Ample opportunities are offered to students to develop into multi-faceted individuals.
Learning
Curriculum
We follow the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus and are affiliated to the board. Our affiliation number is 1930722. We use Chrysalis textbooks from LKG to Grade III and NCERT books from Grade IV upwards.
Children from LKG to Grade II have the concept of Homeroom teaching except for language and physical education classes. The concept behind the Homeroom teaching is to enrich the student-teacher relationship, individual attention and maximize learning.
Academic Assessment
Assessments play an important role in the Curriculum as they help students to assess their learning and help teachers to understand their focus areas. We believe assessments to be a healthy part of learning. Till Grade II, learning is assessed by informal assessments in the classrooms by the respective teachers.
From Grade III, the learning is assessed by a formal assessment system through the paper pen method. In order to ensure learning we conduct weekly assessments (micro-level) on two days per week for 40 minutes. This system ensures continuous learning and reduces the burden on children during term exams. To check the learning in a term we have terminal exams during the month of September, December and March. The performance of the students in academics will be discussed with the parents at the end of each term during the parent-teacher meeting.
Co-Curricular Activities
Apart from the Academics, students are given the opportunities to enhance their skills through CCA as part of their weekly timetable. Grade I & II students learn Vocal, Art & Craft. Grade III – V students, children learn Vocal, Craft, Art, Chess and Scrabble. The CCA are carefully designed and integrated with Curriculum to nurture the hidden skills of our students.
Reading Program
We lay emphasis on independent reading and language development. Children from Grade III are allowed to borrow books of their choice from the library.
We use the level cards from Orient Blackswan for providing age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction content. These cards (available both English & Tamil) contain the content on one side and questions on the other side, to test the understanding. The answers written on a “Reading Program” booklet are evaluated by the teachers and the librarian. We also stock books offered by Book Lovers Reading Program BLPS
As a part of the Language development program, Grade I to V children use a software program named “Fathom”. This helps children to learn the spelling and pronunciation of FRY & DOLCH words and sentences framed using them. Fathom is delivered via PCs and tabs.
Children from Grade III to IX use a story reading platform named “Sky Reader”. The platform has cloze passages and multiple-choice questions based on fiction & non-fiction content. The content is ordered based on ascending order of Lexile levels.
Field Trips and Speaking Session
Experiential learning has a great deal of importance in today’s learning. Children are taken on trips to places of importance and relevance to their topic of study. Our students regularly visit Agricultural college at Othakadai, Gandhi museum and AlagarKovil hills. Factories and farms are other places we visit. To build social consciousness, children meet with visually challenged students at Indian Association for Blind (IAB), Sundarrajanpatti and play with children with special needs at Special Needs Park at Thamaraithotti, Madurai at least once a year.
Cross - Country Run
Students of Grade IV and upwards participate in the cross country run. During the month of October, students undergo grueling physical training ever evening for 1 hour. The training would be professionally conducted with warm up, warm down and gradual increase in difficulty. Students get trained to run over hilly terrains, uneven surfaces, and wet surfaces and over obstacles. In the cross country race that is conducted at the end of the month, students run over 3 km through natural and artificial obstacles that include crawling, jumping from 10 ft on a sand pit and running through knee deep water pit.
Cock House
Team work and collaboration are 21st century skills. Our students learn to compete in teams throughout their school days through the Cock house championship. The entire student body is segregated into four houses and assigned a color – Kadamai (Red), Thooimai (Yellow), Vaaimai (Blue) and Pasumai (Green). The teachers are also segregated into various houses. Each house is led by a House Master & House Mistress chosen from among the teachers.
Children compete on academics, sports and intellectual activities to contribute points for their house. Teachers also compete among themselves and win points for their houses. At the end of the year, a Rolling shield is presented to the house with the highest score.
After School Program
This is an optional program for children to hone their skills of interest after school hours for a nominal fee. This program ensures professional development in their field of interest.
Children from Grade I to IX are given the opportunity to participate in after school programs. Grade I & II children can choose one among Athletics, Skating, Chess, Creya and Hindi. Grade III-IX children can choose one among Athletics, Skating, Chess, Creya, Hindi, Football, Table-tennis, Basketball, and Volleyball.
Children stay back on three days per week – Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, for the program. The school provides snacks and transport facilities for children these days.