Welcome to the Middle School
Here at NIS, the goal of our Middle School is to cultivate principled, courageous, creative thinkers who are equipped to prosper in an internationally-minded world. In grades 6-9, we recognize the unique needs of middle-level learners, and, as such, couple robust Advisory and Co-curricular opportunities with a rigorous academic programme aimed at inspiring and supporting students throughout this exciting stage. We aim to provide learning experiences in a wide variety of contexts that encourage our students to make connections to themselves, to other subject areas, to their host nation, and beyond.
Our Middle School curriculum is based on a combination of clearly defined Student Learning Outcomes and the inquiry-infused International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme.Grade Level Overviews provide a detailed breakdown of what is studied at each grade level. These and other school documents can be viewed via the links below. All students in MYP are involved in Service Learning which raise awareness of community needs and builds confidence in their ability to bring about change.
Ruth Clarke
Head of Middle School
After many years of teaching Humanities and History Ruth now leads educators in the Middle School and works with students to strive for personal excellence through the development of a rigorous academic programme.
- Subjects
- Grade Level Overviews
- Assessment
- Grade Boundaries
- Awards
- Parent Access to Teacher Planning and Curriculum Documents
Subjects
In the Middle Years Programme, students study subjects in eight areas:
Languages A (English A, Mandarin A, Korean A, German A): G6-7Criteria ; G8Criteria; G9-10Criteria
Languages B (English B, Mandarin B, French B, Spanish B) : G6-7Criteria ; G8Criteria ; G9-10Criteria
Humanities: G6-7Criteria ; G8Criteria ; G9-10Criteria
Science: G6-7Criteria ; G8Criteria ; G9-10Criteria
Mathematics: G6-7Criteria ; G8Criteria ; G9-10Criteria
Design (Computer Design, Product Design, Media Design): G6-7Criteria ; G8Criteria ; G9-10Criteria
Arts (Visual Arts, Drama, Music): G6-7Criteria ; G8Criteria ; G9-10Criteria
Physical Education: G6-7Criteria ; G8Criteria ; G9-10Criteria
Grade Level Overviews
Assessment
In the Middle Years Programme, teachers use a wide variety of methods to regularly assess understanding of student learning outcomes by applying assessment criteria established by the International Baccalaureate. This means that teachers measure student achievement against specified subject criteria. Assessments are posted on Veracross and grades and feedback are available to students and parents through the Veracross parent portal. Discussions about assessments take place with parents during Three Way and Student Led Conferences. In addition, NIS holds internal examinations for all students in G7 – G9 twice a year.
In the Semester reports, teachers indicate achievement for each criterion in that subject area. These criterion grades are then combined to give a 1 to 7 FINAL GRADE using IB published grade boundaries. Students are eligible for a number of awards in each grade level.
Grade 9 student grades are recorded as credits on the transcript for their High School Diploma.
Grade Boundaries
Awards
Parent Access to Teacher Planning and Curriculum Documents
Parent Atlas Login Parents of enrolled students ask your child’s Advisor for the password. Prospective parents contact admissions