DCMS - Curriculum

Overview

Vision and Learning Outcomes

The vision of DCMS is to create a learning environment where students will not only learn the subject matter from The Bahamian national curriculum, but focus on academic growth, leadership, and responsible citizenship. This vision shapes our learning outcomes. Learning outcomes are the skills that we want all DCMS students to acquire by the time they graduate. Our curriculum and programs are designed to support the acquisition of these skills:

Critical thinking and problem solving skills: Students will be able to gather and evaluate information to make decisions and innovate solutions.
Communication skills: Students will be able to understand and synthesize information in order to communicate ideas effectively.
Interpersonal/intrapersonal skills: Students will be able to recognize and value differences in order to compromise, collaborate and cooperate.

Curriculum

The innovative curriculum of Deep Creek Middle School meets all Bahamian Ministry of Education requirements and provides additional programs to support the mission and learning outcomes of the school. Core academics include math, English, science, social studies, health and family life, art, and religious knowledge.This is supplemented with special programs designed to promote the DCMS core values of leadership, responsible citizenship, and academic growth. These include community outreach, SCUBA, School Without Walls, summer bridge, physical education, and life skills. DCMS also provides other unique extracurricular opportunities for students that further promote our vision and learning outcomes. These programs include summer camp, boarding school preparation, after school sports, and junkanoo rush.

The entire DCMS curriculum is built on the foundation of a nurturing community. The expectations for the DCMS nurturing community are modeled by our staff and reinforced by the curriculum and discipline system of the school. The expectations of all community members are: honesty, respect, promise-keeping, responsibility, self-control, and kindness.