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ACS Schools offer a unique educational experience, characterised by a bold international approach that nurtures independent learners. At the heart of this experience is a commitment to providing the right support for each student, so they thrive and stand out within our culture of high expectations.
The breadth and flexibility of our international curriculum gives us the freedom to find the best fit for every student, giving them the opportunity to tailor their course selection to reflect their aspirations and challenging them academically.
Another distinctive feature of the ACS culture is our balanced approach to assessment. Our students achieve excellent results, but we focus on assessment for learning, rather than simply preparing students for high-stakes external exams. We use a wide range of contemporary assessment strategies to provide high-quality data and feedback that students and teachers use to improve individual performance.
The result is a flexible system that works for every student, regardless of ability. Our rigorous academic programmes include the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and Advanced Placement (AP), and are designed to help highly ambitious learners excel and go on to leading universities in the UK, the US and the rest of the world. At the same time, we encourage all our students to pursue individual passions and explore personal interests.
Put all this together and ACS Schools deliver transformational learning: we help students help themselves, by teaching them how to learn and how to manage their own learning. We help them to become effective learners, confident individuals and caring contributors, preparing them to be the world’s next global thinkers and doers.
By design, learning and teaching at ACS aims to:
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develop a deep understanding of subject content by engaging students with real-world challenges
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provide opportunities to practise critical- and creative-thinking skills
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create safe learning environments in which individual students are valued and respected
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provoke curiosity and structure exploration
Learning at ACS
Digital Learning
At ACS, students learn how technology can be a powerful tool for taking an active role in how they choose and achieve their learning goals. They also learn about the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world.
ACS teachers and IT professionals enable students to construct knowledge, innovate, solve problems, design, create, and communicate with developmentally appropriate educational technologies. We integrate technology across the curriculum so that students can become effective digital citizens, computational thinkers, and global collaborators.
Educational technology at ACS schools is supported by Apple, ‘inspiring every kind of mind’; Google Workspace for Education; Microsoft 365 Education; alongside a wide range of contemporary applications and technology partners. Younger students learn in a unified 1:1 school-based Apple iPad programme. Older students use their own Apple laptops (purchased from the school’s approved supplier) in a fully-managed environment.
We are committed to safe, people-centred design that leverages advanced technology as an essential–but not exclusive–resource for learning. We use human and machine intelligence to ensure that our students are ready for a rapidly-changing digital world.
