Senior School: Middle Years

Middle Years Curriculum 

While the importance of academic education is emphasised throughout the Middle Years, our pupils are also encouraged to achieve their best in the areas of creative, social, physical, emotional, moral and spiritual development. We believe in promoting knowledge wherever it may occur, since this is the principle of a holistic, liberal education.

Although the Middle Years are a period of great change for the students both physically and mentally, given the fun and fulfilling learning environment that JIS provides, they are also a period of tremendous opportunity for any student who is willing to participate to the best of their ability.

Pastoral Care

The aim of our excellent pastoral care is to ensure that every child reaches their full potential. At JIS Brunei we care deeply about the wellbeing and happiness of each individual child. We work tirelessly to ensure that every student not only takes a full role in our thriving school community, but is also coached to ensure that they are equipped with all the skills necessary to succeed in the adult world.

JIS Brunei’s ‘vertical’ House system allows students to make supportive friendships across a range of age groups. Each student stays in the same House as they travel through each year in the Senior School. Critical to this journey is the relationship that each child has with their Housemaster/Housemistress or tutor. This consistent partnership ensures that parents and children get to know the team that is looking after them exceptionally well.

The tutor plays a pivotal role in the personal and social development of each student, not only providing regular PSHE (personal, social, health and economic education), but also forging close relationships in order to ensure that every individual has the support they need during this challenging stage of their development.

These people play a central role in each student’s development by providing individualised pastoral care, academic mentoring, organisational help, counselling as well as guidance in the form of Higher Education and career advice.

At JIS Brunei we believe that students should come to school every day and try to challenge themselves in and beyond the classroom. We expect them to respect everyone and contribute towards a thriving, inclusive and accepting community. The goal of all this is to encourage each student to every day make their own ‘teaspoon of positive change’ and transfer the skills that they have learnt in school to make positive choices within the community around them.