Upper School
Innovative curriculums, international program.
The 10th through the 12th graders passionately and critically work toward the worldwide accepted knowledge and the 21st century needed skills-truthfulness, teamwork, innovation, problem solving, flexibility, global knowledge, perseverance & resilience, communication, critical intellectual, civic involvement, leadership, and AI ability–from core subjects, extracurricular activities, and creative clubs through an innovative curriculum (AERO & US-CCSS), issued by the United States Department of Education so that they are ready for worldwide university.
They are doing a galaxy observatory project to enable deeper understanding about planet lessons.
SmartKids Upper School Class
AERO & CCSS Subjects
English Language Arts
Reading literature and reading informational text for key ideas and details, craft, and structure, integration knowledge and ideas, ranges of reading and level of text complexity as well as writing, Listening and speaking.
MAthematics
Conceptual category number and quantity, progressions for number and quantity, conceptual category algebra, progressions for algebra, conceptual category functions, progressions for functions, conceptual category geometry, progressions for geometry, conceptual category statistics and probability, progressions for statistics and probability, modeling, and mathematical practices.
Science
Biology about constructing an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells and more. Chemistry about using the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms and more. Physics about analyzing data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration and more.
Social Studies
Time, continuity, and change, connections and conflict, geography, culture, society and identity, fundamental economic principles, scientific and technological developments.
Electives
IELTS
- IE10: IELTS Band 7
- IE11A: IELTS Band 8
- IE11B-12: IELTS Band 9
ACIE-ESL
- ESL9-10: Upper Intermediate Learners
- ESL11-12: Advanced Learners
Innovation
- I10: Innovation10
- I11A: Innovation11
- I12: Innovation12
