WELL RESEARCHED AND CHILD CENTRIC CURRICULUM

The curriculum follows a ‘theme based’ approach in all the areas rather then ‘topical approach’. The themes facilitates in addressing the issues related to the area under study in the holistic manner. IN addition the curriculum fir Arts Education at the primary level has been developed as a core area along with theme based approach. This type of learning leads to provide scope for creative expressions, appreciation and working together.

The curriculum is ‘child centred’. The identified concepts, skills, issues and concerns are age- appropriate so that the understanding of the child develops gradually from self to the immediate surrounding and further to the wider environment. For example, information related to child and his/her family member may be given before introducing him/her before neighbourhood. Thus, the child moves from simple to complex, concrete to abstract, informal to formal concepts in a logical and phased manner.

The curriculum follows a ‘theme based’ approach in all the areas rather then ‘topical approach’. The themes facilitates in addressing the issues related to the area under study in the holistic manner. IN addition the curriculum fir Arts Education at the primary level has been developed as a core area along with theme based approach. This type of learning leads to provide scope for creative expressions, appreciation and working together.

In our curriculum framework, assessment and evaluation are viewed as different processes that are both necessary, important and are integral part of the teaching learning process in all the classrooms. Purpose of assessment is to identify strengths, weakness and problems faced by children. Provide timely corrective inputs for future improvements, monitor academic progress along with improvising teaching learning practices and methods. Evaluation is the process of collecting information- evidences regarding progress of a child. It focuses on the actual level attained by the child over a certain period of time.It refers to judging quality of child’s work on the basis of learning done in school.