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ICT Department

The ICT Teaching Department is uniquely positioned to develop and deliver the IB technology  related courses. Teachers in the department are also practitioners who bring their hands on experience to enrich the written and taught curriculum. The department also realises that not all students might take IT related courses as an academic discipline and constantly seeks to equip all students with basic IT skills to navigate their learning.

 Teaching and Learning

Through a range of technologies and innovative strategies, the ICT teaching team deliver the following courses.

  • Middle Years Programme (MYP) Design – The department develops and implements the Design subject. The focuses of which are to:
    • apply practical and creative thinking skills to solve design problems
    • explore the role of design in both historical and contemporary contexts
    • consider their responsibilities when making design decisions and taking action.
  • Diploma Programme Courses
    • Computer Science (CS) – Emphasis is on a detailed knowledge of computer systems, followed by an awareness of its effects on people
  • Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) – Explores the advantages and disadvantages of the access and use of digitized information at the local and global level
  • ICT Common Core – An homegrown programme aimed at equipping students with IT skills required to be successful with their use of technology for learning. This programme focuses on developing student skills such as document production, data analysis, presentation authoring and problem-solving.

 

Initiatives & Clubs

  • Probotics: The Probotics club coined from ‘Programming’ and ‘Robotics’ is made up and led by students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) who come together to solve problems around them using the knowledge and skills they acquire from learning and working with robots and electronics. Students have been involved in diverse projects from assembling robots, building complex prototypes and models of smart cities or homes to creating software applications with bespoke technology. Students also take part in local and international STEM competitions and events such as the First Lego League, Pan-African Robotics Competition, Digital Workshops among others.

 

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS):

The GIS initiative was birthed by the department to create opportunities for students and teachers to maximise the use of special information systems platforms to gather, manage, analyse and visualise graphical data. Students engage with the GIS community, industry players who make use of GIS data and learn skills necessary to analyse and communicate data.  They also participate in events and competitions and this encourages the students to understand real problems in the community through data and proffer solutions for them.