📚 Cambridge Primary: A Complete Guide | 剑桥国际小学课程完全指南
Cambridge Primary is an international education programme designed for learners aged 5 to 11. It gives schools a clear framework, flexible subject choices and reliable assessment tools, so that children build solid knowledge and understanding in English, Mathematics, Science, Cambridge Global Perspectives and ICT from the very first years of school.
剑桥国际小学课程是面向 5 至 11 岁学习者设计的国际教育项目。它为学校提供清晰的教学框架、灵活的科目组合与可靠的评估工具，让孩子从入学最初几年起，就在英语、数学、科学、剑桥全球视野以及 ICT 等学科中逐步建立扎实的知识与理解。
1. What Is Cambridge Primary? | 什么是剑桥国际小学课程
Cambridge Primary is the first stage of the Cambridge Pathway, which runs from primary through lower secondary, upper secondary and pre-university. It is not a single textbook or a fixed syllabus; it is a curriculum framework plus assessment, teacher support and a worldwide community of schools.
剑桥国际小学课程是剑桥课程路径（Cambridge Pathway）的第一阶段，这条路径从小学一路延伸到初中、高中和大学预科。它不是某一本固定教材或一份僵化的教学大纲，而是一套"课程框架 + 评估体系 + 教师支持 + 全球学校社区"的组合。
The programme sets out what learners should know and be able to do at each stage, while leaving the day-to-day teaching methods and timetabling to the school. That balance between clear standards and local freedom is the defining feature of Cambridge Primary.
课程明确规定了学生在每个阶段应当掌握的知识与能力，同时把日常教学方法与课时安排的决定权交给学校。这种"标准清晰、实施自由"的平衡，正是剑桥国际小学课程最鲜明的特征。
2. Ages 5 to 11: Subjects and Learning Goals | 面向 5 至 11 岁：科目与学习目标
Cambridge Primary helps children build knowledge and understanding in English (as a first or second language), Mathematics, Science, Cambridge Global Perspectives and ICT. Each subject has its own learning objectives, arranged in a progression that moves from concrete, hands-on work towards more abstract reasoning.
剑桥国际小学课程帮助孩子在英语（作为母语或第二语言）、数学、科学、剑桥全球视野以及 ICT 等学科中逐步建立知识与理解。每个学科都有独立的学习目标，并按"从具体操作走向抽象推理"的顺序排列成进阶体系。
The framework is organised into six stages. Stage 1 corresponds to the first year of primary education, and Stage 6 to the final year. The table below shows the usual age range for each stage; schools may adjust this to match their own intake.
课程框架分为六个阶段（Stage 1 至 Stage 6）。第 1 阶段对应小学第一年，第 6 阶段对应小学最后一年。下表列出各阶段通常对应的年龄区间，学校可以根据自己的招生情况作出调整。
| Stage 阶段 | Typical age 通常年龄 | Focus 学习重心 |
| Stage 1 第 1 阶段 | 5-6 | Early literacy and number sense 早期读写与数感 |
| Stage 2 第 2 阶段 | 6-7 | Reading fluency and simple calculation 阅读流畅度与简单运算 |
| Stage 3 第 3 阶段 | 7-8 | First structured investigation 初步结构化探究 |
| Stage 4 第 4 阶段 | 8-9 | Applying skills across subjects 跨学科应用技能 |
| Stage 5 第 5 阶段 | 9-10 | Reasoning and explanation 推理与解释 |
| Stage 6 第 6 阶段 | 10-11 | Consolidation and transition 巩固与衔接 |
3. A Flexible Framework with Built-in Assessment | 灵活的框架与内置评估
The curriculum framework is highly flexible, and schools are free to adapt teaching arrangements to their own context, timetable and student profile. A school may run the full programme, or select only the subjects that fit its local requirements.
课程框架十分灵活，学校完全可以根据自身实际情况、课时安排和学生构成来调整教学安排。学校既可以完整实施整套课程，也可以只选取契合本地教育要求的科目。
The accompanying assessment tools give clear direction to learning, track learner progress over time, and make each child's growth visible to parents. Whether a school wants a smooth transition into Cambridge Lower Secondary or a bridge to another education system, Cambridge Primary offers a strong starting point.
配套的评估工具能明确学习方向、追踪学生进展，并让家长对孩子的成长一目了然。无论是希望平稳过渡到剑桥国际初中，还是衔接其他教育体系，这套课程都提供了有力的起点。
4. Programme Highlights | 课程亮点
The following features explain why Cambridge Primary works well in a wide range of national and international settings.
以下特点解释了为什么剑桥国际小学课程能在各种本国与国际学校环境中良好运作。
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It sets clear learning objectives for English (first or second language), Mathematics, Science and Cambridge Global Perspectives.
为英语（母语或第二语言）、数学、科学及剑桥全球视野设定清晰的学习目标。
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It focuses on core subject knowledge and skills, laying a solid foundation for lifelong learning.
聚焦核心学科知识与技能，为终身学习奠定牢固根基。
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It offers flexible combinations: schools can freely mix and match any of the Cambridge Primary subjects.
灵活搭配：学校可以自主组合剑桥国际小学的任意科目。
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It grows with the learner year by year, creating a natural progression across the six primary years.
伴随学生逐年成长，实现小学六年的自然进阶。
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It is compatible with other curricula, respects diverse needs and cultural backgrounds, and combines an international outlook with cultural sensitivity.
与其他课程体系兼容，尊重多元需求与文化背景，兼具国际视野与文化敏感度。
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It is equally suitable for first-language English speakers and for learners using English as a second language.
同样适用于英语母语者和将英语作为第二语言的学习者。
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It provides a variety of learning pathways, so schools can select the parts that best match their students' needs.
提供多样化的学习路径，方便学校选取最契合学生需求的部分。
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It gives schools an international reference standard for learner achievement.
为学校提供国际化的成绩参照标准。
5. Cambridge Global Perspectives | 剑桥全球视野
Cambridge Global Perspectives guides learners to look at global issues that are closely connected to their own lives, and encourages them to form independent judgements rather than simply repeat what they have been told.
剑桥全球视野课程引导学生关注与自己生活紧密相关的全球议题，并鼓励他们形成独立判断，而不是简单复述他人给出的结论。
The course develops six key skills: research, analysis, evaluation, reflection, collaboration and communication. At primary level it also helps learners make connections between English, Mathematics and Science, so that knowledge is seen as connected rather than divided into separate boxes.
该课程重点发展六大核心能力：研究、分析、评估、反思、协作与沟通。在小学阶段，它还能促进英语、数学和科学之间的融会贯通，让学生意识到知识是相互联系的，而不是被分割在一个个孤立的盒子里。
Global Perspectives is assessed mainly through project work and teacher observation in the early stages, with more structured challenges as learners move towards Stage 6.
在早期阶段，全球视野主要通过项目式学习与教师观察进行评估；随着学生进入第 6 阶段，挑战任务的结构性会逐渐增强。
6. Cambridge ICT Starters | 剑桥 ICT 入门
Information and Communication Technology has become a core pillar of education today. It is widely regarded as a new form of literacy, sitting alongside reading, writing and numeracy as an essential capability.
如今，信息与通信技术（ICT）已经成为教育的核心支柱，被看作是与读写、计算分量相当的新型素养。
In the Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary stages, the ICT Starters programme introduces learners to key ICT applications and skills. Students learn to handle documents, handle and present data, work with images and sound, and use the internet safely and purposefully.
在剑桥国际小学和初中阶段，ICT 入门课程向学生介绍关键的 ICT 应用与技能。学生将学习处理文档、处理与呈现数据、编辑图像与声音，并安全、有目的地使用互联网。
Crucially, the programme helps learners master this digital literacy and understand how technology profoundly shapes everyday life, rather than treating computers as an isolated subject.
更关键的是，这门课程帮助学生真正掌握这份数字素养，并理解技术如何深刻影响日常生活，而不是把计算机当作一门孤立的学科来学。
7. Classroom Support: Empowering Teachers and Learners | 课堂支持：为教师和学生赋能
Cambridge provides rich support resources for the Cambridge Primary subjects: English (first or second language), Mathematics, Science and Cambridge Global Perspectives. The ICT Starters programme also comes with a substantial set of supporting materials.
我们为剑桥国际小学的英语（母语或第二语言）、数学、科学以及剑桥全球视野等科目提供了丰富的支持资源。此外，ICT 入门课程也拥有大量配套材料。
These resources are available to teachers as soon as their school is registered as a Cambridge school. Support typically includes curriculum frameworks, teacher guides, scheme-of-work outlines, published textbooks, face-to-face and online training, and a secure online support site.
只要学校正式注册成为剑桥学校，教师就可以立即获取这些资源。支持内容通常包括课程框架、教师指南、教案大纲、出版社教材、面对面与在线培训，以及安全的在线支持网站。
8. Our Assessment System | 我们的评估体系
Many schools use Cambridge Primary assessments to measure learner performance and to report progress back to parents and students. Because the assessments are based on international standards, parents can have confidence in the reports they receive.
很多学校采用剑桥国际小学的考试来衡量学生表现，并向家长和学生反馈学习进展。基于国际标准的考试让家长对收到的报告更有信心。
Two assessment options are available, and they serve different purposes:
我们提供两种考试选择，它们服务于不同的目的：
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Cambridge Primary Progression Tests - used during the primary years to check progress within Stages 3, 4, 5 and 6, marked by the school's own teachers.
剑桥国际小学进度考试——在小学阶段使用，用于检测第 3、4、5、6 阶段的学习进展，由本校教师自主评分。
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Cambridge Primary Checkpoint - taken at the end of primary education, marked by Cambridge, and reported against an international benchmark.
剑桥国际小学水平考试——在小学毕业阶段参加，由剑桥统一批改，并以国际基准报告成绩。
9. Cambridge Primary Progression Tests | 剑桥国际小学进度考试
Progression Tests give teachers structured evidence of how each learner is performing during the primary years. Their main features are as follows.
进度考试为教师提供结构化的证据，说明每名学生在小学阶段的学习表现。其主要特点如下。
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They provide detailed performance data for each learner in Stages 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the programme.
提供每名学生在课程第 3、4、5、6 阶段的详细表现数据。
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The assessed subjects cover English (first or second language), Mathematics and Science.
评估科目涵盖英语（母语或第二语言）、数学和科学。
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They enable teachers to give clear, well-organised feedback to students and parents.
让教师能够向学生和家长给出条理清晰的反馈。
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They help teachers compare strengths and weaknesses between individual learners and between classes.
帮助教师比较不同学生之间、不同班级之间的优势与短板。
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They are marked by the school's own teachers.
由本校教师自主评分。
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They come with clear marking guidance, standards and mark schemes.
配有明确的评分指引、标准和评分方案。
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They can be downloaded securely online.
可在线安全下载。
Progression Tests are supported by a unique analysis tool that tracks each learner's learning trajectory. Teachers can generate detailed reports from the results, highlighting every student's strengths and weaknesses so that teaching can be adjusted accordingly. Students' results can be compared horizontally with the rest of the class, the school or other schools worldwide, and vertically with their own results from previous years.
进度考试还搭配了一款独特的分析工具，用来追踪学生的学习轨迹。教师可以基于考试结果生成详细报告，突出每名学生的强项与弱项，从而有针对性地优化教学。学生的成绩既能与全班、全校乃至全球其他学校横向比较，也能与自身历年成绩进行纵向对比。
10. Cambridge Primary Checkpoint | 剑桥国际小学水平考试
Checkpoint is the end-of-primary assessment. It checks the skills and depth of understanding that learners have acquired, and it is reported against international standards.
水平考试是小学毕业阶段的评估，用来检测学生已经掌握的技能与理解深度，并以国际标准报告结果。
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At the end of primary education, it tests the skills and depth of understanding learners have developed in English (first or second language), Mathematics, Science and Cambridge Global Perspectives.
在小学毕业阶段，检测学生在英语（母语或第二语言）、数学、科学及剑桥全球视野中掌握的技能与理解深度。
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Scripts are marked by Cambridge, ensuring that learner performance can be benchmarked internationally.
试卷由剑桥统一批改，确保学生表现可对标国际基准。
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Students receive a statement of achievement together with a diagnostic feedback report.
学生将收到成绩单和诊断性反馈报告。
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The report shows where a learner stands relative to the class, the school, and everyone worldwide who took the same series of tests.
报告显示学生在课程、班级、学校以及全球所有参加该系列考试者中的相对位置。
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It helps teachers monitor class and individual performance and guides their teaching. For Global Perspectives, the Checkpoint is assessed internally by teachers and then externally moderated by Cambridge International.
帮助教师监控班级和个人表现，并指导教学。全球视野的剑桥国际小学水平考试由教师进行内部评估，再由剑桥国际进行外部审核。
11. Teacher Resources at a Glance | 剑桥国际小学课程教师资源一览
at is available for each part of the programme. A tick (√) means the resource is provided.
下表汇总了课程各部分可获得的资源。标注 √ 表示提供该项资源。
| Cambridge Primary 剑桥国际小学课程 | Cambridge ICT Starters 剑桥 ICT 入门 | Global Perspectives (new) 全球视野（新） | |
| Curriculum framework or syllabus 课程框架或教学大纲 | √ | √ | |
| Teacher guide 教师指南 | √ | √ | |
| Scheme of work / challenges 教案大纲／挑战内容 | √ | √ | √ |
| Publisher textbooks and teaching resources 出版社的教科书和教学资源 | √ | √ | |
| Face-to-face and online training 面对面和在线培训活动 | √ | √ | |
| Secure online support site: Cambridge Primary School Support Hub 安全的在线支持网站：剑桥国际小学课程学校支持中心 | √ | √ | √ |
| Subject communities and forums 科目社区与论坛 | √ | √ | √ |
| Online help / FAQ 在线帮助／常见问答 http://www.cambridgeinternational.org/help | √ | √ | √ |
| Online learning area 在线学习专区 | √ | ||
| Cambridge Progression Tests (Stages 3 to 6) 剑桥进度考试（第 3 至 6 阶段） | √ | ||
| Analysis tool for Cambridge Primary Progression Tests 剑桥国际小学进度考试的分析工具 | √ | ||
| Past papers / papers and mark schemes 往届试卷／试卷与评分方案 | √ | √ | |
| Cambridge Primary Checkpoint examiner reports 剑桥国际小学水平考试考官报告 | √ |
12. Choosing a Pathway and Moving Forward | 选择路径与后续衔接
Because the framework is modular, a school can start small. Many schools begin with English, Mathematics and Science, then add Global Perspectives or ICT Starters once teachers are confident with the assessment cycle.
由于框架采用模块化设计，学校可以从小规模起步。许多学校先开设英语、数学和科学，待教师熟悉了评估流程后，再加入全球视野或 ICT 入门。
For learners, the six-stage structure means that progression is gradual rather than abrupt. Each stage builds on the previous one, so the transition into Cambridge Lower Secondary is a natural continuation of familiar objectives, teaching styles and assessment formats.
对学生而言，六阶段结构意味着进阶是渐进的而不是突变式的。每个阶段都建立在前一阶段之上，因此升入剑桥国际初中时，学习目标、教学风格和评估形式都顺理成章地延续下去。
For schools coming from another curriculum, Cambridge Primary is designed to be compatible. Its objectives can be mapped against national requirements, and its international standards give parents and students a clear reference point for what has been achieved.
对于原本采用其他课程体系的学校，剑桥国际小学课程同样具备兼容性。它的学习目标可以与本国教育要求进行对照映射，而其国际标准则为家长和学生提供了衡量学习成果的清晰参照。
Used well, Cambridge Primary is more than a set of subjects. It is a way of helping young learners think clearly, work with others, and understand the world they are growing up in.
如果运用得当，剑桥国际小学课程不止是一组学科。它是一种帮助低龄学习者清晰思考、与他人协作，并理解自己所处世界的方式。
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