Telfair International Academy, Mauritius, provides a broad, balanced, relevant education incorporating the British National Curriculum. Within this framework, we give an education which offers a coherent and continuous range of knowledge and skills, allowing our children to participate, and to develop an inquiring mind and a confident personality.
Our teachers work hard to ensure the curriculum is as stimulating and exciting as possible, so that our children enjoy learning and are inspired to become lifelong learners.Our classes are kept small enabling our teachers and teacher assistants to support and encourage each child’s unique potential.
Our Subjects
The National Curriculum lies at the heart of what is taught at Telfair International Primary School. It sets out a clear, full, and statutory entitlement to learning for all children aged five to eleven and determines the content of what will be taught.
It is preceded by the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum which is taught to children aged three to five at Toddlers / Pre-Primary School
Both are designed to:
- be broad and balanced
- promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, intellectual, and physical development of children
- prepare children for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of adult life
“The curriculum at Telfair is not static and is subject to ongoing development to enhance the delivery to our children and remove potential barriers to learning”
In order to learn successfully, we believe children need:
- to develop positive self-images through knowing they are valued for themselves
- to have equality of opportunity to gain full access to the curriculum
- opportunities to form positive relationships within a stable and secure environment
- opportunities to express themselves creatively and apply their skills and knowledge
- access to a range of stimulating activities and appropriate tools
The current National Curriculum is divided into Core and Foundation subjects and is taught to children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
The Core Curriculum subjects are:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
The Foundation subjects are:
- Information and Communication Technology
- History
- Geography
- Design and Technology
- Music and Singing
- Drama
- French
- Art
- Physical Education and Dance
- Robotics
- Citizenship and Personal Social and Health Education.
Each subject has a program of study which specifies the knowledge, skills, and concepts that the children will be expected to acquire as they progress through both primary and secondary schools. There will be times when these subjects are best taught discretely and systematically, and other times when they will be taught in a cross-curricular way enabling the children to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding in a broader sense.