The Elementary Section of Dawnpearls Montessori Academy runs the International Primary Curriculum (IPC). The curriculum is child-centred, teacher friendly – and it is used mostly by the best primary schools in Lagos and Nigeria. The IPC enables your child to take responsibility for his or her learning by involving in activities such as planning, researching, recording, and interacting with teachers and other students.
The IPC focuses on developing children’s learning through a structure that is based on learning goals, and these goals include subject goals, personal learning goals, and international learning goals.
Under the subject goals, your child will learn how to develop a deep understanding of subjects such as Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, ICT & Computing, Technology, History, Geography, Music, Physical Education, Art and Society. The personal learning goals of the IPC will equip your child with the essential 21st-century skills, comprising communication, resilience, adaptability, thoughtfulness, cooperation, respect and morality.
In the Early Elementary, which is Year 1 – Year 4, our pupils receive optimum education that enhances their development of core skills in literacy and numeracy. In a case whereby a child is experiencing difficulties in learning, our school offers a learning-support programme, and this programme is one of the reasons parents regard Dawnpearls one of the best primary schools in Lagos and Nigeria.
Core Subjects include English, Mathematics and Science with each area further broken down to specific aspects
Running through Years 1 – 6, the curriculum framework for English is broken down into Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening. Pupils are helped to acquire knowledge, obtain necessary skills and gain understanding of concepts.
In preparation for higher learning, the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework covers four content areas, namely – Scientific Enquiry, Biology, Chemistry, & Physics. Through the Cambridge Science curriculum our pupils begin to participate in investigative science from an early age. They consider ideas, evaluate evidence, record and analyse their data. This kindles their interest for scientific knowledge and builds in them the confidence to explore their environment, thus becoming more aware and better informed about their world.
Building on the Montessori Early Childhood curriculum and a foundation of concrete learning with Montessori Math materials, Cambridge Primary Mathematics expands the mathematical minds of our pupils through work in five content areas – Number, Geometry, Measure, Handling data & Problem solving.
In addition to the Cambridge Primary programme, Dawnpearls Montessori Academys primary programme offers a broad curriculum, which helps children develop a thorough understanding of subjects like:
The Primary program is on application for children aged 5½ - 11 years
Primary hours are 8:00am - 2:15pm
