Overseas Family School
Mother Tongue Italian
Italian Mother
Classi di
Tongue Classes from
Madrelingua Italiana
August 2015
da Agosto 2015
• Our rich Mother Tongue programme underwent a major expansion from August 2015. We offer Mother Tongue Classes in 14 different languages, from at least Pre-K2 to Grade 5.
• Italian Mother Tongue is offered from Pre-K2 (3 years) to Grade 5 (10 years). As students move through
the school, Italian Mother Tongue Classes will be offered in Middle School and High School also, leading to a Bilingual IB Diploma option for students.
• Mother Tongue programme is integrated into the curriculum and does not involve an extra fee.
Languages offered are:
Danish
Dutch
Finnish French
Norwegian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
German
Mandarin
For more information, contact:
An IB World School
An IPC Member School
Cert No.: EDU-2-2072
Validity: 21/12/2015 – 20/12/2019
Accredited by Western Association for Schools and Colleges, USA
Registered as a Cambridge International Examinations Centre, UK
Registered with the Council for Private Education, Singapore
[Reg. No.: 199104269R (1/9/2015 – 31/8/2019)]
Ms Joyce Chee, Student Recruitment Manager
Mrs Soma Mathews, Registrar
Overseas Family School
81 Pasir Ris Heights Singapore 519292
Tel: +65 6738 0211 Fax: +65 6733 8825
Email: [email protected]
You may also visit us at http://www.ofs.edu.sg
Mother Tongue at Overseas Family School
Retention and Development of Mother Tongue is
essential for students learning in English
• It is in the dominant language (usually Mother Tongue) that higher level thinking takes place
P If Mother Tongue plateaus or declines, higher level thinking declines also
P This is especially pronounced in very young children
• Many students require Mother Tongue for later study in their home country
P Older students often retain reasonable oral language skills in Mother Tongue, but written and grammar skills decline considerably, often to the stage that they cannot access their home universities.
• Overseas Family School has expanded its support of a wide range of Mother Tongues, taking advantage of our considerable additional facilities at the Pasir Ris campus.
• As students move through our school, we intend to give as many students as possible, the opportunity to aim for an IB Bilingual Diploma (via Language A Mother Tongue, in addition to Language A English)
P This requires that students continue to develop strong Mother Tongue skills right through their schooling
P As students move through our school, Mother Tongue courses will therefore expand through the grades, to Grade 12
P This will prepare them for further university study in home country or abroad.
• This programme will be well resourced
P Four sessions per week, in Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K2), Kindergarten and
Elementary School
P Integrated into the academic programmes
P All features of any other subject. ie. Assessment, homework, reporting etc
Will focus on reading, writing, listening, speaking and culture. Courses to include P literature in Mother Tongue.
P Will be an additional choice for parents, instead of second language study.
Will not involve an additional fee
• Teachers will be:
P Native speakers of the language, with teacher training and degree earned in the P home country
P Qualified to teach in the home country
P Fluent also in English
Mother Tongue Italian
Teresa Cacicia è nata in Italia. È sposata e ha due figlie. Dopo aver ottenuto il Diploma
Magistrale si è iscritta all’Università di Palermo dove ha ottenuto la Laurea in Lingue
e Letterature Straniere (francese e spagnolo). Teresa vive a Singapore dal 2004 e
insegna a bambini dai 4 ai 7 anni presso la Scuola Supplementare Italiana. Ama
l’entusiasmo e la gioia che i bambini hanno nel processo di apprendimento ed è molto
orgogliosa di potere aiutare gli studenti italiani dell’OFS a mantenere e potenziare la
loro conoscenza dell’italiano.
Mrs Teresa Cacicia
OFS Mission: To maintain a safe, effective and happy school for overseas families living in Singapore