CLANS
The endeavor of our school is to provide students with opportunities to engage with teachers; to develop a structured partnership, thereby endowing them with practical skills in communication, planning and project. This enables them to take responsibility for activities, demonstrate their capabilities of managing and bringing the assigned tasks to successful completion. Healthy competition is also important to enhance and set benchmarks for performance levels.
Research shows that enablement and healthy competition prepare students for life, and a futuristic society. It stimulates the holistic development of a child focusing on cognitive, kinesthetic and other areas of development. The clans facilitate the environment for students to engage across physical infrastructure. The activities done during the Clan Block create an environment, which not only promotes academic excellence, but also caters to personal development, keeping the fun factor alive. It helps to promote friendship and respect amongst the students. Clans competitions help to create a sense of responsibility, loyalty and tolerance towards seniors, peers and the parent institution.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES
Manav Rachna schools have always aimed at developing a child harmoniously and holistically by emphasizing on his physical, cognitive, aesthetic, spiritual and social needs. They provide freedom and space for individual expression and growth to become self-reliant, self-motivated and a confident human being. Multiculturalism being an important part of a successful curriculum and an important feature of holistic development of a child has always been incorporated well in MRIS-14. The grand assemblies focusing on the celebration of each festival, be it Onam, Pongal, Baisakhi , Halloween Day, Deepawali, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid, Guru Purab, Christmas along with the National Festivals etc are celebrated in great zeal and excitement. The various competitions which cater to diversification also set an excellent example of multiculturalism in the school’s curriculum. Various Clan Competitions like ‘Inter Clan Extempore Competition’ and ‘Inter Clan Solo Dance Competition’ and such more competitions talk volume of incorporation of Multiculturalism in the curriculum.
Learning a new language trains the brain, improves memory and allows you to develop your cognitive and learning skills. Doing it then, at an age when it is easier to assimilate new concepts and words easily, immediately and naturally, is important. Varied and effective tools are used to integrate linguistic skills into the curriculum. The blended learning models for language use technology and traditional classroom teaching to engage children and illuminate concepts. A wide range of activities enable kids to effectively imbibe various aspects of language acquisition. The needs of diverse learners are met by our dedicated teachers through differentiated teaching methods. We lay emphasis upon effective acquisition of language, be it our ancient language Sanskrit, mother tongue Hindi, official language of trade English or be it any global language such as German, Spanish and French. The curriculum is firmly supported by the four pillars of language development- Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The activities and modules are wisely planned, keeping all these aspects in mind. Having a well thought-out pedagogy can improve the quality of your teaching and the way students learn, helping them gain a deeper grasp of fundamental material. Some of the effective pedagogical methods in our class are:-
- Guided Reading Sessions: The students are assisted by our teachers during the guided reading sessions, wherein they learn the basics of language acquisition and
focus upon pronunciation, fluency and diction. - Read Aloud: As the students progress to the higher grades, they are encouraged to read aloud and summarize their readings.
- Flip Teaching: Teaching is a performative art that demands impeccable language delivery. Through flip teaching, the students learn to research and come across as legible speakers.
- Role Play: The best way to understand something is to get into its skin. Students are encouraged to perform creative role plays which develop their cognitive as well critical thinking abilities along with development of spoken and expressive language.
- Creative Learning: To facilitate all the four aspects of language development (listening, speaking, reading, writing), various creative tools such as reading/listening/picture comprehensions, journal writing, extempore, etc are used frequently in the classrooms.