Academics
Music
ICS uses the international programming developed by the Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University as a base for its music program.
Grades K-6 attend regular music classes where music is integrated into the country studies. Students learn songs in the original language of the countries they’re studying. In the earliest grades, students actively participate in music as a continuum of movement and expression. First graders begin to learn through solfege—the “do-re-mi” acquaintance with notes and their own singing voices. By grade 4, students are able to read notes and are introduced to the recorder. By grade 5, students begin to study guitar.
Students in grades 7-8 participate in special short-term seminars that feature music and music making from various cultures. In all grades, students learn songs from many countries in the original language. The PTA supports bringing guest musicians to ICS.
