Sapphire International School is in the centre of Pocket Layout Amakohia Estate, an attractive, calm and secure estate situated in the South West of Owerri Municipal, between two major road bypass to Onitsha Road: New road and Ellen Sir-Leaf road. The school was operating at plot 8 and 14, First Avenue, Egbeada Housing Estate until September 2017 when it moved to its now permanent site at Plot 15 -16 Pocket Layout Estate , Amakohia, Owerri.
The school has a wonderful reputation as a result of its educational vision for pupils, purity and trust in God. SISO is following a broad and rich curriculum which aims to produce a total child who is able to stand and move with the fast pace of the modern world. Our motto is “It’s In Us To Excel”. We always strive for excellence in everything that we embrace and value all pupils, parents, school governors and friends of Sapphire. The name Sapphire stems from a precious stone in the biblical context, meaning something of great value, and in this we pride ourselves and the entire SISO community.
OUR VISION:
To be the best Christian School in truth, clarity, tolerant to race, tribe and tongue of global standard that helps achieve complete structure and development in children. To produce balanced foundations which can yield excellent, conscientious, innovative and strong minds, nuturing children of diverse descent with the right configuration to compete, create, endure and achieve their potentials locally and globally, through worthy character.
OUR MISSION:
To produce the total child through:
Providing a functional, competent integrated curriculum which facilitates stable growth in wisdom, science, effective behaviour, critical thinking, leadership spirit, reciprocity, reflective skills, enquiry which will lead eventually to independence, fulfilment and security.
Providing an ordered and inspiring environment inorder to stimulate excellent learning, joy, relationship, growth and emulatable character.
Creating a deliberate co-curriculum which can aid total development in children.
OUR VALUES:
G: Giving the best and exceptional educational experience to all children.
R: Regardless of race, tribe and background.
E: Ensuring progress and all round growth through clarity, dedication and hard work.
A: Assured learning environment with traditional and modern twist in resource provisions.
T: Timely response, feedback and resolution.
Joyful and happy kids: An unimaginable experience where love, trust and hardwork prevail.
CURRICULUM: 0 – 11MONTHS
These 7 areas of learning are particularly important in the first 3 years.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Making Relationships
- Self confidence and awareness
- Managing feelings and behaviour
Physical Development
- Moving and handling
- Health and self care
Communication and Language
- Listening and attention
- Understanding
- Speaking
CURRICULUM 12 – 30MONTHS
- Transferring
- Tracing
- Crayoning
- Number play
- Number Sequencing
- Pouring
- Opening and Closing
- Dressing Frame
- Walking on a line
- Self-care
- Phonics
- Sensorial-Rhymes
- Songs
- Pre-science
- Social Habit
- Aqua text
- Sand text
- Paper text
- Playdo Sculpture
- Track Simulation & Control
CURRICULUM 30 – 60MONTHS
- Numeric Skill
- Tracing
- Colouring
- Number Play
- Numeracy
- Number Sequencing
- Number writing
- Montessori
- Sensorial
- Transferring
- Pouring
- Opening & Closing
- Dressing frame
- Phonics
- Letter formation
- Phonemic blending
- Sounding
- Literary Skills
- Tracing
- Colouring
- Letter Play
- Religion(Christianity)
–> 30 – 60 MONTHS
- Literacy
- ICT
- Music
- Drama
- Acting
- Art
- Social Habits
- Health Habits
- Topic
- Kumon
- Abbacus
- Sensorial Rhymes/Songs
- Pre-science
- Social Habit
- CURRICULUM – PRIMARY
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Verbal Reasoning
- Quantitative Reasoning
- National Values
- Basic Science & Tech.
- Cultural & Creative Arts
- Phonics
- Music
- Igbo Language
- French
- Literary Skills
- Religion(Christianity)
- Pre-vocational studies
- Handwriting
- Topic
- Geography
- Kumon
- ICT
- Music/Drama/Acting
