Village: Chahal Post Office: Kathgarh
Tehsil: Balachaur
District: SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr)
PIN Code: 144522,PUNJAB
They are encouraged to plan, explore and discover through dance, music, art and craft, singing, rhyming and reading are employed in the language art and the phonics programme. The use of manipulative pictures and symbols helps them to identify relationships between sets and groups of things to be sorted, counted and shared.
Sports activities help in strengthening coordination of motor skills and instill enthusiasm for sports. Picnics and field trips enhance students’ understanding of their surroundings. Celebration of festivals sensitizes them to multiple traditions and cultures.
The concept of Montessori titled Montessori Casa is introduced in the classes Nursery, LKG and UKG.
It helps in promoting independence, concentration coordination and a love for learning among the young children. These are hands on activities rather than only books.
Here little ones learn by doing, exploring and experiencing the different concepts at their own speed. The school has its own time table for the smooth conduct of these activities daily.
List of Activities introduced during the work cycle:
*Practical Life Activities*
• Pouring grains or water from one container to another.
• Transferring objects using spoon and tongs.
• Folding cloths.
• Buttoning and Zipping frames.
• Opening and closing of various lids.
• Cleaning, Sweeping and arranging things.
*Sensorial Activities*
• Color and Shapes: Sorting and Matching.
• Arranging color shades (dark to light).
• Size grading (big to small).
• Texture matching.
• Sound matching and smell identification.
*Language Activities*
• Sandpaper letters
• Classified picture cards
• Object Box
• Vocabulary building activities.
• Rhyming word games.
*Early Mathematics Activities*
• Counting objects
• Number and Quantity matching using Spindle Box
• Simple pattern making.
*Cultural Activities*
• Nature observation and discussion (Life cycles, growth of plant)
• Identifying plants, fruits, vegetables, animals and other natural things through classified pictures
• Geography activities (land and water forms, map, globe awareness)
• Community helpers introduction
• Weather observation activities
Through these activities, students are expected to:
• Develop greater independence and self-confidence.
• Improve concentration and focus during activities.
• Strengthen fine motor and sensory skills.
• Build early language and numeracy foundations.
• Develop responsibility towards materials and classroom environment.
• Cultivate a positive attitude towards learning.
In a nutshell Montessori Casa not only helps to enhance the quality of early childhood education at but also makes our students more confident, curious and happy learners.
The importance is also given to an individual, small group and whole-group activities so as to improve children’s ability to work across all levels. Physical education develops sports skills and creates health awareness. Exposure to team and individual sports encourages a sense of team spirit and individual effort and accomplishment. The wide range of curricular and co-curricular opportunities offered helps to instill in children confidence and discipline. The focus on developing communication skills helps them to appreciate the value of education, as it reflects their ability to express themselves in addition to developing pragmatic skills.
We ensure that the students engage in field trips, excursions, activities, projects, and presentations that provide experiential learning opportunities.
The learner is equipped with learning skills and is ready to move on to the Secondary school program. We aim to prepare our children to be healthy and active with a passion for developing their physical abilities and to achieve high standards and high levels of attainment in academics and extracurricular activities.
1. Students are encouraged to participate in debates, group discussions,elocution, theme-based talks, drama, skits, and role-play to develop their listening and communication skills.
2. Extensive use of library resources is encouraged to carry out research projects, complete assignments and gain deeper insight of academic subject. This helps to create information literacy in students and is a useful tool in higher education.
3. Interdisciplinary approach helps to mitigate boundaries between various disciplines and reinforces learning through practical experiences.
4. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively and independently to gain clarity on various concepts. Multiple opportunities are extended by the School to inculcate team spirit, healthy competition and discipline in students.
5. Students are given opportunities to contest for student council posts and hone their leadership skills, management skills and all-round personality development.
6. Life Skills Education is an important part of the curriculum enabling students to deal with peer group dynamics and educational demands.
The Senior Secondary School Programme is aimed at preparing students for higher education and career choices. A student must have passed 10th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized board.
The School guides students to identify their areas of strength and pursue an academic programme that is apposite to their learning style, inclination and long term goals. The idea is to give the learner a sound foundation in conceptual knowledge and in the skills of application, analysis and higher order thinking.
At the Senior Secondary level, the curriculum shifts its focus from the broad-spectrum subject matter to the more specific and detailed content of the subject. The concepts in different disciplines are dealt with precision. This is a stage where students identify their subjects of interest for future learning and attain a better understanding about their career path. Thus, at this stage, they are better informed to select the subjects and streams of their choices and aptitude.
The school offers various streams such as Medical, Non-Medical, Commerce and Humanities for grade 11 and 12.