IGCSE students who take any of the Group 1 Languages of the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Curriculum are eligible for the prestigious International Cambridge Examinations (ICE) certification. A large majority of our students therefore do opt for Languages in High School. French, Hindi and Spanish are also offered at the IB Diploma Programme level as Group 2 Languages where students for Grade 11 and 12 can choose either French, Spanish or Hindi as Language B (SL and HL) to continue the language chosen at the IGCSE level, or Language B Ab Initio if they want to learn another language from the beginner’s level.

According to the Common European Framework Reference for Languages (CEFRL), students who have completed their IGCSE in French or Spanish would have acquired the language competency between A2 and B1 level, while students who have completed their IB Diploma Programme would have acquired the language competency of the B2 level in all four skills! This is most certainly an added advantage for University Admissions.

The French Section of the Languages Department at Trio World Academy conducts regular in-house coaching classes for the French Olympiad organised by Silver Zone in collaboration with the Embassy of France, and the DELF Exams (Diplôme d’Etudes de la Langue française) organised by the Ministry of Education in France to test a learner’s skills in French. DELF certifications are a life-long asset and do not have an expiry date!

Language classes at Trio are entirely Learner-centric, where the core principles of the International Baccalaureate (IB), the Learner’s Profiles and International-mindedness are introduced into our curriculum as early as the child’s Primary School years, and spread across the board up to the Diploma Programme of Grades 11 and 12.

Our highly competent Language Teachers are always prepared to go the extra mile to ensure that students acquire accurate knowledge of concepts in grammar, vocabulary and phonetics at the foundational level by implementing Differentiated and Inquiry-based Teaching and cross-thematic teaching. All language classes are taught in the respective languages only, that helps create a near natural environment of the respective languages within the classroom.

Trio World Academy celebrates the “Language and Literacy Week”  every year as per the calendar on this website, where one of the main attractions is “Bonjour Trio!” our much-awaited Francophonie Day! The whole school is transformed into a little France with students from Early Years to High School show-casing their skills and talents in French in the various Assembly programmes such as quizzes, songs, dances and plays and open-air events such as French music – la chanson française and French cuisine with delicacies of the French boulangerie and pâtisserie bringing out the taste, beauty and essence of French Culture! Similar events are also held in Hindi and Spanish with the additional attraction of Story-telling sessions in Hindi that have been very popular with the younger students of Trio!

Fieldtrips are another important aspect of Trio Languages Department with national and international outbound trips to France and Francophone regions being organised by the French Section every year, and similar initiatives undertaken by the Hindi and Spanish Sections as well.

Our school has been receiving active support from its language partner Alliance française de Bangalore and is in the process of securing partnership programmes with the Lycée français de Pondichéry.

Trio World Academy Language Curriculum is a truly exciting way of learning languages!