In class
Classwork, oral reading, practicals and short tasks are recorded through the week. Misconceptions are corrected the next lesson, not the next term.
Academics
One continuous Competency-Based Curriculum from PP1 to Grade 9, with teaching plans, assessment and reporting that follow the same standards at every level.
The curriculum
What the CBC changes
The Competency-Based Curriculum is organised around what a learner can do with what they know. A lesson is planned from a learning outcome, practised through real tasks, and assessed against clearly described performance levels.
In practice that means more reading aloud, more practical work, more explanation and less copying from the board. Learners are expected to reason, work in groups and present their thinking — skills that carry into senior school and beyond.
We follow the national curriculum designs for every level, and add the routines that make them work: daily reading, weekly assessment, and a termly review with parents.
Reported each term
- Performance level in every learning area
- Reading fluency and comprehension progress
- Attendance and punctuality
- Participation in clubs, sport and service
- Teacher comment on what to work on next
Levels and subjects
What learners study
Learning areas build on each other from level to level, with literacy and numeracy secured early.
| Level | Grades | Focus | Main learning areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary | PP1 – PP2 | Play-based readiness: language, number, motor skills, social confidence. | Language activities, mathematical activities, environmental activities, psychomotor and creative activities |
| Lower primary | Grade 1 – 3 | Reading, writing and number sense, taught in the language the learner knows best while building English. | Literacy, Kiswahili, English, mathematics, environmental activities, creative arts, physical education |
| Upper primary | Grade 4 – 6 | Independent reading and reasoning across subjects; first formal examinations-style tasks. | English, Kiswahili, mathematics, science and technology, social studies, agriculture, creative arts, physical education |
| Junior school | Grade 7 – 9 | Subject specialists, project work, and preparation for senior school pathway choices. | English, Kiswahili, mathematics, integrated science, pre-technical studies, social studies, agriculture, creative arts and sports, life skills |
Note: the exact combination of learning areas for a given year follows the current national curriculum designs; the class teacher confirms the timetable at the start of each term.
Assessment
How progress is measured
Assessment at this school is continuous. A single end-of-term paper never decides a learner's future here.
At the end of a unit
Written and practical assessments check whether the competency has been achieved, and inform the performance level reported to parents.
At the end of term
A report card shows performance levels, attendance and the teacher's advice. Parents are welcome to discuss it with the class teacher.
Support
No learner quietly falls behind
When a learner struggles, the response is specific: another explanation, a targeted worksheet, a reading partner, or a short remedial programme after class. Where a difficulty needs more than the classroom can offer, we speak to the family early and agree a plan together.
- Reading support in the lower grades
- Remedial and revision sessions before assessments
- Extension tasks for learners ready for more
- Termly review of every learner on a support plan
Beyond the classroom
Sport, music, drama, clubs, agriculture and service give learners a second place to succeed — and often the confidence that carries back into class.
- Inter-house sport and athletics
- Music, dance and drama
- Debate, STEM and reading clubs
- Leadership and community service
Questions about a specific class?
The office can tell you which classes have places and what the term looks like.