After a carefree and enjoyable early socialization stage in our Pre Primary Wing, the learner is now ready to tackle the fundamentals of knowledge. The curiosity aroused about the world outside is now channelized into academic learning with plenty of activity. The focus is now on acquiring study skills. We believe that Experiential learning process is one of the ways where the student becomes actively engaged in posing questions, investigating, experimenting, being curious, solving problems, assuming responsibility, being creative and consolidating the whole learning process in a form of a project. This system replaces the traditional methods of teachers explaining, memorizing and testing. This system puts the learners in the forefront.
The day to day efforts and achievements put in by our young learners of class 3 and 4 are continuously evaluated with a system of grading that records both their input and output. The subject concepts and the skills related to them are also assessed in their day to day classes. However learners of class 5 and 6 are assessed through the examination so that they get acquainted with the evaluation system as mandated by the CBSE.
Though we have remedial measures built in our system, yet there is no segregation of ‘weak’ students. In this way we avoid building any kind of stigma among the students. We believe, every student can do better, regardless of present achievement levels. Also, every student’s attempt to improve his/her is noted and encouraged, regardless of their different levels. Children are not allowed to think that they are ‘brilliant’ or ‘weak’ or otherwise different from others. All such labels come with their attendant stresses and other psychological evils. Everyone, teacher as well as learners, are involved in the continual striving for perfection.
Every academic subject is denoted by basic skills required to study that subject. The weekly timetable is then adjusted so that a requisite number of periods is allotted to every skill. Our system does not encourage tuition teachers and rote learning. However, we follow the Learning Partnership framework, wherein parents are expected to provide an appropriate home environment and moral support for the completion of assignments and experiments, to supplement the atmosphere of ‘learning by doing’ present in school. Every child should be encouraged to try again and again and to report every difficulty back to the teacher, who will then provide the requisite inputs. We believe in guiding students to confront challenges, solve them to their best ability and to gain confidence from such learning experiences.
To ensure an all-round development of one’s personality, we include a wide and varied range of co-curricular activities alongside the academic periods. We believe, Learning is not confined to books- Learning from Life’s experiences stays lifelong.