2022-23 Year 7 Curriculum Guide (English)

Curriculum

FOREWORD

WeareproudoftheambitiousandacademiceducationofferedintheSeniorSchoolthatisbuiltona traditionofsubjectexpertiseandpassion.Weareconfidentthatthecurriculumandwideropportunitiesfor enrichment,combinedwithoutstandingpastoralcare,willprovidethebestpossibleplatformforstudentsto becomeindependentandintellectuallyambitiousmenandwomen.

OurprogrammeofintellectualchallengeandsupportallowsallstudentsintheSeniorSchooltoflourish,no matterwhatstagetheyareatintheireducationorwhatpaththeyhavechosen NLCSJejustudentsleaveus asbrightandaspirationalyoungmenandwomen;oentakingupplacesatthemostprestigiousuniversities intheworld

Fundamentaltoourethosisabeliefintheimportanceofdevelopingstudentsʼenjoymentandexcitement abouttheirsubjectsbyprovidingopportunitiesforthemtodiscovertheirowninterestsandpassions Our teachersaresubjectspecialists,whosharetheirownintellectualpassionwiththestudents Lessonsare livelyandvaried,andtheclassroomatmosphereisrelaxed,openandpurposeful.Weencouragestudentsto tryouttheirideasandtobeactivelyinvolvedindiscussions,presentationsanddebates.

Wehopethatthiscurriculumoverviewprovidesusefulinformationregardingthesubjectsthatyourchildwill betaughtwhilstatNLCSJejuandgiveyousomeguidanceastohowyoucansupportyourchildʼslearningat home.

Year7 Ourcurriculumistaughtin35minuteperiodsperdayoveratwoweektimetableandYear7aretaughtthe followingnumberofperiodsineachsubjectperweek:

ForstudentswithMandarinasaFirstLanguage

**Year7studentshavethechoiceofLatinorMandarinandFrenchorSpanishasadditionallanguages.Ifa studentneedsadditionalsupportforEnglishacquisition,thenoneoftheselessonswillbespentwith specialistEnglishsupport

OURAIMS

● To provide an exceptional educationalexperience,basedonthetraditions,ethosandpracticesof NorthLondonCollegiateSchool,UK

● Toprovideanambitiousacademiceducationandtoenableeachstudenttomakethemostoftheir gis

● To maintain a team of teachers to whom each student is important andwhocaninspiresubject passionandenthusiasm

● Toenableallstudentstorecogniseacademicexcellenceandrealisethatitisattainable

● Tocreateahomewhereindividualsarenurturedandthewholepersonalitycangrow.

● Tofosteracaringandrespectfulcommunitycharacterisedbyexcellentrelationshipsbetweenstaff andstudentsandbetweenthestudentsthemselves,ofwhateverage,cultureandbackground.

● Toencourageallstudentstotakerisksandtrysomethingnewinanenvironmentwhichembraces allaspectsofeducationalchallenge

● To develop an outward looking, internationally minded, communityofyoungpeoplewhohavea clearunderstandingofthevalueofcommitmentandservicetoothers

THE CURRICULU

TheEnglishdepartmentaimstonurturealoveofEnglishLiteratureandLanguageinthestudentsweteach. Year7isanimportantyearforstudyingliteratureatNLCSJeju Weencouragestudentstodevelopaloveand passionforliteratureandEnglishbyincorporatingmanyofthekeyskillsneededinlateryearsinascreative andengagingawayaspossible

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

Autobiography:Westudytheconceptofautobiography throughthetextBoybyRoaldDahl. Wealso answerquestions inclasssuchas;ʻWhatisanautobiography?ʼʻWhoisthisnovel aboutandwhy?ʼʻWhatkindsofcharactersdoweseehere?ʼ andʻAnyonewerecognise?ʼ

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Drama:Thishalftermwereadthedramaticadaptationof MaryShelleyʼseternaltext,Frankenstein;or,theModern Prometheus Throughthistext,weexaminegenericdramatic conventions,aswellasnarrativestructure

TravelWriting: Westudyaselectionoftexttypestoexamine thenatureofthisnon literarygenre Wewillseethatthereis valueinawiderangeofgenresofwritingfrominformativeto persuasive

AdventureWriting:Thishalftermwegoonanexcitingtrip intoAdventureWritingwiththenovelMySideoftheMountain byJeanCraighead George.Wewillnotonlylearnhowto surviveinthewilderness,buthowtoeloquentlystructurean accountofthatsurvivalwithappropriatevocabularychoices anddescriptivewritingskills.

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

Research: RoaldDahl,ElementsoftheAutobiography

Youmightliketoread:

TheWitchesbyRoaldDahl

Youmightliketowatch:

TheStrangeLifeofDrFrankenstein

Youmightliketoread:

TraveltextssuchasALonelyplanetguideoran articleontheNationalGeographicwebsite

Youmightliketoread:

TheCalloftheWildbyJackLondon RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe IntotheWildbyJohnKrakauer

Summer Term (Apr June)

ShakespeareʼsGreatestDeathHits:Whatbetterwayto discoverShakespearethanbylookingandthemostimpressive deathsinhismostimpressivetragedies Wewilllearnabout theconventionsoftragedyandbeginourforayintothe languageusedbyShakespeareandhisindeliblemarkonthe Englishlanguage.

Poetry:Toendtheterm,wedipourtoesintopoetry.Welook atawiderangeofpoemsfromawiderangeofpoeticerasto getasenseoftheimpactofexpressionontheindividualand onsociety Inordertobestdothiswebegintoexaminepoetry underthelensofpoetictechniquesanddevices

Youmightliketoread:

IntroducingShakespeare:AGraphicGuideby NickGroom ShakespeareonToastbyBenCrystal WhyPoetrybyMatthewZapruder LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitman

Examplesofhomeworktasks We set reading for homeworkandstudentsareexpectedtocompleteareadinglog Thisis supportedbyteacherstudentdiscussionsandongoingwrittenreflections Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Equipmentthatstudents need

An ongoing ʻprocessfolioʼwhichissubmittedandgradedonceperhalftermandaseriesof timedassessments,whichalsooccuronceperhalfterm

Pencilcase,exercisebook,novel.

Talkingwithwithyourchildaboutthecurrentnoveltheyarereading Readingthesamenovel asyourchildisalsoencouraged. Usefulwebsites poetry.org

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Cocurricularactivities

WhocanIcontact?

TheIslander,CreativeWriting,Poetryslam

HeadofEnglish MrHall TeachersofYear7 English Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Englishteacher

MATHEMATICS

Thedepartmentaimstobringmathstolifebyframingitwithinthecontextoftherealworld Manypeople mistakenlybelievethatmathematicsistheprocessofrepeatedlypracticingquestionsfromatextbookand perhapsthisbecausetheydidnotreceivethekindofteachingthatenabledthemtolookattheworldaround themandtovisualisetheirworldasmathematicalmodels Thiscourseisdesignedtopreparestudentsforan integrated algebra and geometry course in Year 8 Students continue to work toward mastery in mathematicalconceptsandrelationshipslearnedinpreviousyears,astheyareintroducedtonewconcepts

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

Number and Algebra: This term's topics include those focused on number and algebra providing many opportunitiesforpractical,investigativework.

Group discussions will explore questions and tasks such as: ʻWhat would be an appropriate degreeofaccuracyin this case?ʼ ʻDemonstrate why these two fractional quantitiesareequivalent.ʼ

The students extend their knowledge and application of algebra to solve problems involvinglinearequationsand graphs

Graphsareusedoeninbusinessandsciencetodepict andanalysetrends,studentsusestrategiestoexploreand showthelinearrelationshipsinreal life

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

Allstudentsreceiveaccountsfor https://wwwmyimathscomand https://www.mangahigh.comatthebeginningof theyear Theseplatformscanbeusedtoaccess appropriatelylevelledpracticetasksandtutorials foreverytopicinourcurriculum Inaddition, studentscanexplorethefollowingwebsitesfor interestingarticles,challengingproblems, competitionstylemathematicsandhelpful tutorials

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

Geometry: Students use their knowledge of angles in a triangle to deduce the angle sum inanypolygon,andto derivepropertiesofregularpolygons

Constructionofsimplegeometricalfigureswillpromotea spiritofexploration

NumberandAlgebra:Thestudentsdefine,write,simplify, and evaluate ratios, rates, unit rates and prices, and proportions Students focus on rate of speed and solve problems involving proportional reasoning in different contexts While discovering the relationship among numbers, the students are engaged inaproblem solving situation in which theypracticeaspectsoftheprocessof science: observation, conversation, questioning and making conjectures. Calculations involving percentage increase and decrease can be presented in a number of different ways. Students explore these different contexts and identify effective methods for completing these calculations. They also consider repeated or chains of percentage increases and decreases and determine efficient techniques for solving these types of problem, includingreversecalculations

https://nrichmathsorg/ https://brilliant.org/ wwwnumberphilecom www.khanacademy.org wwwmathisfuncom https://www.geogebra.org/ https://wwwukmtorguk/

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Summer Term (Apr June)

Number and Algebra: Students explore relationships betweensymbolicexpressionsandgraphsoflines,paying particularattentiontothemeaningofinterceptandslope

Students graph inequalities on a number line and solve problemsmodeledbysimpleinequalities.

Geometry:Studentsusetheirknowledgeofrectangleand triangleareawhensolvingparallelograms,trapeziumsand othercompositequadrilaterals.

Studentsdeepentheirunderstandingonsurfaceareaand volume of solids, calculating and using surface area and volumeofvarioussolidsinreal lifesituations

Statistics:DevelopingasenseofhowMathematicscanbe usedtomanipulatedataandtorepresentormisrepresent trends and patterns will help the students to be more criticalwhilehandlingdata.

Investigations, online worksheets, creating presentations of their own work such as completionofpracticeproblemsandʻMyimathsʼquestions Assessmenttasks

Examplesofhomeworktasks

Studentswillundertakefour standardisedassessedtasksintheyear Equipmentthatstudents need

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Usefulwebsites

A calculator, a pair of compasses, a protractor and a ruler in addition to their regular equipment

Support your child on understanding maths deeply. Encourage your childʼs pursuit of the extension tasks above and then look for websites, books and articles to develop their interest

NRICHʼsactivitiesfocusondevelopingproblemsolvingandmathematicalthinking.Please visitthewebsitehttps://nrichmathsorg/

FortheICTtoolsthatpromotevisualisationandexplorationofconcepts,pleasevisitthe websites https://wwwgeogebraorg/ and https://wwwdesmoscom/calculator

Cocurricularactivities

UKMTIntermediatePreparationCCA

UKMTBeginnersCCA

ExploringMathematicsCCA

WhocanIcontact?

HeadofMaths MrsBulut

TeachersofYear7 Maths Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Mathsteacher

The aim of the Year 7 Science program istodevelopstudentsʼexperimentalskillsandtheirproficiencyin conductingthescientificmethodaccuratelyandsafely Wewilldeveloptheseskillsandexplorevariouscore concepts that form the building blocks of the major strands ofsciencewhiletryingtocreateconnections throughthevariousscientificdisciplines

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

LabSafety:WewilllearnhowtousetheSeniorSchool Sciencelaboratoriessafelyandthenusearangeof experimentsacrossdisciplinestofamiliarizestudentswith differentlabequipmentandscientificprocedures

ParticleTheory:Wewillinvestigateparticletheoryand howitleadstotheobservablepropertiesthatweseein everydaylife Focuswillbeonbasicprinciplesinchemistry andphysicsandbeingabletotietheobservableworldto theoreticalconstructs

ScientificMethod/Skills:Wewilllookathowtoconstruct hypotheses,makepredictionsandhowtoplananddesign experiments

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

OnlineresourcessuchasBBCBitesize, junior.edumedia sciencesand andKerboodlewill provideonlinesupportsothatstudentscanrevise andextendtheirknowledgeinthistopicusing simulationsandotherformsoftexts

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

Physics:Forcesandmotion:Wewillexplorecoreideasin Newtonianphysicsrelatingtotheforcesthataffectthe worldaroundussuchasgravity,friction,anddeformation forces.Skillsfocuswillbeonhowtocontrolvariablesand accuratelyrecordandinterpretdatafromexperiments

ScientificMethod/Skills:Wewilllookathowtorecord andanalysequalitativeandquantitativedatawithafocus onusingandimplementingdifferenttypesofgraphsand howtoconstructthemusinggooglesheetsorexcel QWe willalsolearnhowtomakeconclusionsandevaluateour experiments

PHETsimulationsandBBCbitesizewillallow studentstoreviewthecurriculumandconduct virtualexperimentsathometoextendtheir learning

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

Biology:CellsandMicroscopy:Wewillexplorewhatit meanstobealiveandthebasicunitoflivingthings:the cell Skillsfocuswillbeontheproperuseoflaboratory equipment(microscopes)andscientificdrawingand labeling

ScientificMethod/Skills:Wewilllookathowtolookat differentwaystocommunicatescienceusingdifferenttext typesrangingfrominfographicstocreativewriting

Studentscanusetheproteindatabank,andthe cellimagelibrarytoexploredifferentformsof structuresandmicroscopytypestoexpandtheir knowledgeofthemicroscopicworld

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

STEM:Teamsofstudentsselecttheirownprojectto research,plan,investigateandconcludetheirownwork. Thiswillbethestudentsʼchancetoexploretheirown scientificinterestsanddesigntheirownexperimentsusing experimentalskillslearnedinthefirsttwounits Newskill developmentwillfocusonthecommunicationofscientific informationusingwrittenandoralEnglish

ScientificMethod:Wewillletstudentsimplementtheir fullrangeofskillslearnedtodeveloptheirown

TheCRESTwebsiteandnumerousonlineresources willgivesuggestionsforstudentsforwhatkindof scientifictopicsareavailableforthemtoexplore Studentscantakethisexperimentasfarastheir imaginationandskillscantakethem

Summer Term (Apr June)

independentprojectandthenreflectontheresultsand theprocess

Waves:LightandSound: Asstudentsstartedtheyear lookingattheparticulatenatureoftheworld,theendof year7willfocusonhowwavesareanotherkeycomponent ofdescribingtheworldaroundus.Studentswillexplore thistopicbylookingatthewavenatureoflightandsound Keyskilldevelopmentwillbeonhowtointerpret observationsbyconnectingittotheoreticalmodelsin science

ScientificMethod:Wewillletstudentsimplementthefull scientificmethodwithafocusonscientificmodelsand drawingstocommunicateinformation

Biology:Reproduction: Studentswilllookat reproductionasoneofthefundamentalprocessesthat definehumansaslivingbeings Wewilllookat reproductiononacellularlevelandthenfocusonthe processesandstructuresofthehumanbodythatallowour speciestoreproduce.Skilldevelopmentwillbeonhowto communicatescientificprocessesusingacademic languageinwrittenandoralforms.

ScientificMethod:Wewillletstudentsexploretheir artisticsideanddrawingskillsinaprojectthatlinksup withartsweekwherehelearntodrawusingdifferent lensesorviewpoints(scientificandartistic)

PHETsimulations,physicsclassroomcom, edumedia sciences.comallowstudentstowork withsimulationstoexploreotherpracticalaspects andinstanceswherewavesaffecttheworldaround us

Thistopichasexcellentopportunitiesforextension asstudentswillhaveampleopportunityto questionteachersabouttheintricaciesofhuman reproductionandhowitisreflectedinsocietal norms.

Examplesofhomeworktasks

Formative,ContinuousAssessment:

Reading; data organization and interpretation; researching; reporting; experiment preparation;skillpracticeandreinforcement;preparingprojectpresentations Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Experimental skills (in lab): measurements; data processing; graphical analysis; applicationofscientificconcepts;explanationsofphenomena

Labreportsandcommunicationoffindingsintheirlabbooks

Assessmentoforganizationandinterpretationofdataandsettasks(biweekly)

Summative Assessments: 1 2 weeks at the end of a topic, consisting of an experiment/ poster/projectwithanaccompanyingrubricofstandardsofachievement

Equipmentthatstudents need

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Usefulwebsites

Graph paper, exercise book, pencil & eraser, ruler, calculator, black, blue and red pens, computer

EncouragingtheirchildtotakeaninterestinScienceandtheworldaroundthembyreading scientificjournals,magazinesandbooks,andwatchingvideosaboutScience

If parents feel comfortable with thissuggestion:buySciencehomepracticalkitsandallow theirchildrentoexperimentathome

BBCBitesize,IFLScience(onlinemagazine),sciencedailycom,NLCSLucidity

Youtubechannels:AsapSCIENCE;MinuteEarth;ScienceShorts;Veritasium;NRKViten; Freesciencelessons;BozemanScience;SixtySymbolsandminutephysics;NLCSSTEMHub

Cocurricularactivities ChemistryExperimentsandDesign

STEMKS3

WhocanIcontact?

ScienceCoordinator

TeachersofYear7 Science

consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Scienceteacher

The Computer Science department aims to develop computational thinkingandproblem solvingskillsin eachstudent Weaimtopreparestudentstounderstandthecomponentpartsofcomputersystemsandhow they interrelate, including soware, data, hardware, communications and people We will focus on skills necessary to apply understanding to solve computerbased problems using a high level programming language

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm

1 (Aug Oct)

Blockcoding/micro python(microbit)

Students will gainaknowledgeofcomputinghardware& coding by programming a micro computer They will be usingmicro bitstodevelopdifferentprojectsinblockcode before using micropython (a programming language specificallydesignedwiththemicro bitinmind) Students willalsolearnaboutthevarioussowareandhardwarein connectionwiththeunitofstudy

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

HalfTerm

2 (Nov Dec)

What are computers?

During this topic students will gain an understanding of the key components that make up a computer system, including input and output devices and other hardware In addition, they will be introduced to binary and how to convert between binary and denary numbers and using an ASCII table

They will gain a basic understanding of computer networks and operating systems.This will all be underpinned by the Health and Safety aspects of computer usage,where they will explain to others how to safely use a computer

An introduction to microbits,using drag and drop and a virtual microbit. https://makecode.microbit.org/tutorials

HalfTerm

3 (Jan Feb)

3D Modeling

Students will develop their understanding of flowcharts by developing a structure and plan to create a final 3D design in Sketchup (Computer Aided Design), they will then use CAD software to produce a unique design. Students will also develop their understanding of measurements, units, co-ordinates and axes. They will present their work in a way that shows how their designs meet the project brief.

Understanding of flowchart and design Flowol and CAD is for design.Students can find practice their skills around these here: https://edu.sketchup.com/app

Students will be able to research and practice and extension tasks for website design here: https://www.w3schools.com/html/ https://www.w3schools.com/css/

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Summer Term (Apr June)

The 3D modeling unit will continue for the majority of term 2, before beginning the Website Development Unit detailed below

Website Development

Students will develop their working knowledge of web-design by learning how HTML and CSS contribute to web-design. Students will be introduced to key techniques and then given the opportunity to immediately implement these in their own website projects. In making a website of at least 4 pages, they will make independent use of Cascading Style Sheets and other complex techniques to

develop their site into a consistent, stylish, functional and informative site

Examplesofhomeworktasks Classassignments,presentations,smallprojects,Quizletsandassignments Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Equipmentthatstudents need

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Students will receive feedback on the draft of their projects, allowing them time to then make suitable improvements before the final submission. They will undertake a reflection activity based on their final work,in some cases this will involve peer and self assessment.

Microbits will be provided by the Computer Science department. All other resources are available online.

Ensuringthatyourchildpracticesprogrammingskillsbyregisteringforonlinecourses

http://microbitorg/, https://www.w3schools.com/ https://edu.sketchup.com/app Co curricularactivities CodingSquad,ACSL/CCCcodingcompetitioncca,TechHardwareBryant,TheannualFobisia codingchallengeandRoboticsclub

Usefulwebsites

WhocanIcontact?

HeadofComputer Science MrSingh TeachersofYear7 ComputerScience Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs ComputerScienceteacher

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

공동의 문제를 합리적으로 해결하는 능력을 신장시킬 수 있습니다

책을 읽다가 이해하기 어렵거나 궁금한 것이 있으면 자료를 참고하며 책 한권을 끝까지 읽는 활동, 목적에 맞게 질문을 준비하여 면담하는 활동, 다양한 자료에서 내용을 선정하여 통일성을 갖춘 글을 쓰는 활동을 합니다 이런 활동을 하면서 능동적인 독서 습관을 형성하고, 자신의 진로를 탐색하게 됩니다

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

어려운 문법을 다양한 매체와 연결하여 흥미있게 활동할 수 있습니다 추가 활동 : 이야기책 만들기, 이어서 말하기, 랩 만들기, 책 표지 보고 내용 예측하기

진로와 관련된 다양한 자료를 찾아보며 자신의 꿈을 생각해보는 기회를 가질 수 있습니다. 추가 활동 : 진로 신문 만들기,

TeachersofYear7 Korean Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Koreanteacher

SuggestedReadingorExtensionActivities

As Latin teachers, we aim to foster a love of the Roman world and its language and literature Through learningLatin,wehopethatstudentswilldevelopafacilitywithlanguage,theabilitytoanalysesourcesof information critically andatolerant,flexibleapproachtoideasandcustomswhicharedifferentfromtheir own

We focus on developingtheabilitytotranslateLatinintoaccurateEnglish Studentsalsostudyaspectsof Roman culture, and reflect on similarities and differences with modern cultures Students will build up vocabularybasedaroundthetopicareas. Theyareencouragedtodeducemeaningbynoticingconnections betweenEnglishandLatinwords.

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm

1 (Aug Oct)

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

ThiscourseisbasedonCambridgeLatinCourseBook1, stages1 2:Thegrammarcoveredincludes:articles,word order,nominatives,accusativesandwelearntoreadand pronounceLatinwords Wealsolearnhowtolearn vocabularyanddiscoverthelinksbetweenLatinrootsand Englishderivatives ThekeytopicsinthistermareRoman familyandhouses.

ThiscourseisbasedonCambridgeLatinCourseBook1, stages3 4:Thegrammarcoveredincludes:declensions, personalendingsofpresenttenseverbs,nominative pluralsandthekeytopicareaisthetownofPompeii

ThiscourseisbasedonCambridgeLatinCourseBook1, stage5:Thegrammarcoveredincludes:nominative singularsandpluralsandthekeytopicareaistheRoman theatre. WealsofocusonLatinreadinginpreparationfor theschoolLatinReadingCompetition

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

Developandlearnvocabulary;readGreekand Romanmyths;readorwatchtheʻRomanMysteriesʼ (availableintheschoollibrary);readorwatch documentariesaboutRomanPompeiioranyother topicofinterest;readorcompleteactivitiesfrom theclassroomextensionboxorlibrary.

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Summer Term (Apr June)

ThiscourseisbasedonCambridgeLatinCourseBook1, stage6:Thegrammarcoveredincludes:perfectand imperfecttensesandthekeytopicareaisRomanslavery

ThiscourseisbasedonCambridgeLatinCourseBook1, stage7 8:Grammarcoveredincludes:accusativeplurals; subjectsexpressedintheverbandthekeytopicareasare gladiators;funeralsandbeliefsaboutdeath

Examplesofhomeworktasks

As well as informal assessment in lessons, there will be assessed homework, small vocabulary,grammarandtranslationteststhroughouttheyearandanannualexamination.

Learning vocabulary, short translation passages, comprehension questions, language exercises,forexamplefillinginthemissingwordfromasentenceandtranslating Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Equipmentstudentsneed

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Usefulwebsites

Black,red,blueandgreenpens;scissorsandglue

Asking your child to talk about his/herwork Encouraginghim/hertospendtimelearning Latinvocabularyfor10minutesatleastonceaweek

https://wwwclccambridgescpcom/online activities

https://wwweducationperfectcom/controlpanel/#/login

TeachersofYear7 Latin Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Latinteacher

Usefulwebsites

wwwehanzicom http://www.ximalaya.com/dq/book/ http://newsqqcom/

Cocurricularactivities Chinesecalligraphyclub/Chinesepapercuttingclub/Chinesemagazineeditingclub

WhocanIcontact?

HeadofMandarin MsLiu TeachersofYear7 Mandarin Please consult Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Mandarinteacher

In Mandarin, we teach students to develop theirlistening,speaking,readingandwritingskills,usingboth pinyin and simplified characters Students learn to express themselves with increasing confidence, independenceandcreativitybothorallyandinwriting Asaninternationalschool,weexplorethesimilarities anddifferencesbetweenChinese,thestudentsʼnativelanguagesandEnglish

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

Pinyin,Basicstroke/Numbers/Greeting/Dates,Age/ Telephonenumbers: Studentsstudythebasicsof Mandaringrammar,thewritingsystemofthecharacters andwilllearntogreetpeopleatdifferenttimesoftheday.

FamilyMembers/Self introduction/Nationality

Studentslearntointroducethemselves,theirfamily membersandtheirnationalities Wealsodiscusscareers andouraspirationsforthefuture.

Occupation/TimeDailyRoutine/Meansof Transportation:

Studentswilllearntoexpresswhattheydoduringtheir schooldayandintroducedifferentmeansof transportation.

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

Studentscanextendtheirknowledgeandskillsby watchingthevideoseriesthatisavailableon https://wwwyoutubecom/watch?v=63l48RwRqyg

Tryyournewlyacquiredskillsoutatashopor restaurantrunbyafluentChinese speaker

ReadsomeMandarinbookswrittenforveryyoung childrenandgraduallyincreasethedifficulty;youʼll findthepicturesreallyhelpyou.

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Summer Term (Apr June)

Colours/Clothing/Partsofthebody:

Studentslearnbody parts,thekindsofclothespeople wearandcolours.

Consolidation:

Studentsrevisealltopicsaboveandpracticewithfurther speaking,writingandreadingactivities

ResearchChineseclothingculture.Howdoesit differfromKoreanorWesternstyles?

Studentsshouldtakeopportunitiestoengagein conversationswithChinesefirstlanguagespeaking students,staff,restaurantownersetcto consolidatetheirknowledge.

Creating sentences, essay writing, reading texts, creating dialogue and learning Chinese songs. Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency Mid andend of unitassessmentsplusfinalexams.

Examplesofhomeworktasks

Equipmentthatstudents need

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Usefulwebsites

Basicstationeryandexercisebooks

Ensuringthatpupilsreadandpracticewritingregularly

https://wwwyoutubecom/watch?v=iyUX2toWaOo wwwehanzicom

http://wwwarchchinesecom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc7qd9xPpDY

Cocurricularactivities

WhocanIcontact?

Chinesecalligraphyclub/Chinesepapercuttingclub/Chinesemagazineeditingclub

HeadofMandarin MsLiu

TeachersofYear7 Mandarin Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Mandarinteacher

Through learning French, we hope that students will enjoy discovering the Francophone world, and start mastering the basics of the French language. We will also look at the Frenchculturethoughdifferenttopics

We focus ondevelopingtheabilitytoretainbasicvocabularyandformsimplesentences. Students will build up simple vocabulary based around the topic areas. They are encouraged to deduce meaning by noticing connections between English and French words.

CurriculumContent

Half Term1 (Aug Oct)

Half Term2 (Nov Dec)

Half Term3 (Jan Feb)

● LearnwheresomeplacesareinFrance

● Greetandsaygoodbye

●

Tellsomeoneyournameandageandasktheirnameandage

● Saywhenyourbirthdayisandasksomeonewhentheirsis

● Asksomeonehowtheyareandtellthemhowyouare

● Talkaboutschoolitemsandthingsintheclassroom.

● Understandsimpleclassroominstructions

● Usevocabularytodescribetheclassroomandobjects

● Understandpeopletalkingaboutwhattheylikeanddislike

● Useanumberofsportsactivities,kindsofmusicandhobbies

● Saywhatyoulikeanddonʼtliketodo.

● Learnthevocabularyofdifferentanimals,particularlypets.

● Learnvocabularyofcolours

Half Term4 (Feb Apr)

SuggestedReadingor ExtensionActivities

Summ er Term (Apr June)

● Usevocabularyofcolourstodescribeanimalsandvocabularylearntinthe previousweeks.

● Describepreferencesusingthevocabularyofanimalsandcolours

● talkaboutdifferentfamilymembers

● describethemphysically

● describetheirpersonalities

● talkabouttheweather

● talkaboutmonths

● talkaboutsports

● discussleisureactivitiesingeneral

● saywhatyoudoattheweekends

● Saywhatyouʼregoingtodoattheweekend

● Learnvocabularyofbreakfastandlunch

● Learnvocabularyofdifferentkindsofsnacks

● Usepartitivearticlestodescribefoodwith“manger”and“boire”.

● LearnaboutsometypicalFrenchfoodandaschoolcafeteriainFrance

● talkaboutdifferentsubjects

●

Askandanswerquestionsaboutfavouritesubjects(questionsusingestcequeor intonation)

● Givereasonsforlikingordislikingsubjects

● Askaboutandtellthetime.

● Talkabouttheschooltimetable

● Describeaschoolday.

Consolidatethe vocabularyand grammarcovered inclass Students willbegivenall thenecessary supportinclass

Examplesofhomework tasks

Assessmenttasks, methodsandfrequency

Equipmentstudents need

Parents/guardianscan helptheirchildby:

Learning vocabulary, language exercises, for example filling in the missing word from a sentenceandreadingashortpassageandansweringquestions.

As well as informal assessment in lessons, there will be assessed homework, small vocabulary,grammarteststhroughouttheyear

Black,red,blueandgreenpens;scissorsandglue

Asking your child to talk about his/herwork Encouraginghim/hertospendtimelearning Frenchvocabularyfor10minutesatleastonceaweek.

Usefulwebsites Educationperfect/Linguascope

WhocanIcontact? HeadofEuropean Languages MrsChoi

TeachersofYear7French Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼsFrenchteacher

SPANISH

Through learning Spanish, we hope that students will enjoy discovering the Hispanic world, and start mastering the basics of the Spanish language. We will also look at the Spanishculturethoughdifferenttopics.

We focus ondevelopingtheabilitytoretainbasicvocabularyandformsimplesentences.

Students will build up simple vocabulary based around the topic areas. They are encouraged to deduce meaning by noticing connections between English and Spanish words.

CurriculumContent

Half Term1 (Aug Oct)

Half Term2 (Nov Dec)

Half Term3 (Jan Feb)

LearnwheresomeplacesareinSpainandSA.

Greetandsaygoodbye

Tellsomeoneyournameandageandasktheirnameandage

● Saywhenyourbirthdayisandasksomeonewhentheirsis

● Asksomeonehowtheyareandtellthemhowyouare

● Talkaboutpersonalitytraits

● Talkaboutage,brothersandsisters

● Talkaboutpets

Talkaboutfree timeactivities

Understandsimplequestionsaboutsparetime

Usevocabularytocreateextendedsentencesusingcuando

Understandpeopletalkingaboutwhattheylikeanddislike

Useanumberofsportsactivities,kindsofmusicandhobbies.

Saywhatyoulikeanddonʼtliketodo

SuggestedReadingor ExtensionActivities

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Learnthevocabularyofdifferentsubjectsandopinionsaboutsubjects

Learnthevocabularyforthedifferentspacearoundtheschool

Learnvocabularyoffoodanddrink*duringbreaktime

Usevocabularyofadjectivestodescribeyourschool.

Describepreferencestodescribesubjectsandareasaroundtheschool

Consolidatethe vocabularyand grammarcovered inclass Students willbegivenall thenecessary supportinclass

Half Term4 (Feb Apr)

Summ er Term (Apr June)

●

Talkaboutfamilymembers

● Talkaboutphysicaldescription

● Talkaboutwhatpeoplelikeinthethirdperson

● Learnvocabularyofdifferenthousesandareas

● Useʻestarʼforlocation

● LearnaboutsomedifferentregionsofSpain/SAandthetypesofhouses

● Describeyourtownorvillage

● Tellingthetime

● Orderinginacafé

● Talkaboutwhatyouaregoingtodoattheweekend

● Revisionofallunits(TeTocaATi)

Examplesofhomework tasks

Assessmenttasks, methodsandfrequency

Equipmentstudents need

Parents/guardianscan helptheirchildby:

Learning vocabulary, language exercises, for example filling in the missing word from a sentenceandreadingashortpassageandansweringquestions.

As well as informal assessment in lessons, there will be assessed homework, small vocabulary,grammarteststhroughouttheyear.

Black,red,blueandgreenpens;scissorsandglue

Asking your child to talk about his/herwork Encouraginghim/hertospendtimelearning Spanishvocabularyfor10minutesatleastonceaweek.

Usefulwebsites Educationperfect/Linguascope

WhocanIcontact? HeadofEuropean Languages MrsChoi

TeachersofYear7Spanish Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼsSpanishteacher

Geography in Year 7 focuses on developing a broad overview of the geographical concepts of place, locational knowledge, human and physical geography processes and building key skills of mapping and investigation WefocusonexploringhumanandphysicalGeographicaltopicsbycomparingtheGeography of Jeju to that of London and the other NLCSlocations Studentsbegintobuildanunderstandingofthe worldaroundusanddevelopanawarenessofthecharacteristicsofaselectionofcontrastingphysicaland humanenvironments

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

WhatisGeography

Welearnaboutthedifferenttypesofgeography,physical, humanandenvironmental UnderstandingmapsinGeography:Welearnabout4&6 figuregridreferences,compass,direction,scaleand contours

AgeographicalcomparisonstudybetweenJeju, London,DubaiandSingaporeInthisunitweexplore location,population,platetectonicsvolcanoes&geology inthelocations

Africa Inthisunitwediscoverthephysicallandscape, climatebiomes,peopleandhistoryofthisamazing continent.

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

Explorethefollowingwebsite

https://wwwordnancesurveycouk/mapzone/map skillstobuildfurtherskillsrelatingtomaps

ReadTreasureIslandbyRobertLouisStevenson

VisitthelocalvolcaniclandformssitesofJeju Islandandlearnabouttheirformation Locations suchastheJungmanlavacolumns,theManjanggul lavatubesandJeojioreum.

ReadMissionLondon:AScavengerHuntby CatherineAragon

ReadIllegalbyEoinColfer

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Summer Term (Apr June)

WeatherandClimateInvestigatingthedifference betweenclimateandweather MicroclimateInvestigation“Whereisthebestplaceforthe newschoolpavilion/bench?”

AroundtheWorldin80Days Tourism Attractionsaroundtheworld,whyandtowheredopeople travel? GotjawalForestinvestigationintothelocalforest ecosystemanditsuniquecharacter

Examplesofhomeworktasks

InvestigatetyphoonsthathaveimpactedJeju Islandandwriteashortessayontheireffectson thelocalgeography.

Treasure map and story task, researching and investigatinggeographicalfeaturesfoundin LondonandJeju Creatinggraphsmapsanddiagramsandwritingreports

Each term students will complete end of unit tests and either write a report or develop extendedwritingskillsaswellasbeinvolvedingroupdiscussionandpresentationactivities Equipmentthatstudents need Basicstationery,especiallyarulerandprotractor

Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Usefulwebsites

Cocurricularactivities

WhocanIcontact?

ExplorethelocalareaofJejuandreadthenewstokeepuptodatewithcurrentaffairs

https://wwwordnancesurveycouk/mapzone/map skills Exploremapskills https://www.bbc.com/education/subjects/zrw76sg

BBCGeographyBitesizeKS3

TheConservationSocietyand ModelUnitedNationsandCriticalThinkersAward(Bronze)

HeadofGeography MrBrown

ReadChildrenoftheworldbyDonataMontari

TeachersofYear7

Please consult Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Geographyteacher

HISTORY

History is a dynamic, contested evidence based discipline that involves an exciting engagement withthe past Itisarigorousintellectualdiscipline,focusedaroundkeyhistoricalconceptssuchaschange,causation and significance Studying History develops an understanding of the past, which leads to a deeper understandingofthenatureofhumansandoftheworldtoday

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

HistoricalDetectives:Studentstakeonthechallengeof unravellingarealʻHistoryMysteryʼusingarangeof primarysourcesandtheircriticalfaculties

TheBlackDeath:Studentswillexplorethehistorical conceptsofʻCausationandConsequenceʼthroughacase studyofthearrivaloftheplaguein14th CenturyEurope

GenghisKhan:Studentswillexplorethehistoricalconcept ofʻʼSignificanceʼthroughanevaluationoftheimpactand achievementsofGenghisKhanandhisMongolEmpire

TheSilkRoads:Studentswillbeintroducedtothe historicalconceptsofʻChangeandContinuityʼinthe mini unitontheimportanceofCentralAsiatoworld history.

TheRenaissance:Studentswillexplorethehistorical conceptsofʻChangeandContinuityʼthroughan assessmentoftheimpactoftheRenaissanceonsociety

Summer Term (Apr June)

TheEuropeanWitchHunt:Studentsfurtherconsiderthe historicalconceptsofʻCausationʼandʻPerspectivesʼ throughacasestudyofthepersecutionofwomenin early modernEurope.

TheAgeofExploration:Was1492agoodyear?Students willgainadeeperunderstandingofhowournotionsofthe pastareconstructedthroughanexaminationoftheimpact ofthediscoveryoftheAmericas Anunderstandingofthe historicalconceptofʻPerspectivesʼwillbedeveloped.

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

TheHistorySocietycuratestexts,usefulweb linksanddocumentariestoaccompanyour unitsthataresharedthroughthelibrary, departmentbookclubanddisplays

Examplesofhomeworktasks

Structured research, paragraphing, reading, project, extended writing, creative planning / design Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Equipmentthatstudents need

Therewillbeoneformalsummativeassessmentperunitthatwillbestandardisedacrossthe year group (essay, source work, significance project, investigative report) Teachers will additionallygiveregularformativefeedbacktopromotestudentprogress

Generalstationeryandtexts,resourcessuppliedbytheschool,accesstoacomputer

By discussing the topics being studied at home and ensuring that students read widely, especiallyhistoricalfictiontexts Usefulwebsites nlcsjejuhistorian.com,activehistory.co.uk,youtubedocumentaries,librarydatabases

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Cocurricularactivities

WhocanIcontact?

Historical Fiction Reading Cirlce, Prize winning Historians CCA, SeniorJunior School HistoricalSociety

HeadofHistory MrLoser

TeachersofYear7 History Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Historyteacher

InYear7studentswillbuildupontheskillsandtechniqueslearntintheJuniorSchoolart,anddiscovernew andexcitingwaysofworkingwithinArtandDesign.AllstudentswilldeveloptheirICTskillsthroughcreating adigitalsketchbookoverthedurationoftheyear.

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm

1 (Aug Oct)

ExploringOrganicForms:

● Studentsbeginwithanintroductiontotheformal elementsofArtandDesign.Theyexploredifferentwaysof drawing,consideringtoneandshade Theyinvestigate colourmixingusinginksandpaint,gainingan understandingoftints,tonesandshade

● Studentsdeveloptheirartworkbyresearchingand investigatinganartistthatusesOrganicFormintheir work

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

Printmaking Monoprinting

● Studentsareintroducedtothemonoprintingprocess

● Experimentswithcolourandline.

● Createacollagefinaloutcomeusingtheirprints

Ceramics-ExploringBuddhistDesign:

● InvestigateBuddhistcultureandartefacts,makingstudies ofthedesignsandsymbolsused.

● Learnhowtodeveloptheirownpatternsanddesigns

● StudentsformulatetheirowndesignintoaMandala sectionwhichisthenrecreatedonaceramictile

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

GraphicDesign:

● StudentswillinvestigatethefundamentalsofGraphic Design

● Investigateprominentgraphicdesigners.

SuggestedReadingor ExtensionActivities

Therearemanyopportunitiesfor studentstoextendtheirskillswithexpert guidanceinoneoftheArtcocurricular activities

Studentswhowishtobuildontheir artmakingskillsareencouragedtokeep apersonalsketchbookandexperiment withsubjectmatterandmaterials.

Attheendofeachproject,studentsare encouragedtoextendtheirideasifthey wish,thisworkcanbeaddedtothe studentʼsdigitalsketchbook

● RespondtoadesignbriefusingPhotoshop Summer Term (Apr June)

ArtHistoryProject:

● StudentsexploretheHistoryofArtbyanintroductory projectthatfocusesonArtMovements

Examplesofhomeworktasks

Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Equipmentthatstudents need

Complete sketchbooks studies from samples, primary source organic form and Buddhist pattern.

Tasksareassessedwithwrittenfeedbackandattainmentgrades,alongwithmidandendof unitassessments

Basicdrawingequipment,allotherequipmentisprovidedbytheArtdepartment

Taking students to temples and gardens Supervising and encouraging homework tasks Encouragingstudentstolookatonlineartgalleries,booksinthelibraryandathome Usefulwebsites www.tate.org.uk www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Co curricularactivities

AsprovidedbytheArtdepartment

WhocanIcontact?

HeadofVisualArt

PleaseconsulttheParentPortaltofindthenameofyourchildʼsArt teacher

DANCE

The Dance department aims to nurture a love of Dance in the students we teach Dance offers many benefits, including aiding the development of kinaesthetic intelligence and creating opportunities for self expression and communication Dance teaches the values and skills of creativity, problem solving, risktaking, making judgments in the absence of rules, and higherorder thinkingskills Dancealsohelps studentsdevelopphysicalfitness,appreciationofthebody,concernforsoundhealthpractices,andeffective stressmanagementapproaches

InYear7weintroducestudentstotheconceptofchoreography,learningaboutthefundamentalprincipals through theoretical and practical lessons. Throughout the year we explore professional piecesofdance, undertakedanceanalysis,createchoreographyandperformindividualandensembleperformances.

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Summer Term (Apr June)

ActionSpaceDynamicsandRelationships: Inthis halfterm,thereisanintroductiontothebasicprincipalsof choreography,followedbymotifcreationusingthebasic principals

Nutcracker:IceSkatingScene.

WewillwatchandanalyseanexcerptfromMatthew Bourneʼsclassicworkbeforeperformingadancebasedon anexcerpt,creatingmotifsandincorporatingtheatrearts (costumeandlighting)intotheperformance.

Developingatheme1:Therewillbeanintroductionto themeandstimulusthroughideationalstimuli Thiswill taketheformofworkshoptasks,usingideasandsong lyricsasstartingpointsforpracticalexploration

Developingatheme2:Inthishalfterm,wecontinue theexplorationofstimuli:auditoryandvisual, throughsolochoreographictasksandclasswork performances

StillLifeatThePenguinCafé:Thistermwillbe continuingtheexplorationofstimuli:kinaesthetic,through ananalysisofStillLifeatThePenguinCafébeforecreating groupchoreographiesdemonstratingtheirknowledgeand understandingofthebasicprincipalsofdancedeveloped overtheyear.

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

Attendingdanceperformances.

YoutubehasthefullrecordingofNutcracker. Rehearsingdancesinthestudiooutwithclass time.

Departmentalresources;handouts,DVDʼs,power points,books,etc Followinglinkstovideosinthe resourcesinclass.

Rehearsedancesoutsideofclasstime Record yourselfdancingandsendtoyourteacherfor feedback

WatchthefullrecordingofʻStillLifeʼandcompare withotherinterpretations

Researchingstimuli,developingmotifs,planningandchoreographingdances.

Practicalassessments,onceahalfterm

LeotardandleggingsorPEkit

Ensuringstudentsbringkittoclass.Takingthemtowatchlivedanceperformances.Ensuring theydotheirhomeworkontimeandhanditin

Youtube

Schoolmusical,artsweekproductions,DanceTechnique,Ballet,Hiphop

TeachersofYear7 Dance Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Danceteacher

The Drama curriculum at NLCS Jeju allows students to take risks and enter new worlds, generating a curiosity, passion and enthusiasm to view the world from a different, and moreinformed,perspective It providesstudentswiththecollaborativeskillsrequiredtorespondtostimuluswithinanensembletocreate, performandevaluatedevisedandscriptedpiecesoftheatre

CurriculumContent

Term1 EnsembleBuildingandGroupDevising

It is vital that all of our students are able to work collaboratively andcollectivelysharethecreativeprocess andtheprimaryfocusisondevelopingandstrengthening the Drama Ensemble Skills which are practiced through group activities Students are provided with a narrative stimulus which becomes the focus of group devising. Throughresearch,practicalexplorationandapplicationof newly acquired techniques, students will structure their ideas into a performance with clear intentions and outcomes

Term2 PerformanceSkills

Thefocusofthisunitisontheroleoftheactor Students developtheirunderstandingofhowvoice,physicality,and useofspaceandworktowardsagroupperformancethat illustrateshowanactorcanshapeandcommunicatearole inperformance Fromthisexperience,studentswillbe requiredtoreflectandapplyspecificdramavocabularyto theirwrittenresponses

Term3 PerformanceIntentions

In order to allow students to work independently, it is required that they are given the opportunities to make informedchoicesinresponsetoaplaytextthattheythen bring to life on stage They are asked to create a set of performance intentions and look to a range of staging techniquesandtechnicalelementstosupporttheirimpact ontheaudience Allstudentswillworkcollaborativelyand are required to offer, receive and act upon regular constructiveteacherandpeerfeedback

Examplesofhomeworktasks

Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Parents/guardianscanhelp

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

● InvolvementintheDramaCCAand Bryantactivities

● AccesstheplaysfromtheNLCSlibrary

● Watchliveperformancesonline

● InvolvementintheDramaCCAand Bryantactivities

● AccesstheplaysfromtheNLCSlibrary

● Watchliveperformancesonline.

● InvolvementintheDramaCCAand Bryantactivities

● AccesstheplaysfromtheNLCSlibrary

● Watchliveperformancesonline

● Involvementindramaopportunitiesfor ArtsWeek.

Written tasks that capture the decisions and impact of their practical work, research, annotating scripts, evaluating performance work, developing theatredesignideasandline learning

Summative Groupandindividualperformanceworkandteacherresponsestowrittentasks Formative regularteacher/studentfeedbackandthesettingoftargets.

Encouragingtheirson/daughtertoseelivetheatreperformancesandreadplays.

BBCBitesize

Imprology Improvisationgamesandcourses.

Doollecom Freeonlineguidetomodernplaywrightsandtheatreplays

KS3DramaProduction,Musicaland

WhocanIcontact?

HeadofDrama MrPeirson

TeachersofYear7 Drama Please consult the Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs Dramateacher

Inmusic,wehavegreatfunexploringarangeofnewgenresthroughpracticalandtheoreticaltasks Whilst thecontentisbroad,wedoensurethattheexceptionalskillsofmanyofourstudentsarechallengedthrough performance,compositionandanalyticaltasks

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

MusicFundamentals/EnsembleSkillsAtthebeginningof Y7,studentswillgainacommonmusicallanguageasthey buildastrongfoundationofmusicfundamentalsincluding noteandrhythmreading Throughoutthisterm,students willbeintroducedtoensembleskillswhichwilltranslate welltoallaspectsofmusicperformance

PopularMusicisagenrewhichenablessubculturesto expressthemesbothlyricallyandmusically,withwhich theyidentify Studentswillarrangeandperformapop songoftheirchoice. BeginningwithanoverviewofPop MusictheywilldevelopanauralawarenessofPopMusic Instruments,structureandconventions.Learningthe basicsofguitar/bassguitar/keyboards/drumkittheywill performtheirowncoverversionofagivenpopsongin groups

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

Bytheendofthisterm,studentsshouldbereading andperformingatABRSMLevel1performance standardiftheyenteredwithnoothermusical experience Practiceofreadingandperforming basicnotationandrhythmstosupportlessonswill helptoreachthisgoal

Listentoandanalysethemusicalelementsof:A rangeofmusicalstylessuchasAlternativeRock, Blues,Pop,RnB,Electronicaoranypopularmusic style.Extensionworkwillincludethecreationofa coverversionofoneofthepiecesstudied

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

LatinBeatStudentswillreceiveapracticalandaural approachtocommonmusicalgenresfromLatinAmerica includingsalsa,tangoandsamba Therewillbeakeyfocus onrhythms,harmony,andcontext

Performance/ProgrammeandRomanticMusicInthe performanceunit,studentswillhavetheopportunityto developtheirsoloandsmallensembleperformanceskills bychoosingrepertoirethatsuitstheirperformancelevel, agreeingontargets,andfollowingthroughwithalive performanceoftheirwork. ThroughoutthestudyofProgrammeandRomanticMusic, studentswilldrawconnectionsbetweenstorylines, charactersandthemusicandhavetheopportunityto manipulatesounds,toevokedifferentatmospheresand emotionswhilealsoexaminingthedifferencebetween programmemusicandabsolutemusic

ListentoToquinho,BenitodePaula,Elizabeth Cardoso,ChicoBuarqueandViniciusdeMoraes andcomparetherangeofrhythmicdevicesused

Homepracticeofsolopiecesatachallenginglevel foreachstudent Listentorecordingsoftheir instrumentanddevelopskillstointerpretstyleand nuanceofeachpiece.Attendliveperformances. Listento:PeterandtheWolf(Prokofiev),The Planets(Holst)andCarnivaloftheAnimals (SaintSaëns)andcomparethedifferentwaysin whichthecharactersaredepicted.

Summer Term (Apr June)

ArtsWeekCompositionProjectAstheexcitingapproach forourschoolwideArtsWeekunfolds,studentswill prepareamusicalcompositionpotentiallytobe performedatalarge scaleconcertduringartsweek. This mayincludesingingorinstrumentalplayingfocusedon thethemeofArtsWeek.

Homepracticeoftheallocatedpieces Listeningto similarpiecesinthesameensembleandgenre type

Musical instrument (if applicable), Laptop with access to music soware such as Sibelius, Garageband,LogicorAbletonequivalent,drumstickssize5A.Amidikeyboardisoenuseful.

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Usefulwebsites

Supporting musicpractice,listeningtothewiderangeofmusicsuggestedabove,takeyour childtoseearangeofliveperformances.

https://wwwbbccom/education/subjects/zpf3cdm https://wwwallmusiccom/

Cocurricularactivities Historical Fiction Reading Circle, Prize winning Historians CCA, SeniorJunior School HistoricalSociety

WhocanIcontact?

HeadofMusic MsRuskovich

TeachersofYear7 Music Please consult Parent Portal tofindthenameofyourchildʼsMusic teacher

PHYSICALEDUCATION

The aim of the Physical Education Department at NLCS Jeju is to provide an exciting range of physical activitiesdesignedtoinspirelifelonghealthandwellbeingineverystudent

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

Football:Werefinecontroloftheball,usingdifferent partsofthebody,wedevelopsafepassingskillsintospace anddribblingskillsinsmallgamesituationsanddevelop theabilitytoknowwhenandwheretoplacetheballand responsibilitiesasaplayerindefenseandattack

Netball:Wedeveloparangeofpassingskills,alongwith whenandhowtousethemeffectivelyingames.

Rugby:Wedeveloptheaccuracyandtimingofpassing andreceivingskills&refineattackingpatterns.

Swimming/Lifesaving: Wedevelopefficiencyinthewater usingafullrangeofswimmingstrokes.Wepractice survivalstrokes,developanunderstandingofheatsaving positionsandlearnhowtostayafloat.

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

JointhefootballsquadorFobisiatrainingto extendyourskillsinthisarea.

WatchaSixNationsrugbymatchoraclassicNew Zealand/Australianetballfixturetoanalysethe skillsandtacticsusedatthehighestlevel

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Summer Term (Apr June)

Squash/TableTennis: Wepracticethecoreskillsneeded toplaybothsports.Onefocuswillbeontheknowledgeof singlesrulesandwedevelopbasicbat/racquetskill principlesofplayusingvariationsofservice,backhand, forehandandspins

Athletics: Weunderstandthetermʻpacingʼandlearnto applypacingtoracesoverlongerdistances Wealsolearn tousebasictechniquesinthelongjump,triplejump,shot putandjavelinthrow.

Researchthemostcommoncircumstancesin whichyouaremostlikelytousetheseskills.Join theswimmingco curricularactivitytodevelop yourproficiency.

ReadʻYouareawesomeʼbyMatthewSyedtogain anunderstandingofwhatittakestobesuccessful atanything,notjusttabletennis!

Researchtrainingprogrammesthataimincrease runningperformance Howdoeliteathletes maintaintheirexceptionalfitness?

Examplesofhomeworktasks

Exerciseonadailybasispracticinganenjoyablesportorphysicalactivity Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Continuous assessment throughout the sport unit including peer evaluations, teacher/student discussions and modeling, formative & summative skill assessment and gameplay

Equipmentthatstudents need NLCSPEkit,whitesocks,trainersandotherspecificsportequipmentsuchasswimsuit,shin pads,footballbootsetc

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

EnsuringtheirchildhascorrectPEkitforeverylessonandencouragingtheirchildtoexercise daily,tryoutforsportteamsandpartakeinsportCCAʼsandBryant

Usefulwebsites Sportsscientistscom,wwwjssmcom

Cocurricularactivities

AhugerangeofsportCCAʼsareavailableforstudentstoparticipatein.

WhocanIcontact? HeadofPE MrVillaneuva

TeachersofYear7PE Please consult Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs PE teacher

The main aimsofthePSDprogramatNLCSJejuaretohelpstudentsdeveloptheirpersonalattitudesand values,toteachstudentsafullsetoflife longsocialskills,andtoensurethatstudentsacquireabroadrange ofknowledgeaboutpersonalandsocialissues ThecontentofthePSDcurriculumisdividedintosixthemes, each with a key inquiry question attached Each year group completes lesson activities to approach the inquiryquestioninadifferentmannerinordertobuildonknowledgegainedduringthepreviousyear

CurriculumContent

HalfTerm 1 (Aug Oct)

HalfTerm 2 (Nov Dec)

HalfTerm 3 (Jan Feb)

Relationships HowcanIlivewellwithothers?

Studentswilllearnaboutthefollowingconcepts:empathy; sympathy;diversity Theywillconsiderhowtheseconcepts applytotheirownlivesanddevelopsocialskillsinthese areas.TheywillalsocompleteaBullyingAwarenessprogram andwilllearnaboutracismandracistbullying Studentswill learnabouttheschoolʼsanti racismpolicy.

Risk.ShouldItakerisks?

Studentswillconsiderwhataʻriskʼisandexamplesofʻgoodʼ andʻbadʼrisks.Theywilllookatexamplesconcerningroad safety,safeguardingandchildprotection

Acceptance Whatshouldwevalueaboutourselvesand others?

Studentswilllearnhowfamiliesareconstitutedandabout themanydifferentfamilystructures Theywilldeveloptheir abilitytofindvalueinpeoplewhoaredifferenttothemselves andwilllearnhowtoacceptothersinapositiveway

GlobalCitizenship Whatismyplaceintheworld?

Studentswilllearnaboutrestorativepracticesand restorativejustice Studentswilllearninformationabout theseideasandtheskillsnecessarytoapplythemtotheir ownliveswhenconflictsarise

SuggestedReadingorExtension Activities

Extensionactivities:Studentscanprepare detailed,creative,andinsightfulresponsestothe keyinquiryquestionforeachPSDtheme.These couldbeinavarietyofformsincludingwritten essays,dramaperformances,musicalsongs, videodiaries,debatespeeches,newspaperor magazinearticles,andgraphicnovels

HalfTerm 4 (Feb Apr)

Summer Term (Apr June)

Resilience Whatistheimportanceofresilience?

Studentswilllearnanswerstothefollowingquestions:what isresilience?Whatisstress?Whatisanxiety?Theywillthen learnskills,information,andtechniquesinordertohelpdeal withanxietyandtoimprovetheirresilience.

Wellbeing.Whatistheimportanceofwellbeing?

Studentswilllearnabouttheimportanceofwellbeingin regardtopersonalhygiene.Theywillalsobegin RelationshipsandSexEducationlessonsbylearningabout puberty.Theywilllearnaboutthechangesthatcomeduring pubertyandhowtomaintainwellbeingduringthistime

Examplesofhomeworktasks WedonotsethomeworkinPSD

Assessmenttasks,methods andfrequency

Students are given verbal feedback on their contributions to discussions and positive participation Equipmentthatstudents need Providedbytheschool.

Parents/guardianscanhelp theirchildby:

Discussion of the issues raised in class with their child Askthemtoexplaintheconcepts, ideasandquestionstheyhavelearntaboutinclassandshouldoffertheirownviewsabout

Usefulwebsites

Cocurricularactivities

themtobeginadiscussion Parentsshouldalsoencouragetheirchildtobeupto datewith currentaffairsandtowatch/readnewsstorieswiththeminordertodiscusstheissuesraised.

MentalandPhysicalhealth(inEnglish):https://wwwnhsuk/conditions/Pages/hubaspx

Emotionalwellbeing(inKorean):http://wwwhopeclickorkr/main/mainphp

Various student societies with connections to PSD are available for students to join, for example: Gender Studies, International Relations, Philosophy, North Korean Refugees, DebatingandPublicSpeaking,Amnesty,Medical,andEconomicssocieties

WhocanIcontact?

PSDCoordinator MrCarterStead

TeachersofYear7 PSD Please consult Parent Portal to find the name of your childʼs PSD teacher

AcademicE andSupp

YEAR7INDEPENDENTPROJECT

DESCRIPTION

TheYear7IndependentProjectisataskthatallowsstudentstodeveloptheirsubjectknowledge,their academicEnglishandresearchskillsinasubjectareaoftheirchoice Theprojecttakestheformofan800 wordessayandisinaformatsimilartotheIBextendedessay. Studentswillbeguidedthrougheachaspect ofthisprojectbythememberofstaffwithresponsibilityforoverseeingthisproject.

TheYear7Independentprojectwillnormallytakeplaceinthethirdtermoftheyearandatimelineforthe projectwillbecreatedanddistributedbytheIndependentProjectcoordinator.

PROJECTTITLE

Studentschoosetheiressaytitlefromalistofaround20titlesacrossarangeofsubjects

Ifastudentwishestocreatetheirowntitlethentheyareabletodoso,buttheymusthaveitapprovedbythe IPcoordinatorortheirsupervisor

GUIDANCEANDSUPPORT

Thestudentswillhaveassembliesandpresentationsduringtheprojecttosupporttheminacquiringthe academicskillsrequiredbytheproject.

TherewillalsobeadditionalsupportsessionsinthelibraryandstudentswhohaveEALclasseswillbegiven additionalguidanceonthecompletionofthisprojectfromtheirEALteacher

Noadditionalhomeworkwillbesetforthetwoweeksallowedforthispieceofworkandmoredetailswillbe sentouttostudentsandparentsbeforetheprojectstarts

HELPINGYOURCHILDATHOME

HOMEWORK

Studentsaresethomeworkfortwoorthreesubjectspereveningandthisshouldtotalaboutoneandahalf hoursofhomeworkpernight WedonotbelievethatitishealthyforYear7studentstoberegularly spendingmoretimethanthisworking,especiallyiftheyfeelunderpressuretodoso.InYr8theirhomework allocationincreasestotwohoursperevening,witheachstudentreceiving3x40minutepiecesofwork.

Thestudentsreceiveahomeworktimetableandwritetheirspecifichomeworktasksintheirplannersatthe beginningoftheyear.

INGENERAL

Ensurethatyourchildcompletestheirhomework,butdoesnʼtspendtoomuchtimedoingit. Aboutoneand a half hours should be enough for most yr7 students. Allowing time to read in English is an incredibly valuable aspect of homework and should be encouraged Please remember the importanceofyourchild getting enough sleep It is recommended by the Sleep Foundation that children up the age of 13 have between9and11hoursofsleeppernightandchildrenbetweentheagesof14 17shouldhave8to10hours sleep. Getting the optimum amount of sleep gives your child the support they need to develop both physicallyandmentallysotheycanperformwellatschool.

ENGLISHANDREADING

StudentscometoNLCSJejutolearnthelanguageoftheschool;English. PleaseEnsurethatyourchildhas anEnglishbookthattheyenjoyreading,andthattheyreadinEnglisheveryday Thisisextremelyimportant in reinforcing correct grammar, building knowledge and learning new vocabulary Our library is full of interesting books and if your child has a book in mind that we havenʼt gotinstock,wewouldalwaysbe happytotrytoacquireit.

SomehelpfultipsonhowyoucanhelpsupportyourchildʼsreadinganddevelopmentofEnglish:

● Useane reader,asunfamiliarwordscanbelookedupimmediatelyandyourchildhasanalmost unlimitednumberofbookstochoosefrom.

● Getyourchildtokeepanotebookandwritedown3newwordsofvocabularyeveryday.

● Encourageyourchildtoreadnewspapersandmagazinesonlineeg TheTimesmagazineonline

● Ifpossible,readthesamenovelasyourchildsoyoucantalkaboutit,orifyoucanʼtreadthesame novel,youcanstillaskquestionsaboutwhyyourchildlikes/dislikesthebook,whothekey charactersare,whatisthefavouritepartofthebooketc