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What do Cambridge schools and learners think about our programmes and qualifications? Read some of their views below, expressed in their own words.
“I feel that senior class students taking the Cambridge IGCSE will learn to think independently and be able to use their 'choice' with responsibility. ”
Josephine Vaz, Principal, Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai, India
“The CIE curriculum provides a fantastic approach to learning, based on the best educational practices by academics and researchers the world over. It fully supports our students' desire to learn, something that will stay with them for life.”
Dr Natasha Mehta, Principal, Avalon Heights International School, India
“I believe that the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum imparts application-based learning and enables critical thinking in students.”
Kavitha Aggarwal, Principal, DG Khetan International School, Mumbai, India
“CIPP can be defined as 'Challenging, Innovative, Progressive and Practical'. The programme is well designed and well structured. It believes in child-centred learning in a child-friendly environment. The student-centered learning makes learning conducive for all types of learners.”
Anne Dias, Head, Schools and Academics, VIBGYOR High, Mumbai, India
“CIPP's attractiveness lies in the fact that CIE is an external benchmark to corroborate the level of English taught at our school. Families travelling abroad or moving within the country now have other CIPP schools they can choose from to continue their children's education.”
Cristian E. Hansen, Head of Primary, Gregory's College, Buenos Aires, Argentina
“CIE provides superior quality exams, making them a 'gold standard' in education. They also provide a fantastic support service, on their website and also from their representatives. CIE is unparallelled. ”
Stephen O'Connor, Headmaster, Heathfield International School, Thailand
“CIE provides us with a wide choice of subjects as well as excellent levels of support to both students and teachers. The syllabus and exams are completely relevant to the world we live in. ”
Sudha Arora, Head of the Department, English, Arab Unity School, Dubai, UAE
“The curriculum and methodology of the Cambridge International Primary Programme have helped us tremendously to discover the potential of our pupils. The framework helps us to follow the curriculum step-by-step and is very teacher friendly. The application-based curriculum has made our pupils love studying. ”
Ritu Agarwal, Trustee, Wisdom High International School, India
“The Cambridge AICE curriculum has given our students a real academic challenge and they have risen to it. Our students and our teachers love the flexibility of the AICE program and we are proud that our school offers it.”
Kathy Quelland, Principal, North Marion High School, Florida, USA
“I strongly believe that Cambridge has provided an unparalleled learning experience and a global platform for all my students who are now placed in the best universities across the globe. ”
Dr Vandana Lulla, Director/Principal, Podar International School, India
“The flexibility of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum and the relevance (international outlook and local context) of the subjects equip our students with the confidence and skills necessary to compete and succeed in their respective fields.”
Dr Teddy Gomez, Vice-Principal-Secondary, Singapore School - Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta, Indonesia
“In the competitive world of exams, CIE offers a very broad range of subjects and specifications written with international students in mind. ”
Denry Machin, Head of Secondary, Harrow International School, Thailand
“The CIPP gives clear and concise guidelines and progressive objectives to optimize student learning at each stage. This makes coordination amongst staff members easier and the gap between stages no longer exists. ”
Jean Gerardi, CIPP teacher, St. Gregory's College, Buenos Aires, Argentina
“CIE consistently provides our school with rigorous and highly valued examinations, and excellent levels of support for teachers, administrative staff and students.”
Gavin Lazaro, Senior Teacher, Bangkok Patana School, Thailand
“We find CIE to be supportive and professional and we are confident that our students leave us with the best qualifications available to young people today. A CIE student is truly an international learner and is well equipped to make a positive difference in the global community.”
Chris Sparks, Head of Key Stage 5, Bromsgrove International School, Thailand
“The Cambridge IGCSE focuses on the development of independent thinking skills, analysis and individual research. The emphasis is on applying knowledge appropriately in a given context. This approach, I believe, thoroughly equips an individual to face the challenges of the modern world.”
Nahid Ali, English teacher, The Oxford School, Dubai, UAE
“The Cambridge IGCSE has gone a long way in providing quality education and preparing the students to interpret and implement their ideas in the physical world they live in. ”
Asif Khan, Physics teacher, The Oxford School, Dubai, UAE
“The CIE curriculum is interesting and has graded tasks. It encourages and stimulates students to understand mathematical concepts and apply them in real life. It has removed maths-phobia and motivated students to take up mathematics at the senior level.”
Mujeeb Rahman , A Level Mathematics teacher, Arab Unity School, Dubai, UAE
“We often consult the Cambridge Students website to find newspaper and magazine articles to use in class coursework.”
Cecilia Ferreiro, Teacher, St Hilda's College, Buenos Aires, Argentina
“With Cambridge IGCSE, the teachers make you really understand the concepts. You have to apply what you learn to real life.”
Ritvik Nesargi, Student, VIBGYOR High, Mumbai, India
“Cambridge IGCSE enhances my imagination and thinking capacity. Cambridge IGCSE English is good for creative thinking.”
Arwit Datar, Student, VIBGYOR High, Mumbai, India
“The Cambridge IGCSE course encourages critical thinking and lays emphasis on both theoretical and practical skills, making it a challenging, yet exciting academic curriculum.”
Muaath Taji, Student, The Oxford School, Dubai, UAE
“I particularly enjoy CIE Art & Design. The specification gives scope for me to work from my own inspiration, choosing themes from a range of topics for my exam piece.”
Thanatporn Pholpradab, Student, Harrow International School, Bangkok
“The ability to do Geography fieldtrips and then write this up into a coursework assignment made the subject very real for me and, I am sure, helped me to get a better grade than doing another exam. ”
Panu Luuaveesuwan, Student, Harrow International School, Bangkok
“CIE has provided me with a wide choice of subjects, in some exciting areas. I was able to choose a really broad range of challenging and exciting subjects. ”
Karin Lekapojpanich, Student, Harrow International School, Bangkok
“I can't recommend the Cambridge AICE program highly enough. It got me into one of the top universities in the world and in the US. A brilliant program, fantastic teachers and a lot of hard work have given me a wonderful head start, and I am grateful to Cambridge for that.”
Christopher M. Hanson, Stanford University student
“"The CIE curriculum prepared me really well for university study. No cultural shock in terms of academics because of the scholastic experience offered by the CIE curriculum. My Cambridge studies made it easy to adapt to western-styled education. Coming from China this is important." ”
Chun Wu, Rice University student
“I really enjoy and appreciate our exposure to science in a form that is not merely based on facts and figures but on practical applications in the real world. My 3 A grades are a matter of great honour and pride for me. ”
Zaid Shakil, Student, Al Ain Juniors School, Abu Dhabi, UAE
“CIE has made my desired future career possible. I am so proud to have achieved such good grades. I want to thank my school and the University of Cambridge for the opportunity to achieve an education that is highly regarded across the world. ”
Maria Christina B. Orillano, Student, Al Ain Juniors School, Abu Dhabi, UAE
“The CIE exams open up many exciting opportunities for the future. We not only have to analyze problems but we have to apply our practical knowledge to find the answers. The structured questions provide us with the freedom to respond interactively. ”
Arnab Ray, Student, Arab Unity School, Dubai, UAE
“What is great about CIE are the global opportunities it gives students who study hard and succeed in their exams.”
Samah Ahmed, Student, Arab Unity School, Dubai, UAE
“The Cambridge IGCSE has encouraged me to work towards my full potential. I found the syllabus interesting and equally challenging.”
Richelle Villar, Student, The Oxford School, Dubai, UAE
“In the IGCSE system we use our minds and understand the subjects instead of just learning facts.”
Mahmoud Nabil Moussa, Student, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Egypt
“I found my Cambridge IGCSE courses were interesting”
Natalie Louise Reynolds, IGCSE Student, International School of Paphos, Cyprus
“AICE encourages independent study - which is a necessity at university.”
Pablo Ambrogi, AICE Student, Bede's Grammar School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
“Along with providing a strong foundation for higher education, Cambridge IGCSE widened my horizons and enhanced my thinking prowess.”
Sasha Sahni, Student at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
“The courses were really interesting and well structured.”
Chia Leong Hong, A Level Student, Chia Leong Hong, Institute of Science and Management, Sabah Malaysia
“In terms of preparation for my degree, the A Level Maths course was excellent.”
Rohit Vaswani Vaswani, A Level Student, Canterbury School, Gran Canaria, Spain
“Cambridge IGCSES gave me guidelines and are strong preparation for further education.”
Natalia Sanchez Thompson, Student, Hastings School, Madrid, Spain