STUDENT AND PARENT HANDBOOK | 2017-2018 SCHOOL OF … · 2018-05-23 · STUDENT AND PARENT HANDBOOK | 2017-2018 SCHOOL OF THE NATIONS 聯國學校 ‘Regard man as a mine rich

STUDENT AND PARENT HANDBOOK | 2017-2018 SCHOOL OF THE NATIONS 聯國學校

‘Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom.’

- Bahá’u’lláh

SCHOOLOFTHENATIONS

STUDENTANDPARENTHANDBOOK

2017-2018

‘Knowledgeispraiseworthywhencoupledwithethicalconductandavirtuouscharacter.’

-Bahá’íWritings

CONTACT

Telephone: +8532870-1759Fax: +8532870-1724Email: [email protected]: www.schoolofthenations.edu.moAddress: SchooloftheNations RuadoMinho,Taipa MacauS.A.R.

ADMINISTRATIONMr.VivekNair [email protected] ChineseAdministratorchinese@schoolofthenations.comMr.MarkCampbell ArtsAdministrator IGCSEExaminationOfficerarts@schoolofthenations.comMs.MahshidTaheri CurriculumAdministratormtaheri@schoolofthenations.comMr.WilliamLeong SecondaryAdministrator IBDiplomaProgrammeCoordinatorib@schoolofthenations.comMs.VictoriaArjomand MiddleSchoolAdministratormidschool@schoolofthenations.comMs.BetinaCoetzee [email protected] [email protected]

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

GENERALSECTION

A1 INTRODUCTIONTOTHEHANDBOOK 3 A2 S.O.N.VISIONANDMISSIONSTATEMENT 5 A3 THES.O.N.LEARNERPROFILE 6 A4 SCHOOLAPPROACH 8 A5 RESPONSIBILITIES 9A5.1 TeacherResponsibilities A5.2 ParentResponsibilities A5.3 StudentResponsibilities A5.4 StudentIntegrity A6 EQUALOPPORTUNITY 10 A7 COOPERATIVEDISCIPLINE 10 A8 STUDENTUNIFORMS 12A8.1 SchoolUniform A8.2 Hair A8.3 SocksandShoes(ExceptKindergarten) A8.4 AccessoriesandJewellery A8.5 CasualDayDressCode A9 STUDENTATTENDANCE 14A9.1 ExcusedandUnexcusedAbsence A10 SCHOOLBUSCONDUCTANDRULES 16 A11 BAHÁ’ÍHOLYDAYS 17 A12 HOMEWORK(P1toF6) 18 A13 ENGLISHLANGUAGELEARNER(ELL)SUPPORT 19 A14 USEOFTECHNOLOGY 20A14.1 GeneralPolicyonTechnology A14.2 SpecialPermissiononTechnology A15 EMERGENCYPROCEDURES 21

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A16 REGULATIONSFORTYPHOONANDOTHEREXTREMEWEATHERCONDITIONS

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A17 PERSONALINFORMATIONANDCHANGEOFADDRESS,

PHONEOREMAIL21

A18 STUDENTHEALTH 22A18.1 AdministrationofMedication A18.2 StudentInsurance A19 SCHOOLPROPERTYANDEQUIPMENT 23 A20 LOSTANDFOUND 23 A21 EXTRACURRICULARACTIVITIES 23 A22 HOUSESYSTEM 23 A23 LIBRARYITEMS 24 A24 WITHDRAWAL 25A24.1 Procedure A24.2 RefundPolicy A25 SPECIALAWARDSANDDISTINCTIONS(P1toF6) 26A25.1 SchoolAwards A25.2 GovernmentAwards A26 COMMUNICATIONS-EDMODO 28A26.1 Edmodo A27 PARENTSENGAGEMENT 29A27.1 ParentOrientation A27.2 ParentVisitDays A27.3 ParentVolunteers A27.4 ProtocolforRaisingConcernswiththeSchool A28 REPORTCARDSANDGRADINGSYSTEM 31 A29 SCHOLARSHIP 31 A30 MONETARYANDOTHERDONATIONSTOSCHOOL 32 A31 REFERENCELETTERSANDFORMS 32 A32 EMERGENCYCONTACT 32

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DEPARTMENTALSECTIONS

K KINDERGARTEN K1 GENERALINFORMATION 35K1.1 SchoolAttendance K1.2 Parent-TeacherHandbook/GreenBook K1.3 FieldTrips K1.4 Children’sDiet K1.5 LunchOptions K1.6 BirthdayCelebrations K1.7 ItemswhichNeedtobeKeptatSchool K1.8 ItemswhichNeedtobekeptinSchoolBag K1.9 ToysAndValuables K1.10 Uniform K2 SCHOOLDAYPROCEDURES 37K2.1 SchoolHours K2.2 Arrival K2.3 Dismissal K3 ACADEMICS 38K3.1 ProgressReportsAndParent/TeacherConferences K3.2 Homework P PRIMARY P1 GENERALINFORMATION 41P1.1 SchoolAttendance P1.2 ElectronicEquipment P1.3 ToysandValuables P1.4 FieldTrips P1.5 BirthdayCelebrations P2 SCHOOLDAYPROCEDURES 43P2.1 ArrivalandDepartureProcedures P2.2 LunchBreakandMorningRecess P2.3 StudentPlanner/Edmodo P2.4 SchoolSupplies P3 SNACKS,GUMANDCANDY 45 P4 ACADEMICS 45P4.1 Parent/TeacherConferencesandProgressReports P4.2 AcademicAdvancement

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MS MIDDLESCHOOLANDSECONDARY MS1 INTRODUCTION 49 MS2 EDUCATIONALPROGRAMME 49MS2.1 Overview MS2.2 Marking MS2.3 TermMarkandExaminationMarkWeightage MS2.4 EffortMarks(1to5) MS2.5 PromotionStandards MS2.6 DiplomasandCertificates MS2.7 Schedules MS3 EXPECTATIONS 53MS3.1 Language MS3.2 Relationships MS3.3 Safety MS3.4 Integrity MS3.5 AcademicHonesty MS3.6 LearningEnvironment MS4 STUDENTASSISTANCE 57 MS5 DETENTION,PROBATION,SUSPENSIONANDEXPULSION (Thissectionisunderreview)

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MS5.1 Consequences MS5.2 Probation MS6 THECAMBRIDGEINTERNATIONALEXAMINATIONS(CIE)

INTERNATIONALGENERALCERTIFICATEFORSECONDARYEDUCATION(IGCSE)

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MS7 THEINTERNATIONALBACCALAUREATEDIPLOMA PROGRAMME(IBDP)

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MS7.1 IBMissionStatement MS7.2 IBLearnerProfile MS7.3 TheIBDiplomaProgrammeModel MS7.4 IBDiplomaProgrammeAdmissionPolicy MS7.5 SubjectSelectionintheIBDiplomaProgramme MS7.6 LanguagePolicyintheSONIBDiplomaProgramme MS7.7 UseofManageBac MS7.8 UniversityCounselling MS7.9 StudentPrivileges MS8 INTERNATIONALEXAMINATIONREGISTRATION 77

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AppendicesAppendix01–StudentCalendar2016-17 79Appendix02–DSEJTyphoon,RainstormandAdverseWeather

ConditionGuideline81

Appendix03–MedicineTakingForm 83

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GENERALSECTION

GENERALINFORMATION

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GENERALSECTIONA1 INTRODUCTIONTOTHEHANDBOOKThepurposeofthishandbookistoprovidetheschoolcommunitywithacomprehensivelistofpoliciesandproceduresthatgovernthedaytodayrunningoftheSchool.Wehopethiswillensurethatourfamilieshaveabetterunderstandingofhowwefunction,andknowwhattodoiftheyhaveaspecificqueryorconcern.Asthishandbookisupdatedannually,welookforwardtoregularfeedbackfromyoutohelpimprovefutureeditions.Ifyoufeelthatthereareotherquestionsthatarenotaddressedinthishandbook,pleasecontacttheschoolwithyoursuggestionsorideas.Ourcurriculumisbasedona“bestpractice”educationalframeworkthataimstodevelopinquiring,knowledgeable,andcaringyoungpeoplewhohelptocreateabetterandmorepeacefulworldthroughunderstandingtheirdualpurpose.Oneofourdefiningattributesisourstrongbeliefineducatingthewholechildandfocusoncharacterdevelopment.Wearecommittedtofosteringthedevelopmentofresponsibleandcaringfutureworldcitizens.Dailylifeinschoolinvolvesraisingstudent’sawarenessandappreciationfortheSONLearnerProfileattributesandattitudes.Thesearethefoundationalstepsincreatinginternationallymindedindividuals.Inadditiontoprovidingstudentswithastrongacademicandspiritualeducation,wealsovalueandpromoteactiveparticipationinsportsandthearts.Wecometogetherregularlytocelebrateourstudent’sachievementsandsharewitheachotherwhatwehavebeenlearningaboutinourclasses.AtSchooloftheNations,wehaveanopendoorphilosophy.Parents1arewelcometomakearrangementstomeetwithteachers.Equally,teachers

1Throughoutthishandbook,"PARENTS"includesanyparent,legalguardian,orpersonhavinglawfulcontrolofthestudent.

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mayrequestadditionalmeetingswithparentsiftheyneedtodiscussthechild’sprogressorexperiencesinschool.Werealizethatwhenhavingdiscussionsaboutachild,itcanpotentiallybeanemotionaltime.However,webelievethatbothparentsandteachersalwayshaveachild’sbestinterestatheart.Therefore,wefeelitisimportanttorememberthatduringmeetingseveryoneinteractsinapositive,productivemannerandthatthefocusisontargetsettingand/orbestsolutionsforthechild.Wealsoinviteparentstojoinusonparentvisitdaystoobservethe“nutsandbolts”ofwhathappensonadailybasisinourclassrooms.Pleaseseetheparentvisitguidelinesandkeepaneyeoutforinvitationletters.Parentalinvolvementisalwayswelcomeanditplaysacriticalroleinthechildren’sdevelopment.Throughouttheschoolyear,youwillreceiveinvitationstoparticipateinyourchild’slearningexperiencesbyassistingwithactivitiesintheclassroom,providingadditionalsupporttosomeofourELLstudentsorhelpingonfieldtrips.Pleasecontactyourchild’steacherifyouwouldliketoassistwithanyactivitiesintheclassrooms,whetheritbeonaregularbasisorwhenyouhavepocketsoftime.Thankyouforyoursupport.Welookforwardtoasuccessfulyearoflearning.

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A2 S.O.N.VISIONANDMISSIONSTATEMENTAsanintegralcomponentoftheeducationalprogramsoftheBadiFoundation,theSchooloftheNationsisdedicatedtonurturingthephysical,intellectualandspiritualdevelopmentofchildrenandyouth,anddevelopingtheircapabilitiestocontributetothewell-beingoftheirfamiliesandcommunities.Foundedin1988,weeducatestudentsfromkindergartenthroughsecondary,employingcurriculathatdevelopcharacterandbuildcapacityforservicewhilepromotingacademicexcellence,alongwithinternationallyrecognizedprogrammessuchasInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)andInternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(IGCSE).TheschoolseekstocontributetothedevelopmentoftheMacauSpecialAdministrativeRegionthroughengagementwiththebroadercommunity,includingschoolexchanges,seminarsandtheserviceofitsteachersandstudents.TheSchooloftheNationsalsoservesasaresourcefortheadvancementofeducationalprocessesinthePeoples’RepublicofChinathroughexchangeswithschoolsandeducationbureaus.

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A3 THES.O.N.LEARNERPROFILETheSchooloftheNationsseekstoprepareworldcitizenswhowillbecomeactive,positiveandconscientiousparticipantsintheadvancementofsocietyandintheirowndevelopment.Toachievethis,thelearnermuststrivetoacquiredifferentelementsofidentity.Eachidentifyingelementiscomposedofasetofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillandhabits.ApartialsetoftheseisindicatedforeachelementTheSONstudent,withoutregardfornationality,religion,gender,age,culture,orsociallevel,endeavourstobea:SeekerofTruth(ST):TheSONlearnerstrivestobecomefreefromprejudice,unquestioningimitationandpersonalambitionsandactivelyseekstoindependentlyinvestigateandunderstandissuesforthemselves.Thefollowingchartisapartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.KnowerofSelf(KS):TheSONlearneriscontinuouslypursuingself-developmentandknowledgeoftheselfisaperquisite.Thelearnermustworktoidentifytheirtalents,strengths,weaknessesandfaultsandthenworksystematicallyatalltimestoimprove.Atthesametimethelearnermustavoidfocusingonthefaultsofothers.Thefollowingchartisapartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.PursuerofExcellence(PE):TheSONlearnerwilldevotetheirfullstrengthtoacquirebothinnerandouterperfectionsofcharacter,knowledge,wisdom,perceptionandeloquentspeech.Thefollowingchartisapartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.CommittedContributortoSocialProgress(CP):TheSONlearnerwillsubordinatepersonalconcernsandopinionstotheneedsofsocietyand,thinkingofthewelfareofothersactivelysearch,withoutconsiderationofpersonalities,forwaystocontributetotheprogressofallhumanity.Thefollowingchartisapartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.PromoterofUnityandJustice(PJ):TheSONlearnerwilltranscendthestageofdoingothersnoharmandactivelypromoteunityandjusticeasprerequisitesforovercomingtheillsofsociety.Thefollowingchartis

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apartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.PractitionerofModeration(PM):TheSONlearnerwillstrivetowardsmoderationinallareasoflifewhileavoidingexcesses,radicalismandviolencewhetherinactions,life-style,expression,dressorrecreation.Thefollowingchartisapartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.UpholderofHighStandardsofMorality(UM):TheSONlearnerconsidersexcellentcharacterandhighresolvetobethemainsourceofhappiness,honourandprosperity.Wordsandactionsmustcoincideifthelearnerexpectseffortstowardssocialandpersonalprogresstobeeffective.Thefollowingchartisapartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.ParticipatorinGroupActionsandDecisionMaking(PD):TheSONlearnerrealizesthatwisdomcomesfromcombiningtheexperiences,viewsandknowledgeofothers.Continuouseffortismadetoacquirethenecessaryskillsforeffectiveconsultationwithothers.Thefollowingchartisapartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.Well-WisherofMankind(WM):TheSONlearnerwillregardhumanityasasinglebody,andtheirownselfasjustanothermemberofthewhole,andknowthatifpainorinjuryafflictsanymemberofthatbody,itmustinevitablyresultinsufferingforalltherest.Thefollowingchartisapartialexampleoftheuniverseofattitudes,qualities,understandings,skillsandhabitsneededforthiselement.

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A4 SCHOOLAPPROACH• Toexploreallcurriculumareasthrougharangeoftechniques

includinginquirybasedlearning• Toensureeffectiveassessmentstrategiestoreportandrecord

progress• Todevelopinourstudentsthequalities,attitudes,and

characteristicsoftheSONLearnerProfile• Toenhancestudentlearningthroughtheuseoftechnology• Toactivelypromoteourschoolspirittoenhanceandcelebrate

studentlearning

A5 RESPONSIBILITIESTheschoolcommunityincludesstudents,parents,teachers,administratorsandstaff.Allthemembersofthecommunityareresponsibleforcooperatingtogethertoprovideanappropriateeducationalatmosphereconducivetoencouraginglifelonglearninganddevelopment.Toachievethiseachpersonhascertainresponsibilitiesandacceptstoconformtotherulesandregulationsnecessarytomaintainorderandefficiencyinthecommunity.A5.1 TeacherResponsibilitiesOuracademicstaffareinternationallyqualified,experiencedanddedicatedteacherswhocontinuetodeveloptheirskillsandtalentsthroughprofessionaldevelopmentandprofessionallearningcommunitiestohelpensurethatyourchildreceivesanexcellenteducation.Teachershavetheresponsibilityto:• Performteachingandextracurriculardutieswithappropriate

preparation;• TeachtheSchoolcurriculum;• Serveasappropriaterolemodelsforthestudents,inaccordance

withstandardsoftheteachingprofession;• Usedisciplinemanagementtechniquesdevelopedintheschool

disciplinemanagementplan;• Promotegoodstudentdisciplinebymodellingregularattendance

andpunctuality;• Complywithschoolpolicies,rulesandregulations,anddirectives;• Maintainanorderlyclassroomatmosphereconducivetolearning;• Establishopenlinesofcommunicationwithparents,students,and

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otherstaffmembers,aswellasparticipateinmeaningfulparentteacherconferences;

• Encouragestudentstostrivetowardsself-disciplineA5.2 ParentResponsibilitiesForthestudent’ssuccessparentsareencouragedto:• Makeeveryefforttoprovideforthephysicalandemotionalneeds

ofthestudent(s);• Encouragethestudent'sdailyattendance,andpromptlyreport

absencesandtardinesstotheschool;• Keepinformedofschoolpoliciesandacademicrequirementsof

schoolprogrammes;• Supportstudent(s)inpertinentschool-related

activities/organizations;• Besurestudent(s)is/areappropriatelydressedatschooland

school-relatedactivities;• Discussschoolreportsandassignmentswithstudent(s);• Maintainup-to-datehomework,andemergencytelephone

numbersandotherpertinentinformationattheschool;• Promotehighexpectationsforyourstudent’sbehaviour,school

achievement,andhomework;• Participateinschoolactivitiesincludingparent-teacher

conferences.• Establishandmaintainopenlinesofcommunicationbetween

home,schoolandteachersand,• Regularlycheckschoolcommunicationandhomework

assignments(ifapplicable)onEdmodo.A5.3 StudentResponsibilitiesStudentresponsibilitiesforachievingapositivelearningenvironmentatschoolorschool-relatedactivitiesshallinclude(notinorderofpriority):• Attendingallclasses,dailyandontime;• Beingpreparedforeachclasswithappropriatematerialsand

assignments;• Beingproperlyattired;• Beinginformedandadheringtotherulesandregulations

establishedbytheschool;• Exhibitingrespecttowardstherightsanddignityofother

students,staffandteachers;• Usinglanguagewhichiskind,respectfulanddecent;• Conductingthemselvesinaresponsiblemanner;

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• Torefrainfromlibellousremarks,obscenity,andviolenceinverbal,physicalandwrittenexpression.

• Toassistinmaintainingasafeenvironmentforallstaff,teachersandpeers;

• TouseEnglishandMandarinwhileatschool;• Tosolveproblemsthroughtalkinganddiscussions;• Obeyingallschoolpersonnel,schoolrules,safetyrulesatschool-

relatedactivitiesandonthebus;• Conveyinginformationtoparentsaboutacademicand

extracurricularrequirements,schoolpolicies,andtheacademicprogress(includingprogressreports).

• Respectfullybringinganyconcernsorissuestotheattentionoftheteachersoradministrators.

A5.4 StudentIntegrityAllhomework,assignments,testsandexamsareexpectedtorepresentthestudent’sowneffort.Parentsandtutorsmayassistthestudenttounderstandassignmentsbutshouldnotdictateanswers.Allformsofcheatingontestsorexams,plagiarismandotherformsofdeceptiontoobtaincreditwithouteffortareuniversallyrecognizedasimproperconduct.Suchconductisnotacceptableandmarkswillnotbeawardedforworkthatdoesnotrepresentthestudents’personaleffort.A6 EQUALOPPORTUNITYTheSchooloftheNationswillnotdiscriminateagainstanyoneonthebasisofrace,religion,nationalityorsex.AnypersonwhohasaconcernregardingdiscriminationshouldbringthemattertotheattentionoftheDirector.A7 COOPERATIVEDISCIPLINEAtSchooloftheNations,CooperativeDisciplineistheapproachtakentoclassroommanagement.Thisapproachassistsstudentstounderstandthegoalsoftheirbehaviourandchoosethemostappropriateconducttoachievetheirgoals.Parentsareinvitedtofamiliarisethemselveswiththeprinciplesandtechniquesofthismodel.Thedevelopmentofcorrect

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behaviourcanbestbeachievedwhenthereisclosecollaborationbetweenthehomeandtheschool.CooperativeDisciplineisbasedonassistingstudentstofeelconnected,contributingandcapable.Thereareavarietyofwaysinwhichwecandothisbothathomeandatschool.Youwillnotethatthisisaproactiveapproachtowardsstudentbehaviour.Seriousissues,suchasbullying,andspecificissues,suchasuniforminconsistencies,aredealtwithaspartofthisgreaterpolicyofensuringstudentsfeelthissenseofconnection,capableandcontributingmembersoftheschoolfamily.Eachstageofourproceduresincludessupportand/orconsequencesandeachcaseisconsideredwithinitscontext.Atalltimesanystaffmember,teachingorsupportstaff,willinvolvethemselvesimmediatelywhenissuesoccur.Wearecommittedtopayingcloseattentiontoourstudents’well-being.Onthewhole,ourstudentsareveryhappyandwellbehaved.Mostincidentsrequiringbehaviourmanagementgenerallyconsistofminorreportsfromstudentsinvolvingtheirfriends.Weworkwithstudentstoteachthemconflictresolutiontechniquesandtheimportanceoflisteningtoothersandrespectingtheirreasonablerequests.Wetakeallissuesbroughttoourattentionveryseriouslyanddealwiththeminthebestwaythathelpsallinvolved.Schoolisaplacewherestudentslearnmanyindividualandgroupsocialskills.Itisaplaceandtimeforthemtolearnwhatisandisnotappropriatebehaviour.Tobesthelpstudents,wealwaysworkwithparents,sowewillkeepyouinformedofanyconcerns,expectingsupportandfollow-upathomewhenseriousissuesarereported.Inthesamewayweaskthatparentsinformusofanyconcernsthattheirchildmayfeelmorecomfortablesharingathomesoweareempoweredtodealwiththeirsituationatschool.

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A8 STUDENTUNIFORMSWestrictlyenforceouruniformpolicyandwillaskstudentstocallhomeiftheyarenotincompleteorneatuniforms(includingmissingparts,suchasthetie).Studentsareexpectedtoreporttoschoolinproperschooluniform.A8.1 SchoolUniformShouldalwaysbecompleteandneatinappearancewhilecomingtoschool,inschoolorreturninghome.• Changingbetweencasualwearanduniformisnotpermittedinthe

school.• Specialattentionshouldbepaidtotiesandshirttails.• Anyadditionalclothingmaybewornunderneathuniformsaslong

asitisnotvisibleormodifiesthecolouroftheuniform.• Stainedortornitemsshouldbereplaced.• Make-upandnailpolisharenotallowed.• Studentsarerequiredtowearthemostuptodateschool

uniform.Assuch,studentsarenolongerallowedtoweartheshorterversionofthePEshorts.

• UniformscanbepurchasedfromLuenIeng聯盈校服(Address:CalcadaCentraldeS.LázaroNo.5,R/C,MacauTel:28354161)

FurtherinformationandpicturesofschooluniformmaybesoughtfromtheSchoolReception.A8.2 HairHairshouldbeneatandkeptoutoftheeyesatalltimes.Itshouldbeofanaturalcolourandnotbringundueattentiontothestudent.Girlsmaywearbandsorhairtiesofblackcolouronly.A8.3 SocksandShoes(ExceptforKindergarten)• Withregularschooluniform:Shoesmustbeleatherblackdress

shoes(Notsportsstyleshoes,canvasshoesorballet-styleshoes).• WithPEuniform:whitesocksandsportsshoesthatare

predominantlywhite.A8.4 AccessoriesandJewellery

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Excessivejewelleryisnotallowed.Thefollowingareacceptable:• onesimplewristwatch(nosmartwatches,excessivelygaudyor

expensiveones)• onemedicalertbracelet,ifrequired• oneplainring• onereligiousnecklacewornundertheshirtandoutofsight• onepairofsimplesleepersorstudsforpiercedearsattheearlobe

(girlsonly)A8.5 CasualDayDressCodeCasualdressmaybewornondaysallottedas"casualdressdays".Studentsshouldcontinuetodressrespectablyandrememberthattheirdressshouldnotserveasadistractiontoteachingorlearning.Thefollowingrequirementsshouldbeadheredto;otherwisestudentswillberequiredtochangebeforetheycanattendclasses:• Studentsshouldwearneat,clean,andcomfortableclothing

appropriatetotheirage,theschoolsetting,andtheweather.• Studentsshouldwearappropriatetopsthatcoverundergarments

andmidriffs.Tanktops,spaghettistrapsandhalter-topsarenotpermitted.

• Studentscanwearpants,shorts,askirt,oradress.Shorts,skirts,anddressesmustbeappropriateinlength.Thebottomofthehemmusttouchthetopofthestudent’skneecapwhilethestudentisstandingupright.

• Leggings,tightsandyogapantsmaybewornonlyunderdresses,skirtsorshorts.

• Clothingshouldnotberipped,tornorhaveanyinappropriateoroffensivemessagesorgraphics.

• Hatsmaynotbeworninsidetheschoolbuilding.• Thesamerequirementregardinghair,accessories,jewellery,make-

upandnailpolish,stillpertains.Studentsshouldcometoschoolintheirregularuniformiftheycannotfollowthecasualdaydresscode.

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A9 STUDENTATTENDANCERegularschoolattendanceincreasesthelikelihoodofstudentacademicsuccess,encouragesstudentstobeacademicallycurrentinclasses,developsstudentresponsibility,andpreparesstudentsforattendanceexpectationsintheirfuturecareers.Thefollowingguidelinespertaintostudents:! Studentsareexpectedtoattendallclassesregularlyandontime.! Studentsareexpectedtoremainintheschoolfromthetimeof

arrivaluntildismissal.StudentsarenotallowedtoleavethepremisesatrecessorlunchoranyothertimewithoutpermissionfromtheirAdministrator.IBDPstudents’privilegesandresponsibilitiesregardingthispolicyarestatedintheMiddleSchoolandSecondarysectionofthishandbook.

! Allmedical,dentalandlegalappointmentsorfamilyresponsibilitiesshouldbearrangedforafterschoolhours.

! Familyvacationsshouldbearrangedaccordingtotheschoolcalendar.

! Punctualityisimportant.AsKindergartenandPrimarystudentsaredependentonparentstogetthemtoschoolontime,werequirethesupportofparentsandfamiliestoensureweteachthisimportanthabittoourstudents.Studentattendancewillberecordedonallformalreportcards.

A9.1 ExcusedandUnexcusedAbsenceIfstudentsaregoingtobeabsentfromschoolforpersonalreasons,parentsshouldinformtheschoolinwritingPRIORtotheabsence.Familyvacationsarenotconsideredavalidreason,asthecalendarallowsformanyholidaysandwerequestthatfamilytravelplansrespecttheschoolcalendar.Students'leavemayfallintothecategoriesofexcusedabsenceorunexcusedabsence:A9.1.1 ExcusedAbsenceStudentexcusedabsencesareconsideredunderthefollowingcircumstances:• Student'shealthandsafety• Religiousholidays• Mandatesbygovernmentagencies• Graveillness/FuneralServicesofamemberoftheimmediate

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family• Othercircumstances(requirestheexplicitwrittenapprovalofthe

school)A9.1.2 ProcedureandConsequences• Itistheparents’responsibilitytoinformtheschoolifthechildis

sick,especiallyofacaseofcontagiousdisease.• Parentsmustinformtheschoolby8:30a.m.incaseofunexpected

circumstances.• Ifastudentisabsentduetosicknessformorethantwo

consecutivedays,adoctor'snotemustbesubmitteduponthestudent'sreturntotheschool.

• IfastudentisillduringschoolhoursthechildwillbesenttotheSchoolNurse.TheNurseandtheAdministratorwilldeterminewhetherornotitisadvisableforthechildtoreturnhome.Incaseitisnecessaryforthechildtoreturnhometheparentswillbecontactedtocomepickupthechild.KindergartenandPrimarystudentswillnotbeallowedtoreturnhomealone.

• Applicationforotherleavesshouldbesubmittedinwritingatleastthreeworkingdaysbeforethestartdateoftheleave.

• Theschoolwillinformtheparentsandstudentswhethertheapplicationofleaveisapprovedornot.Incaseofdenial,theleavewillfallintothecategoryofunexcusedabsenceifthestudentisabsentfromschool.

! Eachstudentisallowedtotakenomorethan20daysofleaveinanacademicyear,ofwhichunexcusedabsencesmustbenomorethan3days.Iftheattendancefallsbelowthisstandard,promotiontothenextlevelmaybewithheld,andthestudent’senrolmentintheschoolmaybejeopardized.

• Allmissingworkmustbesubmittedonthefirstdayofthestudent'sreturntotheschool.

• Allmissingassessmentsmustbetakenonthefirstdayofthestudent'sreturntotheschool.

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A10 SCHOOLBUSCONDUCTANDRULES(Note:Thebusdrivermaymakeadditionalrulesasnecessarytomaintainthesafetyofthebus.)• Remainseated,facingforwardinyourassignedseat.Keepyour

handsandfeettoyourselfatalltimes.Aislesmustbekeptclearatalltimes.

• Talkquietly.Yellingandloudnoisewillnotbepermitted.• Eating,chewing,drinkingandlitteringareprohibitedonthebus.• Swearinganduseofinappropriatelanguageand/orgesturesis

prohibited.Thedriveristobeshowncourtesyandcooperationatalltimes.

• Keepallbodypartsinsidethebus.Throwing,shooting,and/orspittingofanyobjecton,fromoratthebusareprohibited.

• Donotplayortamperwiththebusorbusequipment(includingseats).Theemergencydooristobeusedonlyinanemergency.

• Nohitting,“horseplay,”orfighting.Studentsarenotallowedtoencourageotherstofight,ortocontinueorinciteafightbyteasing,threats,orharassment.

• Inappropriateuseofelectronicdevicesthatcreateadisruptiononthebusisprohibited.Thisincludescellphones,games,andheadphonesetcetera.Useofanytypeofcameratotakephotosofstudentsisalsoprohibited.

Ifstudentsareinviolationoftheaboveguidelines,theschoolmaywithdrawtheiraccesstotheschoolbusserviceandnorefundsoffeeswillbemade.

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A11 BAHÁ’ÍHOLYDAYSSchooloftheNationsisaninstitutionfoundedonandguidedbyBahá'íPrinciples.Assuch,astrongemphasisisplacedonthedevelopmentofcharacter,attitudesthatwillempowerthestudentstoleadworthwhileandsatisfyinglivesinanincreasinglycomplexsociety.Specifictheology,ritualsorpracticesoftheBahá'íFaithoranyotherreligionarenotincludedintheschool'sprogramme.TheBahá'íHolyDays,unlikethespecialdaysofotherreligionsandcultures,arenewandunfamiliartomanypeople.Mostreligionsspecifycertaindaysoftheweekaswellasannualholidays,whichshouldbereservedforworshipwithordinaryworksuspended.IntheBaha'icalendaronlyninedaysintheyearareregardedasholyorsacreddaysduringwhichworkshouldbesuspended.PleaserefertotheschoolcalendarinAppendix01-StudentCalendar2017-18.Oftheseonlythosefallingonaworkingdaywillaffecttheoperationoftheschool.EachofthesedaysisassociatedwithmajoreventsinthelivesofeitherBahá'u'lláhortheBáb.Bahá'u'lláhistheauthorofthelaws,principlesandteachingsoftheBahá'íFaith.TheBábchallengedthereligiousunderstandingsandpracticesofHistimeinordertoprepareheartsandmindstocomprehendandaccepttheteachingsofBahá'u'lláh.Sincetheschoolobservesthesedaysbysuspendingworkwefeelitisimportantforthechildrentounderstandthesignificanceofeachdate.Forthispurpose,wehaverequestedthatteachersprepareactivitiesorlessonsfocusingonthespiritualsignificanceofthesedayswhileavoidinganyemphasisontitles,dates,places,ritualsordogmas.Theseactivitiesshouldaddressthefollowingobjectives:• Inspirethestudentswithasenseoftheimportanceofthesedaysin

thedevelopmentofhumansociety.• Attractthestudentstowardstheperformanceofpositiveaction.• Encourageasenseofdutyandresponsibilityforthebettermentof

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A12 HOMEWORK(P1toF6)Homeworkisanimportantcomponentoftheteaching-learningprocess.Well-designedandproperlyregulatedhomeworkcanbeveryusefulinanumberofways.Itcanhelpteacherstofurtherdevelopandreinforcestudents’learningoutsideclasshours.Itprovidesachanceforstudentstocheckhowwelltheyhavelearnedthematerialsandtoidentifyareasforimprovement.• Homeworkisnotjustwrittenassignments.Othertypesofwork

likereading,accessingmediaresources,collectinginformationforspecificpurposes,projectwork,etc.canalsobeassignedashomework.Thisgivesstudentsavarietyofmeaningfulandenjoyableactivitiesforlearningindifferentsubjects.

• Homeworkassignmentsaimatconsolidating,reinforcingandvalidatingclassroomlearning,andatmonitoringteachingeffectivenessandstudents’progress.

• Homeworkisnotgivenasameansofpunishment.• Homeworkmayalsobeself(student)assignedtasks.• Sufficienttimeshouldbeallowedforstudentstorelax,offer

service,engageinhobbies,socialfunctions,outdooractivities,etc.• Notcompletinghomeworkwillresultinahierarchyof

consequences.• HomeworkassignmentswillberecordedforP1–P3studentsin

theplanner,andEdmodoforP4andabove.ParentsareaskedtosigntheplannereachdayforP1–P3studentsandcommunicatewithteachersthroughEdmodoforP4andabove.AnycommentsorconcernscanbesharedwiththeteacherbywritingtheminthePlanner.Itisourhopethattherewillbefrequentcommunicationbetweenparentsandteachers.

HomeworkpolicyfortheKindergartenclassescanbefoundunderitemK8intheKindergartensectionofthishandbook.

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A13 ENGLISHLANGUAGELEARNER(ELL)SUPPORTTheobjectiveoftheELLSupportDepartmentforPrimaryandMiddleSchoolistoassistlearnerswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglishandwhoseEnglishlanguageproficiencyskillsarenotatgradelevel.MostELLs(EnglishLanguageLearners)willreceiveindividualisedorsmallgroupsupport(dependingontheirneeds)duringtheirmainstreamEnglishclasses.Thefocusofinstructionistoimproveoveralllevelsofproficiencyinreading,writing,andoralskills(speakingandlistening)whilstpreparingstudenttore-enterthemainstreamEnglishprogram.TheELLsupportteacherisentirelyresponsibleforassessmentandreportingforhisorherELLs.ELLsattendallotherclasseswiththerestofthestudentsattheirgradelevel.TheprogressofELLsisfrequentlymonitored.RegularmeetingsareheldbetweentheELLsupportteacherandtheclassroomteachertodeterminewhetherornotanELLisreadytoreturntomainstreamEnglishclasses.DecisionsarebasedonavarietyofassessmenttoolsincludinganEnglishSkillsInventoryChecklistandanEssentialSkillsInventoryChecklist.Whenalearnerisnolongershowingsubstantialskillgaps,theywillreturntothemainstreamEnglishprogramme.

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A14 USEOFTECHNOLOGYA14.1 GeneralPolicyonTechnology • Mobilephonesarenotrecommendedandmustbeturnedoffwhile

atschool.Shouldtheyinanywaybevisibletotheteachersorcauseadisturbancetheywillbeconfiscated.Theschooldoesnottakeresponsibilityforanyloss.Studentsshouldusetheschoolphoneatthereceptiondeskiftheyhavetocommunicatewiththeirparents.Incaseofemergencyorsomespecificsituation,theyshouldseekteacher’spermissioniftheyneedtousetheirmobilephone.

• Electronicdictionariesarenotallowedinexaminations.Itcanbeusedinclasswithteacher’spermissionforstructuredlearningactivitiesonly.

• E-Readers(Nook,Kindle,etc.)areonlyallowedatMiddleSchoolandSecondary.

• Laptopcomputers(pleaseseesectionA14.2forIBstudents),tablets,portablemediaplayers,smartwatchesandotherelectronicdevicesarenotallowed.

• Individualmusicorvideoisnotallowedintheclassroomexceptforplannedactivities.

• Studentsareonlyallowedtohaveearphonesonwhentheyareneededforaclassactivitysetbytheteacher.

• Astudent’sprivilegetousecomputersinschoolmightbetakenawayifexpectationsforusingtechnologyarenotmet.

A14.2 SpecialPermissiononTechnology• IBDP(F5andF6)studentsareallowedtobringpersonallaptops

andusethemundertheteacher’spermissionandaftertheysignacontrastforusingpersonallaptopsinschoolatthestartoftheschoolyear.Earphonesarenotallowedifitisnotneededasequipmentforactivitiesarrangedbytheteachers.Tablets,smartwatchesandotherdevicesforcommunicationarenotallowed.

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A15 EMERGENCYPROCEDURESFiredrillsandevacuationexercisesarecarriedoutregularlythroughouttheyearforthestudentsandstaffmembersoftheSchool.Parentsvisitingtheschoolshouldmakethemselvesfamiliarwiththeemergencyproceduresthatareclearlypostedaroundtheschool,andfollowinstructionsfromthestaff.A16 REGULATIONSFORTYPHOONANDOTHEREXTREME

WEATHERCONDITIONSTheEducationDepartment(DSEJ)haspublishedregulationsgoverningthefunctioningofschoolsduringtyphoonsandrainstorms.Theseregulationscanbeseenbyreferringtothedocumenttitled“EnforcingPrecautionaryMeasuresforTropicalCyclonesandRainstorms”foundintheAppendix02–DSEJTyphoon,RainstormandAdverseWeatherConditionGuidelines.ThisdocumentcanalsobefoundontheDSEJWebsiteatwww.dsej.gov.mo.IftheTyphoonT8signalorotherextremeweatherconditionsisraisedinthemiddleoftheschoolday,theSchoolwillinformstudentsandparentsviaEdmodoandthepostannouncementsontheSchoolWebsite. Incaseofcancellationofschoolinthemiddleoftheday,student’sdismissalwillbearrangedandparentswillbeinformed.A17 PERSONALINFORMATIONANDCHANGEOFADDRESS,

PHONEOREMAILItisveryimportantfortheschooltohavecompleteandup-to-dateinformationaboutallthestudentsandparents/guardianswemayneedtocontactincaseofemergency.PleasemakesurethattheschoolisinformedinthecaseofchangesoradditionstoanyofthefollowinginformationbyinformingourReceptiondesk:• Homeaddressortelephonenumber• Parentscontactdetails,especiallymobilephonenumbersand

emailaddresses• Updatingthisinformationwillensurethatwewillbeableto

contactyouincaseofanemergency.

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A18 STUDENTHEALTH! Theuseofpossessionofillegaldrugs,alcoholorcigarettesis

absolutelyprohibited.Useorpossessionofthesesubstanceswillresultinanimmediatesuspensionfromschoolandpossibleexpulsion.

! TheSchoolmustbeinformedofanyregularprescribedmedicationthatastudentneedstotakeregardlessofwhetheritistakenathomeorattheschool.

! Studentsareexpectedtofollowhealthyhabitsofeating,sleepandexerciseinordertohavethenecessaryenergyforstudy.

A18.1 AdministrationofMedicationWearefortunatetohaveafull-timequalifiedandregisterednurse.Thenurseisnotonlyavailabletomeetstudents’immediatemedicalneedsbutalsotoadvisetheSchoolAdministrationonhealth-relatedissues.ThenursealsoliaiseswithexternalorganizationsandensuresthatourschoolmeetsallourmedicalobligationswithregardtoDSEJrequirements.Parentsshouldinformboththeclassroomteacherandthenurseofspecialhealthinformation.Itisessentialforustoknowofanyallergies,shortorlongtermhealthproblemsormedicalconditions.Ifyourchildneedsspecificmedicationduringtheday,itisimportanttocommunicatetheadministrationofmedicationneeds,accompaniedbyavalidprescription,totheSchoolNurseorclassteacher.Theschoolwillcontactyouinthecaseofillnessorinjurythatmayrequirefurtherobservationathome.Forthisreason,itisvitalthattheSchoolhasup-to-daterecordsoftelephonenumbersandaddresses.Fortheadministrationofmedication,pleasecompleteandreturntheattachedAppendix03-MedicineTakingFormasfoundattheendofthisbook

A18.2 StudentInsuranceAllstudentsarerequiredtohaveinsurancethatcoversactivitiesduringtheschoolday.AllstudentsareregisteredwiththeEducationDepartment(DSEJ),whichissuesastudentcard.ThiscardentitlesthestudentswithMacauI.D.cardstofreehealthcareatthegovernmenthospitalandclinics.ThisinsurancedoesnotcoverstudentswithoutMacauI.D.cards.Theymustpurchaseinsuranceprivatelyorpurchaseitthroughtheschool.

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A19 SCHOOLPROPERTYANDEQUIPMENTStudents,parentsandteachersareexpectedtoshareinthetaskofmaintainingthequalityofthebuilding,furnitureandequipmentoftheSchool.Listedbelowareafewitemsrelatedtotheusageofthefacilitiesthatarerequiredofeverystudent.! Desksandlockers(lockersonlyforP4andoldergrades)shouldbe

keptneatandtidy! Specialcareshouldbetakenwhenusingthewashroomstokeep

themcleanatalltimes.! Usepaints,markers,ink,etc.carefullyasthesecanpermanently

damagefurniture,floors,andwalls.! Ensurethatpapersandrubbishareplacedappropriatelyin

rubbishandrecyclebinsandnotonthefloors.! Bepreparedtoreimbursetheschoolforanydamagetofacilitiesor

equipmentresultingfromcarelessorinappropriateuse.A20 LOSTANDFOUNDStudentsareresponsibleforallpersonalitemsbroughttoschool.Ifanitemhasbeenmisplaced,pleasecheckthelostandfoundboxbyreception.Itemsleftinthelostandfoundwillbedisposedofattheendofeverymonth.A21 EXTRACURRICULARACTIVITIESStudentsfromP1onwardsarerequiredtopursueextracurricularactivities.TheSchoolwillprovidearangeofextracurricularactivitiesforstudentsafterschool.Informationregardingtherangeofactivitieswillbesentbyletter.Attendanceforextra-curricularactivitieswillberecordedandreportedeverysemesterasaseparatereport.A22 HOUSESYSTEMTheSchoolusesaHouseSystem,whereeachstudentandstaffmemberisassignedahousecolourinordertoearnpointsfortheirrespectivehouses.TheHouseSystemisawaytopromoteschoolspirit,positiveattitudeandunitythroughouttheschool.

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A23 LIBRARYITEMS• K1studentsmaycheckout1bookatatimewiththeirparentsafter

school.• K2-K3studentsmaycheckout1bookatatime.• P1-P2studentsmaycheckoutupto2booksatatime.• P3-P6studentsmaycheckoutupto3booksatatime.• F1-F6studentsmaycheckoutupto5booksatatime• Booksnotreturnedbytheendoftheyearwillhaveaminimumof

MOP150fine.• Booksthataredamagedbeyondnormalwearandtearwillbe

chargedaminimumMOP150fine.• Textbooksissuedtostudentsandnotreturnedattheendofthe

yearhaveaminimumofMOP1000fineThelibraryisopentoparentsandstudentsonMondays,Tuesdays,ThursdaysandFridaysfrom3:00-6:00p.m.NoafterschoolaccessisgivenonWednesdays.ThelibraryisalsoopenonSaturdaysfrom9:00a.m.-1:00pm.Kindergartenstudentsaretobeaccompaniedbyaparentorhelperatalltimes.DuringrecesstimesPrimary,MiddleSchoolandSecondarystudentsmayvisitthelibrarytoread,write,orcreate.Additionalassistancewithresearch,citations,andbookrecommendationsisavailablefrom3:30-5:00pmorbyappointmentwiththelibrarian.Parentsarealsoinvitedtoopenalibraryaccount.Todothis,pleasevisittheSONlibraryafterschooltofilloutanapplication.ArefundabledepositofMOP500isrequired.Oncesetup,parentsmaycheckoutuptofivebooks.Astudysupportprogrammeisavailableinthelibraryeveryweekdayfrom3:00p.m.to5:00p.m.,exceptonWednesdays.

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A24 WITHDRAWALA24.1 ProcedureStudentswhowishtowithdrawfromschoolmustindicatetheirdecisionbyhavingtheirparentsinformtheschoolbywritingtotheadministratorinordertoinitiatetheproperprocedureforwithdrawal.Alllibraryitems,classmaterialsand/oranyschoolbelongingsmustbereturnedbeforethestudentleavestheschool.Alloutstandingfees,finesanddamagechargesmustbepaidbeforethestudentrecordsarereleased.Studentsplanningtoenrolinanotherschoolmustpresentawrittenrequestforanofficialtranscript.Theadministrationmayrequireupto10workingdaystoprocessthetranscript.Onlyafteralloftheaboveprocedureshavebeencompletedwillthestudentbeofficiallywithdrawnfromtheschool.InthecasewhenentranceteststoanotherschoolarerequiredtobeadministeredbytheSONstaff,theschoolwillnormallyacceptthisextraresponsibilityfreeofchargeforoneschoolperacademicyear.AnyadditionalexternalexaminationsadministeredbytheschoolwillincuranadministrativefeeofMOP800perschool.A24.2 RefundPolicyDepositpaidbynewstudent-Non-refundable,Non-transferable1stSemester-20%paidtoconfirmseat.Non-refundable,Non-transferable1stSemester–80%balanceofthe2ndinstalmenttuitionfees.Ifnoticeofwithdrawalisgivenbefore15ofAugust,theSchoolwillrefund50%ofthebalanceoffeespaid.Beyondthisdate,oncethefeesarepaid,itcannotberefundednortransferredtoanotherstudent.2ndSemestertuitionfees(1stinstalment20%and2ndinstalment80%)paidisNon-refundable,Non-transferable

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A25 SPECIALAWARDSANDDISTINCTIONS(Primary1toForm6)

A25.1 SchoolAwardsEachyearstudentsareeligibleforthePeaceMaker,LightuponLight,PursuitofAcademicExcellenceandPursuitofExcellenceinCharacterawards.Theseawardsaregivenattheendoftheyearbasedontheperformanceofthestudents.PursuitOfAcademicExcellenceTobeawardedtostudentswhohaveAPPLIEDthemselvesCONSISTENTLYandDILIGENTLYtotheirstudiesinbothEnglishsubjectsandChinese.Studentsshoulddisplayhighacademicmeritthroughgradesachievedonthereportcardssubmitted.Gradesoverallshouldbehighinallsubjectareas,however,particularattentionshouldbepaidto:• Consistentlyachievingabove80%inEnglish,Chinese,Maths,andSciences

• Maximumof15absencesfortheyear• Consistentlyachieving4or5inEffortevaluationsPursuitOfExcellenceInCharacterAwardedtostudentswhostriveto:• Demonstratequalitiessuchastruthfulness,honesty,kindness,justice,humility,courage,trustworthinessetc.

• Demonstrateattitudessuchasattitudesoflearning,cooperation,perseverance,resilience,helpfulness,etc.

• Demonstratebehaviourssuchasengaginginactsofservicetoothers(suchastheirfamily,school,andcommunity),takingactionsthatpromoteunityandjustice,diligenceinvariousendeavours,positiveresponsetoadversity,etc.arecooperative;contributeandparticipatewellinclass

• Obeyschoolrules• ShowrespecttoteachersandotherstudentsPeacemakerAwardAwardedtostudentswhohaveshownspecialcapabilitiesandwillingnesstopromoteunityandjusticetotheSchoolCommunity.Studentswhostriveto

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• helptobringpeopleofdifferentbackgroundstogether• helpbuildaconsensusingroups• promoteunityamongtheirpeers• recognizegoodqualitiesineveryone• setanexcellentexampleforothersLightUponLightAwardAwardedtostudentswhofulfilthecriteriaforBOTHthePursuitofExcellenceinCharacterandthePursuitofAcademicExcellence.InadditionthesestudentsshouldhaveachievedEXCELLENTacademicresults,accordingtotheirgrades.A25.2 GovernmentAwardsTheMacaoS.A.R.GovernmentrecognisesoutstandingstudentseveryyearthroughawardsgivenbytheEducationandYouthAffairBureau(DSEJ).StudentsattheSchoolareeligibleforthefollowingawards:LotusAwardThisisawardedtothePrimary6,Form3andForm6graduatingstudentswhohavethemostoutstandingacademicachievement.Li-BaiAwardThisisawardedtothePrimary6,Form3andForm6graduatingstudentswhohavethemostoutstandingacademicachievementinChineseLanguage.MacaoFoundationSubjectAwardsThisisawardedtoP1toForm6studentswhohaveoutstandingperformanceinthefollowingsubjectsorareas:• Chinese• English• Mathematics• PhysicalEducation• ArtsEducation• ScienceandTechnology• HumanitiesandSocialStudies• Conduct• AcademicImprovement

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A26 COMMUNICATIONSGoodcommunicationbetweenhomeandschoolisessentialtoachild’seducation.Thefollowingwillassistyouinidentifyingwhereinformationmaybefound.Theschoolwebsitehasawiderangeofinformationaboutourprogramandannouncementsforyourperusal.TheschoolalsohasTwitterandFacebookaccountsthatyoucan“like”orsubscribetoforrealtimeinformationaboutactivities,andspecialannouncements.A26.1 EdmodoEdmodoisadigitalcommunicationplatformforschools,enablingcommunicationandcollaborationbetweenteachers,studentsandparents.Accessiblethroughsmartphonesandcomputers,itallowstheSchoolanditsteacherstoeasilysharemessages,photos,importantannouncementsandhomeworkdeadlinestostudentsandparents.Italsoprovidesaforumforcollaborationanddiscussionasparticipantsshareideas,informationandresourcesontheplatform.UsingEdmodo,parentscaneasilykeepuptodatewithwhat'shappeningatSchoolandintheclassroom,directlycommunicatewiththeteacher,supporttheirchild'slearningprocess,andbecomefullyengagedintheSchoolcommunity.ForK1toP3,Edmodoisusedtodisseminateinformationaboutgoings-oninclassbutmustnotbeusedfordirectcommunicationaboutindividualchildren,TheStudentPlanner/GreenBookshouldbeusedforthatpurpose.Parentsmustensurethattheysignupfortheirchild’sclassanddepartmentaccountsonEdmodofollowingtheinstructionsgivenbytheschoolinthebeginningofeachacademicyear.

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A27 PARENTENGAGEMENTA27.1 ParentOrientationWithinthefirstfewweeksofschoolinSeptember,anorientationsessionwillbeprovidedtoyouandyourchildwithinformationspecificallyaboutyourchild’sclassroom,yearlevelandspecialistlessons.DetailsofdifferentpresentationsandmeetingtimeswillbespecifiedinparentletterssentbythedifferentdepartmentsoftheSchool.A27.2 ParentVisitDays

Inanefforttoespousegreatercollaborationbetweenteachersandparents,wewarmlyinviteyoutoattendourParentVisitDaysforyourchild’sclass.Theseopportunitiesaredesignedtoprovideyouwithoccasionstoseeyourchild’sclassinactionandobserveatypicallessonbeingcarriedout.Soasnottodisturbtheregularschooldayactivitiesortheclasses,wewillbelimitingthenumberofparentsoneachoccasion,butwillprovidecontinuousopportunitiesthroughouttheschoolyearsowecanhaveasmanyparentsaspossibletakeadvantageofthisopportunity.Weappreciateyourassistanceinadheringtotheattachedguidelines,inordertomakethesevisitssuccessfulforallstakeholdersinvolved.A27.3 ParentVolunteersWeliketoinvolveourparentsinthedailylifeoftheSchool.Ourparentpopulationisextremelyrichinexperienceandcultureandwerecognisethatstudentsbenefitgreatlyfromthis.Wewelcomeandencourageparents’input.Thesearejustsomeofthewaysinwhichyoucanparticipate:• Giveapresentationonyourcountry• Demonstrateyourspecialtalentinmusicorcrafts• Chaperonefieldtripsandsocialevents• AssistwiththeworkofSpecialNeeds,EAL,Frenchandother

languages• Shareyourcareerexperiencewithstudents• HelpoutintheLibraryThisisnotanexhaustivelist.Ifyouhavetimetospareandanideaofhowyoumighthelp,pleasecontactyourchild’sAdministrator.

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A27.4 ProtocolforRaisingConcernswiththeSchoolShouldanyissuesorconcernsarise,thefirstportofcallshouldbeyourchild’steachers,astheyaremostofteninthebestpositiontoofferassistance.Ifhowever,youfeelyouwouldliketomeetwiththerelevantadministrator,pleasemakeanappointmentthroughtheschoolreception.Ifyoustillfeelthattheissueisnotresolved,youmaymakeanappointmenttoseetheDirector.AppointmentscanbemadewiththeExecutiveDirectoroftheBádiFoundationasthefinalstepinresolvingissueswiththeSchool.PleasenotethattheSchoolandBádiFoundationwillnotrespondoraddressanyanonymouscommunications.

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A28 REPORTCARDSANDGRADINGSYSTEMCurrently,ReportCardsand/orProgressReportareissuedfourtimesayearinordertoinformparentsandstudentsoftheircontinuousprogressinthegradelevel.TheSchoolisintheprocessofreviewingitsreportingsystem,andanychangeswillbeannouncedbeforetheyareimplemented.

GradeLevel ReportType

Kindergarten–allgrades ProgressReport

Primary–P1toP3 ProgressReport

Primary–P4toP5 ProgressReportandReportCard(marksoutof100)

MiddleSchool–P6toF2 ProgressReport(P6only)andReportCard(marksoutof100)

Secondary–F3&F4 ReportCard(marksoutof100)

Secondary–IB(F5&F6) ReportCard(marksoutof7)

Detailsofthegradingsystemsfordifferentsectionsarestatedinthedepartmentalsectionofthishandbook.A29 SCHOLARSHIPEveryyearTheSchooloftheNationsoffersalimitednumberofscholarshipstoselectedstudents.Scholarshipsvaryinamountandeachcaseisconsideredseparately.AscholarshipapplicationpackagemaybeobtainedfromtheScholarshipCommitteebyrequestingtheapplicationpackagefromtheSchoolreception.

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A30 MONETARYANDOTHERDONATIONSTOSCHOOLTheSchoolacceptsandgreatlyappreciatesthesupportofthewidercommunityinwhateverformitisgiven.Highqualityeducationrequirescontinualandsignificantinvestment,andfinancialsupportfromotherinstitutionsandindividualsensuresthattheSchoolisabletodeliverthesame.Parents,individualsandinstitutionsmaymakeanymonetarycontributiontheychooseto,andearmarkittospecificinitiatives.TheSchoolwilldeploythosefundsasdirected.A31 REFERENCELETTERSANDFORMSAllrequestsofstudentreferencemustbeappliedforattheschoolreceptionbyfillinginasimpleform.Theadministratoroftherelevantdepartmentwillonlyproceedwiththereferencereferredbytheschoolreception.Theschoolwillonlycommunicatewithotherschooladmissionoffices,schooladministrationsandgovernmentagencies.A32 EMERGENCYCONTACTFromtimetotime,accidentsoremergencieswilloccur.Ifachildisillorhasaminoraccident,contactwillbemadewiththeparents.Iftheaccidentisserious,thechildwillbesenttohospitalimmediatelyandparentsadvisedaccordingly.Pleasekeeptheschoolinformedofanychangesofaddressorphonenumber.Atthestartoftheyear,theSchoolsendshomeamedicalreleaseformwhichmustbefilledandsignedbyparents/legalguardians.

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K1 GENERALINFORMATIONK1.1 SchoolAttendancePleaserefertoSectionA9regardingthegeneralpolicyonstudentleaveandleaveapplication.Punctualitytoschoolisimportant.Kindergartenstudentsaredependentonparentstobringthemtoschoolontimeandsowerequestthesupportofparentsandfamiliesinensuringthattheyareontime.Theteacherwillmarkstudentsarrivingtoclasstardyandthiswillbestatedinthereportcard.K1.2 Parent-TeacherHandbook/GreenBookThepurposeofthisbookistoprovideacontinuousflowofcommunicationbetweenparentsandtheschool.Italsoactsasacommunicationlinkbetweenyouandyourchild’steachers,sothatyouareawareatalltimesoftheprogressofyourchild.Itgivesyoutheopportunitytowriteyourcommentstotheteacher.Pleasemakesurethatyoualwayssignthebookafterreadingamessage.Inthiswaywecanworktogethertowardstheeducationofyourchild.K1.3 FieldTripsAtthebeginningoftheschoolyear,ageneralconsentformwillbesenthomeforparentstosignfortheirchildrentoparticipateinfieldtrips.Duringthefirstmonthofschool,thefieldtripsplannedforthewholeschoolyearwillbesenthome.Wewelcometheparticipationofparents,asassistantstotheclassteachers,inaccompanyingtheclassesonthesetrips.Ifyouareinterestedinsupportingthesefieldtrips,pleaseletyourchild’sclassteacherknowinadvance.Incaseofbadweather,orextenuatingcircumstances,wemighthavetocancelthefieldtrip.Ifitispossibletoreschedulethetripthentheteacherwillinformyou.Pleasenotethatnohelpers/maidsareallowedonthefieldtrips.K1.4 Children’sDietTheschoolaimstoprovidebalancedmealsandsnacksforitsstudents.We would appreciate your cooperation in making sure that thechildrendonotbringanysnacktoschool.Parents are requested not to send drinking water, as the schoolprovidesit.

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K1.5 LunchOptionsTheSchoolofferstwolunchoptions:SchoolLunch:Theschoolwillprovideanutritiouslunch.Ifthechildishavingschoollunchnootherfoodshouldbebroughtfromhome.HomeLunch:Childrenshouldcarrylunchwiththeminthemorningwhentheycometoschool.Lunchcannotbedeliveredtoschoolatanyothertime.K1.6 BirthdayCelebrationsWeareveryhappytohelpcelebrateyourchild’sspecialdayatschoolwith their friends and teachers. If youwish to have your child cut acakeonhis/herbirthdayatschool,pleaseinformyourchild'steacheraweekinadvance.Thecakeshouldbedeliveredtoschoolbefore11:00a.m.onthatday.K1.7 ItemsWhichNeedtobeKeptatSchool• K-1 apillow&asmallblanketfornap,and

anoldoversizedshirt/T-shirtforart.All studentsneedapairofwhitecanvasshoes tobeworn inside theschool building. The address of the shop where the shoes can beboughtfromisavailableatthefrontdesk.K1.8 ItemsWhichNeedtobeKeptintheSchoolBag• TheGreenBook.• Asetofspareuniform,underwearandsocksincaseofaccident.• AsmalltowelforGymandpark.K1.9 ToysandValuablesStudentsshouldnotbringtoysorothervaluablestoschoolexceptforeducationallyrelatedactivitiesapprovedbytheteacher.K1.10 Uniform• Theschooluniformshouldalwaysbeneatinappearancewhile

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• Stainedortornitemsshouldbereplaced.• Pleasedonotmixdifferentseason’suniforms.• Pleasemarkalluniformpieceswiththenameofyourchild,so

thattheycanberecognizedwhenhe/shedoesnotwearthem.Socks Pleasenotethatsocksarealsopartofschooluniform,

thereforetheymustbe:• White• Plain(withoutpatterns)• Anklelength(kneehighorbulkyaroundanklesare

notacceptable)

Shoes Whitecanvasshoes.Jewellery Nojewelleryispermittedexceptasimplereligious

symbolifitispartofafamily’sreligiouspractice.Hair Dyedhairisforbidden. Girl’shair,iflongerthanshoulderlength,mustbetied

backwithblackcolouredribbons,hairclipsorheadbands.Boy’shairmustbecutinaconservativestyle.

K2 SCHOOLDAYPROCEDURESK2.1 SchoolHoursTheKindergartenschooltimingsarefrom8:25a.m.-2:30p.m.K2.2 Arrival• Studentsmayenterthebuildingat8:20a.m.andlineupinthe

lobby.Theteacherwillthenwalkthemtotheclassroom.• AllKindergartenstudentsshouldbeatschoolnolaterthan8:35

a.m.topreparethemselvesandbereadyintimeforclasses.• Toensuresafety,pleasedonotleaveyourchildunaccompanied

eitherintheschoolcourtyardorinthelobby.• Forstudentswhoarriveaftertheclassteacherhascollectedthe

students,parentsarerequestedtohandovertheirchildtothedoordutyteachers.

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K2.3 Dismissal• We request parents, grandparents or legal guardians to pick up

theirchild fromtheclassroomwhenschool finishes.Childrenwillbedismissedat2:30p.m.Parentsshouldbepromptinpickinguptheirchildrenatdismissal.

• Pleasenotethattheschoolissuestwostudentpick-upcards.Your

childwill be released in the care of the personwhopresents thecardtotheteacher.Parentsarealsorequiredtobringthepick-up cardwhen they come to collect their child.Please ensurethatifthecardislost,youinformtheschoolimmediately.

TheschoolreservestherighttomakephotocopiesofanyIDcards.K3 ACADEMICSK3.1 ProgressReportsandParent/TeacherConferencesSchooloftheNations'KindergartenSectionissuesfourformal,writtenreportcardsperacademicyear.Thisreportcardisgivenattheendofeachtermandshouldbecollectedatthefrontdesk.DuringthecourseoftheyeartherewillbetwoinformalreportingopportunitiesatParent-TeacherConsultationDays.Theseopportunitiesareforyoutoconsultwithyourchild'steacherregardinghisorherprogressandotherconcernsyoumayhaveregardingyourchild.K3.2 HomeworkHomeworkisassignedatK3andK2only.ThreetimesaweekisEnglishandtwotimesaweekisChinese.Homeworkissomethingthatthechildisfamiliarwith,areinforcementofwhatisbeingtaughtintheclass.Italsodevelopsinchildrenthehabitofregularindependentwork.Homeworkshouldbecompletedandreturnedtoschoolthenextday.

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P1 GENERALINFORMATION P1.1 SchoolAttendancePleaserefertoSectionA7regardingthegeneralpolicyonstudentleaveandleaveapplication.Punctualityisimportant.AllprimarystudentsarrivinglatearerequiredtocompleteaLATEARRIVALFORMandsubmitittotheirteacher.Studentsarrivinglatetoclassmorethantwotimesinaweek,willbereferredtotheAdministrator.AsPrimarystudentsaredependentonparentstogetthemtoschoolontime,werequirethesupportofparentsandfamiliestoensureweteachthisimportanthabittoourstudents.P1.2 ElectronicEquipmentStudentsarenotpermittedtobringiPods,CDplayers,electronicdictionaries,electronicreaders(Kindle),electronicgamesandsmart-watchestoschoolunlessspecificallyrequestedbytheteachers.Ifparentswishforstudentstocarrymobilephones,theymustbeputawayoncetheyarriveonschoolpropertyandmustnotbetakenoutagainuntilstudentsaredismissedfromschool.Earphonesarenotallowedexceptforspecificlearningactivitiesassignedbyteachers.P1.3 ToysandValuablesStudentsshouldnotbringtoysorothervaluablestoschoolexceptforeducationallyrelatedactivitiesapprovedbytheteacher.Occasionally,studentsmaywishtobringanitemaspartofaprojectorpieceofschool-relatedwork.Underthesecircumstances,allvaluablesshouldbegiventotheclassroomteacherforsafekeepingtobereturnedattheendoftheschoolday.Theschooldoesnottakeresponsibilityforthelossortheftofanyvaluablesiftheseproceduresarenotfollowed.P1.4 FieldTripsFieldtripsaredesignedtoreinforcethelessonsandtopicsbeingstudiedandenhancestudent’slearningonalllevels,andwilltakeplaceregularlyduringtheyear.Thesetripswillberichinlanguageacquisitionexperiences.Theschoolwelcomesparentinvolvementnotonlyaschaperonesbutalsoasparticipants.Wealsowelcomesuggestionsforfieldtripdestinations.Parentsareaskedtosignandreturnageneralconsentformatthebeginningoftheyear,forstudentstobeabletoattendfieldtrips.

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Priortoanyfieldtrips,parentswillbeinformedofthedateofthetrip,thepurpose,location,travelarrangementsandanyotherpertinentinformation.Studentsshouldrememberthatasparticipantsintheschoolorganizedtrips,theyarerepresentativesoftheschoolatalltimes.Assuch,theyareexpectedtoabidebytheschoolrules,tofollowappropriatestandardsofbehaviourandappearanceandtodemonstrateconcernforthewellbeingofothers.Ifstudentsarenotabletobesafeonfieldtrips,theywillbeaskedtonotparticipateinfurtherfieldtrips.P1.5 BirthdayCelebrationsWelovetohelpyourchildrencelebratetheirbirthdaysatschool,asitisamemorabletimetosharewithteachersandfriends.However,inanefforttomaximizestudentinstructiontime,werequesttheconsiderationofproviding“goodie”bagsforclassmateswhichcanbedistributedandtakenhome,inlieuofbirthdaycakes.Ifyoustillwishtosendacake,pleasenotifyyourchild’steacheratleastonedayinadvanceanddropoffthecakeonthedayofthecelebrationatthefrontdeskby11:30am.

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P2 SCHOOLDAYPROCEDURESP2.1 ArrivalandDepartureProceduresChildrenmayentertheschoolbuildingat8:10amandlineupinthelobby;parentsandguardiansareaskedtowaitoutsidetheglassdoors.Studentsmaybeatschoolearlieraccompaniedbyanadult,andmaywaitinthecourtyarduntilthedoorsopenat8:10am.Studentswillbepickedupat8:15ambytheirclassteachersandwalkedtotheirclassrooms.Teachersarenotavailableatthistimetochatastheyareonactivedutyandthusresponsibleforthesafetyandsecurityofthestudents.Ifstudentscomeaftertheclasshaswalkedup,theywillbeaskedtogettotheirclassroomontheirown.Attheendoftheday,studentsarewalkedintheirclasslinestothelobbyandaredismissedwhenthedoorsopentoparentsandguardianswaitingoutside.P4andP5studentsmaywalkhomeontheirown,ifwehavewrittenconsentfromtheparents.P1–P3studentsarerequiredtobedismissedtotheirguardianorparent.Teachersareondutyfor10minutesafterthebellandwillwaitwiththestudentsinthelobby.Afterthattime,thestudentswillbesenttothelibrarytowaitfortheirparents.ForP1students,wewillcallhome.P2.2 LunchBreakandMorningRecessStudentshaveachoiceofbringingtheirownlunchorhavingschoollunchsupplied(iforderedinadvanceonamonthlybasis).InformationabouttheschoollunchprogramisontheschoolwebsiteoryoucangetinformationfromtheschoolReception.Studentswhochoosetohavehomelunchmaybringitwiththeminthemorningorhaveitdroppedoffatlunchtime.Pleasenotethatlunchesmaybeleftinthelunchboxesinthelobbyortheparent/guardiancanwaitforthechildtocollectitoutsideoftheglassdoor.Lunchboxesshouldbelabelledclearlywiththestudent’snameandclass.Weencourageourstudentstoeathealthyandbalancedlunchesthatshouldincludefruitsandvegetables.Studentsshouldnotbesenttoschoolwithchocolates,fizzydrinks,sweetsandcandies.

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Studentsshouldalsobeprovidedwithahealthysnacktoenjoymid-morningduringmorningrecess.Studentsarewelcometogotothecafeteriatoenjoytheirsnackbeforegoingtoplay.Studentsshouldalsohavearefillablewaterbottlewiththematalltimes.Waterisavailablefromthewaterdispensersthroughouttheschool.Primarystudentsarerequiredtostayatschoolforlunch,unlessaparentsignsthemoutduringlunchtimeatthefrontdesk.P2.3 StudentPlanner/EdmodoTheP1–P3studentshaveastudentplanner,whichtheymustusetorecordhomeworkindaily.Thisistheprimarysourceofcommunicationbetweenteachersandparentsandassistsstudentstodevelopthehabitofnotingdownimportantinformationandkeepingorganized.InP4andP5,parentsandstudentsmustuseEdmodo,anonlineplatform,tokeeptrackofhomeworkandspecialannouncements.Allcoursecurriculumguidesandclassnewsletters(publishedoncemonthlybytheclassroomteachers)canbefoundonEdmodoforallgradesP1–P5.P2.4 SchoolSuppliesAllstudentsareexpectedtobringwiththemeachdaycommonschoolsupplies;pens,pencils,colouredpencils,erasers,scissors,textbooks,planners,andnotebooks.Acompletelistisprovidedatthebeginningoftheyear.Suppliesshouldbekeptcurrentbytheparentsthroughouttheyearsothatthestudentneedneverbewithoutsupplies.

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P3 SNACKS,GUMANDCANDYStudentsshouldfinishbreakfastbeforecomingtoschool.Snacksareallowedduringthetimeallocatedatmorningrecess.Snacksshouldbehealthyandtidytoeat.Teacherscanjudgetheappropriatenessofthesnacks.Theschoolsuggestssnackssuchas:fruits,vegetables,nuts,cheeseandjuice.Duetotheeffectlargedosesofsugarhaveonbehaviour,studentsarestronglydiscouragedfromeatingcandyduringschoolhours.Studentsarenotallowedtobringorchewgumatschoolorduringschoolactivities.P4 ACADEMICSP4.1 Parent/TeacherConferencesandProgressReportsParent/Teacherconferencesarescheduledtwiceayear.Reportsareissuedtostudentsfourtimesayear.Thesereportsshowacademicandeffortgrades,absencesandnumberofdaysastudenthasbeentardy.ForPrimarystudents,parentsneedtocollectthesereportsfromtheReceptiondesk.Thefirstparent/teacherconferenceisastudent-ledconferenceandprovidesstudentstheopportunitytosharewithparentswhattheyhavebeenlearning.Itisanopportunityforthestudentstoleadandtakeownershipfortheirlearning,andweappreciateparentssupportingthestudentsinsharingwiththemtheirprogressandgoals.P4.2 AcademicAdvancementStudentsofPrimary1-3areassessedonacontinualbasis.Performancegoalsareestablishedandthechildrenaremonitoredastheyprogresstowardsthesegoals.Atthislevelthechild’scompetencywillbenotedforeachgoal.StudentsofPrimary4and5willreceiveagradeineachmainsubjectareaattheendofeachsemester.Assessmentwillprimarilybemadeonacontinualbasis;day-to-daywork,assignments,project,homework,shortquizzesandtestswillprovide82%oftheyearlygrade.Theremaining18%isallocatedtotheMid-YearAssessmentandtheFinalExamination.Themarkswillbereportedonapercentagescalewith100%representingthemaximum.Pleasenotethat65%ispass.

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Tobepromoted,studentsmustachieveasatisfactoryacademicstandard.ForP4andP5,thepassingmarkforallsubjectsis65%.Astudentwillbepromotedtothenextlevelifhe/she• passesALLsubjectsor

• hasanaveragemarkof65%orabove,hasfailedatmostTWO

subjectsotherthanEnglish.Studentsareallowedtositsupplementaryexamination(s)innomorethanTWOsubjectsprovidedthattheyhaveachievedatleast50%inthesesubjects.Shouldtheygainagradeof65%orhigherinthesupplementaryexaminationtheywillbeawardedapassgradeforthatsubject.AsSchooloftheNationsadoptsanumberofrigorousinternationalprogrammesintheSecondarysections,studentsneedtobewellpreparedforentryintotheseprogrammes.

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MS1 INTRODUCTIONLearningisanactiveprocessthatcannotbeimposedonanindividual.MiddleSchoolandSecondarystudentsoftheSchooloftheNationsareexpectedtotakeresponsibilityfortheir ownlearning.Withtheassistanceoftheteachersandstaffitisthestudent’sresponsibilitytofindthefullestadvantageoftheopportunitiesopentothemattheschool.MS2 EDUCATIONALPROGRAMMEMS2.1 OverviewTheacademicprogrammeoftheSchooloftheNationsisdesignedtoofferawell-rounded experiencetoallstudents.BythetimestudentsfinishForm4theyareexpectedtoprogressintheareasofEnglishLanguageandLiterature,ChineseLanguage,Mathematics,Sciences(Biology,ChemistryandPhysics),Humanities,ComputerScienceandtheArts,andsitfortheCIEIGCSE(CambridgeInternationalExaminations;InternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation)examinations.AtForm5,thestudentsbeginthefirstyearofatwo-yearInternationalBaccalaureateDiploma Programme(IBDP).AtalllevelsthemediumofinstructionisEnglishwhilestrongemphasisisplacedonlearningMandarin.AspecialcharacterdevelopmentprogrammehasbeendesignedforallMiddleSchooland Secondarystudents.Theprogrammefocusesongettingtoknowtheneedsofsocietyanddevelopingthehabitofservingthecommunity.MS2.2 MarkingMarksarecalculatedonapercentagebasisfromPrimary6toForm4.Moreweightisgiven tocourseworkthantoexaminations.Courseworkisacombinationofhomework,classwork,assignments,projects,quizzesandshorttests.ThereisaMid-YearAssessmentand aFinalExamination.Marksdependonthestandardandregularityof allworkcompletedduringtheyear.AtForms5and6,theIBDiplomaProgrammeismarkedonaseparate1–7scale,withcommentsfromtheindividualsubjectteachers.

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MS2.3 TermMarkandExamMarkWeightagePrimary6toForm2(outof100)• Term1courseworkmark: 20%• Term2courseworkmark: 20%• Mid-YearAssessment: 10%• Term3courseworkmark: 20%• Term4courseworkmark: 20%• FinalExam: 10%*ForPE(P6toF6)therearenoexams,soeachtermweighsequallyForm3andForm5(outof100)• Term1courseworkmark: 19%• Term2courseworkmark: 19%• Mid-YearAssessment: 12%• Term3courseworkmark: 19%• Term4courseworkmark: 19%• FinalExam: 12%Form4andForm6(outof100)• Term1courseworkmark: 20%• Term2courseworkmark: 20%• Mid-YearAssessment: 15%• Term3courseworkmark: 20%• FinalExam: 25%(F4andF6FinalExamperiodsareattheendofTerm3orbeginningofTerm4)

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MS2.4 EffortMarks(1to5)EffortmarksaregivenandrecordedinthereportcardsfromPrimary4toForm6forallsubjects.

EffortMark Description

5 Consistentlydemonstratingahighdegreeofeffortinallareasofthesubject

4 Frequentlydemonstratingahighdegreeofeffortinallareasofthesubject

3 Generallydemonstratingasignificantdegreeofeffortinallareasofthesubject

2 Occasionallydemonstratingeffortinsomeareasofthesubject

1 Rarely,ifever,demonstratingeffortinsomeareasofthesubject

*Alegitimatereasonisneededtoawarda“5”toastudentwhofailsthesubject

*TheAdministrationwilldiscussthecasesof“1”and“5”withthesubjectteachers

Theareasstudentsmayshoweffortininclude,butnotlimitedto,

● participationinclassactivities● preparationoflessons● preparationofquizzes,testsandexams● meetingsubmissiondeadlinesofassignments● maintaininggoodattendancerecords● perseverancewhenfacingchallenges,etc.

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MS2.5 PromotionStandardsMS2.5.1PromotionConditions:P6toF4Tobepromoted,studentsmustachieveasatisfactoryacademicstandardandcompletethe requirementsoftheCharacterDevelopmentProgramme.Thepassingmarkforall subjectsis65%.Astudentwillbepromotedtothenextlevelifhe/she• passesALLsubjectsor• hasanaveragemarkof65%orabove,hasfailedatmostTWO

subjectsotherthanEnglish.Studentsareallowedtositsupplementaryexamination(s)inatmostTWOsubjectsprovided thattheyhaveachievedatleast50%inthesesubjects.Shouldtheygainagradeof65%or higherinthesupplementaryexaminationtheywillbeawardedapassgradeforthatsubject.Thesesupplementaryexamination(s)willbeheldtowardstheendofAugust,onceinordertogivethestudentsenoughtimetostudywellfortheseexams.MS2.5.2PromotionConditions:F5andF6(Years1and2oftheIB

DiplomaProgramme)F5Studentswhosetotalscoreis20pointsoraboveinthesixIBGroupswillbepromotedto thenextlevel,alongwith:• satisfactorycompletionoftheExtendedEssayrequirementsfor

DPyear1• afinalmarkofaCorhigherinTheoryofKnowledgeforyear1• satisfactorycompletionofCAS(Creativity,Action&Service)

activitiesforyear1• nograde2orlowerinanyHigherLevel(HL)subjectTograduatefromSecondaryattheendofF6,studentsmustgain20pointsoraboveinthesixIBSubjectGroups,alongwith:• completionoftheExtendedEssay• afinalmarkofaCorhigherinTheoryofKnowledge• completionofCAS(Creativity,Action&Service)activities• nograde2orlowerinanyHigherLevel(HL)subject

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MS2.6 DiplomasandCertificatesStudentswhosuccessfullygraduatefromPrimary6,Form3andForm6areissuedDiplomas(asdesignatedbytheGovernment).• Primary6–PrimaryEducationCertificate• Form3 –IntermediateSecondaryEducationCertificate• Form6 –HigherSecondaryEducationCertificateSchooloftheNationsadoptsanumberofrigorousinternationalprogrammesintheSecondary section;studentsmayreceivethefollowingqualifications:• Form3andForm4–CambridgeUniversityInternational

Examinations:InternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(CIE-IGCSE)

• Form6–InternationalBaccalaureate(IB)Diploma/CertificateMS2.7 SchedulesThedailyscheduleforP6toF6studentsforthisacademicyeararepublishedanddistributedonthefirstdayofschool.MS3 EXPECTATIONSPositiveandcooperativebehaviourisexpectedofeverystudentintheSchooloftheNations.Studentsshouldstriveforcourtesyandrespectinallaspectsoftheirlifeandbeimpeccablyhonestandtruthful.Weviewtruthfulnessasthefoundationofallhumanvirtues.Eachstudentisarepresentativeoftheschool.Theimageoftheschoolandthereputationoffellowclassmatesisenhancedordamagedbythebehaviourofindividualstudents.Forgreaterclaritysomemajorareasarediscussedbelow.MS3.1 Language• StudentsareexpectedtouseonlyEnglishorMandarinwhileat

school• Duringclass,onlyonepersonshouldspeakatatimeunlesssmall

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• Languageshouldbedecent,respectfulandkindly• Vulgarlanguage,threateninglanguage,andname-callingarenot

allowed• ProblemsaretobesolvedthroughconsultationanddiscussionMS3.2Relationships

• Studentsareencouragedtoformalargenumberoffriendships• Demonstrationofboyfriend/girlfriendrelationshipsthrough

hand-holding,embracing,orotheraffectionatebehaviourisnotallowedwhileinschooluniform

• Intimidation,sexualharassmentandabusivelanguageareabsolutelyprohibited

• Studentsareexpectedtoencourageoneanotherandbeapositiveinfluence

MS3.3 Safety• Airguns,knives,andotherdangerousinstrumentsarenotallowed

atanytime.• Steeltippedshoes,largebeltbucklesorsimilarelementsarenot

allowedatanytime.• Fightingis,ofcourse,absolutelyprohibited.MS3.4 Integrity• Copyingofhomework,assignmentsortestpapersisnotallowed.

Copiedworkwillbeawardeda“0”mark.• Cheating/Malpracticeandplagiarismwillbedealtwithseverity,

andtheassignmentwillgeta“0”mark.Inaddition,itmayleadtoreportingtotherelevantauthoritiesinthecaseofinternationalexaminations.

• Studentsplaythemostimportantroleintheirprogress,andhenceifastudentneedsadditionalassistancetounderstandlessonsorassignments,itistheirresponsibilitytoseekhelpfromtheteacherconcerned.

• Truthfulnessandhonestyareexpectedatalltimes.Stealingandlyingwillleadtosuspensionandpossibleexpulsion.

• Studentsareexpectedtobehelpful,courteousandcooperativewitheachotherandwiththestaffoftheschool.

• Schoolpropertyaswellasthepropertyofclassmatesistoberespectedatalltimes.

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• Studentsmustpayforschoolpropertiesthatarewilfullydamagedandequipmentthatismisused.

MS3.5 AcademicHonesty“Truthfulnessisthefoundationofallhumanvirtues…”.ThestudentsattheSchooloftheNationsmustupholdahighstandardofacademichonestyandintegrity.Studentsareprohibitedfromcheating,lying,plagiarising,orcommittingotheractsofacademicdishonesty.Thewell-beingoftheentireschoolcommunitydependsonthestudentacceptingresponsibilityforpersonalconductinbothsocialandacademicendeavours.Studentsmustproduceworkrepresentativeoftheirowneffortsandabilities.Theyshouldrefrainfromevenattemptingtoshowknowledgeandskillstheydonotpossessandclaimingitastheirown.StudentsandstaffoftheSchoolmustbefullyawareofthefactthatacademicdishonestyunderminesthepurposesofeducationanddeniesthestudents’righttopersonalandacademicintegrity.Upholdingthestandardsandpromotingacademichonestyistheresponsibilityofthewholeschoolcommunityinordertonurtureapositiveandmeaningfulacademicenvironment.Studentsmustbefullyinformedthatteachers,administrators,andparents/guardianswillholdthemaccountableforanyactofacademicdishonesty.MS3.5.1ConsequencesTheSchooloftheNationsintendstohelpstudentstolearnfrommistakesandnotexhibitdishonestbehaviourinthefuturethroughtheuseofconsequences.Violationsofacademichonestyarecumulativeduringthestudent’sentireattendanceattheSchool.Consequenceswillinclude:• Teacherwillassignzerofortheworkinquestion,andthestudent

hastore-submittheworkeventhoughnogradewillbegiven• Teacherwillsubmitareferraltotheleveladministrator• Teacheroradministratorwillcontactparent/guardianregarding

theincident• Administratorwillenterincidentintostudent’sfileintothe

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• AdministratormayinformrelevantexternalexambodiesliketheIGCSEortheIB

• Administratormaysuspendstudent’smembershipinanyschoolsportteamoropportunityofrepresentingtheSchoolinotheractivities

• Conferencewillbeheldwiththeparent/guardianandstudent.MS3.5.2UseofTURNITINTheSchoolhassubscribedonasitelicenseofTurnitin.com.StudentsandteacherswillregularlyuseTurnitin.comasavehicleforassessmentsubmission,self-andpeer-assessmentofworks,andasatoolforensuringoriginalityofstudentwork.MS3.6 LearningEnvironmentTomaintainanappropriatelearningenvironment,studentsshouldnotethefollowing:• Respecttheirimmediatephysicalenvironment.Thisrequiresa

highlevelofcleanliness,self-controlandselflessness.Theenvironmentissharedbyallandisnotownedbyanyoneindividual.

• Studentsareexpectedtobringwiththemallrequiredelementssuchasbooks,notepaper,calculators,pencils,pens,etc.

• Withintheclassroom,studentsmayonlystoretheiritemsintheirbackpacks(whichcanbestoredatthebackoftheroom)–nothingistobekeptindesks

• Studentsareexpectedtokeeptheirdesksandareassurroundingthemclearofmaterialsexceptforthoseneededforthecurrentlesson.

• Lockersaretobeusedforstorageofstudents’materialsandpersonalitems

• Electronicmusicplayers,electronicdictionaries,unauthorisedelectronicdevices,playingcards,toys,comics,teenmagazines,pornographicmaterials,etc.arenotallowed.

• Litteristobeplacedinappropriatereceptacles• Chewinggumisnotallowed.• Eatingordrinkinginschoolispermittedonlyinthecafeteria

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MS4 STUDENTASSISTANCE MiddleSchoolandSecondarystudentsshouldnotonlybeconcernedwiththeiracademicdevelopment,butshouldalsobeactivelyengagedindevelopingthemselvesasindividualsandmembersofacommunity.Theywillconfrontand resolvemanyissuesonadailybasis.Someoftheseissueshavetodowithstudies, understandingofself,family,societyorrelationships.TheSchooloftheNationsprovidesmanyopportunitiesforyoutodiscussanyquestions,concernsorproblems.Studentsmaybringanyissueto,orseekhelpfrom:• Anyteachertheyhaveconfidencein• Theschoolsocialworkers• Theadministrators• TheschooldirectorMS5 DETENTION,PROBATION,SUSPENSIONANDEXPULSION

(Thissectionisunderreview)Studentswhodeviatesignificantlyfromthenormsexpressedinthishandbookwillbeassistedtoreviewandmodifytheirconduct.Thisassistancewillbeginwithadviceandcounsel.Iftheinappropriatebehaviourcontinues,othermeansmaybeusedincludingrequiringthestudenttocarryoutdifferenttypesofwork,producingspecialassignments,detention,arrangingaprobationarycontract,orbeingplacedundershort-termsuspension.Ifthebehaviourisseriouslyaffectingotherstudentsortheimageoftheschoolanddoesnotimprove,withdrawaloftheenrolmentwillbeconsidered.MS5.1 ConsequencesMiddleSchoolandSecondarystudentsarerequiredtoattenddetentionsduringtheweekforthefollowingreasons:• Ifstudentsarelateforclassestwotimesormoreinaweek• Forotherdisciplinarymeasureswiththeapprovalofthelevel

administrator.Studentsmaybesummarilyexpelledfromtheschoolwithoutnoticeorcompensationforthefollowing:• Intimidation

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• Violentand/ordangerousbehaviour• Gangrelatedactivities• Sexualharassment• Use,saleordistributionofillicitdrugs• TheftTheschooldirectorinconsultationwiththeadministrativeteamwilldecidecasesonanindividualbasis.MS5.2 ProbationIfastudent’sacademicprogressorbehaviourfallsbelowsatisfactoryandisofsignificant concern,he/shemaybeplacedonaprobationarycontract.Theprobationarycontractitemises specificareasofconcern,setsexpectations,andplacesthestudent’scontinuedenrolmentonaconditionalbasis.Failuretomeettheconditionsofthecontractcouldultimatelyresultinastudentbeingaskedtoleavetheschool.

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MS6 THECAMBRIDGEINTERNATIONALEXAMINATIONS(CIE)INTERNATIONALGENERALCERTIFICATEFORSECONDARYEDUCATION(IGCSE)

ThestudentsinF3andF4arebeingpreparedfor8to9IGCSEsyllabiandthecorrespondingexaminations.CompulsorySyllabi:0457 GlobalPerspectives0478 ComputerScience 0500 FirstLanguageEnglish(OralEndorsement) 0580 Mathematics(WithoutCoursework) 0610 Biology 0620 Chemistry 0625 Physics ElectiveSyllabibasedonStudents’abilityand/orpreferences:0400* ArtandDesign 0410* Music0411* Drama0486 Literature(English) 0509^ FirstLanguageChinese 0523^ ChineseasaSecondLanguage0547^ ForeignLanguageMandarinChinese0606 AdditionalMathematics*ONEofthesyllabi0400,0410and0411mustbetaken^ONEofthesyllabi0509,0523and0547mustbetakenAllstudentsinForm4mustattendtheIBOrientationandfulfilrelatedassessmentsduringthelasttwoweeksoftheacademicyearasoneoftherequirementstopassForm4andbeadmittedtotheIBDiplomaProgrammeinForm5attheSchooloftheNations.

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MS7 THEINTERNATIONALBACCALAUREATEDIPLOMAPROGRAMME(IBDP)

TheInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)DiplomaProgramme(DP)attheSchooloftheNationsisachallengingtwo-yearcurriculum,primarilyaimedatstudentsaged16to19.Itisaninternationallyrecognized,academicallychallengingandbalancedprogrammeofeducationthatpreparesstudentsforsuccessatuniversityandlifebeyond.Itleadstoaqualificationthatiswidelyrecognizedbytheworld’sleadinguniversities.TheDiplomaProgrammepreparesstudentsforeffectiveparticipationinarapidlyevolvingandincreasinglyglobalsocietyasthey:• Developphysically,intellectually,emotionallyandethically.• Acquirebreadthanddepthofknowledgeandunderstanding,

studyingcoursesfrom6subjectgroups.• Developtheskillsandapositiveattitudetowardlearningthatwill

preparethemforhighereducation.• Studyatleasttwolanguagesandincreaseunderstandingof

cultures,includingtheirown.• Makeconnectionsacrosstraditionalacademicdisciplinesand

explorethenatureofknowledgethroughtheprogramme’suniquetheoryofknowledgecourse.

• Undertakein-depthresearchintoanareaofinterestthroughthelensofoneormoreacademicdisciplinesintheextendedessay.

Enhancetheirpersonalandinterpersonaldevelopmentthroughcreativity,actionandservice.MS7.1 IBMissionStatementTheInternationalBaccalaureateaimstodevelopinquiring,knowledgeable,andcaringyoungpeoplewhohelptocreateabetterandmorepeacefulworldthroughinterculturalunderstandingandrespect.Tothisendtheorganizationworkswithschools,governmentsandinternationalorganizationstodevelopchallengingprogrammesofinternationaleducationandrigorousassessment.

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Theseprogrammesencouragestudentsacrosstheworldtobecomeactive,compassionateandlifelonglearnerswhounderstandthatotherpeople,withtheirdifferences,canalsoberight.MS7.2 IBLearnerProfileTheaimofallIBprogrammesistodevelopinternationallymindedpeoplewho,recognizingtheircommonhumanityandsharedguardianshipoftheplanet,helptocreateabetterandmorepeacefulworld.IBlearnersstrivetobe:InquirersTheydeveloptheirnaturalcuriosity.Theyacquiretheskillsnecessarytoconductinquiryandresearchandshowindependenceinlearning.Theyactivelyenjoylearningandthisloveoflearningwillbesustainedthroughouttheirlives.Knowledgeable Theyexploreconcepts,ideasandissuesthathavelocalandglobalsignificance.Insodoing,theyacquirein-depthknowledgeanddevelopunderstandingacrossabroadandbalancedrangeofdisciplines.Thinkers Theyexerciseinitiativeinapplyingthinkingskillscriticallyandcreativelytorecognizeandapproachcomplexproblems,andmakereasoned,ethicaldecisions.Communicators Theyunderstandandexpressideasandinformationconfidentlyandcreativelyinmorethanonelanguageandinavarietyofmodesofcommunication.Theyworkeffectivelyandwillinglyincollaborationwithothers.Principled Theyactwithintegrityandhonesty,withastrongsenseoffairness,justiceandrespectforthedignityoftheindividual,groupsandcommunities.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirownactionsandtheconsequencesthataccompanythem.

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Open-mindedTheyunderstandandappreciatetheirownculturesandpersonalhistories,andareopentotheperspectives,valuesandtraditionsofotherindividualsandcommunities.Theyareaccustomedtoseekingandevaluatingarangeofpointsofview,andarewillingtogrowfromtheexperience.Caring Theyshowempathy,compassionandrespecttowardstheneedsandfeelingsofothers.Theyhaveapersonalcommitmenttoservice,andacttomakeapositivedifferencetothelivesofothersandtotheenvironment.Risk-takers Theyapproachunfamiliarsituationsanduncertaintywithcourageandforethought,andhavetheindependenceofspirittoexplorenewroles,ideasandstrategies.Theyarebraveandarticulateindefendingtheirbeliefs.Balanced Theyunderstandtheimportanceofintellectual,physicalandemotionalbalancetoachievepersonalwell-beingforthemselvesandothers.Reflective Theygivethoughtfulconsiderationtotheirownlearningandexperience.Theyareabletoassessandunderstandtheirstrengthsandlimitationsinordertosupporttheirlearningandpersonaldevelopment.

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MS7.3 TheIBDiplomaProgrammeModel

Besidesthestudyofsixsubjectsareas,IBDiplomastudentstakethecoreelementsconsistingof:

• TheoryofKnowledge(TOK)• ExtendedEssay(EE)• Creativity,ActivityandService(CAS)

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MS7.4 IBDiplomaProgrammeAdmissionPolicyCandidatesapplyingforentranceintotheInternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaProgramme(IBDP)attheSchooloftheNationsmustmeettherequirementsdescribedinoneofthetwocategorieslistedinthissectionofthehandbook.MS7.4.1 Category1:CandidatesWhoAreInternalStudentsInternalStudentsInternalstudentsrefertostudentswhoareenrolledtoForm4attheschoolforatleasttwoacademicterms(5months)beforetheendoftheForm4year.PromotionfromForm4totheIBDPinForm5TobeenteredintotheIBDP,internalstudentshavetoachieveapromotionstatusdescribedbelow:StudentsmustachieveasatisfactoryacademicstandardattheForm4levelintheschoolandcompletetherequiredcreditsfromtheCharacterDevelopmentProgramme.Thepassingmarkforeverysubjectis65%.AstudentwillbepromotedtoForm5andthereforeentertheIBDPifhe/she

• passesALLsubjectsor• hasanaveragemarkof65%orabove,hasfailedatmostTWO

subjectsotherthanEnglishStudentsareallowedtositsupplementaryexamination(s)inatmostTWOsubjectsprovidedthattheyhaveachievedatleast50%inthesesubjects.Shouldtheygainagradeof65%orhigherinthesupplementaryexamination,theywillbeawardedapassgradeforthatsubject.MS7.4.2 Category2:ExternalCandidatesWhoAreApplyingtoEnter

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a.Applicationtimeline:ForSeptemberentry,applicantsmustmeettheregularapplicationdeadlineforfullconsideration.Entranceexamsandinterviewswillbecompletedafterapplicationsareaccepted.EntryintotheIBDPafterSeptemberinYear1(Form5)isdiscouraged.UnlessastudentiscurrentlypursuingtheIBdiplomaatanotherinstitution,itisverychallengingtostartanIBcurriculumafterithasbegun.Ifastudentwishestobeconsideredformid-yearentry,aminimumoftwenty(20)workingdaysarerequiredtocoordinatedocumentreview,entranceexams,andinterviewstobecompleted.b.Requireddocumentation:Studentswhomovefromotherschoolsneedtoprovidethefollowingdocuments:• Completedapplicationform,includingapictureoftheapplicant

andapplicationfee.• Proof(letterfromHeadofSchool,reports,etc.)thatthestudenthas

completedForm4(Grade10)orequivalent.• Contactdetailsofthepreviousschoolinorderforustoreceivea

referenceandcoordinateentrancetestadministrationiftheapplicantisnotinMacauduringtheapplicationprocess.

o Twoacademiclettersofreferencearerequired.OnemustbefromanEnglishteacherandtheotherfromasubjecttheapplicantwishestopursueattheHigherLevel(HL)intheIBDP.

• Officialreportcardsforatleastthelasttwoyearsofeducation.• Anyofficialorpredictedexamresultsthatanapplicanthas/will

take(e.g.IGCSE,IELTS,TOEFL,PSAT,etc.).• Arecently-markedEnglishessaywithteachercommentary.• Acopyoftheadmissionpolicysignedbytheapplicant’s

parent(s)/guardian(s).• Anymedicaldocumentationinthecaseofamedicalconditionthat

mayaffectstudentlearningorexperienceatSON.• SubjectProposalofcurriculumtobetakenfortheIBDP.

o Applicantsmustindicatewhichsubjectshe/shewishestostudyattheHigherLevelandStandardLevel(threeofeach).PleaseconsulttheSONcourseofferings.

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c.Entrancetests:

Allapplicantsarerequiredtotakeentrancetestsforadmission.Dependingonthestudent’sfirstlanguageandprogrammepreference,thefollowingsubjectsmaybetested:

EnglishSkills:EnglishlanguagemasteryandanalyticalskillsContent:Part1:UnseenCommentaryPart2:EssayonaprescribedtopicMathematicsSkills:MathematicaltechniquesandApplyingmathematicaltechniquestosolveproblemsContent: -Numbersandmathematicalnotations-Algebra-Mensuration-Planeand3DGeometry-Trigonometry-Graphs-Sets,VectorsandFunctions -MatricesandTransformations-StatisticsandProbabilitySciencesSkills:Knowledgeandunderstanding,handlinginformationandproblemsolvingContent:CIEIGCSEsyllabiofBiology,Chemistryand/orPhysicsdependingontheSciencesubject(s)selectedintheproposalofcurriculum.

d.TimeandvenueofentrancetestsTheSchoolwillacceptapplicationsbeginningonthe1stofMarchforadmissiontothefollowingacademicyear.ThisprocesscontinuesuntiltheclassisfullortheacademicyearhasbeguninSeptember.

StudentswhofailtheentrancetestsinAprilareallowedtoretakethetestsinAugust.ApplicantslivinginMacaumaybeabletoschedulealternatetestingandinterviewdates,butmustbedonesowithIBDPCoordinatorapproval.

TomeettheneedsofprospectivestudentswhocannotsittestsinMacau,theSchoolallowsstudentstotakeentrancetestsattheirpresent

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school,providingtheschoolassuresthatthetestswillbetakeninstrictexamconditions.CompletedtestpapersshouldbescannedandemailedtotheIBDPCoordinator.Contactinformationforaschoolguidancecounsellororadministratormustbesubmittedwiththeadmissionapplicationtocoordinateentrancetestprocedures.e.Interview:

Inadditiontotheentrancetests,theSchoolmayrequestthatthestudentattendanadmissioninterview.Thisisanopportunityforthestudenttopresenthis/hereducationalbackgroundandexplainanyinconsistencyinthetestresultsortodemonstratelanguageproficiency.Aweb-basedinterviewispossibleforstudentslivingabroadduringthetimeofapplication.f.Admissiondecisionandchoiceofcurriculum:

Havingconsideredentrancerequirements(e.g.tests,references,etc.)andtheapplicant’scurriculumproposal,theSchoolwillmakeanadmissiondecision.Studentsmaybeadmittedtothefulldiplomaprogrammeoradvisedtofollowacertificatetrackthatistailoredtotheirneedsandabilities.AdmissiontotheSchoolortheIBDPmaybedeniedifacandidate’scommandoftheEnglishlanguage,academicpreparation,oracademiccommitmentisconsideredinsufficientforthestudenttosuccessfullycopewiththerequirementsoftheprogramme.Decisionswillbemadeinwriting.MS7.5 SubjectSelectionintheIBDiplomaProgrammeStudentsacceptedintothefullIBDiplomaProgrammeorintothecertificatetrackmustconfirmtheirsubjectpreferencesbycompletingtheSubjectSelectionForm.Studentsshouldbearinmindthatthereisnoguaranteethattheywillbeabletoattendalloftheselectedcourses.Theschoolwilltrytomeettheneedsofasmanystudentsaspossible,however,duetoscheduling,somestudentsmaybeaskedtochooseadifferentsubject.MS7.5.1 RequirementForTakingAnIBSubjectAtTheHigherLevel(HL)• MathematicsHL:GradeAorA*inIGCSEMathematicsorGradeBor

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• OthersubjectHL:GradeCoraboveinIGCSEofthecorrespondingsubject

• ForstudentswhoenroltotheSchoolthroughCategory2mentionedinSection2,ifIGCSEorequivalentexamswerenottaken,thedecisionofenrolmenttoanHLcourseisgotobemadebythecoordinatorandtheteachersafterevaluatingtheentrancetests.

• StudentswhodonotfulfiltherequirementslistedinthetwopointsabovebutwishtotakethosesubjectsattheHigherLevel,aprobationperiodof3monthswillbesetupwithacontract.EvaluationwillbemadebythefacultyattheendoftheprobationperiodtodecidewhetherthestudentcanstayinthatsubjectatHLormovetothestandardlevel(SL)ofthatsubject,andthereforemovingtheCertificatetrackoftheIBDPasdescribedin3.1.3below.

MS7.5.2IBDPFullDiplomaProgramme:StudentsfortheIBDPfulldiplomaprogrammemustsatisfyassessmentrequirementsinsixsubjectsandthecoreinatwo-yearprogrammeattheSchool.Thesixsubjectsmustbeselectedfromsixgroupsasdescribedintherelevanthandbookfortheexaminationsession,atleastthreeandnotmorethanfoursubjectstobetakenathigherlevelandtheothersatstandardlevel(SL).Recommendedteachingtimeis240hourstocompletehigherlevel(HL)coursesand150hourstocompletestandardlevelcourses.

Inadditiontothesixsubjects,studentsmustcompletethefollowingcorerequirements:

Takeacoursein,andcompletetherequiredassessmentin,TheoryofKnowledge(TOK),overthetwo-yearperiodoftheDiplomaProgramme.

CompletetheprogrammeofCreativity,ActivityandService(CAS)activities,forwhichtheIBrecommendsatleast150hoursforthecombinationofactivities.

CompleteandsubmitforassessmentanExtendedEssay(EE)inasubjectavailableforthispurpose.Workontheessay,whichisexpectedtooccupyapproximately40hours,mustbedoneunderthedirectsupervisionofateacherattheschoolwhohasappropriatequalificationsand/orexperienceinthesubjectchosenbythecandidateandisfamiliarwiththeDiplomaProgramme.

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MS7.5.3 IBDPCertificateTrack:Forstudentswhodonotfulfiltherequirementslistedin3.1.1regardingtheenrolmenttothesubjectsatHLfor3subjects,acertificatetrackoftheIBDPisofferedtothem.InthecertificatetrackoftheIBDP,studentsattheSchoolarerequiredtotakelessthan3subjectsatHLbutstillhavetofulfiltheschoolrequirementsofTOK,CASandEE.Thisistoensurethegreatesteffortisputintothepreparationsofskillsandpracticeofwhatisrequiredintheirtertiaryeducation.MS7.5.4 TakingFOURHigherLevel(HL)SubjectsinIBBasedontheindividualstudent’sneedsandabilitiesinthesubjectarea,theSchooloftheNationsmayallowstudentsintheIBDiplomaProgrammetoselectupto4subjectsatthehigherlevel(HL)basedoncertainconditions.StudentswhowishtotakeFOURsubjectsattheHigherLevel(HL)atthetimeofenrolmenttotheIBDPmustfulfilALLofthefollowingconditions:FulfilindividualsubjectrequirementsforanyHLcoursetheywishtotake.• ApprovalfromtheIBDiplomaCoordinatorinconsultationwiththe

correspondingIGCSEsubjectteachers,IBsubjectteachersandguidancecounsellor.

• Anagreementsignedbythestudent,parent,andtheIBDPCoordinatorregardingthepossibilityofmovingoneoftheHLsubjectstoSLaccordingtothestudent’sacademicperformanceinthatsubjectatanytimeduringtheprogramme.

MS7.5.5CoreComponentsThethreecorerequirementsoftheIBDP-Creativity,Activity,Service(CAS),TheoryofKnowledge(TOK)andExtendedEssay(EE)-arecompulsoryforstudentsfollowingtheFullDiplomaProgrammeandtheCertificateTrackoftheprogramme.StudentsfollowingthefullDiplomaProgrammecanearnupto3extramarksforsuccessfulcompletionofTOKandEE.

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MS7.5.6Self-taughtMotherTongueTheSchooloftheNationsappreciatesthevarietyoflanguagesspokenbytheschoolcommunity.AdviceandsupportaregiventostudentswhosemothertongueisotherthanthecurrentlyofferedLanguagesA,andwhowanttoincludetheirmothertongueintheirsubjectsprogramme.TheSchoolwillassistparentsinsearchingforsuitableteachersandoffersinternaltrainingtothelatter.Uponrequest,classroomscanbeprovidedforsuchclassesattheschool.However,itisalsoacceptablefortheseclassestotakeplaceoutsideoftheSchool.Anyadditionalcosts(e.g.tutor’sremuneration)arethesoleresponsibilityoftheparents/guardians.ItisexpectedthatexternaltutorswillinformtheDPCoordinatorofthestudent’sprogressonaregularbasisandcompletereportcommentsfourtimesperyear.Thecurrentsubjectavailableforself-taughtisLanguageA:LanguageandLiteratureSLonly.MS7.5.7StudentsTransferringFromOtherIBSchoolsTheSchooloftheNationsacceptsstudentswhostartedtheIBDPatotherIBschoolsonconditionthattheschoolcurrentlyoffersthesubjectstheystudiedintheirpreviousschool.Transferringstudentsmaybeexemptedfromentrancetests.However,thetransferringstudentneedstosubmitreportsand/oraletterfromtheirpreviousschool,whichconfirmsthathe/shewasenrolledintheIBDiplomaProgramme.StudentswhowishtocarryoveranyInternalAssessmenttasksfromtheirpreviousschoolneedtoensurethatallrequiredIBformshavebeencompletedandsignedbytheirsupervisor.ItisofparamountimportancethatallGroup4labwork(includingevidenceoftheGroup4Project)isdocumentedandthedocumentsaresignedbythepreviousteacher.MS7.6 LanguagePolicyintheSONIBDiplomaProgrammeMS7.6.1 PhilosophyForanindividualtoactivelyparticipateintheprogressofsocietylanguageisessential.Languageisusedtotransmitknowledge,communicateprinciples,ideas,opinions,needs,desiresandemotions.Languageisnecessaryforthinking.Therearevarioustypesoflanguage:sociallanguage,scientificlanguage,mathematicallanguageandartistic

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language.LanguagealsoreferstospecificlexicalandgrammaticalsetsknownasEnglish,Mandarin,Russianorsome3,000othertongues.Themotherlanguageisacquiredatthebeginningfromparentsandotherfamilymembersaswellasthesurroundingsocialmilieu.Initiallearningtakesplacebycorrelatingphysicalobjects,actionsandexpressionswithspecificsounds.Additionallanguagescanbelearnedinthesamewayorthroughmorestructuredactivitiesthatincludealsocorrelatingsoundsinthetargetlanguagewithsoundsinthemotherlanguage.Subsequentlearning,notonlyincreasesvocabularybutalsotheprecisionofexpressionandtheskillsofcommunication.Individualsalsolearntousedifferenttypesoflanguagefordifferentpurposes.TheSchooloftheNationsprovidesforthedevelopmentoflanguageprimarilyinEnglishandMandarin.Englishistheprimarylanguageofinstructionandenablestheindividualtoaccessknowledgeworldwideandinteractwithasignificantpercentageofpeoplefromallthenationsoftheworld.MandarinenablesthestudentstofunctionthroughoutChina,aregionofgrowingeconomic,politicalandsocialimportanceandinfluence.Proficiencyandfamiliaritywithdifferentlanguagesisrecognizedasanimportantelementinthedevelopmentofasenseofworldcitizenshipandinternationalmindedness.Languageisawindowontheworldanddifferentlanguagesprovidedifferentwindows.Aknowledgeofdifferentlanguagesopensthemindtodifferentpointsofviewanddifferentwaysofunderstanding.MS7.6.2 LanguageprofileStudentsenteringtheIBdiplomaprogrammecomefromthefollowingbackgrounds:• Cantonesespeakingfamilieswhohaveprovideopportunitiestothe

studenttoacquireEnglishtoanadequatedegreeasascertainedthroughexamination.

• EnglishspeakingfamiliesfromNorthAmerican,British,AustralianorNewZealandbackgroundwhohavedevelopedtheirlanguageabilitythroughtheschoolsystemsassociatedwiththesecountriesandmayormaynothaveknowledgeoforproficiencyinanotherlanguage

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• EnglishspeakingfamiliesfromcountriessuchasIndia,Philippines,SingaporeorMalaysiawhohavedevelopedtheirEnglish languageabilities in the school systems of these countries and also haveknowledge of one or more additional languages learned in thehome.

• Mandarinspeakingfamilieswhohaveprovideopportunitiestothe

student to acquire English to an adequate degree as ascertainedthroughexamination.

• Families with other home languages who have provide

opportunities to the student to acquire English to an adequatedegreeasascertainedthroughexamination.

MS7.6.3 LanguageofinstructionIBLanguagecoursesTheIBprogrammeattheSchooloftheNationswilluseEnglishasthelanguageofinstruction.AsageneralrulestudentsacceptedtotheIBdiplomaprogrammewillhavedemonstratedadequateproficiencyinEnglisheitherthroughanadmissionsexamination(seeadmissionspolicy)orthroughpreviousstudyattheSchooloftheNations.InsomecaseswherestudentswhoseproficiencyissomewhatweakhavebeenacceptedintheIBprogramme,theSchooloftheNationswillprovideadditionalsupportbysteamingstudentsaccordingtolanguagelevelduringlanguageinstructionclassesand/orarrangingforadditionaltutoringattherequestoftheteachersand/orstudents.Themajorityofstudentswillbelearninginalanguageotherthantheirmothertongue.Forthisreasonthecurriculumofallsubjectswilltakeintoaccountthefactthatstudentsmaynotnaturallyunderstandthelanguageused.Whennecessary,explicitinstructionwillbeprovidedtofamiliarizestudentswiththesubtletiesofmeaning,rangeofexpressionandstructuralformsappropriatefordifferentsubjectsandpurposes.ThiswilloccureitherintheinstructionofLanguageAorLanguageBclassesorintherespectivesubjectclass.LanguageAStudentswillusuallychoosebetweenEnglishandtheirmothertongueastheirfirstlanguage.InsomecasesstudentsmaychoosetostudybothEnglishandtheirmothertongueastheirLanguageA

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course.TheschoolwillassiststudentswhochoosetheirmothertongueastheLanguageAcoursetofindappropriateacademicassistance.Astudentwhochoosestostudyhis/hermothertonguethatisotherthanEnglishastheirLanguageAcoursemustchooseeitherEnglishorMandarinashis/herLanguageBcourse.ThestudyofanotherLanguageAcoursewillbeconductedentirelyoutsideofschoolhours.Approvalofeachstudent'schoicewillbebasedon• priorexperiencewiththestudentatlowerlevelsofinstruction

attheSchooloftheNations• entranceexaminationatthetimeofenrolment.• educationalbackground• familybackgroundLanguageBStudentswillhavetheoptionofchoosingMandarin,EnglishoranotherlanguagefortheLanguageBcomponentofthecurriculum.TheschoolwillprovideinstructioninMandarinandEnglishandwillassiststudentstofindappropriateacademicsupportforotherlanguages.AstudentwhochoosestostudyanotherlanguageastheLanguageBcoursemustchooseeitherMandarinorEnglishashis/herLanguageBcourse.ThestudyofanotherlanguageattheBlevelwillbeconductedentirelyoutsideofschoolhours.Approvalofeachstudent'schoicewillbebasedon• priorexperiencewiththestudentatlowerlevelsofinstruction

attheSchooloftheNations• entranceexaminationatthetimeofenrolment.• educationalbackground• familybackgroundLanguageabinitioStudentswhoareunabletopursueMandarinastheirLanguageBcoursewillberequiredtostudyitattheabinitiolevel.ThegrowingimportanceandinfluenceofChinaintheregionandtheworldfullyjustifiestheemphasisplacedonMandarinattheschool.Inadditiontheschoolwillassistallstudentstostudyotherlanguagesaccordingtotheirneedsanddesires.Thereareanumber

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oforganizationsinMacauthatareusefulforthispurposeasspecifiedinthenextsection.AsallstudentsarerequiredtofollowtheSchooloftheNation'sMandarinprogramme,suchadditionalstudieswouldbeorganizedoutsideofthenormalschoolfunctioninghours.MS7.6.4EnglishLanguageLearningandEnglishLanguageLearners

(ELL)Atthestartofthe2012-2013academicyear,theELLSupportDepartmentatSchooloftheNationswasofficialcreated.Priortothis,theschoolprovidedESLsupport,butformalstructures,practices,andprocedureswerenotwell-established.OneoftheprimaryobjectivesoftheELLDepartmenthasbeentodevelopandformalizeclearguidelinesandpractices.Nowinitssecondyear,muchhasbeenaccomplishedbythedepartment;however,muchworkremainstobedone.TheELLSupportDepartmentcoordinatorsmetfrequentlyandregularlywithSONadministrationtomonitortheprogressoftheDepartmentandasaforumtodiscussthefutureofELLsupportatSON.Meetingswerealwaysveryconstructive.Theoverridinggoalofthedepartmentistoidentify,assist,andmonitorthelearningofthosestudentswhoareinneedofEnglishlanguagesupport.IdentifiedlearnersareinneedofsupportbecausetheirfirstlanguageisnotEnglishandwhohavenotdevelopedtheirEnglishlanguageproficiencyatarateandlevelonparwiththeirpeers.MS7.6.5 MotherTongueSupportTheschoolwillencouragestudentsoflinguisticbackgroundsothertheEnglishorMandarintofindopportunitiesforself-studyoftheirprimarylanguagesifsodesired.ForthispurposethereexistinMacauvariousorganizationssuchastheAllianceFrancaisedeMacao,theAssociacaodeCulturaJaponesadeMacaoandtheGovernment'sCentrodeDifusaodeLinguasthatpromotesKorean,Japanese,Portuguese,andCantoneseinadditiontoEnglishandMandarin.Whenappropriate,parentswillreceiveorientationregardingtheimportanceoftheMotherTongueonlearningandidentity.MS7.6.6 CommunicationwithParents

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TheSchooloftheNationsregularlycommunicateswithparentsandalsoencouragesparentstoinitiatecommunicationwithteachersandadministrators.WrittencommunicationiscarriedoutinbothEnglishandChinese.OralcommunicationwilltakeplaceinEnglish,MandarinorCantonese.StaffisavailablefortranslationfromEnglishtoMandarinorCantoneseandfromMandarintoEnglish.MS7.6.7CommunicationwithAcademicStaffTeachersattheSchooloftheNationsareproficientinEnglish,Mandarin,Cantoneseoranycombinationofthese.Thereareasignificantnumberofstaffmemberswhodonotshareacommonlanguage.WrittencommunicationsareprovidedinbilingualEnglishandChineseandtranslationisprovidedfororalcommunicationbetweenstaffmembers.MS7.7 UseofManageBacManageBacisanonlineplatformthatenablesefficientcurriculumplanning,assessmentandreporting,whileeliminatingpaperworkandenhancingcommunicationtoparentsandstudents.Currently,F5andF6StudentshaveaccesstoManageBacandusesolelyfor

• CASrecordsandreflectionslogging.• ExtendedEssaytrackingandreflections.

MS7.8UniversityCounsellingTheuniversityselectionprocesscanbeexciting,challenging,nerve-wracking,anddifficult.TheUniversityGuidanceCounsellorcompilesresources,consultshis/herexperienceandvariousguidebooks,andattemptstosynthesisetheinformationthatIBDPstudentsmustknowastheybeginorcontinuetheirsearch.GiventhatSchooloftheNationsstudentsareconsideringuniversityoptionsallovertheworld,theUniversityGuidanceCounsellorprovidesinformationandassistanceinthisprocesswhilestudentsandfamiliesareexpectedtotakeownershipofcarryingoutstepsandmakingdecisionsregardinguniversityandprogrammaticchoices.Theuniversityguidancecounsellingservicesinclude:• Individualandgroupmeetingswithstudents• Individualmeetingswithparents/guardians

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• GuidanceCounsellingHandbook• Parentinformationnights• Universityvisits• Universitytalksandfaironcampus• Informationpamphletsfromdifferentuniversities• Personalstatementsupport• UniversityapplicationworkshopsMS7.9 IBStudentPrivilegesMS7.9.1 OffCampusTimesIBDPstudentsintheSONaregrantedtheprivilegeofspendingtheirtimeoffcampuswhenthereisnotclassscheduledduringtheday.However,forsubjectswithmixedHLandSLclasses,explicitpermissionfromtheteachersisrequiredifaSLstudentwishestoleavecampusduringtheHL-onlytimes.Thisprivilegeistoberevokedoncetheschoolfindsconcernsinastudent’sattendanceandpunctualityrecord.MS7.9.2 UseofIBStudentLoungeStudentsinF5andF6areallowedtousetheIBStudentLoungeasavenueforgrouporindividualwork.Allrulesregardinguniform,food,language,etc.apply.MS7.9.3 CASTripF5andF6studentmayorganiseatripastheirCASProjectdescribedintheSONCASHandbook.TheymustconsultwiththeCASCoordinatorandgainpermissionfromtheSchooladministrationregardingcost,location,projectnature,etc.priortoanyfurtherstepintheplanning.Atripofthisnature,whileencouraged,isnotcompulsory,andotheractivitiesmaytakeitsplace.TheSchoolpolicyof90%participationrateisstrictlyenforcedfortripsoutsideofMacau.

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MS8 INTERNATIONALEXAMINATIONREGISTRATIONStudentsareregisteredinfollowinginternationalexaminationsbyDecemberofthatacademicyear.Theexaminationsare:• IGCSE:AllF4studentsandsomeF3studentswhoaretaking

advancedcourses

• IBDiplomaProgramme:AllF6studentsStudentswillreceiveconfirmationoftheexaminationsubjects,examinationtimetablesandcandidatelog-indetailstoaccesstheirresultsassoonastheregistrationiscompleted.Shouldtheparentsdecidethatremarkingorretakingsomeoftheexaminationsisnecessary,theyshouldcontacttheSecondaryAdministrator,theIGCSEExamOfficerand/ortheIBDiplomaProgrammeCoordinatoroftheschooltoseekinformationregardingexaminationtime,costandapproval.Thiscommunicationmustbedonewithinaweekoftheofficialreleasedateoftheresultsinordertosecuretheavailabilityoftheservices.

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Appendix03–MedicineTakingForm

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