“NOT TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE”

WELLSPRING ACADEMY’S ROADMAP

IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CIE

CURRICULUM

AGENDA• Update on CIE implementation• Discipline• Partnership with Bridge 2 Rwanda• AOB

INTRODUCTIONWellspring academy started in 2007 with aVision “to produce a new generation of

ServantLeaders to bless Rwanda and display the

bestof Rwanda to the World”And our Mission is “ to educate and equip students to become highly skilled, Godly leaders and agents of community transformation”

Introduction (continued)The journey to go international started when

the school was still in plan. Staring 2014 the plan towards int’l exposure was put in action by implementing Cambridge International Examinations.

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL CURRICULLUM

GRADE 8 & 10 FIRST EXAMSIn order to prepare current grade 8 and grade 10 as pioneers who will sit for their International Exams in May-June 2016, the school schedule was compressed to prepare the students for their first int’l exams.

Main reasons to compress the schedule:To benefit from international teachers from other international

schools To facilitate g12 graduates to enroll in universities without

waiting for many months i.e waiting from November to September of the following year.

MONTH PERIOD ACTIVITY

July – September 2014

July 14–Sept 19

Term I for G9 & 11

September 2014 Sept 22-26 A week break G9 & 11

Sept-Nov 2014 Sept 29-Nov 14

Term I for G9 & 11

Nov2014-Jan 2015 Nov 14– Jan 04

Term I (G9&11) & End of year Holidays (Others)

Jan - April 2015 Jan 05 –April 03

Term I (Others) & II for G9&11

April 2015 Apr 03 –14 Term I & II Holidays

April – June 2015 Apr 14 –June 26

Term II (Others) & III (G9 & 11)

June- July 2015 June 26 – July 31

End of year holidays for G9&11

June- July 2015 June 26 – July 05

Term II holidays (Others)

July- Aug 2015 July 06– Aug 22

Term III (Others)

August- Dec 2015 Aug 03 – Dec 19

Term I for all (Others starting Sept 1)

Dec 2015 –Jan 2016 Nov 28–Jan 04 Term I Holidays

January 2016 January 18 -27 First Mock Exams G10 & 12

March 2016 Mid March Predicted Marks to CIE G10 & 12

May-June 2016 May- June A level and IGCSE Final exams

COMBINATIONS to be offered at WSAFor Cambridge A’ level Syllabus, a student takes between 5-7 Combinations.The following are Science combinations that

will be offered at WSA; Physics and Chemistry Chemistry and Biology Physics and Biology

For Humanities, the following Subject Combinations will be offered:

History and Geography Geography and EconomicsHistory & Economics The following will be cross-cutting Subjects to

all candidates English as a First Language French as a second Language

Mathematics ComputerKinyarwanda will also be taught so that wekeep our national identity. But it will be

optionalto international students.The CIE curriculum will be supplemented byChristian values.

THANK YOU & GOD BLESS YOU