Academic Program

English is the language of instruction at CHIPS. The teaching team has native English, Romanian, and Russian speaking teachers, thus easing the transition of non-fluent children into the English language environment.

The learning environment at CHIPS is designed to foster social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of young children. It is safe, sensory rich, age appropriate, stimulating, play-based, and multilingual. CHIPS offers indoor and outdoor spaces for developing large motor skills, balance, climbing, and the development of language and social skills through play. CHIPS believes in fostering child-directed cooperative play, and supports curriculum goals for math, science, language, and critical thinking skills.

Each age group is served by a team of teachers, comprised of qualified educators with experience of teaching in Moldova and abroad. CHIPS is different from other schools because of our explicit emphasis on teacher development. We are constantly investing in the ongoing professional development of our teachers through the International Baccalaureate programme.

The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a transdisciplinary program designed to foster the development of the whole child, relating to social, physical, emotional, and cultural needs as well as academic well-being. PYP is flexible enough to accommodate the demands of most national or local curricula and provides the best preparation for students to engage in the IB Middle Years Programme. Our inquiry-based learning approach engages students, addresses real-life challenges and cultivates critical-thinking, problem-solving and presentation skills.