The Pre-primary curriculum sets the tone for learning by kindling the inherent curiosity in young children. At this stage, children are active and curious to explore, and love to play by engaging in activities that interest them. The program builds on pre-literacy and pre-numeracy skills, focussing on developing social and personal skills, critical and creative thinking skills.
The use of innovative and engaging teaching methodologies, incorporating a blend of Montessori and Play-Way techniques, help create a happy learning environment with fun-filled activities, involving all the five senses. The activities are designed to meaningfully engage children in the learning and help them blossom. The emphasis is on giving children an atmosphere of freedom so that they can play, sing and move.
The use of toys and teaching aids, story-telling, role-play; and teaching alphabet and numbers through stories and rhymes are integral to the teaching-learning process. Play materials give children the opportunity to see, touch, feel, and explore. Children are encouraged to engage in group activities, which enables them to develop their social skills. Our curriculum emphasises holistic development of the children in various areas – physical, creative, language, numeracy and general awareness.
At this stage children do what they love while understanding the thin line that separates right from wrong. They gradually come out from their secured shelter and start to socialize. The highly developing toddler brain is stimulated through exploratory and hands-on activities which can develop cognition, language and psychomotor skills. This makes them confident observers who can absorb experiences to make relevant associations to draw accurate conclusions. Thus they begin to appreciate the importance of education by remaining interested through the flexible, thought stimulating lessons.
They can become aware of their own potentials and learn how to explore and exploit in the right direction thus moving away from vulnerability to independence. They become capable of divergent thinking through challenging experiences which allow them to grasp the various academic and non-academic areas to move into the middle school level well equipped.
At this stage the students have stepped or are about to step into adolescence. Therefore, various important factors need to be considered while mentoring students at this stage. (Mentors transform into friends from guides)
The Middle School curriculum is holistic as it concerns itself with fostering a culturally sensitive and socially responsible student who has strong communication skills, is confident and is an avid learner. Socio-emotional skills are just as important as the student’s academic prowess! This philosophy allows our students to discover their academic strengths and interests. Besides cultivating more advanced academic skills, the Middle School curriculum offers students the opportunity to develop in their creative, physical, technical, and empathetic skills to ensure the development of a well-rounded individual.
School is not just about learning concepts; it is also a place where a foundation can be built for becoming upstanding adults. Every school should set a tone of respect, honesty and genuine kindness for all students. Whether they like it or not, teachers are role models for students and can provide examples of good character every day in the classroom. Students notice what teachers, do, say, tolerate, and how they handle challenges. However, character building can also be done proactively through planned actions and activities within the classroom. These classroom activities will encourage students to develop and adopt quality ethical principles and behaviours that can last far beyond the classroom. Here are seven ways to help build character within the classroom
