Elementary
Ages 6-12
Help Me to Think for Myself
Your primary aged child is exposed to a rich learning environment where they develop into an independent thinker through debate, discussion and collaboration. Eager to work together with their friends, these gregarious 6-12 children thrive in highly social communities. The Montessori Elementary Curriculum engages the child’s curiosity through hands-on demonstrations and experiments, and interactive lessons involving group dialogue. Presenting knowledge in an interdisciplinary way, the curriculum comprehensively covers all subjects, and stimulates students to extend into projects of their own interest. This rich intellectual engagement is the cornerstone of how the children learn how to learn, and develop important skills such as time management, project coordination and self-reflection.
This programme is devoted to guiding your child to learn how to independently think through, interpret and rationalise information, and ultimately go beyond by posing their own questions instead of merely memorising the correct answers or accepting what is dictated to them.
Your primary aged child is exposed to a rich learning environment where they develop into an independent thinker through debate, discussion and collaboration. Eager to work together with their friends, these gregarious 6-12 children thrive in highly social communities. The Montessori Elementary Curriculum engages the child’s curiosity through hands-on demonstrations and experiments, and interactive lessons involving group dialogue. Presenting knowledge in an interdisciplinary way, the curriculum comprehensively covers all subjects, and stimulates students to extend into projects of their own interest. This rich intellectual engagement is the cornerstone of how the children learn how to learn, and develop important skills such as time management, project coordination and self-reflection.
This programme is devoted to guiding your child to learn how to independently think through, interpret and rationalise information, and ultimately go beyond by posing their own questions instead of merely memorising the correct answers or accepting what is dictated to them.
IMS Elementary Features:
Rigorous Academics
Concept & Inquiry Based Learning
Daily Small Group Chinese
Integrated Curriculum:
Language in English and Chinese
Mathematics
History
Geography
Integrated Science
Socio-emotional Development
Physical Education & Health
Information Technology
Music & Visual Arts
Work Habits
The Montessori approach uses an integrated curriculum which connects learning points across subjects to convey the interconnectedness of all things in our world. Lessons are taught as a coherent and more engaging whole, instead of chunks of unrelated information isolated by subject. Knowledge becomes relevant and meaningful because the learners see how information can connect in multiple ways and are mutually reinforcing. Diverse concepts are introduced through the Great Stories and are then revisited several times with greater complexity as the child progresses through the programme. While integrated learning has become a buzzword for 21st century learning, it has been the Montessori way since its founding in 1907.
The Montessori approach uses an integrated curriculum which connects learning points across subjects to convey the interconnectedness of all things in our world. Lessons are taught as a coherent and more engaging whole, instead of chunks of unrelated information isolated by subject. Knowledge becomes relevant and meaningful because the learners see how information can connect in multiple ways and are mutually reinforcing. Diverse concepts are introduced through the Great Stories and are then revisited several times with greater complexity as the child progresses through the programme. While integrated learning has become a buzzword for 21st century learning, it has been the Montessori way since its founding in 1907.
Understanding & Assessing Progress:
Weekly conferences between teacher and student
2 formal parent teacher conferences per year
3 School Reports per year
Informal discussions about your child’s development can be arranged anytime
Beyond the Classroom
The IMS Elementary Program goes beyond the traditional classroom, offering students diverse learning opportunities. From participating in Model United Nations, organising school outings, engaging in community service, leading student clubs, and serving on the student council, these experiences foster holistic development, leadership, responsibility and student well-being.
Going Out
Going Out experiences are a unique characteristic of Montessori, where students routinely venture beyond the campus to connect classroom learning with the real world; this includes interviewing local experts, visiting museums or exhibits, or exploring places of interest. This experiential learning, initiated and put into motion by the students themselves, cultivates responsibility, critical thinking and real-world skills to become active community members.
MMUN
Montessori Model United Nations is an annual conference in Rome or New York that provides our Upper Elementary students with the opportunity to simulate a UN conference and represent a country in discussing global issues. This life-changing opportunity is typically only available to secondary students in traditional school settings, but in Montessori we begin at the Elementary stage.
CAS
Our Creativity, Activity and Service programme involves Upper Elementary students in undertaking initiatives and setting objectives in order to benefit others. These project-based experiences instill kindness and a sense of civic duty, while promoting practical skills such as project management and resource allocation. Examples include producing home-made soaps, candles or jewellery, or growing organic vegetables, to sell to the community and raise money for charity.
Student Led Clubs
Our Student Led Clubs give children the chance to lead a workshop based on their own hobbies and skills. Covering diverse interests from Rubik’s Cube to Knitting to Pokemon cards, any Elementary child can choose their topic, then design, prepare and run a club to share their passion with peers of all ages.
Student Council
The IMS Student Council empowers all elementary students, regardless of age, to experience leadership and promote community relations. Each year, classes hold elections to determine a class representative that will join the Student Council. Collaborating with teacher supervisors, these representatives initiate and implement projects such as creating science packs and recess activity programmes that will benefit all students, faculty and school community.
Student Wellbeing
Student Well-being is of paramount importance at IMS, and we apply a holistic approach to safeguarding an inclusive learning environment for every child at IMS. Programmes are in place to foster positive relationships, self-awareness, emotional regulation and responsible decision-making whilst balancing each student’s physical, emotional and social needs. Tools, such as regular student wellbeing quizzes, allow the pastoral team to track the emotional state of individual children and identify needs for support and guidance.
By the end of Upper Elementary
Your child will be equipped with a strong academic foundation and a suite of 21st Century skills:
Thinking laterally
Making self-assessments of their own academic progress
Acting on constructive feedback
Researching in various ways
Applying their knowledge in practical applications
Expressing ideas effectively through a range of communication, including collaborative discussion, public speaking, technology, writing
Resolving group conflicts constructively
Taking global and social responsibility through service work
Being a leader of change within their communities
Where does your child go from here
IMS Elementary students transition seamlessly to other international schools in Hong Kong, including the following:
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