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IB PYP Curriculum
Primary Years Program
The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) nurtures and develops young students as caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.
The Primary Years Programme (IB - PYP)

The IB - PYP focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. Students are supported in developing 21st century skills, using a constructivist approach where students build on prior knowledge.
The aim of the IB programme is to develop internationally minded students who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. They do this by demonstrating the IB Learner Profile.
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IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)
Balanced Approach

At Primary School, active learning takes place through auditory, visual and kinaesthetic teaching aids and pedagogical methods within the PYP framework. A balance of curricular and extracurricular activities help students develop multiple skills and attitudes that are critical in today’s world.

Outbound Activities

Different outbound activities, like the Leadership Camp, Social Service programmes and field trips, make the learning truly authentic

The aim of IB programme is to develop internationally minded, future ready, continuous learners who, by recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world, through a constructivist learning approach.

Balanced Approach
FAQ
An inquiry-based, concept-driven approach ensures a sustaining relationship.

At Cochins, each student is provided a login and password to a google classroom, which is maintained by their respective subject teachers and homeroom teachers. Students and parents can track assignments and review resources as they are posted.

Up to Grade 5, Cochin International School [Cochins] offers a balanced programme of study through the IB PYP [International Baccalaureate, Primary Years Programme] in which your child can learn the skills and content necessary to move successfully to the Cambridge Lower Secondary curriculum, which runs from grades 6 to 8.
The Cambridge Upper Secondary Programme begins in Grade 9, offering the IGCSE qualification [International General Certificate of Secondary Education] at the end of grade 10. Over the course of two years, students study a wide range of subjects, culminating in the final exam (the IGCSE).

The school begins at 8:30 and closes for the day at 3 PM.

Academic Curriculum For Different Levels
We are an IB PYP & Cambridge International School
Pre-Kindergarten
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Pre-Kindergarten
The first five years of a young child’s life plays a crucial role in development and learning. The curriculum developed by the International Baccalaureate (IB), is an enriched play-based integrated course designed to empower children.
Early Years Program
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Early Years Program
The motto of the school ‘Learning is for Life’ creates an atmosphere of enthusiasm and encouragement and provides opportunities that nurture each and every student’s talent and interest and allows them to bloom unrestrained. Children have an innate sense of wonderment that encompass all that they see around them. Their natural curiosity makes them excellent learners and this is beautifully integrated into the scheme of the Kindergarten curriculum. Children find space that they are free to express, explore and innovate.
Middle School
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Middle School
Students in Grades 6 to 10 at Cochin International School follow the Cambridge Lower Secondary programme. The programme offers 10 subjects and focuses on building a strong foundation in the Sciences, English and Mathematics.
Special Education Needs
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Special Education Needs
At COCHINS, our Special Education Department is dedicated to fostering an inclusive learning environment that embraces and supports the unique abilities of every student.
The Primary School encourages students to:
  • Develop a strong set of problem-solving strategies;
  • Think critically;
  • Develop knowledge and skills to apply to new situations or tasks;
  • Continue to question throughout their lives;
  • Develop international mindedness;
  • Take action as a result of the learning process.

We at COCHINS are committed to:

  • Providing learning environment that are relevant, challenging and significant;
  • Effective on-going professional development to ensure its teachers are lifelong learners and informed of the most recent  effective practice;
  • Supporting students and their families.