Learning Methodology
In keeping with Indus International School's promise of comprehensive and holistic education through a developmental approach, modern methodologies are employed to enable learning.
These methodologies are a departure from traditional rote learning that is imparted in most schools. While the syllabus for each grade is structured, teachers have the autonomy and flexibility to design the curriculum. The Curriculum Coordinator assists and supports teachers in the choice of materials and methodology. It is also the former's responsibility to shape and integrate online-offline learning, as well as the formal and informal curriculum.
Learning is progressed by:
- Student-centric learning
- Project-based studies
- Creativity
- Citizenship-education through interface with community projects
Student Centric Learning
Focus on teacher-centric instruction reduces students to passive recipients of knowledge. Traditional teaching is a one-way street, where teachers teach and students learn by rote. Hence, we create an environment in which students are systematically encouraged to continually seek their own learning. Our teachers play the role of "facilitators".
Project-based Learning
Students are assigned individual projects in their areas of specific intelligence to develop and hone their skills and respective intelligences.
Creativity-centered Learning
Apart from regular learning in all disciplines, the School provides Computer Clubs for creative learning. Students are given the opportunity of acquiring digital fluency and are encouraged to go beyond accessing information. Computers are used to learn and develop multimedia skills like producing music, videos, animation and robotics. At Indus, we provide a state-of-the-art media centre that enables students to discover fully their creative potential.
Citizenship Learning
Given the rising demands and needs of a rapidly changing global community, knowledge and skills for responsible citizenship at the local, state, national and global level becomes important. The School's citizenship curriculum has evolved through a new concept of multidimensional citizenship education, whereby both the School and the community interface as partners.
Such learning inspires young people to reflect on, and become actively involved in making a better world, not as incidental subject matter, but as the primary focus of their educational experience. Students thus understand what citizenship means more clearly, and feel ready to make significant contribution for humankind in a sustainable environment. With these clear objectives, Indus International School will, through education, provide a basis for making the ideals of global citizenship a reality.