By Grade Four, students embrace greater independence and curiosity, building on solid academic foundations to explore engaging projects and an inspiring curriculum. This stage celebrates their individuality as they delve into personal interests, talents, and challenges within a diverse and supportive class community. With confidence and enthusiasm, Class Four students are ready to take on new challenges, deepening their understanding of themselves and their place in the world.

Music

The Grade Four music curriculum nurtures students’ growing musical abilities through singing, recorder playing, and an introduction to the violin. Students refine their recorder techniques, focusing on tone, posture, and accurate fingering, while also learning to sing with controlled breath and strong vocal production. They are introduced to the violin, where they practice proper handling, bowing techniques, and playing simple tunes. Sight-reading, rhythmic clapping, and playing in rounds enhance their musicality and teamwork. The term concludes with preparations for the Festival of Light, where students showcase their progress and creativity in a collaborative performance.

Games

The games curriculum for Grade Four focuses on developing physical fitness, teamwork, and foundational skills across various sports. Students participate in athletics, football, cricket, and basketball, with each activity designed to enhance coordination, endurance, and confidence.

Athletics introduces leg and arm coordination, running techniques, and aerobic endurance, helping students improve their speed, balance, and body control. In football, learners focus on ball control, dribbling, passing accuracy, and body movement, honing their ability to handle the ball with their feet, chest, and head. Cricket lessons emphasize key skills such as batting, bowling, throwing, catching, and fielding, ensuring students develop accuracy and confidence in each aspect of the game.

Basketball brings in dribbling, passing, rebounding, shooting, and defensive techniques, allowing students to build strategic thinking and teamwork on the court. Throughout the term, the curriculum encourages active participation, skill mastery, and the joy of playing games, fostering motivation and self-confidence in every student.

Mathematics

focuses on strengthening numerical understanding, problem-solving skills, and confidence in mathematical operations. Students work with whole numbers, fractions, place value, and learn to identify prime numbers. Mental arithmetic, long division, and multiplication are emphasized, and students practice applying mathematical concepts through real-world word problems.

Kiswahili

progresses to a more advanced level, with students developing both oral and written skills. They practice reading, writing, and constructing sentences while learning grammar concepts such as noun classes, verb conjugation, and plural forms. The aim is to foster fluency in speaking and writing Kiswahili while understanding key language structures.

English

in Grade 4 focuses on grammar and creative expression. Students learn to use nouns and their determiners, explore verbs in different tenses, and deepen their understanding of adverbs. Emphasis is placed on developing both technical language skills and creativity in storytelling, writing, and conversation.

French

French builds on previous learning with a focus on individualized learning. Students engage in dialogues, write short sentences, and practice reading and spelling through poems and stories. Key topics include telling time, identifying masculine and feminine words, and developing a basic understanding of French grammar.

Handwork

lessons encourage students to develop practical skills and inner strength. Students begin with cross-stitch and running stitch, creating small projects such as table mats. They progress to more complex creations like decorative pouches and pillows, helping them apply their growing skills to functional and decorative items.

Swimming

in Grade 4 focuses on refining swimming techniques and building endurance. Students work on mastering strokes like freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly, focusing on body positioning, coordination, and stamina. They are encouraged to build confidence in their swimming ability through both technique and physical conditioning.

This comprehensive curriculum is designed to nurture well-rounded development in Grade-Four students, promoting academic growth, physical fitness, creativity, and language skills.