SPRING BOARD
SPRING BOARD
CURRICULUM
CAMBRIDGE (CAIE & IGCSE)
CAMBRIDGE (CAIE & IGCSE)
CAIE: Cambridge Assessment International Education
Cambridge Assessment International Education is the world’s largest provider of international primary and secondary school education programmes and qualifications. A Cambridge education prepares students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning, helping them discover new abilities and a wider world.
BENEFITS OF A
CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION
BENEFITS OF A
CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION
International Curriculam
The Cambridge international curriculum sets a global standard for education, and is recognised by universities and employers worldwide. Cambridge students develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. They also gain the essential skills they need for success at university and in their future careers.
International Recognition
A Cambridge qualification comes with an impressive reputation, and will retain its value for a lifetime of education and employment. Over 2,200 universities and colleges worldwide recognise Cambridge qualifications. They are accepted by every UK university, by more than 850 universities in the US (including all the Ivy League universities) and in many other major student destinations worldwide.
Global Communication
A Cambridge school is part of a global community. CAIE actively supports schools and teachers helping them achieve the best outcomes for their students. In turn, the schools give invaluable feedback from a range of different perspectives – principal, teacher, student and parent – to make sure the CAIE qualifications remain relevant, world class, recognised and respected.
CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board was an experiment towards inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are more than 27,000 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board was an experiment towards inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are more than 27,000 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE.
Primary objectives of CBSE:
To define appropriate approaches of academic activities to provide stress-free, child-centered and holistic education without compromising on quality
To analyze and monitor the quality of academic activities by collecting feedback from different stakeholders
To adapt and innovate methods to achieve academic excellence in conformity with psychological, pedagogical and social principles.
To encourage schools to document the progress of students in a teacher and student-friendly way
To propose plans to achieve quality benchmarks in school education consistent with the National goals
To organize various capacity building and empowerment programmes to update the professional competency of teachers
Primary Classes: I to V
Primary Classes:
I To V
At this stage too, the curriculum supports experiential learning, focuses on conceptual clarity by relating learning to everyday life, developing thinking and analytical skills. The curriculum also aims at nurturing the affective domain of the learners through subjects and activities which will help develop the basic life skills in the learner – self-awareness, effective communication skills and emotional strength. The pedagogy at this stage is not absolutely fixed, structured or prescribed but it is multi-dimensional and flexible, which gives the learner ample opportunities to explore and discover.
At this stage too, the curriculum supports experiential learning, focuses on conceptual clarity by relating learning to everyday life, developing thinking and analytical skills. The curriculum also aims at nurturing the affective domain of the learners through subjects and activities which will help develop the basic life skills in the learner – self-awareness, effective communication skills and emotional strength. The pedagogy at this stage is not absolutely fixed, structured or prescribed but it is multi-dimensional and flexible, which gives the learner ample opportunities to explore and discover.
The learning areas include:
- The learning areas include:
- Languages (English, Hindi) — Acquire the skills of listening, speaking, reading & writing, acquire varied range of vocabulary, develop interpersonal communication skills and express meaningfully. Third Language is introduced in Class IV. These languages are taught through activities with an aim to initiate the language in a fun way. However, a more structured syllabus is followed in the upper primary stage.
- Mathematics – Performing operation of numbers, understanding shapes, similarities and differences, collecting data, representing and analysing the data, identifying patterns in shapes and numbers etc.
- Environmental Science – To make them aware of their surroundings, appreciative of and sensitive of environmental issues (natural, physical, social and cultural)
- Information & Communication technology
- Visual Arts & Performing Arts
- Physical & Health Education
- Life skills & VaIue Education
Children also get opportunities to join various hobby clubs as per their interest and aptitude. They participate in intra-section and inter-section competitions, class assemblies, annual days, celebrations and social awareness campaigns. The scheme of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE), as designed and laid out by the CBSE & NCERT, is followed in the Junior School. Formal test & Exams are introduced in Class IV.
