Curriculum
Vidya Mandir is a CBSE school with
classes from kindergarten to Std 12. The School is
affiliated to the CBSE
The
focus is on all- round development and teaching is child-oriented. The
play way method is followed for the KG.
To make learning more interesting and less stressful ,examinations
are not conducted at the primary level.
The students appear for the regular AISSE (Class 10) and the
AISSCE (Class 12). Equal importance is given to academics
and extra-curricular activities. CBSE syllabus and NCERT books
are followed strictly for classes 9 to 12.
The school offers Maths, Physics, Chemistry with Biology /
Computer Science / Biotechnology in the Science stream.
Accounts, Economics, Business studies and Maths are offered
in the Commerce stream.
Vidya Mandir has well-equipped labs and
an audio-visual room to keep the children abreast with the
changing times and computer science is part of the Work
Experience Syllabus.
The latest to be added is an
English lab for the Primary. there are CD players for children
to listen to passages for comprehension, scrabble for kids to make words and learn ,
crosswords and a host of other activities . It is
a lot of fun while they play and learn .
| Library |
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There is a common library both for the primary and high school which has books cover the entire range of subjects taught at the school and house. Approximately 10000 books are available. The library is kept open from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm.
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| Quest and Prayoga |
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Prayoga and Quest are “learn by doing” science laborataries in the primary and middle school respectively. The students are provided with instruction cards, based on which, they carry out experiments independently.
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| Audio-Visual Room |
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A user friendly Audio-Visual Room with a multimedia computer and an LCD projector, TV and VCR is something the school is proud of
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| Value Education |
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Teaching of Values has always been happening at VM. It's happening with a difference this year - a bright set of text books with interesting stories, anecdotes and activities have been garnered into action to help with value education.
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Classes 3 to 8 have value education classes focusing on a
set of values specifically in a graded manner. A fun way not
only to learn, but practice essential attributes!
'Hey math!'
NRICH Online Maths club and Millineum Mathematics Project
(MMP) of the university of Cambridge have introduced "
Hey Math! " - an online learning system in mathematics
help students
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Dispel fear of Mathematics |
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Develop problem solving and critical
thinking skills |
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Make learning interactive |
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Develop inter disciplinary thinking
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Encourage independent learning |
Hey math online resources have now been fully customized
for the Indian C.B.S.E curriculum.
Maths Lab
We have a fully equipped lab to teach
Maths to different kinds of learners-visual,
kinaesthetic and auditory.Hence the on line Hey Math
Programme.
This year 2008 ,
in order to make it more friendly we have tied up with NIIT to
set up a brand new lab in the room opposite the second
floor staff room. This consists of computers to work on , a printer
and a software called Geo sketch pad to teach concepts in
Maths and Physics as well.
Social Science lab
We are one of the few schools to set
up a lab for social studies. It has models , maps and TV with a free Tata
Sky connection. Students will be taken by the teachers to view Channels like National
Geographic, History , Discovery etc. It is located in the
room next to the table tennis room on the
ground floor.
English Lab
The primary now has an English lab. There are several CD players
which are used by the children to enhance their comprehension and listening skills. There
are word cards and worksheets to improve their vocabulary and
improve their use . On the whole children love
this lab.
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