Applicants will need to demonstrate excellence in academic subjects such as English, Maths and the Sciences and/or in the fields of Sport, Music or Drama alongside a significant Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) score. The highly selective programme, back for a second year running, is open to both current Kings’ students and external candidates. Scholars will also receive up to 50 percent off their annual school fees. Those who are accepted will benefit from exemplary support and guidance designed to nurture their special talents and excel in their education at Kings’. Following the success of the Kings’ Scholarship Programme last academic year, the coveted scholarships programme for academic year 2017/2018 is now open to GSCE and A Level students demonstrating excellence in academia, sport or the expressive arts. The Academic Excellence Program supports teachers in extending these students in their subject classes and provides support to identified under-achieving students to ensure they are assisted to achieve to their abilities.From mathematics and science whizzes to budding sports stars and accomplished musicians – the UAE’s most gifted children are invited to apply for a scholarship at Kings’. Set themselves specific, measurable goalsīe invited to various incursions and excursions during the yearīe offered a student mentor to provide them with supportīe offered to take part in the Academic Excellence Extension Program (AEEP) Meet with the Head of Academic Excellence formally and informally on a number of occasions Support students, as necessary, in their overall academic program. Train academically able students to be more self-aware of the attitudes, responses and approaches to learningĮnsure academically able students continue to be motivated at schoolĮnsure selected students work towards excellence in the attributes identified in the Corpus Christi College Learner Profile The Corpus Christi College Academic Excellence Program (AEP) aims to:Įnsure that academically able students are provided with positive, supportive learning environments as a result of being involved in unique opportunitiesĬater for academically able students who are often self-directed learners Monitoring - student well-being and academic progress will be monitored throughout the year. Identification - students are identified through subjective and objective measures.įostering - provisions are available for students to take part in various incursions, excursions and competitions throughout the year. The Academic Excellence Program has three components.

We support our gifted and talented students to continue to show academic success at school through workshops designed to teach stress-management, study skills and exam preparation. There are frequent opportunities to further develop skills in STEM-related fields, debating, and problem solving both in-house, and through external providers. Our Academic Excellence students set regular learning goals, share their progress with leading staff and participate in mentor/mentee partnerships. The Academic Excellence Program is designed to engage high ability learners, supporting their academic growth and fostering life-long skills in critical and creative thinking, problem solving, team work and more.

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