Curriculum Overview

Cambridge Internationa

At Glenrich International School Uttara, we teach the Cambridge Curriculum within an international context that incorporates Bangladeshi culture and ethos, shaping our students into global citizens. Recognized globally for its academic rigor, the Cambridge Curriculum offers a broad and balanced range of subjects, allowing students to pursue their passions while gaining essential skills and qualifications for the 21st century. Spanning from Playgroup to Cambridge A Level, our curriculum explicitly teaches and assesses essential content and skills, emphasizing inquiry, creativity, analytical evaluation, and other competencies needed to thrive in the future.

Early Years at

Glenrich International School Uttara

Year levels: Playgroup, Nursery, KG1 and KG2

lenrich School Dhaka takes pride in being the pioneer in Bangladesh to introduce the Cambridge Early Years Programme at the Pre-primary level for children between the ages of 2.5 years to 6.5. By seamlessly integrating this curriculum with a rich array of Montessori activities, our students experience optimal intellectual and developmental growth. The Cambridge Early Years is in line with international best practice and research, and in collaboration with pioneers of early education worldwide.

The programme builds on these key principles:

Experience: Learning should complement the social and cultural factors (like experiences of home and community) that shape a child’s learning and development.
Active: Children should be involved in their own learning through well-planned experiences that help them develop competence, agency, emotional attachment and self-worth.
Balance: Learning should encourage an appropriate balance of physical, cognitive, language and communications, and social and emotional development.
Play: Learning should be age appropriate, play-based and child centred. It should include both child- and adult-led activities.
Transition: Early years education should help children transition successfully to primary school, moving from informal, play-based learning to teaching that is more formal.

Year levels: Cambridge International Primary Program (Grades 1 to 4)

At Glenrich International School Uttara, the curriculum is rooted in the Cambridge Primary programme, providing a comprehensive educational experience from Grades 1 to 4 for children from 6.5 – 10.5 years of age. With a strong emphasis on English, Mathematics, Science, and Global Perspectives, students develop essential skills and knowledge while preparing for Cambridge Checkpoint Examinations at the end of Grade 5. Additionally, parallel subjects such as Bangla and Bangladesh Studies, Computer Studies, and additional languages like Hindi and French contribute to a well-rounded education. Co-curricular activities including Physical Education, Music, Art, Chess, and Dance further enrich the students’ learning experience, fostering their holistic development.

Parent Engagement

We strive to work in full partnership with parents, sharing information, progress and achievements throughout the year to best support children’s learning in school and at home via weekly reports and regular Parent Teacher Meetings. We have three formal PTMs across the school year, however we have an open-door policy and encourage parents to meet teachers frequently with prior appointment to discuss progress and next steps in learning. We encourage all our parents to participate in all the parent engagement activities of the school throughout the year.