderthenotionofproof. StudentswillthenapplythesameskillstotheintroductionofAlgebra anditsownkeyconceptsandthenfinallyGeometrywithanemphasis ongeometricreasoningandthemathematicallanguageused.
Therewillbeafinaltermclassinvestigationthatwillprovide anopportunityforallstudentstodemonstrateanddevelop
MathematicscompetitionsandCCAs
Numeric/Algebraic/
ProblemSolving
Generalisingand Synthesising
Communicationof Mathematics
●CheckUpsfor eachunit
●Summative Assessment
CURRICULUM
ThisTerm:HowScienceWorksandCells
DuringthefirsttermofKS3ScienceforYear7,studentswillexplore severalfoundationaltopics.Theywillbeginwith"HowScienceWorks," focusingonscientificmethods,experiments,anddataanalysis. Next, inthe"Cells"topic,theywilllearnaboutthestructureand functionof plantandanimalcells,includingcellspecialisationandorganisation.The "Digestion"unitcoversthehumandigestivesystem,enzymes,and nutrition.Lastly,the"Waves"topicintroducessoundandlightwaves,
Allstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoparticipateinan
ParticipationintheScienceCRESTAward
ScientificInquiry
Observation
Criticalthinking
Practicalskills
Communication
Problem-solving
●Students completean ExtendedProject forthisunitof study.
CURRICULUM
ThisTerm:TheNaturalEnvironment
Studentsbegintheyearlookingatfragileenvironmentsandhow humanshaveandcontinuetoaffectthem.Thefirsttopicexplores tropicalrainforests,theirimportance,usesandhowtheyarebeing threatened.OursecondtopiclooksatthelesserstudiedArcticand Antarcticenvironmentswhichhaveexperiencedmuchchangeinthe
Researchtheindigenouspeopleslivingineitherthetropical
Investigatealocalecosystemandcompareitwiththetropical
Createadetaileddioramaofeitheratropicalrainforestor
Writingskillsto demonstrate understandingof manipulation Inclassdebates anddiscussion
● Completionofan assessedarticle responsetask
● Completionofan assessed skills/phototask
CURRICULUM
ThisTerm:MedievalLifeandtheCrusades
Thistermwillseestudentsintroducedtotheconceptsofhierarchy, Christianity,Islamandcrusade.Studentswillexploretheseconcepts andtheirimpactonEuropeandtheMiddleEast.Duringthisunit, studentswillbeaskedtodrawcomparisonsbetweenlifeinthe medievalperiodinEuropetolifeinKoreaandJapan.Studentswillalso giventheopportunitytoshowtheircreativityandunderstandingofthe timeperiodbyauthoringtheirownpieceofhistoricalfiction.
Extensionreading:ʻCrusadeʼbyElizabethLaird WhatWasLifeLikeIn MedievalEnglandUnderTheFeudalSystem? (videogame)
Comprehension (fromarangeof MakingInferences
Comparison
PEELParagraph
● EmpathywritingMedievalLife (Formative assessment)
● Paragraphwriting ontheCrusades (Summative assessment)
CURRICULUM
Studentslearnabouttheconceptsofempathyandsympathy.They willlearnstrategiestodevelopempathyforothersandtohelp
Developmentof Bravery Kindness
Fairness
● Thereareno assessmentsfor PSD
● Lessonswill includearangeof activitiesto supportstudent discussionand exploration