Curriculum
Saint Nicholas School English Programme
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM
Saint Nicholas School English Programme
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM
The SNSEP-OIC provides students a “multiple-track“ curriculum as it complies with both the curricula of the Thai Ministry of Education and the Oxford International Curriculum combined with elective courses to create a high-quality, global, and all-encompassing educational experience.
Year Placement Table
Some may find the manner we refer to the years and courses confusing. You can use the information in this table to determine where your child might fit in at SNSEP-OIC.
KINDERGARTEN
The Kindergarten level aka EYFS (Early Years Formation Stage) defines standards for children’s education, development, and care that include physical development, communication and language development, and personal, social, and emotional development.
Specifically, SNSEP-OIC Kindergarten ranges from ages 3-6 and are in the kindergarten levels 1-3. Kindergarten curriculum is designed to develop students’ skills and capabilities in preparation for their primary education. In and out of classroom activities were designed to support students’ learning needs and style. The following subjects are offered to Kindergarten learners to satisfy the 20 hour/week requirement
SUBJECTS / CLASSES
- Thai Language
- Music/Arts
- Chinese
- English
- Maths
- Science
- Well-being
- Global Skills / Computing
- Physical Education/Health
- Academic Support - Intensive English/Maths/Science
SUBJECTS / CLASSES
- Thai Language
- Thai for Non- Thais
- Music
- Arts
- Physical Education/Health (Choose Two Offerings)
- Chinese
- English
- Maths
- Science
- Computing
- Well-being
- Global Skills (Social Studies Rel. and Culture)
- Academic Support (Choose Offerings)
- Inst. Act
ELEMENTARY
Students at the elementary school level arm themselves with fundamental skills and information, cultivate the joy of learning, and instill the MAWG core values.
At SNS – EP, Grades 1-6 curriculum is designed to help students develop their full potentials in different learning fields. Students engaged themselves in activities that develop their communicative competence, skills and knowledge in science and mathematics, and different 21st Century Skills that will be useful in their daily undertakings. The aforementioned were supplemented with out-of-school activities like joining in language camps (in and out of the country), field trips, and competitions and tournaments in different fields. Elementary students are required to attain CEFR level B1 (Basic Users of language) upon their graduation in SNSEP-OIC. The following subjects are offered to satisfy the 35 hour/week requirement
LOWER SECONDARY
Students at the secondary level develop strong English and Thai language skills in preparation for higher levels of school, as well as values and ideals that they should live by. They also cultivate learning independence.
At SNS – EP, Grades 7-9 are the lower secondary students, also known as, Junior High School. The curriculum is intended to help students prepare themselves for their senior high school and university studies. The curriculum aims at strengthening students’ full potential in English language, mathematics, science and in other fields of interest students wanted to be honed. Extra-curricular activities are also designed to enhance students’ leadership, musical, sports and other skills which students need in order to face the world squarely. Junior High school students are required to attain CEFR level B2 (Independent Users of language) upon their graduation in SNSEP-OIC.
The following subjects are offered to satisfy the 35 hour/week requirement
SUBJECTS / CLASSES
- Thai Language
- Thai for Non- Thais
- Music
- Arts
- Physical Education/Health (Choose Two Offerings)
- Chinese
- English
- Maths
- Science
- Computing
- Well-being
- Global Skills (Social Studies Rel. and Culture)
- Academic Support (Choose Offerings)
- Inst. Act
LADB
LANGUAGE ARTS AND DIGITAL BUSINESS
The Senior High School curriculum dabbed as Language Arts and Digital Business Curriculum (LADB) is intended to help students prepare themselves either for university studies and for career. The curriculum aims at strengthening students’ full potential in English and Chinese languages, digital business, and STEM. This strand is linked with Chiang Mai University (CMU) College of Arts, Media and Technology where several subjects are taught by esteemed professors from CMU. Extra-curricular activities are also designed to enhance students’ leadership, musical, sports and 21st century skills which they need to face the world confidently. Senior High School students are required to publish one research paper in an international journal, attain a CEFR level B2 (Independent Users of language), and present certificates in Entrepreneurship and Tour Guiding upon their graduation in SNSEP-OIC.
Elective and Weekend Classes
- Weekend Science Class
- Weekend Thai Class
- Weekend Chinese Class
- Intensive English
- Creative Reading
- Creative Writing
- Rhetorics/Public Speaking
- Jewelry making
- Modeling
- Chess/Scrabble/Word Factory
- Cooking
- Baking
- Guitar
- Ukulele
- Keyboard (Piano)
- Thai dance
- Modern Dance
- Swimming
- Futsal
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Table Tennis