​WHAT WE TEACH AND ASSESS
SRIC programs will incorporate and hold administrators and teachers accountable for:
1. A clear set of skills and attitudes of global citizenship, including:
a. Critical thinking
b. Communication
c. Technology
d. Innovation
e. Lifelong learning
f. Teamwork and the role of competition
2. Emphasis on social responsibility, character development, behavioral and ethical standards.
3. High achievement in academic subjects.
4. Outstanding athletic and artistic programs.
5. A foundation in transition/university survival skills (including social, emotional, academic skills).

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​HOW WE TEACH
SRIC will:
1. Provide holistic learning processes, primarily real-life and problem-based learning.
2. Incorporate the best learning concepts from international sources into the Nigerian style standards-based curriculum.
3. Offer programs and course units which capitalize on our natural diversity and cultural opportunities.
4. Employ research-based practices to improve instruction and increase student achievement.
5. Create an environment that ensures students’ emotional growth and self-confidence.

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OUR LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM
SRIC will:
1. Establish models of teaching and learning that encourage pioneering in key areas and innovation.
2. Promote high ethical standards for the SRIC community.
3. Develop and maintain strong relationships with universities.
4. Regularly review mission, vision, curriculum, instruction, and assessment methods.
5. Seek to maintain Nigeria and international accreditation.
6. Dedicate the resources necessary to realize and sustain vision in a safe and secure environment.



​What We Would Like SRIC Students to Become
The primary goal of our educational program is the development of the academic skills and
intellectual abilities that will successfully empower children to pursue higher education and a
professional career path suited to their talents and interests. Recognizing that we are educating
children for a rapidly changing world in the 21st century, we agree that our program of studies
should be dedicated to developing the following inter-disciplinary standards in our students:
Our students will:
1. Demonstrate problem solving skills
2. Demonstrate creative thinking skill
3. Demonstrate critical thinking skills
4. Understand technology operations and concepts
5. Use information ethically and responsibly
6. Use the research process
7. Communicate effectively
8. Contribute to the overall effort of a group
9. Demonstrate respectful behaviors
10. Demonstrate self-discipline
11. Demonstrate emotional well-being

​The interlinked core competencies are:​

SKILLS
SRIC students will be prepared for the future, with the capacity to embrace opportunity, and the resilience to cope with adversity. The underpinning attributes include:
• The ability to set and pursue personal goals
• Leadership and team skills
• Personal awareness and social skills, including gender relationships
• The skills and motivation to study, learn and solve problems
• Preparedness for further stages of education or workplace achievements

 

​ATTITUDES
Our students will appreciate the importance of service, be proactive in taking a civic role, and interact effectively with people of different cultures and religions as well as appreciate the need to care for themselves. The underpinning attributes include:
• A well-developed ethos of service and environmental awareness
• A commitment to involvement in the community
• Respect for diversity
• Capacity to achieve a healthy, balanced lifestyle
• Spiritual awareness and wellbeing

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​KNOWLEDGE
Each student will gain a positive sense of wonder and excitement at life’s possibilities, a lifelong love of learning, and the versatility to meet the challenges of a changing society. The underpinning attributes include:
• A broad and balanced knowledge base as the foundation for specialization
• Knowledge of world faiths and cultures, and understanding of the roots   of conflict in the world
• Awareness of sustainability imperatives – social, environmental and economic – and preparedness to take action.