Another academic year is upon us, students, parents and teachers are approaching the beginning of another school year in the “accountability era” with a mix of excitement, anticipation and apprehension. As we ready ourselves for another year in our classrooms, what do we see around us?
- Schools in New Gurgaon are public schools, Private schools, Government schools, international schools, Open and distance learning, online and virtual schools, and schools for special education and special needs (SEN).
- We have schools that offer a traditional curriculum, schools with CBSE curriculum where diversity factor is high as more students from different backgrounds are likely to end up in the same class, with CISCE curriculum that prefers to give more practical Knowledge and focuses more on analytical skills, IGCSE curriculum an International Board recognized by most of the Universities of the world and State board that are moderately loaded curriculum giving options for Students to explore more extracurricular activities like Dancing and Sports.
There is nothing about comparison between schools in New Gurgaon –or – students–that is standardized. Schools are not fast-food franchises, engineered for consistency and similarity of “customer experience.”
The top tier schools in Gurgaon are:
Schools in New Gurgaon Vega Schools, Sec 48 & 76 are one the most innovative . Here learning happens by doing through a methodology called PBL (endorsed by CBSE). The goal is for each student to become a whole human, to develop her or his individual strengths, talents and skills in the ways that make sense for each child, and to instill an unquenchable thirst for learning, exploring and questioning the world around them.
The Sri Ram School is one of the international day boarding schools in Gurugram. All the campuses follow a common curriculum, but the Moulsari campus follows the IB, IGCSE, and ICSE. It has four campuses spread across the National Capital Region of India. The Shri Ram School – Aravali was established in 2000. It is a common campus for Pravesh Vatika (Nursery), Upvan (Kindergarten) through to Class XII. It is situated at the Hamilton Court Complex, DLF Phase IV, Gurgaon
Shiv Nadar School is in DLF City Ph-1, Gurugram. The school is affiliated with the CBSE board. Shiv Nadar School Gurgaon and Shiv Nadar School Noida are IB World Schools. They offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB-DP) for Grades XI and XII. The school integrates an experiential pedagogy and extensive use of technology into educational practices. They place considerable curricular emphasis on sports and arts.
Ryan International School is an English medium school that follows the K-12 CBSE Board curriculum. Learning Management System ensures our students are taught using the latest in online technology. In-class videos add to the impact. School’s structured physical education and specific sports as part of the curriculum train students to become the champions of tomorrow in the sports arena at national & international levels.
G D Goenka Public School Sector 48 was established in the year 2013 with classes Nursery to grade VII in its first year. The school received a composite CBSE Affiliation for Secondary & Senior Secondary in the year 2015. The first batch of XII appeared for their boards in the year 2017-2018. GDGPS Sector 48 employs Innovative Pedagogical Practices comprising of state-of-the-art facilities, highly involved faculty and a creative approach to the curriculum to make the process of academic proficiency an interesting and engaging period for students. This produces two distinctive results. First, children learn better, understand better and retain better; Second, an intrinsic desire to learn is aroused that stays with them for life. Students are given an overview of the entire syllabus, the teaching methodology, the system & pattern of evaluation and timeline. Students come to class fully prepared, absorbing and analyzing completely. Class room learning becomes more involved and interesting.
This practice is followed in the Co Scholastic and Sports domain as well, giving students a glimpse of the way each respective unit will unfold during the course of the session.
DAV Public School Sector-49, Gurugram is a prestigious C.B.S.E. Affiliated Schools. A scientific temperament is nurtured through fully equipped and suitably designed laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Math, Computer and Robotics laboratories. Students are encouraged to use the facilities for enhancing their innovative and scientific skills. The students receive coaching from the professionals and experts in the morning and evening in the field of Volleyball, Cricket, Badminton, Skating, Swimming, Athletics etc., apart from the regular periods in the School Time Table. Special emphasis is given to Yoga as it trains minds and spirit which prevents the pupils from unwanted distractions. To cater to the aesthetic sensibilities amongst students the school provides myriad activities including Music, Arts, Dances, Science & Heritage Clubs, Debating,life skills, Robotics and MUN and many more. Inter House and Inter school Competitions go a long way in inculcating a sense of team spirit, competition and excellence. In one of its humane endeavors, the school provides classes for the students of economically weaker section of the society from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Other decent Schools (Not top tier) are Pragya Nam School, Orchids International School, Alpine Convent School, St John’s School, Presidium, Sd Adarsh Vidyalaya, Mount Olympus School, etc.
Education is not simply about constructing efficient delivery systems for the transfer of information–books and computers can do that. Education is about the building of relationships–between students and teachers, and among learners themselves.
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