Garden International School
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Garden International School (abbreviated GIS) is an international school
based in Malaysia. It is one of the largest private, co-educational schools in Malaysia, offering education based on the British Curriculum.
GIS offers education for four major age groups: foundation years, primary education
, secondary education
and sixth form
.
in 1992.
campus is Mr Graham Wilson.
The school employs a large proportion of foreign teachers, mostly originating from Britain and Australia, with the majority of foreign teaching staff being located at the upper half of the school (Secondary). In addition to the large teaching staff, the school employs administrative staff, counsellors and student service staff to attend to the needs of the students.
in place of CIE, such as GCSE PE.
As of 2010, the following subjects are available for IGCSEs in GIS:
2 sciences, IT, English (Language&Literature) are compulsory subjects along with Mathematics.
A-Levels
The lower school (primary) bases its curriculum on the British Curriculum, with students in Year 6 sitting for the National Curriculum assessment
at the end of their year.
, Sultan is Red
, Queen is Blue
and Crest is Yellow
There are competitions between the four houses, and there are two main sports events that showcase the strong rivalries. These are Sports Day and the Swimming Gala. Along with these two, there are other competitions between the houses, such as the attendance competition and the merits competition. In addition, there is also the debating competition and Interhouse Sports. In 2008, the school held their first Eisteddfod.
, basketball
, athletics
and netball
- among others. Sports day and the Swimming Gala are annual events that take place at Garden International School.
Sports Day is an athletics competition within the school, and is a competition between the four houses. For Primary school, this usually takes place within the school. However, Secondary sports day is held at an outdoor stadium. The swimming gala is a swimming competition between the four houses.They also have SEASAC which is another competition between other schools in particular sports. They are many different types of SEASAC for example: Tennis, Swimming, Football, Golf and many more.
) and Deepavali in the first term, Chinese New Year
in the second term and in the third term it does not coincide with any holiday.
The full-length term breaks sometimes coincide with holidays such as Christmas
in the first term, Easter
in the second term, and at the end of the third term, the academic year ends Summer. Christmas and Easter holidays are usually about 2-3 weeks. Summer, however is usually 6-7 weeks, beginning in mid-July and ending at the end of August or beginning of September. Sometimes school does not begin on a Monday, as there is a public holiday on August 31, Hari Merdeka
or Independence Day for Malaysia.
Examination period usually occurs in May and June, usually taking up one week for lower secondary school (Years 7-9) and two weeks for upper secondary school (Years 10-13). Primary school students take their examinations around the same time.
International school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
based in Malaysia. It is one of the largest private, co-educational schools in Malaysia, offering education based on the British Curriculum.
GIS offers education for four major age groups: foundation years, primary education
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
, secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
and sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
.
Kuantan campus
The Kuantan campus was opened for children of foreign investors, located in Teluk CempedakTeluk Cempedak
Teluk Cempedak or Teluk Chempedak is a famous beach in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Teluk Cempedak is located 5 kilometres east from the town centre in Kuantan and is situated in close proximity to the Royal Pahang Golf Club...
in 1992.
Staff
The Principal of Garden International School is Mr Simon Mann. The Head of Secondary in the Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
campus is Mr Graham Wilson.
The school employs a large proportion of foreign teachers, mostly originating from Britain and Australia, with the majority of foreign teaching staff being located at the upper half of the school (Secondary). In addition to the large teaching staff, the school employs administrative staff, counsellors and student service staff to attend to the needs of the students.
Curriculum
The school follows University of Cambridge International Examinations based curriculum for upper years, with students sitting IGCSE after two years of study in Year 10 and 11; and sixth form sitting A-Level exams after 2 years of study in years 12 and 13. In recent years, some subjects have chosen to take EdexcelEdexcel
Edexcel, a UK company, is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards, and is wholly owned by the private-sector Pearson PLC, a UK-based media and publishing conglomerate. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence"...
in place of CIE, such as GCSE PE.
As of 2010, the following subjects are available for IGCSEs in GIS:
- Single Award Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
- Double Award Science
- Mathematics
- Additional Mathematics
- Economics
- Business Studies
- Information Technology
- Computer Studies
- Spanish
- French
- English First Language
- English Literature
- English as Second Language
- Mandarin
- Bahasa Melayu
- History
- Geography
- Sociology
- Accounting
- GCSE PE
- Art
- Music
- Drama
- Environmental Management
2 sciences, IT, English (Language&Literature) are compulsory subjects along with Mathematics.
A-Levels
- Sciences (Biology,Chemistry,Physics)
- Mathematics
- Further Mathematics
- English Language
- English Literature
- History
- Geography
- Art
- Drama and Theatre Studies
- Spanish
- French
- Mandarin
- Economics
- Business Studies
- Accounting
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Design Technology
- Design and Textiles
- Applied ICT
The lower school (primary) bases its curriculum on the British Curriculum, with students in Year 6 sitting for the National Curriculum assessment
National Curriculum assessment
National Curriculum assessments are a series of educational assessments, colloquially known as Sats or SATs, used to assess the attainment of children attending maintained schools in England...
at the end of their year.
Houses
There are four houses in GIS - Chancellor, Sultan, Queen and Crest. Each house has a colour - Chancellor is GreenGreen
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
, Sultan is Red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, Queen is Blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
and Crest is Yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
There are competitions between the four houses, and there are two main sports events that showcase the strong rivalries. These are Sports Day and the Swimming Gala. Along with these two, there are other competitions between the houses, such as the attendance competition and the merits competition. In addition, there is also the debating competition and Interhouse Sports. In 2008, the school held their first Eisteddfod.
Sports
Garden International School participates in sporting competitions, including FOBISSEA and ISAKL. The school has teams in many sports, including football, swimmingSwimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
and netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
- among others. Sports day and the Swimming Gala are annual events that take place at Garden International School.
Sports Day is an athletics competition within the school, and is a competition between the four houses. For Primary school, this usually takes place within the school. However, Secondary sports day is held at an outdoor stadium. The swimming gala is a swimming competition between the four houses.They also have SEASAC which is another competition between other schools in particular sports. They are many different types of SEASAC for example: Tennis, Swimming, Football, Golf and many more.
School calendar
Garden International School begins the academic year in the beginning of September, although in 2009 it is set to begin at the end of August. There are three terms, and with each term there is a mid-term break of 1-2 weeks. These usually coincide with holidays such as Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (Eid ul-FitrEid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...
) and Deepavali in the first term, Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
in the second term and in the third term it does not coincide with any holiday.
The full-length term breaks sometimes coincide with holidays such as Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
in the first term, Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
in the second term, and at the end of the third term, the academic year ends Summer. Christmas and Easter holidays are usually about 2-3 weeks. Summer, however is usually 6-7 weeks, beginning in mid-July and ending at the end of August or beginning of September. Sometimes school does not begin on a Monday, as there is a public holiday on August 31, Hari Merdeka
Hari Merdeka
Hari Merdeka is a national day of Malaysia commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule in 1957, celebrated on August 31 each year. It is not to be confused with the formation of Malaysia...
or Independence Day for Malaysia.
Examination period usually occurs in May and June, usually taking up one week for lower secondary school (Years 7-9) and two weeks for upper secondary school (Years 10-13). Primary school students take their examinations around the same time.