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FULL AND INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
The International Baccalaureate (“IB”) programme forms the
foundation for the development of the curriculum throughout
our School − from Kindergarten (Pre-K to K2) and Elementary
School (Grades 1 to 5), all the way to Middle School (Grades
6 to 8) and High School (Grades 9 to 12).
The IB curriculumstrives to inculcate international-mindedness
in students through its programme and teachingmethodology
which aim to foster and develop an inquiring mind, critical
thinking, re ection and research skills. In addition to the
IB programme, we also offer the IGCSE examinations
administered by Cambridge University to our students in
Grade 10. The IGCSE certi cate is equivalent to the GCE
O-Level certi cate.
In 2009, OFS integrated the MUN initiative into our curriculum,
and was the rst and only FSS in Singapore to do so. The
MUN initiative seeks to develop students’ skills in research,
collaboration, negotiation and presentation and develop
international-mindedness from a relatively young age.
In 2011, the Hague International Model United Nations
(“THIMUN”) approved the af liation status for our School’s
MUN programme, known as MUNOFS. We have been
organising annual MUNOFS conferences for the past six years.
Each year we organise two MUN conferences – MUNOFS
for High School students andMY-MUNOFS for Middle School
students. The recent MY-MUNOFS V conference held from
21
st
to 23
rd
February 2014 had nearly 500 participants from
26 schools hailing from 12 different countries.
Having a full and integrated curriculum based on the IB and
the IGCSE, with the MUN Initiative incorporated into our core
curriculum, allows our students to follow a consistent and
coherent educational approach and philosophy throughout
their pre-tertiary education. It also enables us to accept
enrolment of students at any pre-tertiary education level.
USING IT INNOVATIVELY
Our extensive IT resources, infrastructure and unique OFS
integrated software application have enhanced the learning
experience and interaction among our students, their parents
and our teachers, as well as increased our effectiveness and
ef ciency in running the School.
We also have a school-wide, online assessment system
that permits students, parents and teachers to assess the
effectiveness of classes that have been taught during a
school day. This system supports and promotes student
learning, and accurately reports student achievement on
an on-going basis.
This systemhas been a key contributing factor to the academic
achievements of our students. Over the past four academic
years, the percentage of our High School students who
obtained 35+ points (whichwould generally require the students
to have obtained a majority of at least six ‘A-’ grades and
above), was consistently above the world-wide percentages of
DP students. In Academic Year 2012/2013, 32.1%of OFS DP
candidates achieved 35+ points, compared with 24.3% of
candidates world-wide.
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