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Elementary School Special Subject Areas
 Physical Education
Technology
Art
Music
Thai Language and Culture
Japanese and Korean Language Classes
Library
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The ISE Physical Education curriculum is based on current American physical education benchmarks. Lessons are designed to be developmentally appropriate and follow a child's natural progression from year to year. The Pre-K program introduces the children to some fundamental skills and allows them to explore the world of being physically active.
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The kindergarten to second grade program offers daily physical activity opportunities for the students. The focus is on the development of basic skills in a creative and fun environment. Effort is made to integrate curriculum topics into the lessons whenever possible. The third to fifth grade program consists of physical education classes several times a week. In addition to furthering skill development emphasis is on simple goal making, self-assessment, leadership and sportsmanship. Portfolios are used for self-assessment while quarterly reports provide feedback to parents on student progress in effort, responsibility, listening, application of skills/strategies, and overall improvement.
In addition to the physical education classes our students are given the chance to further practice and apply their skills in our after school activities, intramural and elementary sports programs. Our offerings for after school activities often include physical activities such as soccer, basketball, martial arts, circus, tennis, golf and dance. Intramurals involve small-sided 3 on 3 tournaments with both beginner and intermediate leagues. These run at lunch time recess and fun, friendship and sportsmanship are emphasized. The elementary sports program gives the chance for students to compete in their sports of interest. The competitions are with local Thai schools as well as local international schools. We are a member of the Eastern Seaboard Athletic Conference (ESAC) and attend and host events throughout the year. The main elementary sports that we compete in are soccer and basketball with some opportunities in other sports throughout the year.
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At ISE, tremendous effort has been made to integrate technology into all areas of the elementary school curriculum. A variety of resources including a computer lab and a library media lab including the accompanying software are constantly being upgraded to provide teachers and students with the latest in information technology. |
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An aggressive plan to integrate technology into the classroom curriculum has been introduced at ISE. The goal is to increase student’s computer literacy skills as well as preparing students to be lifelong learners and contributing members of a global society.
ISE is committed to providing the best possible education for our students and recognizes the importance of ever-changing technology. |
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ISE is committed to providing the best possible education for our students and recognizes the importance of ever-changing technology.
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The art program at The International School Eastern Seaboard emphasizes five major areas of art instruction and activity. These include a focus on two-dimensional design, three-dimensional design, printmaking, and art history and appreciation.
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Throughout the development of these units of instruction, a focus is maintained on the themes of environmental awareness, social responsibility, communication, and personal expression.
The general objectives of the program revolve around the ideals of individuality, creativity, aesthetics, and perception.
| Art projects are often an extension of grade level curriculum. The art teacher works with grade level teams to plan lessons that support subjects in the homeroom classes. Students in first through to fifth grade receive instruction in art twice a week. Art is integrated into the PreK and Kindergarten classroom curriculum. |
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Elementary School is a very important time for students to be immersed in music in order to develop a love for music, and in promoting brain growth. Students in Kindergarten through to Grade 5 receive instruction in general music twice a week.
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The curriculum is designed to promote a general appreciation for music with attention to singing, playing, listening, composing, performing, and moving to various forms of music. Students are taught to recognize and discriminate between instruments and various types of sounds. They are exposed to music from a number of cultures and time periods and are encouraged to listen and appreciate. The students will also acquire sensitivity to rhyme, pitch, dynamics, timbre, form, melody, and harmony in music.
Fluency in reading music is important by the time all ISE students reach Middle School as a firm foundation for learning a band instrument. For this reason, an emphasis is placed on reading music through playing the recorder from second grade. |
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At the International School Eastern Seaboard, the Thai language and culture curriculum provides students with an understanding of and appreciation for the Thai people and their history, language, and traditions. Central to this increased awareness of Thailand is a classroom-learning environment that fosters the development of positive attitudes
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about the host country, and a general sensitivity towards cultural diversity.
The Thai Language and Culture program is designed to meet the needs of two populations differing greatly in their Thai language needs. For the non-Thai speaking student studying at ISE, the instructional program offers short-term residents of Thailand appropriate activities to increase their knowledge of the country in which they now reside. This is approach through focused presentation on the geography, history, language, and holiday celebrations of Thailand. These activities allow students to become actively involved in planning festivals, making handicrafts, tracing genealogies, and reading old maps.
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In the area of language, students learn survival language skills, and increase their proficiency as a function of their continued exposure to the program. For competent Thai Language speakers, the program provides an academic focus on the development of reading and writing proficiency in Thai. These literacy skills are delivered in small group instruction using both teacher developed materials, as well as curriculum materials developed through the Thai Ministry of Education. Students from Kindergarten to fifth grade receive Thai instruction.
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Native Japanese and Korean language speakers receive native language instruction twice a week at the International School of Eastern Seaboard. At ISE it is believed that students should continue to study their first language while learning English.
The classes are focused on learning both the written and oral elements of the Japanese and Korean language.The instructional content is grade level appropriate and complements the curriculum taught in Japan and Korea. Japanese and Korean students in grade one to five receive language instruction twice a week.
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With book and audio visual holdings numbering over 18,000 materials, our two ISE libraries are continually being upgraded to contain the most up to date materials for a 21st century educational setting. Students and parents alike are welcome to come and explore the variety of information resources available.
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Our trained professional staff is always there to assist.
Library skills are taught to Elementary age children with assistance from the both the librarian and other IT specialists. The skills that are taught are directly related to classroom curriculum. |
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