FOUNDATION SCHOOL
Phase 1(NUR, LKG & UGK)
Foundational Stage
The Foundation Stage is for children of the age 3 to 8. Children start schooling in the Foundational Stage. The design is based on the principles of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). “ECCE ideally consists of flexible, multi-faceted, multi-level, play-based, activity-based, and inquiry-based learning, comprising of alphabets, languages, numbers, counting, colours, shapes, indoor and outdoor play, puzzles and logical thinking, problem-solving, drawing, painting and other visual art, craft, drama and puppetry, music and movement. It also includes a focus on developing social capacities, sensitivity, good behaviour, courtesy, ethics, personal and public cleanliness, teamwork, and cooperation.
The Foundational Stage bridges the divide between the home environment of the child and the formal school environment. It develops capacities in Foundational Literacy and Numeracy that enables the student to learn all other subject areas. In addition to these capacities, it develops valuable dispositions for active learning and would enable the students to become engaged learners in formal school environments. Play and exploration are the natural modes through which children learn and the Foundational Stage utilizes these modes to promote the valuable capacities and dispositions.
FOUNDATION SCHOOL
Phase 2(STD 1 & 2)
Foundational Stage
The Foundation Stage is for children of the age 3 to 8. Children start schooling in the Foundational Stage. The design is based on the principles of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). “ECCE ideally consists of flexible, multi-faceted, multi-level, play-based, activity-based, and inquiry-based learning, comprising of alphabets, languages, numbers, counting, colours, shapes, indoor and outdoor play, puzzles and logical thinking, problem-solving, drawing, painting and other visual art, craft, drama and puppetry, music and movement. It also includes a focus on developing social capacities, sensitivity, good behaviour, courtesy, ethics, personal and public cleanliness, teamwork, and cooperation.
The Foundational Stage bridges the divide between the home environment of the child and the formal school environment. It develops capacities in Foundational Literacy and Numeracy that enables the student to learn all other subject areas. In addition to these capacities, it develops valuable dispositions for active learning and would enable the students to become engaged learners in formal school environments. Play and exploration are the natural modes through which children learn and the Foundational Stage utilizes these modes to promote the valuable capacities and dispositions.
FOUNDATION SCHOOL
Phase 2(STD 1 & 2)
Foundational Stage
The Foundation Stage is for children of the age 3 to 8. Children start schooling in the Foundational Stage. The design is based on the principles of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). “ECCE ideally consists of flexible, multi-faceted, multi-level, play-based, activity-based, and inquiry-based learning, comprising of alphabets, languages, numbers, counting, colours, shapes, indoor and outdoor play, puzzles and logical thinking, problem-solving, drawing, painting and other visual art, craft, drama and puppetry, music and movement. It also includes a focus on developing social capacities, sensitivity, good behaviour, courtesy, ethics, personal and public cleanliness, teamwork, and cooperation.
The Foundational Stage bridges the divide between the home environment of the child and the formal school environment. It develops capacities in Foundational Literacy and Numeracy that enables the student to learn all other subject areas. In addition to these capacities, it develops valuable dispositions for active learning and would enable the students to become engaged learners in formal school environments. Play and exploration are the natural modes through which children learn and the Foundational Stage utilizes these modes to promote the valuable capacities and dispositions.
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Phase 2(STD 3 to 5)
Preparatory Stage
The Preparatory Stage is for three years and includes Grades 3,4, and 5. “The Preparatory Stage will comprise three years of education, building on the play-, discovery-, and activity-based pedagogical and curricular style of the Foundational Stage, but also gradually beginning to incorporate textbooks as well as aspects of more formal classroom learning. There would mostly be generalist teachers during this stage, with the possible exception of some specialist language and art teachers (who may be shared across the school or school complex). The aim of this stage will be to lay the general groundwork across subjects, including reading, writing, speaking, physical education, art, languages, science, and mathematics, so that students are prepared to delve deeper into learning areas through specialised subjects and subject teachers in the stages that follow.”
- The Preparatory Stage consolidates the capacities and dispositions that begin to develop in the Foundational Stage. Students are expected to develop fluency in literacy and numeracy and develop further capacities that are helpful in a systematic exploration of the natural and social worlds around them.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
(STD 6 to 8)
Middle Stage
The Middle Stage is for three years and includes Grades 6, 7, and 8. “The Middle Stage will comprise three years of education, building on the pedagogical and curricular style of the Preparatory Stage, but with the introduction of subject teachers for learning and discussion of the more abstract concepts in each subject that students will be ready for at this stage across the sciences, mathematics, arts, social sciences, and humanities. Experiential learning within each subject, and explorations of relations among different subjects, will be encouraged and emphasized despite the introduction of more specialized subjects and subject teachers.” [NEP 2020, 4.2].
- The Middle Stage utilizes the capacities and dispositions developed during the Preparatory Stage and introduces the students to different forms of understanding. Students gain systematic knowledge through rational thought and enquiry. The capacities for critical thinking and problem-solving are consolidated in this stage and they acquire the desirable values and dispositions for democratic/economic/cultural participation.
SECONDARY SCHOOL
(STD 6 to 8)
Secondary Stage
The Middle Stage is for three years and includes Grades 6, 7, and 8. “The Middle Stage will comprise three years of education, building on the pedagogical and curricular style of the Preparatory Stage, but with the introduction of subject teachers for learning and discussion of the more abstract concepts in each subject that students will be ready for at this stage across the sciences, mathematics, arts, social sciences, and humanities. Experiential learning within each subject, and explorations of relations among different subjects, will be encouraged and emphasized despite the introduction of more specialized subjects and subject teachers.” [NEP 2020, 4.2].
- The Middle Stage utilizes the capacities and dispositions developed during the Preparatory Stage and introduces the students to different forms of understanding. Students gain systematic knowledge through rational thought and enquiry. The capacities for critical thinking and problem-solving are consolidated in this stage and they acquire the desirable values and dispositions for democratic/economic/cultural participation.
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Phase I(STD 9 & 10)
Secondary Stage
Curriculum Areas at Secondary Level CBSE envisions the all-round development of students in consonance with the holistic approach to education and therefore, emphasizes integration of co-curricular domain with curricular domain in an equitable manner. Secondary Curriculum provides students a broad and balanced understanding of subjects including languages, Mathematics, Science and Social Science to enable students to communicate effectively, analyse information, take informed decisions, construct their worldview in alignment with constitutional values and move ahead in the direction of becoming productive citizens. The recent focus of CBSE is on the development of 21st century skills in settings where each student feels independent, safe and comfortable with their learning. The Board is also trying to align curriculum in a way so that children feel more connected to it and employ their learning in real life contexts. To achieve this aim, it is extremely important that children acquire adequate knowledge and skills in other core areas like Health and Physical Education, Life Skills, Values Education, Art Education, Work Education and other Co-Scholastic areas. In operational sense, the secondary curriculum is learner-centered with school being a place where students would be acquiring various skills, building self-concept, sense of enterprise, aesthetic sensibilities and sportsmanship. Therefore, for the purpose of fostering core competencies in learners, this curriculum encompasses major learning areas, from scholastic and co scholastic point of view.
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
(STD 11 & 12)
CBSE Senior Secondary School Curriculum
The Curriculum prescribed by CBSE strives to :
- Provide ample scope for holistic i.e. physical, Intellectual and social development of students.
- Emphasize constructivist rather than rote learning by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience.
- Enlist general and specific teaching and assessment objectives to make learning competency based.
- Encourage the application of knowledge and skills in real life problem solving scenarios.
- Uphold the Constitutional Values by encouraging values-based learning activities.
- Promote Critical and Creative Thinking aligned to the 21st Century Skills in classrooms.
- Integrate innovations in pedagogy such as experiential learning, Sport & Art-Integrated Learning, toy-based pedagogy, storytelling, gamification etc. with technological innovations (ICT integration) to keep pace with the global trends in various disciplines.
- Promote inclusive practices as an overriding consideration in all educational activities.
- Enhance and support learning by different types of assessments; and 10. Integrate environmental education in various disciplines from classes I- XII.
Prepare students for the competitive exams after 12th by integrating the NEET, JEE and KCET exam related preparations along with the regular CBSE board examination at the end of Gr.12.