The research is clear. A high-quality, systematic, well-thought through and balanced curriculum is critical to preparing all children for future success in life. All students should have a broad curriculum that aims at their enrichment wherein they find learning to be engaging.
The Scholastic Programme at New Horizon School is a comprehensive and complete curriculum that has a flexible and easy-to-use format. It provides explicit instruction in all language, reading, science and math skills. It admirably combines child-centered explorations with teacher-directed instruction. Above and beyond, it also provides in-depth and on-going formal and informal assessment throughout the year.
Board and Curriculum
Kindergarten
The Kindergarten curriculum at New Horizon reflects the openhearted and imaginative way with which young children see the world.
Kindergarten is where the students’ preschool education meets their future elementary school learning. There is still plenty of playing, singing, and craft-making in kindergarten, but it is often balanced with more rigorous writing, reading, and Math lessons.
A rich tradition of oral language and classic stories provide the backdrop for the child’s first exploration into the world of literacy. Students are immersed in a language-rich environment as they listen to stories, recite poetry, and learn new songs. Math skills are fostered through working with patterns, grouping and sorting, and learning to draw geometric shapes. Science, Arts & Crafts, Music round out the Kindergarten experience. Students are involved in a variety of learning opportunities such as nature walks, painting, puppetry, games, and movement activities. Thus, a healthy, nurturing rhythm of learning is established.
Kindergarten Curriculum is designed to give the child a sturdy start in school and in life. It provides four and five year olds an engaging, inquiry and play-based learning program during the regular school day. The teacher-student ratio is well adhered to, ably supported with a well-trained, caring and empathetic support staff.
Primary Years
There's a difference between curriculum and pedagogy. The curriculum is all about what we teach. Pedagogy is about how we teach it.
Education is the spine of every nation! The better the education, the better the nation! The mediocre the education, the mediocre the nation!
And mediocrity is not what we settle for at New Horizon!!!
The Primary Curriculum is one that consistently challenges the pupils and does not allow a single day to be wasted. The curriculum aims to ensure that all children are provided with learning opportunities that recognize and celebrate their uniqueness and develop their full potential, besides equipping children with essential and important life skills targeted at functional literacy and numeracy. We take pride in saying that we manage a fine line between tending to students with special needs and yet recognizing the needs of gifted children too.
The curriculum is presented in several areas comprising a multitude of disciplines with a striking co-existence of scholastic and co-scholastic disciplines. Content-based core disciplines like Mathematics, Sciences, and Languages are imparted to ensure students have a good grounding and awareness in all areas of study. Pilot projects like Enquiry Based Learning in Science and Writing Process in English have been adopted to facilitate learner-centric education.
Middle Years
From the nurturing cocoon of primary years to the opening horizons of middle school, the transition for our young adolescents is smooth which ruffles but a few feathers as they glide through the expanding skies of knowledge.
Grades 6-8 students experience tremendous intellectual growth. Their developing skills in deductive reasoning, problem-solving, critical thinking and generalizing makes it challenging and gratifying in their deeper understanding of the core subjects like English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and Computer Science.
Participation in myriads of inter-house, inter-school and extra-curricular activities ushers our young scholars to the avenues of hitherto undiscovered aptitudes and talents.
Secondary and Senior Years
As they expand their wings and gain greater strength, our vivacious young adults are equipped to meet the demands of advanced levels of academics. The school opens the floodgates of opportunity for them to hone the specific skill sets namely leadership, organization, communication, presentation, team building, independent learning, social skills and many more. Students explore their potential and enhance their competencies through scholastic and co-scholastic activities throughout the year.
These secondary years are some of the most enriching ones when students are evolving into industrious, focused and self-assertive youth who begin to fathom the depths of various subjects. They understand the dynamics of juggling homework, tests, presentations and a wide range of intra and inter-school competitions.
For these progressive young minds, there isn’t a single dull day. Hands-on experiments, interactive study sessions, inquiry-based assignments, and analytical collaborative learning leads them to nurture a penchant for the subjects. Off the classroom, they acquire the skills required for different sports; perfect their oratorical or organizational abilities; grow doing projects relating to community, social service and much more.
The subjects offered in grades 9 & 10 include English, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, Sanskrit /Hindi, Environmental Education, PHE, Yoga, Work Education, and Visual & Performing Arts are also part of the curriculum.
Senior Secondary level calls for even more intensive subject matter as our young men and women walk towards the threshold of choosing exciting careers for themselves. The subjects offered are Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Computer Science/Economics.
All vital resources are pooled in from all three stakeholders namely- school, student and the parents, to cheer them through the finishing line successfully. The school ensures that they stand tall as confident, resilient, adventurous, wise and creative beings who are raring to embrace the new life.
To achieve this goal, the student is offered significant roles to play in and out of school. They plan, organize and execute major yearly events. They educate and train their juniors to leave a legacy of their fine print and to represent their alma mater in numerous happenings throughout their schooling years.