Welcome
Message by Middle School Facilitator
Welcome to the Sunway International Schools (SIS), Sunway Middle School Program, which incorporates the Canadian Ontario Curriculum into classes ranging from Grades 6 through 8. Academic progress is not the only priority in Middle School. SIS emphasises holistic development and provides a wide range of co-curricular programmes that focus on students’ academic and personal interests including debate, sports, poetry, and music, to name a few. The Middle School Student Council that is separate from the High School Student Council offers more personal and leadership development opportunities to students in grades 6 to 8.
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
SIS’s student-centric Middle School Programme provides a well-balanced approach, combining academic rigour with creative exploration while placing a strong emphasis on literacy, numeracy, and essential learning skills. This ensures a smooth transition from primary to high school.
Following Canada’s Ontario curriculum, students are assessed entirely through coursework completed throughout the semester. Assessment outcomes provide teachers with valuable insights into students’ progress in meeting curriculum expectations, enabling them to support students with alternative learning strategies to help them achieve their learning objectives.
Core Elements
A distinctive feature of the Ontario curriculum is the use of observations, conversations, and student-produced work to evaluate learning. Teachers provide continuous feedback and guidance, helping students stay on track and reach their full potential.
Resources are carefully selected to reflect classroom diversity and respond to student dynamics. Social Studies, Science, the Arts, and Character Education are integrated to provide relevant and authentic learning opportunities. Multimodal learning activities and inclusive resources cater to students with diverse backgrounds, abilities, interests, and learning styles. Through these approaches, we aim to foster student engagement and instil a lifelong love for learning.
