International School

A warm welcome to our website from all of us at the International Residential School in Ambala.

Our School’s location is quite attractive with calm & serene village atmosphere ideally suited for basic & higher education.

We welcome children of all nationalities into our school and offer a true International education through our International Primary Curriculum (IPC) programme.

Within the IPC , we encourage children to explore, question, experiment, build confidence and acquire independence. At ISL Surrey, children quickly identify themselves as enthusiastic and effective learners, fully developing their unique skills and talents.

Creating a learning culture in which we can focus on every individual child is what we are trying to achieve at our School. This is not only possible due to restricted class sizes and robust support systems in place for pupils, but it’s largely due to the strong commitment of staff who strives hard to meet the needs of every child’s learning. Key phrases which highlight our approach are interactive learning, cooperative learning and celebrating learning.

We aim to develop in each student a global outlook, which seeks to understand and appreciate the attitudes and values of others. We aim to nurture a deep curiosity for all that’s new and different.

Although this is an English-medium International School, we respect very child’s roots and encourage children to progress in their language of origin and learn more about their own cultural background.

We would be delighted to meet with you and share the friendly atmosphere and positive ethos that makes our school so special. A visit to the school can be easily arranged by phoning the school’s secretary on ______. Please feel free to contact us with any queries you might have.

The International Primary Curriculum.

Great Learning, great teaching, great fun!

The International Primary Curriculum is a curriculum that is being used in over by many international schools in many countries around the world.

Our school will be started using the IPC programme , it will be proved very successful and will be used effectively to deliver our curriculum being constantly updated through IPC courses and in house training. We are full members of the IPC Teaching framework. Fieldwork educational services support us in continuously improving learning in our school through the IPC.

The goal of the IPC is for children to focus on a combination of academic, personal and international learning. We want children to enjoy their learning; develop enquiring minds, develop the personal qualities they need to be good citizens of the world, and develop a sense of their own nationality and culture, at the same time developing a profound respect for the nationalities and cultures of others. Most of all, we want children to develop all the skills they will need in order to confidently face the world of tomorrow.

Children learn through a series of IPC units of work. Each unit of work has a theme that today’s children find interesting and relevant. Examples of these themes includes Treasure, Rainforest, Mission to Mars and Beyond and Fit for Life. Each unit of work lasts on average between four and eight weeks and children learn many of their subjects through this one common theme so that their learning has meaning to them.

Linking subjects means that children can make lots of connections with their learning. We now know that the more connections that the brain can make, the better a child can learn.

The development of skills is a very big part of the IPC and learning activities have been designed so that children can develop these skills. This development of skills even applies to the personal learning goals which emphasise adaptability, resilience, thoughtfulness, cooperation and respect and which, as a result of progressive skill development, help children to become able and inspired learners.

The IPC is not just topic learning. Although the learning is based around a theme, the learning that the children do within that theme has very distinct outcomes to ensure that children are learning exactly what they need to learn.

The IPC focuses children’s learning on a combination of knowledge, skills and understanding. No one can properly predict the nature of work and life opportunities that will be available for today’s primary age children by the time they are adults. Many of the jobs they will have don’t yet exist; especially in the fields of ICT, technology and science. So the IPC focuses on a skills-based approach, developing adaptable and resilient globally-minded learners, prepared for the fast-changing world that they’ll be living and working in.

The IPC has been designed for children of all abilities and all learning styles, and encourages learning in groups as well as individual learning.

In order that parents know what their child is learning, they are sent a letter at the beginning of each IPC unit which outlines what learning will be covered and how parents can help continue that learning at home if they choose.

The continued development of the IPC today ensures that children are learning a current and highly relevant curriculum based on the very latest research into the brain and children’s learning.