The Queen's Preparatory School | Jamaica | Curriculum (2024)

Ages:

3 years old

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Department:

Kindergarten

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Location:

127 Constant Spring Road,

Kingston 8

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The Tiny Tots Programme caters to children who will be three years of age by January 31st in any given year. Children remain in this programme for one year and then progress to our Reception class which caters to four year olds. The QPS Tiny Tots is housed in a specially prepared and quite delightful room in the Kindergarten Department.

Our content and delivery are directed by the Jamaica Early Childhood Curriculum Guide and to enhance its goals and learning outcomes, our programme also includes Swimming, Music and Movement and Physical Education.

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Ages:

3-5 years old

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Department:

Kindergarten

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Location:

127 Constant Spring Road,

Kingston 8

This programme outline is for the children who are between the ages of 3-5 years of age. Theclass names and ages are as follows:

• Tiny Tots – 3 years of age

• Reception – 4 years of age

• Kindergarten – 5 years of age

Our content and delivery are directed by The Jamaica Early Childhood Curriculum Guidewhich is a collaborative document published by The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust and theMinistry of Education. To enhance the delivery of the content our programme also includesSwimming, Music & Movement and Physical Education. Computer Education is included inthe four and five year old programmes.

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Ages:

6-12 years old

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Department:

Grades 1-3

Kindergarten Department

Grades 4-6

Junior Department

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Location:

121 Constant Spring Road,

Kingston 8

The school’s academic curriculum is directed by the Ministry of Education’s National StandardsCurriculum.

The school’s curriculum also includes Computer Studies, Spanish (Grades 1-6), and Music &Movement, Music Appreciation, Physical Education as well as Swimming.

The Queen’s Preparatory School participates fully in the NATIONAL ASSESSMENTPROGRAMME. This programme consists of a number of external examinations set by the Ministryof Education (MOE).

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• Grade One Individual Learning Profile - beginning of Grade One

• Grade Two Diagnostic Tests

• Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy Tests

• Grade Four Performance Tasks – Mathematics and Language Arts

• Grade Five Performance Tasks – Science, Social Studies, Lang. Arts and Mathematics

• Grade Six Performance Tasks – Language and Mathematics; Ability Tests; Curriculum BasedTests in Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science.

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Ages:

All ages

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Department:

Kindergarten

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Location:

127 Constant Spring Road,

Kingston 8

The Special Remedial Class (SpR) - The Special Remedial programme at the Queen’s Preparatory School is able to facilitate students who are assessed as performing more than one grade level below expectations and are therefore unable to meet the academic requirements in the regular classroom setting. These students may or may not present with Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilities, be Intellectually Deficient or present with other conditions such as Autism and Down’s Syndrome. The programme is largely academic in nature where a child’s special needs are addressed through an Individual Education Plan. In addition to academics the students receive instruction in Physical Education, Music and Movement and are able to access the full range of extra- curricular activities offered at the school. Before a child can be included in the Programme in the Special Remedial Class, the school has to be provided with a recent (not older than 2 years) assessment report to verify the child’s eligibility for the special services provided.

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The Resource Room Services are offered by two teachers in the Kindergarten Department (Kindergarten – Grade 3). These teachers assist the classroom teachers by providing remedial help to children identified by both the classroom teacher and the Resource Room teachers. Formal/informal assessment measures are used to diagnose the areas of difficulty being experienced by children who have been identified by the classroom teacher, as well as independent observation of the children in the classes. Sessions are timetabled in the areas of Reading, Mathematics and Phonics and this is done within the classroom and/or outside the classroom as the circ*mstances permit. There is also the opportunity to work individually with students as the need arises. This service provides support to the academic programme offered at the school.

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Ages:

All ages

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Department:

All departments

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Location:

121 Constant Spring Road,

Kingston 8

One swimming lesson per week (one hour) is included in the regular time table for all classes. This activity is optional but highly recommended and is provided at an additional cost of $6000.00 per term (approximately 10 lessons).

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To enroll your child in our Learn to Swim Programme, please contact the school.