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The most eagerly awaited, comprehensive and unbiased review of 2016.
You could easily pass by the iCAN British International School (iCAN) without knowing. Situated along the busy stretch of Sothearos Boulevard that houses the more prominent façades of the Aeon Mall and the Sofitel hotel, the unassuming entrance of iCAN opens up to surprisingly spacious grounds. The school buildings are closely arranged, as you would expect from an inner-city campus, without feeling crowded.
Touring the hallways and classrooms of ICAN brought back memories of my own primary school. With drawings and art projects layering the walls of classrooms and the lively sounds children’s voices engaged in cooperative learning; a style of learning that ICAN proudly promotes. The school has the distinctive feel of a dedicated primary school. The spaces of playground, cafeteria, swimming pool, and sports ground blend seamlessly together, and I would imagine there would be significant interaction between kids from different classes and grades.
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Touring the hallways and classrooms of ICAN brought back memories of my own primary school. With drawings and art projects layering the walls of classrooms and the lively sounds children’s voices engaged in cooperative learning; a style of learning that ICAN proudly promotes. The school has the distinctive feel of a dedicated primary school. The spaces of playground, cafeteria, swimming pool, and sports ground blend seamlessly together, and I would imagine there would be significant interaction between kids from different classes and grades.
Read more: http://www.ips-cambodia.com/ips-school- ... al-school/
For more information please check out our website at http://www.ips-cambodia.com or you can call us on 077-959-861
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'No homework policy'? Shock and horror! What International Examinations do they take? It is not a CIE school, so there will be no Checkpoint. Will you be doing any reviews of CIE schools, CIE being widely regarded as the most rigorous of the choices of British Curricula? The focus on 'media projects' as opposed to rigorous examinations sounds like dumbing things down to me.
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Read the article, it's a primary school, they don't take exams. They follow the IPC which in the UK is used by any primary school that has a Waitrose within walking distance.springrain wrote:'No homework policy'? Shock and horror! What International Examinations do they take?
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If you read the article, you will see that they say they go up to year 9. It is not only a Primary School.starkmonster wrote:Read the article, it's a primary school, they don't take exams. They follow the IPC, which in the UK is used by any primary school that has a Waitrose within walking distance.springrain wrote:'No homework policy'? Shock and horror! What International Examinations do they take?
Also, we are talking about International Schools, not schools within walking distance of Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrison's or even McDonald's!
CIE schools have Checkpoint examinations in place for assessment at Cambridge Primary Checkpoint (aged years 5-11) and Cambridge Secondary 1 (for pupils aged 11 - 14 years).
That is my very point - that CIE schools do have examinations, rather than tepid 'media projects'. To say a school is so wonderful because it does not have examinations is nonsense.
(I have taken the trouble to add a comma to your quote, so you can appreciate how to use a non-defining relative clause.)
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Your house must be fun.springrain wrote:' The focus on 'media projects' as opposed to rigorous examinations sounds like dumbing things down to me.
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It is fun! Sure, we do projects & other activities, but their assessment is based on something more rigorous & challenging. I teach years 8 - 13, so, granted, Primary teaching must be a bit more fun-oriented.Hot_Pink_Urinal_Mint wrote:Your house must be fun.springrain wrote:' The focus on 'media projects' as opposed to rigorous examinations sounds like dumbing things down to me.
Hey, you can have fun activities without their assessment consisting of sticking on red noses and dancing round a maypole!
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If Ican was good enough for the former Director of ACE's kids then I wouldn't think there was anything to worry about. No, it's not as *flashy* as Northbridge but that's it's appeal, isn't it?
If you can afford it, it seems like a good choice to me.
If you can afford it, it seems like a good choice to me.
They have been trying to establish a secondary school for the past decade and have not succeeded in moving past Yr.9. There must be a reason why parents choose to transfer their kids to other Secondary schools (we get plenty), rather than keep them at iCAN. They were CIE accredited, but don't seem to be following the guidelines.
One of our students, a member of the Norodom family, left our school after Yr. 4 and spent 3 years at iCAN. He returned to us in Yr. 8 and said that he spent 3 years playing and learned next to nothing. He never really recovered from the setback to his educational development.
As I have said on previous threads, parents should decide whether they want their children to learn or play.
One of our students, a member of the Norodom family, left our school after Yr. 4 and spent 3 years at iCAN. He returned to us in Yr. 8 and said that he spent 3 years playing and learned next to nothing. He never really recovered from the setback to his educational development.
As I have said on previous threads, parents should decide whether they want their children to learn or play.
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That's your opinion, mate, and that is cool. Nobody, least of all I, is questioning that. I am merely questioning the motives of the OP and the fact that iCAN (I believe that is how the school writes its name) relies on projects and so forth for its assessment.Hot_Pink_Urinal_Mint wrote:If Ican was good enough for the former Director of ACE's kids then I wouldn't think there was anything to worry about. No, it's not as *flashy* as Northbridge but that's it's appeal, isn't it?
If you can afford it, it seems like a good choice to me.
This is my opinion, mate, just as you have yours. All is cool so long as we can express those opinions. I hope iCAN, at any rate!
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Thank you, with my new found knowledge of the non-defining relative clause I now feel ready to advance myself in the modern world.springrain wrote:(I have taken the trouble to add a comma to your quote, so you can appreciate how to use a non-defining relative clause.)
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That's the spirit, mate! Look, of course, that was a bit of a pedantic dig. We both know that. Believe me, mate, I am all for good, honest schools. I am sure you are, too. (I left out the relative pronoun 'that'.)
I hope there are no hard feelings - I used a cheap jibe to make a point. That is not really 'me'.
I hope there are no hard feelings - I used a cheap jibe to make a point. That is not really 'me'.
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Correlation does not imply causation, and your example of a rich and probably spoilt Cambodian kid who said "he spent 3 years playing and learnt next to nothing, proves nothing.Gilmore wrote: One of our students, a member of the Norodom family, left our school after Yr. 4 and spent 3 years at iCAN. He returned to us in Yr. 8 and said that he spent 3 years playing and learned next to nothing. He never really recovered from the setback to his educational development.
Anyway, I don't work in Education anymore, nor do I have children so...
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