CLASS 8
THEME OF THE YEAR
Age of Revolutions
English Language and Literature
Art of communication
Art of poetry
Shakespeare
Literature: one novel in depth
Creative writing compositions
Narrative and descriptive writing, non fiction reading and writing
Mathematics
Numbers – Rational and irrational numbers, indices
Algebra – Algebraic expressions, linears equations, simultaneous equations, quadratic equation, factorisation, graphs
Geometry- Platonic Solids, quadrilaterals, mensuration
Financial Maths – Simple and compound interest, budgeting, currency conversion
History
The Age of revolutions – American, French, Russian and Industrial revolution
Impact of revolutions with a focus on all Asian countries
Development of the cultural and industrial revolution of China
Sciences
Physics – mensuration, Newton’s Laws of motion, pressure, density, light, electromegnetism, sound, and theromdynamics
Organic chemistry – plant and food chemistry, sugar in nature, proteins, starch, fats and oils
Biology – musculoskeletal systems, structure and function of ears and eyes, cell biology
Geography
The Earth – origins, process and landforms
Geographical regions – cultural contrast
Climatology
Global Perspectives
Global climate change, identifying claims, evaluating evidence, research methods and enquiry skills, proposing ethical solutions, dimensions of global movements, urbanisation, biodiversity loss, sustainable resource use
Arts
Composition and proportion
Veil painting
Wet-on-wet painting
Drama
Clay
Outdoor activities
Educational trip to one of the Asian countries
Expedition and endurance training
Ongoing
Eurythmy - gesture and mood, geometric transformations, rod exercises, concentration exercises
Chinese- historical stories of China, life-themed articles, daily life conversations and listening comprehension, practical writing, narrative writing
Woodwork - sculpt human figures with carving tools, creating items like spoons or boats. Work on mechanical projects, such as puppets or musical instruments
Music
Orchestra
Violin - romantic orchestral works
Choir - ensemble singing, singing in multiple parts, sight singing
Movement/Sports
Team sports
Basketball, badminton, tennis, volleyball
After school sports