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- Our CurriculumThe school offers the IGCSE curriculum under the EDEXCEL BOARD. It also offers Drama, Hindi, Music and Physical Education under the CIE BOARD. The Academic Year runs from September to July Pupils are admitted in year 7, after completing Key Stage II of the British National Curriculum or Standard 6 of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education. They cover Key Stage III in years 7, 8 & 9.
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- Our ActivitiesStudents assist in organizing school functions and raising funds. The clubs instill a sense of belonging among the pupils and make them a part of the school community in all aspects of school life. The clubs also organize trips within and outside the country. They are managed by students, elected for a one-year term. Each club is under the care of a teacher, who is the club patron.
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German
The German language department encompasses the club and the language classes.The club was founded in October 2008 with Ms Kristin being the patron as well as the language teacher.The club has celebrated German day twice,and has also taken part in other 2nd language activities like elocution and poetry competitions at Nairobi academy.
German language has been taught for over 5 years in the school,starting from year 7 to year 11.At year 11,the students get to sit for their ‘O’ level exams from Edexel.
Currently the department has about 100 students,out of which 10 will be sitting for their exam this year May\June.
The German exam consists of three(3) papers;
Paper 1-Listening -30 minutes.
Paper 2-Continuous writing -1hour 30 minutes
. Paper 3-Oral Role play-speaking -10 minutes.
The German students enjoy learning using the Logo text and work books 1 to 4,accompanied with 3 cassettes each.
There is a German room from where the lessons and club activities are conducted.The room has Informative Charts which are done by students as well as gifts from Goethe Institut.We are proud to own an Audio/CD player Radio which we use for the lessons and visual lessons take place in the smart board room.
The club has organised trips Germanic in Nature to Mombasa and around Nairobi;this year focusing on Goethe Institut and the German school.We are working on an exchange program between our school and other schools that offer German language both locally and internationally.
FAQs.
1.Why learn German?
Knowledge of German language increases your job opportunities with German and foreign companies world wide.
2.How is German related to studies?
German is the second most commonly used scientific language.
Germany has the best Universities in the world offering a wide range of science and technology related subjects
A number of scholarships are awarded by Germany to study in German universities.
3.German and tourism?
In the tourism industry, German speaking tourists are known for travelling far and wide as well as for being big spenders therefore would appreciate being looked after by German speaking staff and tour guide.
4.For communication?
Multilingual communicators are the sole backbone of development in Media and ICT, therefore German is vital as a foreign language for this purpose .A wide range of books and website are written in German.
5.Where else after school?
One can learn German at the Goethe Institute Nairobi after school and wishes to further it.