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The above 4 areas we consider our 4 pillars of the curriculum structure. We believe that teaching cognitive skills is not enough. To help children grow towards becoming full human beings and to feel successful – the curriculum should cater to all aspects (facets, dimensions) of human life (development beings).The curriculum gives a detailed statement of content for each subject. (It provides for an extensive learning experience and encourages a rich variety of approaches to teaching and learning that cater for the differing needs of individual children.)
The curriculum recognises the integrated nature of knowledge and thought and stresses the connections in content in the different curriculum areas. The different areas of the curriculum are inter-related and often over lap. There is no arbitrary compartmentalization of knowledge. The different subjects, however, are created for convenience of teaching and learning. This creates harmony in the child’s learning experiences and serves the complex nature of the learning process.
OUR APPROACH TO LEARNING
Our curriculum envisages integrated learning experiences for children. In order to achieve this, a strong emphasis is placed on planning. Within the framework of the curriculum, there is a flexibility to plan a programme that is appropriate to the individual circumstances and to the needs, aptitudes and interests of the children. We present content, approaches and methodologies in such ways to adapt and interpret the curriculum where necessary to meet learners’ own unique requirements. Learning thought experiences/ opportunities, through play and fun, understanding and application forms the crux of our learning approach.
We adapt the following approaches and methodologies to teach different subject matter at different learning levels.
- Integrated / Holistic methods
- Project / Play way methods
- Direct instructions / Lecture method
- Story method / dramatization
- First hand Experiences / Sensory Experiences
- Study skills/ Thinking Skills
- Organisation Skills and Technology Skills
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Experiments and Demonstrations
- Presentation through Different Media
- Reasoned Debate – Information and Reasons
- Cross Curricular Approach
- Group Work / Individual Work / Pair Work
OUR INTEGRATED APPROACH TO LEARNING
We believe in including a range of integrated curricular and co-curricular aspects. Skills like linguistic, logical / mathematical , spatial , bodily / kinaesthetic , self – learning, communication , life skills orientation, global understanding , aesthetic expressions , development of balance and harmony, inter – personal and intra personal intelligence are some of the key components of our Integrated Approach to Learning.
This incorporates all areas / subjects of learning like Language, Math, Science, Social Science, Art, Drama, Music, and Physical Education.
IMPLEMENTATION OF XSEED
XSEED is a teaching methodology that takes a wide view of a child’s inherent skills and potential. Instead of forcing them on to a set pattern, XSEED lets these skills and talents bloom in their own way. Based on the latest in education research and child psychology, XSEED reaches out to all children, and engages them in the way that best suits them. This innovative style of teaching shows a very visible difference in the extent to which children learn and understand concepts. XSEED aims to provide children a strong foundation for life, and research pilots show it succeeds in doing so.
 The XSEED Philosophy
The primary philosophy behind XSEED is that of different learning styles.
Research has shown that not everybody learns in the same way.
Some prefer experiments, some like lectures, some like to analyse and make hypotheses
while some like to feel and experience for themselves.
A traditional classroom, with its set ‘chalk and talk’ methods,
is ill-equipped to cater to such a variety of learners.
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