SSIS offers a safe learning environment for children and adults, where children feel free to question their learning, and are encouraged to challenge their surroundings. Students are involved in all areas of school life beyond the classroom. We understand and value the trust that you place in us when you choose SSIS for your child.
Elementary School
In the Elementary School, students at SSIS develop their knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts through inquiry-based learning. This puts the student at the heart of our learning process.
At SSIS we believe that each child enters our school already possessing a wide range of knowledge, skills, attitudes and understandings about the world and their place within it. It is our aim to celebrate and build on each child’s strengths, identify areas for growth and development, and work in partnership with parents to create a learning environment where all children will feel safe, supported, and successful. When children join our school, they are placed in the appropriate grade level according to their age.
The Elementary School (ELC to Grade 5) at SSIS employs the transdisciplinary approach of the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). This means that we plan collaboratively and purposefully to maximize how learning experiences are conceptually connected between all subject areas. Subjects such as Math, Literacy (English and Chinese), Social Studies, Science, the Arts, and Design/Computer Technology all follow vertical alignment according to international standards, while also fitting within thematic Units of Inquiry.
We believe in a balanced and differentiated learning programme. Student learning is supported by specialists in the areas of Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music, Drama and Dance, and Library/Media Studies. In addition, all of our students learn Chinese daily, according to their level of need. Students also have access to English Additional Language teachers and Learning Support teachers who work directly with them and with their teachers to ensure the most effective and appropriate level of planning and support.
The Elementary School further organized into Early Years (ELC to Kindergarten), Primary (Grades 1 to 5), and the German Department (Native German speakers). Please follow the links below for more information regarding each of these programmes.
Latest Elementary News
The Primary Talent Show held on November 10th and 14th was an unforgettable event that left the audience in awe.
Welcome everyone, to Grade 3's Science Fair! During our "How the World Works" unit of inquiry we have been tuning in and finding out about states of matter, their properties, and how they are changed by people and through nature.
Grade 3 has been inquiring and finding out about mixtures and solutions as a part of our How The World Works unit of inquiry. In this activity, we were going further and incorporating everything we have learned during this unit through a fun kitchen classic, chocolate chip cookies!