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International Primary Curriculum

The International Primary Curriculum was originally developed by the Shell Oil Company for its schools overseas and is now used extensively at primary level in over 1,300 international schools throughout the world, 1000 of those in the UK alone. The curriculum was created to grapple with the problem of transient students who missed out of large amounts of material every time they changed schools.

The resulting topic-based curriculum is taught in pre-packaged formulated lesson plans so students can go from school to school and not miss a beat. Yet, in keeping with the close attention paid to the way emotional states affect learning, the material can be innovative and often fun.

Focusing on three standards - academic, personal development, international mindedness, the theory is that teaching through topics provides a creative system that opens up learning. The core subjects - science, mathematics, history, art, language, geography, and more - are all taught through topics, each one lasting two to six weeks.

To learn everything you ever wanted to know about the IPC, go to our article The International Primary Curriculum Explained .

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