Work Infrastructure
The Library
A good Library can have an everlasting influence on the mind of a developing child. The child simply goes into the imaginary world and very profoundly learns to be friendly with books. In today's world, the reading habit seems to have got lost. Students are uninformed and have poor general knowledge. So a well-equipped Library is a must for a good school.
A Library is, therefore, a vital educational tool, therefore, our library is inviting enough to attract kids to come and browse. It is well ventilated and has ample natural light.
Libraries are no longer the grim, silent Dickensian facilities, in fact, are bright, cheerful places that make children want to come in when they are free.
A keen, interested, sympathetic Librarian is a must, but more importantly, the atmosphere must be conducive. The Library must have a comprehensive Reference Section, suitable for both staff and students, a wide selection of student Fiction, with adequate display shelving and openly faced bookshelves, Reprographic facilities, a repair and binding section and special items of library furniture are provided.
In addition to books, the School Library will also be used to store audio-visual materials, including audio and video tapes, OHP slides, computer software, models, charts, maps and other educational materials that can be borrowed by staff and students.
We intend to make a provision for displaying items, so that the Library serves the additional purpose of being the School's Museum as well a Projects Display Centre, to supplement the Science Exhibition Room in the Science Block.
Audio - Visual Room
Our AV Room is ready with audio-visual equipment (overhead projector, cassette player, video-cassette player/projection unit, epidiascope/micro slide projector, slide projector, computer with CD ROM) ready mounted on trolleys that dock into the demonstration table so that they can be put immediately into use with no time wastage and the minimum fuss and bother in setting up and making connections.
A traditional lecture room has a tiered, fixed desk-bench arrangement, facing a teacher's demonstration table, usually used by the teacher for conducting experiments before students in Science, EVS, Geography, etc.
In this case, the room is used by teachers to show video films and other educational audio-visual media and the space available is adequate to seat over 50 students (2 sections) simultaneously, amphitheater style. The room is also used for seminars, workshops, conferences, in-service teacher training, parent education, etc.
Teachers book the room in advance and keep their teaching materials ready so that they can be used as soon as they enter the class and not risk losing their students' attention in the process of setting up. They just walk in with their respective classes, switch on the necessary equipment and get going with the lesson.
Primary
The early years are the most significant for human growth, development and learning. Facilitating the right stimulation at the right time is the key to the networking of brain cells, which shapes the way individuals behave, think and learn for the rest of their lives.
The preschool curriculum aims an enriching environment for children to enquire, explore and discover a great deal about themselves and their surroundings through various experiential activities.
The Primary Curriculum is designed to address the following-
Physical Well-being and Motor Development
The two major goals of physical and motor development are achieving gross and fine motor control.
Gross motor control includes body balance, coordination, movement and skills such as running, jumping, hopping, skipping and catching a ball.
Fine motor skills involve using and coordinating the small muscles with dexterity. Eye-hand coordination helps in activities involving manipulation of small material and writing tools such as holding crayons, paint brushes.
Music and Movement activities help in developing spatial sense.
Language Development
Language development is crucial at the preschool stage since it provides the foundation for later learning. It includes listening and comprehension, oral skills, vocabulary development, pre-literacy skills such as phonological awareness, print awareness, letter-sound correspondence, building words and sentences.
Cognitive Development
Cognition refers to the processes of knowing and understanding the environment around us. Cognitive Development includes pre-number and number concepts as well as knowledge and skills related to comparison, classification, seriation, critical thinking, observing and problem solving.
Development of Creative and Aesthetic Appreciation
Exploring different art forms and developing dispositions, expression and appreciation for artistic, dance / drama and musical activities.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Development of life and self-help skills, habit formation, cooperation, social relationships, group interaction, pro-social behaviour, expression of feelings and acceptance of others’ feelings are some of the skills and values that are addressed in the early years are the most significant for human growth, development and learning. Facilitating the right stimulation at the right time is the key to the networking of brain cells, which shapes the way individuals behave, think and learn for the rest of their lives. Hence, providing adequate opportunities for stimulating experiences favorably affects various learning abilities.
