“The Early Years (EY) Curriculum, also known as Early Childhood Education Curriculum, prioritizes child-centered learning that nurtures holistic development in young children. It emphasizes play-based activities that are both enjoyable and educational, fostering physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth.
Key components include:
Play-based Learning: Central to the curriculum, it encourages fun and engaging activities that promote learning.
Language and Literacy: Focuses on communication skills, listening, speaking, and early reading and writing.
Numeracy: Introduces basic math concepts through activities like counting, sorting, and measuring.
Social and Emotional Development: Supports self-esteem, empathy, and social skills.
Physical Development: Enhances gross and fine motor skills through physical activities.
Creative Development: Encourages exploration of creativity through music, art, drama, and dance.
The EY curriculum is designed to be adaptable, inclusive, and tailored to each child’s needs and interests, promoting active learning and fostering a lifelong love of learning.”
Primary Years (Grades 3, 4, and 5) Curriculum Overview:
English Language: In Grades 3 and 4, the English Language curriculum focuses on enhancing students’ reading, writing, and communication skills. They engage with diverse literary genres and practice analyzing and interpreting texts.
Other Languages:
Students also learn Hindi and Telugu, developing vocabulary and grammar skills through various activities.
Mathematics: The Mathematics curriculum covers multiplication, division, fractions, measurement, geometry, and data handling. It emphasizes problem-solving and real-life applications.
Environmental Science: Grade 3 and 4 students explore advanced environmental concepts like conservation, pollution, and sustainability, alongside basic health and hygiene principles.
Art Education: Students develop creativity through drawing, painting, and sculpture, expressing themselves through different artistic media.
Co-Curricular Activities (CCA): The curriculum encourages participation in music, dance, and other activities to foster well-rounded development.
Physical Education (PE): PE promotes motor skills, coordination, teamwork, and sportsmanship through various games and activities.
Middle Years (Grade 6 to 8) Curriculum Overview:
English Language: The curriculum focuses on advancing students’ reading, writing, and communication skills through exposure to complex literary genres and critical analysis of texts.
Other Languages: Students learn Hindi and Telugu, emphasizing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a structured progression.
Mathematics: Topics include integers, fractions, algebra, geometry, and data analysis. Emphasis is on problem-solving and practical applications of mathematical concepts.
Science: Students explore diversity, motion, energy, and matter through hands-on experiments and theoretical learning.
Social Studies: Curriculum covers early civilizations, Indian geography, and the fundamentals of the Indian Constitution in-depth.
Skill Activities: Includes activities like financial literacy, coding, block printing, handicrafts, graphic novels, tourism, baking, etc., to enhance practical skills.
Physical Education (PE): Integral to holistic development, PE includes a variety of sports, yoga, and health education to promote physical fitness and overall well-being.