Additionally, we give children a sense of ownership of their school and a belonging to a greater community, therefore instilling pride, self-reliance and responsibility, which are essential for developing self-directed, life-long learning skills.The Mountain Community School uses the framework of the Common Core Standards as well as The North Carolina Essential Standards when building integrated units of study. In this way, the children encounter a diversity of ideas which further motivate them to learn. We want TMCS students to contribute to each other’s conceptual understanding of the world around them, to foster the development of scientific attitudes: curiosity, respect for evidence, critical reflection, flexibility, sensitivity to living things, and to integrate science across the other academic disciplines.Our students work through the fundamentals of our scientific world: Plants and Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Natural History, The Human Body, Physical Science, Earth Science, Chemistry, Electricity, Meteorology, Astronomy, and Engineering. Students integrate research, word processing and graphics skills as appropriate support for their academic work across all subject areas. A special emphasis is placed on the diverse cultures of our country with a central theme of understanding.The Mountain Community School believes that the arts represent an essential component of a student’s education. We use cookies to improve your online experience. The science curriculum stresses hands-on, inquiry-based investigations of scientific principles outlined in the NC Essential Standards.By integrating science concepts across the other disciplines in a systematic, coordinated progression, we provide the essential building blocks needed for deeper scientific study and understanding. Through effective planning and excellent teaching by highly qualified and enthusiastic subject specialist teachers, pupils are helped to:Our schemes of work are based on the National Curriculum of England, delivered in English and adapted to take into account our international context and local circumstances.Being a Dubai school, Arabic is an important language for our students to learn and Islamic Studies is delivered to our Muslim students.Both Arabic and Islamic Studies courses are structured based on Ministry of Education curriculum and is also segregated into Arabic A for Arabs, Arabic B for non Arabs, Islamic Studies A for Arab muslim students and Islamic Studies B for non Arab muslim students.We aim to put the students at the centre of their own learning and place great emphasis on nurturing skills and attitudes such as resourcefulness, resilience, teamwork, confidence, communication, motivation, personal effectiveness, creative thinking and problem solving . While reinforcing learning from other parts of the curriculum, such hands-on activities also serve to build self-control, discipline, cooperation and sequencing skills, as well as providing a holistic basis to education.Our region hosts a wealth of artistic talent, and we invite local artists to assist with programs for TMCS students. In order to achieve these goals, the mathematics curriculum engages students as much as possible with exercises which are drawn from and are directly applicable to daily situations.The TMCS math curriculum is aligned to the Common Core Math Standards, which fosters a foundation in conceptual understanding, rooted with a strong emphasis on number sense. We strive to provide a curriculum which is broad and balanced, meeting the varied needs of our learners. The most common ones are:Special schools with pupils aged 11 and older can specialise in 1 of the 4 areas of Schools can further specialise within these categories to reflect the special needs they help with, for example Autistic spectrum disorders, visual impairment, or speech, language and communication needs (Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. A local community theater group (Flat Rock Playhouse – the State Theatre of North Carolina) offers outreach programs at the school, as well as offering support for dramatic arts endeavors of interested teachers and students. community schools, which are sometimes called local authority maintained schools - they are not influenced by business or religious groups and follow the national curriculum Math at TMCS, like all content areas, is designed to offer opportunities for students to experience “real world” application through their course of study. At the heart of our curriculum is our school vision.

Deputy Head, Mrs Wickham on 01782 235577. Children need a sense of pride in themselves and their accomplishments if they are to become productive members of a learning community.The Mountain Community School has school and community service programs through which students develop a sense of responsibility for themselves and their world. All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a free place at a state school.State schools receive funding through their local authority or directly from the government.