Research shows that the brain actually lights up after a short episode of movement, and neural pathways become speedier and more efficient. Our learning centres allow movement and in-depth understanding of concepts through all modalities of learning. The safe, secure and stimulus–rich environment is responsive to the child’s learning needs. Learner–Centric approach is a vital component of all programs and all our programs are created keeping students’ interests in mind.
It is our educational philosophy that those students who participate fully in holistic learning are best prepared to live meaningful, successful lives, and are equipped to make significant contributions to the world around them. In keeping with this approach, our learning outcomes for the whole community are broad and challenging.
One size doesn’t fit all, it is important to accommodate all individual learners, providing them opportunities to grow at their own pace and optimize their inherent potential.
We believe that great human beings live with compassion, humility, grit and creativity. As such, our set curriculum includes carefully designed learning experiences that extend well beyond the purely academic sphere; to development in our students a profound sense of self, healthy interpersonal relationships, a deep sense of global citizenship, and the skills to survive and thrive in today’s world.
Each day begins with Circle Time, during which students are encouraged to express themselves and listen to their peers, developing empathy. The focus will vary from day to day and class to class, sometimes with topics that challenge and inspire, but each day seeking to develop that sense of self as well as developing an understanding of others.
After the basic physiological needs have been met, needs like safety & security, love & belongingness, and self-esteem are consistently met, which help children establish their competence and capability over time. Here is how we do it:
Treating each learner as a unique individual, implementing this theory helps foster a blended learning environment based on different learning styles. Here is how we implement this:
Children move through four different stages of learning:
On reaching the Pre-operational stage (ages 2 to 7), our learners start thinking, imagining, and learning about the world around them.
A plethora of activities form a part of their learning process during this stage, some of which are:
Prepared classroom environment, colourful resource materials, and interactive learning activities ensure a holistic approach to growth and development, based on a combination of the following principles:
We implement it through:
This psychosocial theory meshes individual needs with the needs of society. Resolving the crisis at each stage, children develop character traits that help them become confident. These stages include trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame/doubt, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. role confusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generativity vs. stagnation, and integrity vs. despair.
Here is how we put this to practice:
A child’s social interactions with adults and more learned peers can facilitate their potential for learning. Special days like Dad & Mom Day, Grandparents’ Day, Pet Care Day, Doctor & Nurse Day and field trips to a bakery, supermarket, or zoo provide great learning opportunities for their social development. Other activities include:
We have interesting activities which cater to all sorts of learners:
Facilitators provide opportunities for students to learn key concepts and discover the tools that they need for learning so that they can become life – long learners. Being the creators of productive classroom environments, they engage, lead, inspire, and encourage students.
The teacher/facilitator plays a vital role in our learning environments. Mentors are constantly trained and empowered to achieve an optimal balance between self – initiated learning and adult guided and supported learning.
In our quest to make learning holistic and collaborative, we work together with parents to make learning experiences effective, meaningful, and joyful. Partnering with parents not only helps them stay connected with students’ learning outcomes but also helps create a congenial atmosphere for the children. We have developed a special program for parents – “Parenting Parents” in which they work as a collaborator in making their child’s future.
Parents play an equal role in realising the vision of the school by walking hand-in-hand in the early stage of learning. This offers pre-schoolers a level of comfort essential for making learning fun-filled and exciting. Parents play an equal role in realising the vision of the school by walking hand-in-hand in the early stage of learning. This offers pre-schoolers a level of comfort essential for making learning fun-filled and exciting.
