Pedagogy

We follow the International General Certification of Secondary Education (IGCSE) for Grades 9 and 10. Cambridge IGCSE ensures the most effective method of not just transferring knowledge to students but also helping them to appreciate, understand and apply what they have learned. 

The Cambridge IGCSE curriculum is built on a strong foundation of core subjects and allows for the addition of interdisciplinary perspectives. Our approach emphasises the importance of exposing learners to diverse subjects and encouraging them to make connections between them. This curriculum is supported by outstanding resources and training. It is highly flexible and engaging. We help them foster critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving skills which serve as an excellent preparation for advanced studies.

Pedagogy

The Senior School caters to maturing young adults who are becoming acquainted with challenges typical of teenage years. As a result, we strive to nurture an environment of curiosity, empathy, and innovation at senior school where teaching and learning is interactive, collaborative and experiential. The teacher is a guide who creates various opportunities for their holistic development and helps develop life skills, like leadership, self-discipline and perseverance, needed to shape students into transformational leaders ready to face all challenges in the future, leaders who take ownership of their own learning.

We are an authorised school for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, a renowned international programme that ensures students aged 16-18 are ready for success at university and beyond. IBDP students take responsibility for their learning, developing critical and creative thinking, collaboration, research, self-discipline, and communication skills. The robust curriculum in the IBDP emphasises equipping the students with skills and values needed not only to overcome the challenges of today’s complex, dynamic world but also to succeed in jobs and careers of the future.

Curriculum

The program offers a range of subjects that cover a variety of academic areas, including languages, mathematics, humanities, sciences, and arts. While a science‑oriented student is challenged to learn a foreign language and the natural linguist becomes familiar with laboratory procedures, active citizenship and global perspectives are encouraged in each area of the curriculum. The subjects are continually reviewed and revised to meet contemporary needs.

Students study subjects that align with their interests and career goals and are encouraged to select those subjects that complement each other. In addition to the subject-specific knowledge, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme focuses on developing critical thinking and independent learning skills. This is achieved through various formative and summative assessments methods that include collaborative tasks, group and individual presentations, open book tests, Internal assessments, case studies and field work, besides the written assessments. The curriculum provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their understanding individually and collaboratively, honing their creativity and research skills in the process.

In addition to the subject-specific knowledge, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme focuses on developing critical thinking and independent learning skills. This is achieved through various formative and summative assessments methods that include collaborative tasks, group and individual presentations, open book tests, oral assessments, Internal assessments, case studies and field work, besides the end of semester assessments and the culminating board exams . The curriculum provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their understanding individually and collaboratively and develop critical thinking skills.

Students opt for 6 subjects to study from these groups listed below , three at Standard Level and three at Higher Level

Students must choose three subjects at 'Higher Level' (HL) and three subjects at 'Standard Level' (SL).

• They must take one subject each from Groups 1 to 5.
• Group 6 is optional; students are allowed to take any subject either from group 3 or 4 if they have not taken any subject in Group 6.
• ESS (Environmental Systems and Societies) HL/SL is an interdisciplinary subject available both in Group 3 & 4.
• In IBDP students also have the flexibility to take 3 subjects from Group 3 or three subjects from Group 4 if the career/college path chosen demands the same.

The core of the IBDP

Besides the 6 subjects the IBDP journey of a student includes:

• Theory of Knowledge- In the TOK course, students inquire into the nature of knowing and deepen their understanding of knowledge as a human construction, introducing them to university level critical thinking.
• Extended Essay- Diploma students also complete a independent research project, in which they conduct in-depth study of a research question from one of their Diploma subjects. 
• Creativity, Activity, Service- CAS promotes originality, healthy lifestyles, and responsible engagement with local and global communities. Activities include community service, Model United Nations, sports, supporting local NGOs etc.

The benefits to the IB Diploma Programme:

The IBDP is:

• Broad and flexible-students can choose subjects that align with their interests and career goals.
• An academic programme that develops university level skills.
• A reliable benchmark of attainment.
• A popular entry qualification with UK, US, Europe, Australia, Singapore and many colleges across India.
• Very appealing to employers, who value its breadth.
• Tailor-made for the demands of a modern world that requires leaders with global perspective.

IBDP faculty profile at Adani International School, Ahmedabad

90% of the IBDP faculty are IB examiners and have more than 8 years of teaching experience

For further information about the IBDP, please visit www.ibo.org OR DP curriculum - International Baccalaureate® (ibo.org)