ACADEMICS: THE SJI APPROACH
CURRICULUM
SJI is an IB World School and is committed to quality education in the spirit of the IB Diploma Programme( IBDP). Recognized as the leader in international education, the IBDP cultivates the knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable students to excel in university.
Through the SJI IBDP, students gain rigorous and balanced academic preparation, an ability to draw on knowledge and understanding of various cultures and histories, and the experience of learning how to think critically and apply what they have learned in different contexts and across disciplines.
The challenging curriculum educates the whole student aiming to develop their capacity for inquiry, research and problem solving, as well as essential skills for communication and collaboration.
Over the course of the two-year IBDP, students will:
• Study six subjects chosen from six subject groups *
• Complete an Extended Essay
• Follow a Theory of Knowledge course
• Participate in Creativity, Activity, Service
SIX SUBJECT GROUPS: SUBJECTS OFFERED: Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature
Group 2: Language Acquisition ^
Group 3: Individuals and Societies
Group 4: Sciences
Group 5: Mathematics Group 6: The Arts +
• English: Literature
• English: Language and Literature
• Chinese: Language and Literature
• Chinese B
• Malay B
• Tamil B
• Bahasa Indonesia Ab Initio
• Mandarin Ab Initio
• Spanish Ab Initio
• Economics
• Geography
• History
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Maths Analysis and Approaches
• Music
• Visual Arts
* subject to staffing resources ^ Group 2- MOE Bilingual Policy requires students taking NTIL or any MTL-in-lieu to do this in addition to the IBDP requirements. + Instead of an Arts subject, students can choose a subject from Group 3 or 4.
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