Curriculum

All academic matters at Lyceum International School D.I.Khan are the responsibility of the Studies Department which comprises three sections: Academics (curriculum, assessment, career guidance & counseling, libraries). Professional Development & Research (teacher and leader training). Inspection & Quality Assurance (school inspection and improvement). Lyceum International School is clear in its strategic intent to provide a high quality educational experience that will motivate, enthuse, and encourage its large student community in all areas of Pakistan and worldwide. With a readiness to move rapidly to develop new ways of teaching for effective learning, Lyceum International school exudes a confidence that comes from a remarkable track record of having academic systems and procedures in place which suit our students’ needs and help sustain a high level of examination success. In establishing a clear future vision of what academic excellence might look like in our schools, there is a constant need to shape our academic planning to align with, and equip our students with, the skills and values to cope with growing demands of the 21st century.

Lyceum international school offers a holistic educational experience to each child by inspiring a lifelong love for learning and by inculcating skills that enable them to become independent thinkers, effective communicators and solution seekers. Our curriculum is comprehensively designed by our educational experts and it incorporates the habits of mind framework, multiple intelligences theory, Montessori approach and positive psychology.

We aim to nurture our preschoolers so that they grow up to become happy, confident and successful adults.

Our curriculum focuses on all aspects of child development including their physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. Our approach is child-centric and focuses on self-directed learning. The entire environment at lyceum international school aims to inspire our preschoolers by offering them beautifully designed spaces to learn, play, create and explore.

By the end of our preschool program, our children are able to care for themselves independently and are able to build motor skills, coordination and concentration.

Sensorial-motor education aids in the development and refinement of the child’s senses.

Language education involves pre-reading activities and games, and phonic instruction for reading and writing. Much of the emphasis is on language development through an introduction to the correct terminology for the things in the child’s environment.

Mathematics activities involve the use of hands-on rather than abstract materials to develop a genuine understanding of concepts.

Cultural education include topics related to geography, botany, science and history.

The children are encouraged to develop their innate creative potential by being exposed to a wide variety of art and craft materials.

The preschool curriculum introduces children to a wide variety of these daily activities that focus on the importance of sharing, strengthen listening /comprehension skills while developing large and fine motor skills.

Curriculum is covered by employing preschool activities such as:

Nature study

Music & creative movement

Baking

Role play

Reading

Art & craft

Memory games

Free play

Story time

Computer work

Number work

Drama

Puppetry

Imaginative play

Field trips

Focus on such attention to detail ensures that our students develop well rounded personalities, a characteristic associated with only the best preschools.

Play group

Children join the playgroup at the age of 3+, which forms the first year of the lyceum international school preschool program. During this year our preschoolers are introduced to a curriculum that focuses on five distinctive educational program. Each educational program is taught through play, music, movement and sensorial activities. The focus is to develop the child’s creativity, confidence and motor skills at this stage.

Nursery

Children go on to the nursery class at 4+. Number work and literacy is introduced extensively in the reception class. Children move on to a higher level of this curriculum that has been designed age appropriately. Writing and reading tasks gain significance at this stage. The focus is directed more towards learning through project inquiry and by inculcating healthy habits of the mind. Daily “circle time”, and story-telling ensures participation of each child.

Kindergarten

Children complete the preschool program in the kindergarten at the age of around 5 to 6. In addition to further developing every child’s literacy and numeracy skills, Urdu and one other language is introduced at this stage. The focus is directed towards developing strong communication skills and confidence in children by being able to present and perform frequently in front of audiences. By the end of the preparatory class, children are comfortable with number work and are able to read and write small paragraphs both in English and Urdu. In addition, our preschoolers become avid readers and develop skills related to arts, sports, science .