Harare International School ‘s language arts program is literature based.  Through the analysis of literature students will develop higher levels of comprehension and critical thinking and attain an appreciation for the beauty and power of language and imagination. An understanding of the complexity of the human spirit as portrayed in both classic and modern literature will be obtained.   Units are thematically based, focusing on grade appropriate  developmental or  personal experiences  to help bring life to literary ideas.  

By writing about and discussing literature, students will learn to speak and write articulately and effectively using acceptable English, adjust tone and style of writing and speaking for a variety of purposes and audiences, support statements using well-founded facts, theory and opinion, logically reach conclusions based on sufficient evidence, effectively organize ideas in a variety of ways, and demonstrate creativity through style, organization and development of content.