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How can your child get the most out of a curriculum?

  Giving children the best possible education is a priority for any parent. Education has evolved over time; we have seen various schools offering the likes of state, ICSE, and CBSE curriculum . Now, let us say you, as a parent, have chosen a specific school with a curriculum. What is the next biggest challenge? It is about how your child can get the most out of the selected curriculum in a way that benefits not only their academia but also overall growth. However, before we go ahead and answer that question, we briefly take a look at what precisely a curriculum is and why it is vital to get the most out of it.   What is a curriculum, and why does your child need to get the most out of it? A simple outline of the term curriculum is that it defines what a learner is expected to learn in a specific time period and how they should go about it. It refers to the educational subjects your child is exposed to while at school. It also defines what they need to learn in each clas...

Student Enrichment Programs: How Do They Help Children?

  It is not too rare to hear that some students struggle to keep up with their studies. But what about the flipside? Often, there are numerous students in different ICSE or CBSEaffiliated schools that are ahead of the curve and feel that they are not being challenged enough by the lessons. While not being challenged by academics is viewed as a good trait to have, it can end up becoming counter-productive. Students who feel that their curriculum can be tackled with ease often end up losing interest in class, and that is a worrying problem in the long term. Then what is the solution? Student Enrichment Programs Student enrichment programs are specialized tutoring or learning for students who are learning at a faster pace than how the curriculum is proceeding. What it essentially does is provide a bit more of a challenge to those students and keep them engrossed within the lessons, albeit in a different manner. Such programs are designed to help students learn about the sub...

Reasons why schools are introducing modern teaching methods actively

Reasons why schools are introducing modern teaching methods actively        “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” – Albert Einste in.     ‘ Modern teaching methods ’ has become the buzzword in the K12 education sector. All the schools, irrespective of whether they follow the  CBSE curriculum , ICSE or are affiliated to any of the state boards in India, are moving forward intending to become progressive schools and transform the image of K12 education in the country.      But what are these  modern teaching methods ? What does it mean when a school proclaims that it is merging modern teaching methods in its teaching-learning system?       In the simplest explanation, we can state that teaching is now no longer focused on letting students mug up the syllabus to recite them in the exams, and assessment now no longer means the grades and mark sheets. As the...