Ankuran
Preschool
Teacher - philosopher friend
We have a team of highly dedicated and qualified teachers .They are experienced, enthusiastic and dynamic enough to create a homely and friendly atmosphere for the children to express themselves and imbibe . They believe in positive encouragement rather than any kind of punishment (strictly prohibited). All the staff works as a team under active guidance of the Administrator. The staff regularly reviews and assesses the need to update their skills. To address the needs of the teachers at Ankuran, members of the core team regularly conduct training and professional support workshops. In addition, workshops are also conducted by resource persons. Intense in-service workshops are conducted around each vacation of the school calendar. These are supported by fortnightly workshops where everyday situations are discussed, analysed and resolved to create enriching environments for both teachers and the children. In order to address the educational and interpersonal needs of different age groups, the school is divided into four classes - Preparatory, Pre-Nursery, Nursery & Kindergarten. Each class has maximum strength of 40–42 students, which may have 2 sections. Each class is provided with two teachers and one ayah. With a host of activity and subject teachers, the total teacher-pupil ratio for Ankuran is maintained at 1:12. This favourable ratio has been planned keeping in mind the commitment of the school to the development of each student and to the philosophy of education adopted by the school. The curriculum of Ankuran is designed based on the scientific approach, keeping in mind the psychic and physical development of a child, for a serene, fruitful and self-made transition from a kindergarten to a formal school. Within the group, all children are supported to develop their potential at their own pace. A record of progress is maintained, on regular basis, for each child attending school. The key topics covered in the school curriculum are – A new topic learned gets more engraved only through repeated self-practice and it’s applications in the form of certain activities and projects. So, home assignments in the form of self-practice activity sheets, projects, etc related to the topics taught in the school, are provided to the students, which they can exercise on their own, under the guidance of their parents. Taste buds of children are at rudimentary stage, which needs to be activated and developed by exposing them to various tastes and their sources. At home a child may show tantrum for a particular food item, but the same is eaten jubilantly in groups at school. So, the children are allowed to try out one or more seasonal fruit, vegetable, etc once in every month. Routine health check-up is held once a year, to identifying the preventable problems in the children. It is attended by ENT, Eye, Dental and Child specialists. We believe in uniqueness, innovation and experimentation with positive change. The learning program of the school has been designed in such a way that it not only clarifies concept but also meets the various needs of the child. The school is equipped with materials for activities that corresponds to the inner need of the child and facilitates the complete development of his whole personality and also enhances the capacity for learning. Some of the tools used to support the teaching and learning processes are - “I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand; I repeat and I engrave” Studies have shown that memory that is stored in our left brain does not last long, whereas images kept in the right brain persist forever. So, to develop the storing and recalling ability together, we at Ankuran have practical mode of education, with audio-visual support, which also builds up interest of a child and makes learning easy, such as – At Ankuran, students are evaluated on the basis of their willingness to learn and the efforts they make to reach their goals. Processes of learning and the relationships that students create while learning are accorded high significance. Students are not compared with each other; instead, they are gently guided to understand the inherent strengths, virtues and potential that they possess within themselves. The objective is to recognise the progress that each child makes in their own learning curve. Teachers use daily class observations, students’ creative pursuits, informal assessments, group and individual goal settings as indicators of progress and development. To the extent possible, teachers share their observations with the parents and seek collective goal, setting as the strategy for future development of each student. Evaluation at Ankuran is a source of inspiration and learning and not a time for judgement and fear. Children undergo a weekly evaluation. The curriculum of Ankuran is segregated into four quarters, labeled as 1st term (January-February-March), 2nd term (April-May-June), 3rd term (July-August-September) and 4th term (October-November-December). ‘Assessment Progress Reports’ are prepared at the end of each term, based on the weekly evaluation of a child drawn by teachers and issued to the parents. ‘Academic Progress Reports’ are prepared based on the tests conducted at the end of 2nd and 4th terms. The reports are individually issued to the parents in one-on-one parent-teacher interactions. True education seeks a continuum among the efforts made by the child, the parents and the school. Since the experiences of the school and the home are equally significant for the development of all children, so Ankuran encourages harmonious interaction in thinking and approach between the caretakers at home and in school. So, one-on-one parent-teacher interactions are conducted at regular intervals (usually in the month of April, August and December) to have unfeigned detail discussion on the progress and development achieved by the child. On other days, parents can meet teachers with prior permission and approval from the administrator. The school always welcome constructive suggestions and ideas from all parents to make their children’s development more meaningful and real.
Home Assignments - personalised
Evaluation System