From the Administration

Dear Parents,

CIC’s Elementary School serves students from Pre-Nursery (age 2.5) through 5th grade (age 11). We educate the whole child, not only the academics but also help them grow and mature emotionally and socially in a welcoming, challenging and safe environment. We strive to meet each student’s individual needs. Student progress is closely monitored. The curriculum mostly follows the US standards with an international approach to the Social Studies curriculum in preparation for the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (grades 6-10).

All subjects are taught in English: Mathematics, English, Science and Social Studies. Students receive 4 periods (45-minute periods) of Spanish a week. Other Specials include 2 periods of Music and PE, and a period each of Art, Computer and Library. The school starts at 7:35 am and classes end at 3:00 pm. We have an extensive after-school program which include an array of activities and these vary every season (4 seasons in a school year).

The Elementary School has morning assemblies on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week. During assemblies, new students are recognized and welcomed, birthdays are recognized, different countries represented in the Elementary School community are celebrated; Venezuela is also celebrated through presentations which enlighten the beauty of this country.

Our open and friendly campus invites our community members to become involve with the school and enjoy the facilities. We provide a warm, caring and secure environment for our student learners and welcome parents and families to actively participate.

Carmen Sweeting, Superintendent

Early Childhood

PreNursery – PreKindergarten

The program in PreNursery, Nursery and PreKindergarten is a multi-sensory, developmentally appropriate curriculum. It is based on the child’s need for freedom within limits. A carefully prepared environment guarantees exposure to a variety of materials and experience through which intellectual as well as physical and psychological abilities are developed. Along with the development of the child’s social skills, we help him/her discover the wonderful world of numbers, colors and letters, using materials and programs specially designed to cover the areas of pre-reading and pre-writing.

Student progress is reported to parents at the middle and the end of each grading period. In addition, parent conferences are requested once in the fall and once in the spring. Of course, conferences may be requested by either parent or teacher as need arises.

Primary & Intermediate

Kindergarten – Grade 5

The program for students in grades one through five is equivalent to curriculum used by high quality schools in the United States. However, as an international school, we also focus on global education and preparing students to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Creative thinking, critical analysis, and research skills are integrated into the regular academic program. Children are encouraged to explore possibilities and develop into independent lifelong learners.

The Language Arts program is built on the premise that students best learn to read and write through extensive experiences in reading and writing. Children are exposed to the writing process beginning at grade one, literature-based reading combined with a phonics-based approach is used.

The Science and Mathematics programs focus on discovery and inquiry, giving students opportunities for “hands on” learning and problem solving by making use of experiements and manipulatives to teach abstract ideas.

The Social Studies program is designed to equip children with necesary skills to become active citizens in the global community, developing respect, understanding and acceptance of other cultures, fostering curiosity of the world as a whole, and creating an awareness of the physical world.

Specialized instruction is provide by teachers of Art, Computers, Drama, Music, Physical Education, and Spanish.

CIC Elementary students are encouraged to make meaningful comparisons from this knowledge base to other nations and people of the world, past and present.

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