OSA Cambridge Sciences

OSA Cambridge Sciences

The Applied Sciences curriculum is strongly based on technology and laboratory practice, aiming to develop the knowledge, skills and ability required to pursue the development of scientific and technological research.
The OSA Cambridge Sciences Liceo features the teaching of computer science and a large amount of hours dedicated to the study of natural sciences and physics.
The methodologies used allow students to approach contemporary issues critically and con-sciously, developing a sense of responsibility and organisational and teamwork skills.

The Applied Sciences curriculum is also an IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) program. The school was approved as a Cambridge School in February 2019.

OUR SCHOOL IS PART OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF CAMBRIDGE SCHOOLS:

The school is part of the Network of Cambridge Schools that includes all of the Italian schools offering an IGCSE program. The Network aims to support Cambridge International Schools and, in particular, to share teaching activities, training initiatives, ideas and materials.
Every year the Network organises various activities, the most important of which are the summer camp, the annual national conference, the regional meetings for macro-areas and the meetings with British associates.

By joining the Cambridge Schools Network, our school has become a part of a network that supports and reinforces the IGCSE pathway. This makes constant exchange and fruitful cooperation with our colleagues from other schools possible.

The other activities offered by the Network can be viewed at the following link: https://www.scuolecambridge.it/

JOINING CAMBRIDGE:

The approval process consists of 3 steps.. First of all, an Expression of Interest Form is sent, followed by a formal Application Form containing all of the necessary information. Finally, the school receives an approval visit by two Cambridge representatives, specifically the Senior Manager for Italy & Southeastern Europe and the Schools Relationship Manager for Italy. To date, the approval process has been successfully completed.

WHY CHOOSE THE IGCSE PATHWAY:

The IGCSE pathway helps to improve the approach to General English as well as that to the specific language. With this curriculum, students are taught a British approach in studying (in many cases, quite different from the Italian approach) that allows them to access university and the world of employment.

Many Italian universities (Università Cattolica, Università Bocconi di Milano, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Università di Genova, Università di Udine, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, John Cabot University di Roma, Università di Siena, Università di Pisa, Univer-sità degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, among others) as well as universities abroad accept IGCSE graduation, although this may differ depending on the university and based on the exam and the final grade achieved.

In the UK, the IGCSE is considered equivalent to the GCSE examinations taken normally by British students when they are 16 (when mandatory education ends). Cambridge IGCSE certificates confer additional scores in Italian and other international uni-versities that have admission selection procedures in place.

WHAT IGCSE MEANS AND WHAT ARE THE SUBJECTS STUDIED:

IIGCSE is the acronym for International General Certificate of Secondary Education.

Students following an IGCSE pathway are studying subjects partially in Italian and mostly in English, without overlay but rather by implementing a more flexible learning method.

QUALIFICATION OF TEACHERS:

The teachers implementing the Cambridge pathway are all qualified to teach English and/or are holders of Cambridge International Certifications or IELTS that range from level B2 (First) to level C2 (Proficiency). All IGCSE pathway teachers have attended or are attending specif-ic training courses activated specifically for each subject by Cambridge International.

IGCSE SUBJECTS AND HOURS:

  • 1st year: Geography, English as second language;
  • 2nd year: Geography, Mathematics, English as second language;
  • 3rd year: Mathematics, Chemistry, Literature in English;
  • 4th year: Chemistry, Literature in English;
  • 5th year: Dedicated solely to the Italian curriculum.

Activities and Projects

The activities and projects of the Liceo Scientifico OSA Cambridge does not regard only the specific areas of science, IT and technologies. In fact, linguistic projects and activities are equally important thanks to the boarding school’s becoming a part of the Cambridge Schools Network.

Languages

Enhancement of the English Language

The Educandato welcomes the European Commission’s indications aimed to promote the teaching of languages enabling people to communicate in at least two foreign languages.
To achieve this, the boarding school has activated English language Enhancement courses for the achievement of Cambridge certifications, based on the Common European Frame-work.
The school has been a Cambridge Training Centre for years now, and as such organises ESOL examination preparation courses and assists students in registering for final exams.

Arts

A Museum Area was opened in 2014 inside Villa del Poggio Imperiale, that has been an edu-cational institute for over 150 years.
The Institute is thus considered a School-Museum where the boarding school students, after getting the license as ‘Guida del Poggio’, carry out internship work as Museum guides. These students act as tour guides, providing in various languages all information regarding the spe-cial cultural asset as part of their School-Work alternation program.

Sciences

Scientific Degrees Project

This project, resulting from the collaboration with the Ministry of University and Education and with other entities, aims to bring students closer to degree programs in chemistry, physics and mathematics and to improve their knowledge and perception of scientific subjects through stimulating and engaging curricular and extracurricular laboratory activities.
For the last decade, our school every year has been renewing the experience of a Chemistry program for the students in the last three years of Liceo in collaboration with University of Florence professors. For the past three years, the activities carried out under this project have counted as “Pathways for Soft Skills and Orientation” (PCTO).

For further information: https://www.scienze.unifi.it/vp-131-piano-nazionale-per-le-lauree-scientifiche-pls.html

Pianeta Galileo lectures-meeting

The lectures proposed stimulate the students’ reflection on scientific culture and bring them closer to the world of Science and Research using specialised scientific language that is at the same time made easier to understand so as to facilitate their dialogue with the speakers.

Geology-oriented excursions are also organised to foster knowledge of the territory, visits to City and Italian museums and activities at the Galileo museum.

For further information: http://www.consiglio.regione.toscana.it/pianeta-galileo/

The Mathematical Olympiad

For many years, several students selected among those attending the various types of Liceo have been participating in the Mathematical Olympiad, achieving excellent results.
For further information: http://olimpiadi.dm.unibo.it/chi-siamo/cosa-le-olimpiadi/

Festa della Matematica (The Mathematics Festival)

In the past few years, the boarding school teachers have been organising various initiatives aimed to bring students closer to the world of mathematics. One of these events is the so-called ‘Mathematics festival’.
This event aims at proposing several moments of reflection about the concept of mathemat-ics as the key to interpreting the reality that surrounds us, showing how it does not end in the abstract knowledge of the discipline but is a highly creative human activity that has been closely linked to everyday life since time immemorial.

Orari Scuole Media
IIIIII
Italiano555
Storia, Geografia,
Cittadinanza e Costituzione
444
Matematica e Scienze666
Tecnologia222
Inglese333
Seconda lingua comunitaria
(Spagnolo)
222
Arte e immagine222
Scienze motorie e sportive222
Musica222
Religione111
Attività di approfondimento
in materie letterarie
111
Totale303030
Orari Scuole Media
IIIIII
Italiano555
Storia, Geografia,
Cittadinanza e Costituzione
444
Matematica e Scienze666
Tecnologia222
Inglese333
Seconda lingua comunitaria
(Spagnolo)
222
Arte e immagine222
Scienze motorie e sportive222
Musica222
Religione111
Attività di approfondimento
in materie letterarie
111
Totale303030
Orari Liceo Classico Europeo
lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.
Religione11111
Italiano3232313131
Lingue e Letterature Classiche3232323232
Lingua Inglese2231313131
Lingua Tedesca3231313131
Arte1111111111
Storia2121111121
Geografia in Lingua Inglese2121111111
Filosofia212131
Matematica2232113131
Fisica212121
Scienze Naturali1121111111
Diritto e Economia1121111111
Educazione Fisica1111111111
Totale22162514261426142814
Orari Liceo Classico Europeo
lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.
Religione11111
Italiano3232313131
Lingue e Letterature Classiche3232323232
Lingua Inglese2231313131
Lingua Tedesca3231313131
Arte1111111111
Storia2121111121
Geografia in Lingua Inglese2121111111
Filosofia212131
Matematica2232113131
Fisica212121
Scienze Naturali1121111111
Diritto e Economia1121111111
Educazione Fisica1111111111
Totale22162514261426142814
Orari Liceo Linguistico
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua Latina22
Lingua e Cultura Straniera 244333
Lingua e Cultura Straniera 333444
Storia e Geografia33444
Storia33
Filosofia222
Matematica33
Matematica e Fisica444
Scienze Naturali22222
Storia dell'Arte222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Linguistico
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua Latina22
Lingua e Cultura Straniera 244333
Lingua e Cultura Straniera 333444
Storia e Geografia33444
Storia33
Filosofia222
Matematica33
Matematica e Fisica444
Scienze Naturali22222
Storia dell'Arte222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Linguistico ESABAC
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua Latina22
Lingua e Cultura Straniera 244333
Lingua e Cultura Straniera 333444
Storia e Geografia33
Storia222
Filosofia222
Matematica33
Matematica e Fisica444
Scienze Naturali22222
Storia dell'Arte222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Linguistico ESABAC
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua Latina22
Lingua e Cultura Straniera 244333
Lingua e Cultura Straniera 333444
Storia e Geografia33
Storia222
Filosofia222
Matematica33
Matematica e Fisica444
Scienze Naturali22222
Storia dell'Arte222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Scienze Umane
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua e Letteratura Latina33222
Lingua e Cultura Inglese33333
Storia e Geografia33
Storia222
Filosofia333
Scienze Umane44555
Diritto ed Economia22
Matematica33222
Fisica222
Scienze Naturali22222
Storia dell'arte222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Scienze Umane
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua e Letteratura Latina33222
Lingua e Cultura Inglese33333
Storia e Geografia33
Storia222
Filosofia333
Scienze Umane44555
Diritto ed Economia22
Matematica33222
Fisica222
Scienze Naturali22222
Storia dell'arte222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Scientifico Tradizionale
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua e Cultura Latina33333
Lingua e Cultura Inglese33333
Storia e Geografia33
Storia222
Filosofia333
Matematica55444
Fisica22333
Scienze Naturali22333
Disegno e Storia dell'Arte22222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Scientifico Tradizionale
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua e Cultura Latina33333
Lingua e Cultura Inglese33333
Storia e Geografia33
Storia222
Filosofia333
Matematica55444
Fisica22333
Scienze Naturali22333
Disegno e Storia dell'Arte22222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Scientifico OSA Cambridge
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua e Cultura Inglese33333
Storia e Geografia33
Storia222
Filosofia222
Matematica54444
Informatica22222
Fisica22333
Scienze Naturali34555
Disegno e Storia dell'Arte22222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
Orari Liceo Scientifico OSA Cambridge
IIIIIIIVV
Religione11111
Lingua e Letteratura Italiana44444
Lingua e Cultura Inglese33333
Storia e Geografia33
Storia222
Filosofia222
Matematica54444
Informatica22222
Fisica22333
Scienze Naturali34555
Disegno e Storia dell'Arte22222
Scienze Motorie e Sportive22222
Totale2727303030
OSA Cambridge Sciences Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
English Language and Culture33333
History and Geography33
History222
Philosophy222
Mathematics54444
Computer Science22222
Physics22333
Natural Sciences34555
Drawing and Art History22222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
OSA Cambridge Sciences Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
English Language and Culture33333
History and Geography33
History222
Philosophy222
Mathematics54444
Computer Science22222
Physics22333
Natural Sciences34555
Drawing and Art History22222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
Traditional Scientific studies Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
Latin Language and Culture33333
English Language and Culture33333
History and Geography33
History222
Philosophy333
Mathematics55444
Physics22333
Natural Sciences22333
Drawing and Art History22222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
Traditional Scientific studies Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
Latin Language and Culture33333
English Language and Culture33333
History and Geography33
History222
Philosophy333
Mathematics55444
Physics22333
Natural Sciences22333
Drawing and Art History22222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
Humanities Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
Latin Language and Literature33222
English Language and Culture33333
History and Geography33
History222
Philosophy333
Humanities44555
Law and economics22
Mathematics33222
Physics222
Natural Sciences22222
Art History222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
Humanities Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
Latin Language and Literature33222
English Language and Culture33333
History and Geography33
History222
Philosophy333
Humanities44555
Law and economics22
Mathematics33222
Physics222
Natural Sciences22222
Art History222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
ESABAC Languages Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
Latin Language22
Foreign Language and Culture 244333
Foreign Language and Culture 333444
History and Geography33
History222
Philosophy222
Mathematics33
Mathematics and Physics444
Natural Science22222
Art History222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
ESABAC Languages Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
Latin Language22
Foreign Language and Culture 244333
Foreign Language and Culture 333444
History and Geography33
History222
Philosophy222
Mathematics33
Mathematics and Physics444
Natural Science22222
Art History222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
Languages Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
Latin Language22
Foreign Language and Culture 244333
Foreign Language and Culture 333444
History and Geography33444
History33
Philosophy222
Mathematics33
Mathematics and Physics444
Natural Science22222
Art History222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
Languages Hours
IIIIIIIVV
Religion11111
Italian Language and Literature44444
Latin Language22
Foreign Language and Culture 244333
Foreign Language and Culture 333444
History and Geography33444
History33
Philosophy222
Mathematics33
Mathematics and Physics444
Natural Science22222
Art History222
Exercise and Sport Sciences22222
Total2727303030
European Classical Studies Hours
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Religion11111
Italian3232313131
Classical Languages and Literatures3232323232
English Language2231313131
German Language3231313131
Art1111111111
History2121111121
Geography in English Language2121111111
Philosophy212131
Mathematics2232113131
Physics212121
Natural Sciences1121111111
Law and Economics1121111111
Physical Education1111111111
Total22162514261426142814
European Classical Studies Hours
lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.lez-lab.
Religion11111
Italian3232313131
Classical Languages and Literatures3232323232
English Language2231313131
German Language3231313131
Art1111111111
History2121111121
Geography in English Language2121111111
Philosophy212131
Mathematics2232113131
Physics212121
Natural Sciences1121111111
Law and Economics1121111111
Physical Education1111111111
Total22162514261426142814
Lower Secondary School Hours
IIIIII
Italian555
History, Geography,
Citizenship and Constitution
444
Mathematics and Science666
Technology222
English333
Second community language
(Spanish)
222
Art and image222
Exercise and sports science222
Music222
Religion111
In-depth activities
in literary subjects.
111
Total303030
Lower Secondary School Hours
IIIIII
Italian555
History, Geography,
Citizenship and Constitution
444
Mathematics and Science666
Technology222
English333
Second community language
(Spanish)
222
Art and image222
Exercise and sports science222
Music222
Religion111
In-depth activities
in literary subjects.
111
Total303030