The Hindu : Karnataka News : Adding zing to school life

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Adding zing to school life

Today, we are living in an age of superior technology. The inventions such as semiconductor as well as advanced manufacturing technologies, developments in space and nuclear fields witnessed in the last century have revolutionised the way we live.

The curiosity and fearless sense of inquiry the present day children possess will surely add more zing to our life with their inventions in future. Education now has the ability to fuel the talent in children and promote such talent through various programmes and activities. Promoters of schools say that they have a huge role to play in the changing educational scenario and they are confident that they have the wherewithal to create thinking and creative citizens of tomorrow. International schools in Karnataka have children from varied backgrounds and culture. The schools have a curriculum that focuses at the all-round growth of a child. For the students aged 6 to 11, the schools have curricula with concept-driven units of inquiry. They teach traditional academic subjects such as mathematics and language arts throughout the primary grades using programmes developed externally and adopted by international schools around the world. The primary curriculum is implemented by teaching the traditional subjects of mathematics and language arts using structured curricula selected for their wide acceptance as outstanding programmes in the world of international education. They have various programmes and activities to develop the skills of students in subjects such as mathematics and languages. There are specialist teachers to teach the modern languages, and also music and physical education. The schools offer top-end facilities for their students. They also believe that technology has key role in achieving their goal in producing global citizens.

The need to teach students how to responsibly and effectively use it to gather information, process it, put it to practical use and communicate the results is also important. Hence, they offer the student and teaching community at all levels the latest equipment that will enable them leverage technology as a tool across all areas of the curriculum. The schools also provide excellent facilities for students to develop their skills in competitive sports. In addition, students are introduced to several individual sports and encouraged to develop proficiency in them.

SUDHINDR A B

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