Learning & Development

Language development is fundamental to communication and supports thinking, understanding, and expression. At Datus, learning language, learning about language, and learning through language happen together.

Mainstream classes are taught in English. Students from Sunflower learn French as an additional language, Mandarin is introduced from Year 3, and students also study Ga, Twi, or Ewe either as a mother tongue or as the host-country language.

Language learning in Early Years and Primary School takes place within units of inquiry and as a separate subject across five developmental phases from Sunflower through Year 6.

Mathematics learning in Early Years and Primary School takes place within units of inquiry and as a separate subject.

The overall expectations for mathematics are described across four developmental phases, each building on the previous one and covering learners from Sunflower through Year 6.

Science learning takes place within the context of the units of inquiry, helping students build knowledge and conceptual understanding through connected exploration.

Expectations are organized across four developmental phases covering Sunflower through Year 6.

Social Studies learning takes place within the context of the units of inquiry and is described across four developmental phases that build progressively from Sunflower through Year 6.

Students develop conceptual understanding of communities, resources, culture, and change over time.

The Visual Art curriculum allows students to build specific skills within a creative framework while learning to both create and respond to art.

Overall expectations are described in four developmental phases that cover learners from Sunflower through Year 6.

In Early Years and Primary School, Music is taught by a specialist teacher and takes place both within the units of inquiry and as a separate subject.

The overall expectations for Music are described across four developmental phases covering Sunflower through Year 6.

In Early Years and Primary School, personal and social well-being develops within the Units of Inquiry and across all areas of the curriculum and school life.

The overall expectations are described in four developmental phases that cover learners from Sunflower through Year 6.

In Early Years, Physical Education is taught by the Enricher, while in Primary School it is taught by specialist teachers within the units of inquiry and as a separate subject.

The overall expectations for Physical Education are described across four developmental phases covering Sunflower through Year 6.