Curriculum

THE LISBOAN

We are an international School for students aged 3 to 18 years old. Our students take a rigorous and relevant learning journey that starts with a foundation in the British Curriculum and ends with the globally renowned International Baccalaureate.

Throughout this journey, our BOA principles and commitment to sustainability are key drivers. They provide challenge, purpose and develop responsible global citizens.

OUTLINE

Our Junior School students, aged 3-10, will follow elements of the English National Curriculum, which provides the core academic foundation of literacy and mathematics, combined with inquiry learning. Our Middle School students, aged 10-14, study English, maths, a language, and science, alongside a project-based learning approach. Our younger Senior students will follow the Cambridge International Education IGCSE curriculum between the ages of 14-16, before moving on to the International Baccalaureate’s Diploma Programme (IBDP), from ages 16-18.

Students experience a holistic education all the way until they graduate. We ensure academic rigour throughout school life to enable our students to become aware of their individual learning processes. During their learning journey, students have a constant focus on their personal well-being, global contexts, and plenty of opportunities to experience learning outside the classroom. We are committed to the Artemis promise, an eco-centric approach to education, and to our BOA principles.

Outline

JUNIOR (AGES 3-10)

The Junior years is the perfect place for our students to lay the foundations for their future. Our students take an authentic and purposeful learning journey that has our commitment to sustainability, our BOA Principles and the objectives of the National Curriculum for England as its foundations.

Students bring a natural sense of curiosity, energy and motivation to the classroom. We support and develop this with our youngest Junior students through play, in both adult-initiated and child-led experiences and interactions. We use the environment, both inside and outside, to give students a breadth of experiences that allow them to make sense of the world around them.

As students progress through the Junior years, our unique foundation to their experience allows us to embed the core academics of literacy and mathematics in well-planned integrated units of learning. This creates an adventurous community of learners, who strive for excellence, approach problems from a place of curiosity, and develop the academic, social and emotional skills to be successful individuals in our rapidly changing world.

Junior years students are engaged and challenged by their learning as they seek out solutions, ask and answer questions, identify connections and apply their learning to different contexts. This approach is further enhanced through specialist lessons and the opportunities and adventures that are provided beyond the classroom.