Boarding Schools Study Program

BOARDING SCHOOLS STUDY PROGRAM 

THE STUDY BUDDY PROGRAM

This is an empowering peer teaching (Best Girls Boarding Schools in Rajasthan) module where high achievers volunteer to tutor a peer who requires help in a certain subject (Schools in Udaipur Rajasthan). This is a win-win project where both the tutor and the taught benefits (Boarding School for Girls in India).

BENEFITS OF THE STUDY BUDDY PROGRAM TO TUTORS AND TUTEES

Improves self-confidence and self-esteem of both tutors and tutees

Improves academic achievement

Improves attitude towards the subject matter and school (Top 10 Boarding Schools in India) in general

Improves subject-specific knowledge and facilitates a deeper understanding of a subject matter

Provides an opportunity for individualized instruction

Provides opportunities for questions and clarification of difficult concepts

The development of social behaviors and overall discipline

Enhancement of peer relations, interpersonal and communication skills
 

PROTOCOL OF THE PROGRAMME

Teachers of English and Math identify tutors and tutees every term

The nominated tutors get consent from parents to allow them to participate in the programme

Learning Support Department conducts training and provides teaching/learning materials

Learning Support Department is also in charge of supervision and constant monitoring of the programme

The lessons take place on Saturdays at 2.15 p.m. and Thursdays at 8.00 a.m. at selected venues in school.

Every participating tutor is awarded a certificate of appreciation at the end of the term. The programme is also entered in student’s activity card.

TUTEES ARE EXPECTED TO:

Observe punctuality for the lessons

To attend all the planned lessons throughout the term

To cooperate with tutors and show appropriate behavior during lessons
 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION METHODS

The following methods are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme:

Observations

Attendance lists

Tutee work-notes and assignments

Tests and Exams

LEARNING AT HERITAGE GIRLS SCHOOL

Heritage Girls School (Boarding schools in Rajasthan) has designed a curriculum that follows an Interdisciplinary approach to instruction, combining skills and content from various learning areas and addresses multiple intelligences. An interdisciplinary, standards-based curriculum with an aligned assessment system.

JUNIOR YEARS-CLASSES V & VI

The Junior years at Heritage Girls’ School (Boarding Schools in Rajasthan) is built on the spirit of exploration. Emphasis is placed on acquiring sound language skills, clarity of mathematical concepts and discovery and understanding of scientific principles on the basis of :

Activity-based and experiential learning.

Learning beyond the textbook and relating to real life experiences.

Emphasis on understanding and application.

Nurturing and encouraging the spirit of inquiry.

Online lessons for revision.

Through extensive project work, students are given an awareness of the richness of history and culture. The children acquire all the building blocks of scholarship, along with good study habits and a love for learning. Inquiry and the use of resources such as ICT complement all the strategies we use to help students to become life-long learners.

ASSESSMENT

The objective is to assess the students understanding of the subject and the ability to apply knowledge rather than rote learning.

Assessment is formative, comprehensive and continuous.

It comprises of Classwork, assignments, Oral and written quizzes, open book as well as prepared tests, Show and Tell and projects.

There are no examinations in Junior School; teacher evaluations and assessments are continuous and ongoing. Students are assessed according to their own progress rather than in comparison with the class hence there is no ranking.

MIDDLE & SECONDARY YEARS-CLASSES VII TO X

The students are guided and counseled through these transitional years so that they are ready for the formal and structured style of learning. Holistic development of each child is achieved through a myriad of activities.

In the middle school, the curriculum includes programmes to develop side by side of academic skills i.e. strong communication skills through debates, elocution, extempore speaking, and drama. performing Arts, Physical Education, Art and Craft, Clubs and societies, Food and nutrition, Computer classes, to name a few compliments the academic rigor and are timetabled classes.

The syllabus is enriched by teacher designed worksheets and subject integrated projects. Emphasis is placed on learning by asking questions, problem-solving and through the application. This is reinforced through curriculum-related trips, workshops, seminars, and films. Inquiry and the use of resources such as ICT complement all the strategies we use to help students to become life-long learners.

We follow the CBSE curriculum and the CIE curriculum in the Secondary years. The practice of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation enables us to evaluate the student not only in Scholastic but also in Co-scholastic areas like Life Skills, Attitudes, Values, Work and Art education.

ASSESSMENT

Evaluation of performance is continuous and comprehensive. Assessment involves two components- Formative and Summative.

Formative assessment comprises evaluation for all necessary skills through class works, assignments and projects etc.

The Unit tests one in each term, form part of the Summative assessment. These are of one-hour duration and assess the student for units taught in that particular term 

The Half-Yearly and Final exams are held in the month of November and March respectively.