SCHOOL ORGANISATION & SCHEDULING

 The School Year 

The annual school calendar is fixed each year. During the year some changes may be necessary due to unforeseen circumstances. Parents will be informed of any changes via the Weekly Announcements that is emailed to all parents on Friday afternoon. 

Parents are given a hard copy of the ISPP calendar that has dates for the year noted; however, the online school calendar is always up-to-date and correct. 

The school year is divided into four (4) terms: 

Term 1      August  - October 

Term 2      October - December

Term 3      January - March

Term 4      March - June

 Calendar 

Please visit the ISPP website for our online calendar and to download our one-page academic calendar. https://www.ispp.edu.kh/calendar/

 Educational Continuance 

Because our instructional time is carefully planned, interruptions to the school calendar have a direct impact on learning. The aim of this plan is to ensure that in the event of ISPP temporarily closing, learning programmes will be able to continue effectively via online communication and that the roles and responsibilities are clearly understood by everyone in the ISPP community.

Guidelines:

• In the short term, online learning is a feasible way to maintain student learning if the physical school needs to be closed. Online learning needs to be different for different age groups and subject areas throughout the school.

• Parental responsibilities will differ according to the age of the child.

• Learning continuance needs to be seen as mandatory for students and teachers. It should be achievable for 90+% of students.

• Learning continuance be monitored by the School Administration. The work needs to be seen by students as an authentic replacement for regular school attendance, which is why a 1:1 replacement is not needed in the early stages of a school closure.

• In the event of sudden and unplanned closure (eg. Government mandate, road closure, etc), the Board may mandate additional days be added to the school calendar. 

 Instructional Days and Unscheduled Holidays 

ISPP schedules adequate instructional days into the academic calendar to meet the requirements of our academic programmes and to give adequate learning time to our curriculum. During the calendar year there are two extended holiday periods (Dec-Jan and June-July) which are published well in advance of the school year. To ensure effective continuation of studies and to ease the burden on the students and staff we ask that parents always take these dates into consideration when making their holiday bookings. 

If students know in advance of any likely absence they should make it a priority to collect and, if possible, complete work set by teachers before departure from school. Our courses tend to be structured in such a way that one topic builds on work studied in a previous one. This means that students, even if they miss only a few lessons, can quickly fall behind in some subject areas. Please refer to the attendance policy for further information on absences.