Yearly Calendar
The following events will be a part of the calendar.
- Sports Day
- Outbound Learning Experience
- ASSET
- Parent Orientation
- Parent Teacher meetings
- Vasant Valley Drama Festival
Timetable Structure
Timings: 8:00 am – 3.00 pm
10 periods in a day i.e. 5 X 10 = 50 periods per week
Each period = 40 min except 9th and 10 th which have a 30 min duration.
2 breaks :
Snack time immediately after the sports period from 10.30 – 10.50
Lunch time from 12.50 – 1.20
The day has been structured as follows
8.00 – 9.30 : Class teacher, assembly(every Monday), skill time
9.30 – 10.50 : Sports followed by snack time
10.50 – 12.50 : Skill time and Project time and theatre
12.50 - 1.20 : Lunch time
1.20 – 2.00 : Skill time
2.00 – 3.00 : Activity time and time to pursue self directed work
Innovations for the year
- Class teacher to be responsible for teaching most of the major subjects in the class i.e. EVS, Project Work + 1 extra subject (min). This maximizes the teacher-student bond and helps in observing and assessing with more accuracy.
- Integrating Social Studies and Science subjects into EVS for a holistic view of the world around us.
- Class Room Library : Each class will have its own unique selection of age appropriate reading material in the classroom. All kinds of books, particularly story books, will be available to the students at all times to read in the class during the reading or choice times. Suggestions, requests and gifted books are welcome.
- EVS Projects : Projects are essentially long term, problem-solving based and meaningful activities that bring together ideas and principles from a number of subject areas and disciplines. Projects bridge the gap between school curriculum and the real world. The children will approach each project using real contexts, dealing with people in real situations and contribute to the society in a real and meaningful way. For example, making a book gives students opportunities to plan, write, reflect on and revise written work, illustrate pages, design the book cover, bind the book etc and finally share their work with others. This year, projects are inspired by the rich EVS curriculum.
- Sports Program : A dedicated slot of 40 minutes is planned for the children to be exposed to a variety of sports and games like football, basketball, table tennis, lawn tennis, aerobics , taekwon-do and skating. Throughout the year each student will be exposed to as many as 7 different sports and learn essential techniques of that game day after day for approx 14 days before switching to the next game. Sports time is now 4 times a week at 9.30am every morning and to be conducted at the DDA Sports Complex and the Rob Ryder’s Academy in Vasant Kunj.
Assemblies
Every Monday : 2 types of assembly
Junior Program Assembly in the amphitheatre area : It will be conducted by a chosen class of the junior program on a rotation basis.
Flow of assembly
- stretching exercises
- meditation
- school prayer
- reflection on the stanza of the prayer sung
- idea roll call
- class presentation (theme or topic to be given only at 8.00 in the morning) : Maximum number of students of the conducting class, will present their ideas, opinions, suggestions etc on the topic.
- presentation of work done in classes ( subject and activity)
- announcements and birthdays
- national anthem
- dispersal
March Past assembly in the field
Flow of assembly
- stretching exercises
- march past
- national anthem
- dispersal
Outbound Learning Experience (OLE)
Every student is required to actively participate in the OLE which is a part of the curriculum. The OLE destination will be related to a concept covered in EVS like forests, mountains, villages or rivers. The OLE will be an adventure cum educational experience for a holistic learning.
Proposed duration of OLEs
Class 3 – 2 days, 1 night
Class 4- 3 days, 2 night
Class 5 – 4 days, 3 nights
The OLEs are proposed to be conducted from Nov – Dec.
Assessment and PTM's
Continuous, comprehensive evaluations through observations of class interactions, group work, and individual work will form the basis of the assessment program.
A feedback of the observations will be shared with the student and the parents along with a discussion for further improvement.
Circle Time
Circle Time is a group activity in which the teacher and students sit down together with the purpose of furthering understanding themselves and one another. It is a way for teachers to build bridges and facilitate dialogue between teacher and pupils and between the pupils themselves. It is a time for discussion, reflection, emotional understanding and making connections. Hence the core of circle time is about exploring relationships and feelings. Naturally, circle time also develops pupils’ speaking and listening skills in an environment in which positivity is emphasized.
Skill Time
Skill time is essentially the space given to the core subjects: English, Hindi, EVS and Mathematics. In Class 5, an introduction to the 3rd languages i.e. French and Sanskrit are the additional subjects. The approach followed, for all subjects is child-centric and emphasizing on learning for understanding rather than merely ‘completing’ concepts.
Choice Time
Choice time is an unstructured class in which the child chooses his preference of work. So in a typical choice time class, students can be seen reading, completing pending assignments, discussing project work, practicing a song, dance or a skit, or drawing. The students hence learn to be more independent, to take small decisions, to explore activities beyond the timetable and to enjoy and benefit from peer learning.
Reading Time
Ample time is given to the students to read their favourite book from the classroom library during school hours. Under the watchful eye of the language teachers children will be observed and encouraged to enjoy reading. At times, activities like story telling sessions, discussions and group reading will be incorporated to nurture the love for a wide repertoire of books.
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