At Golden International School, children live a different kind of school life. Because the way they learn is through experiences. They are busy doing things at school; they create, they fix; they ideate, they plan, they execute; they change plans; and in this entire process – learning happens. Simply put, they live it to believe it! And because we believe that every child is born with a new thought of God, we don’t follow the index listed on the first page of their books. In fact, the curriculum is indigenously designed for every classroom as per their interest and level of understanding. And so the lessons they learn are beyond text books. They learn the lessons which prepare them for life. The idea is to introduce them to their inert potential which is infinite, make them believe in what they can do and replace an empty mind with an open one. The objective of this philosophy of education isn’t limiting a child to grades. It is to believe in their abilities and open doors for Great Innovations!
Children at Golden International School believe what they are told only once they experience it! And therefore learning happens in some of the most creative ways here with new and contemporary methods of teaching.
English and Hindi are no more considered as subjects at GIS. We believe if the children are able to use the languages to communicate right with confidence, they have mastered the languages. Theatre, is our technique of helping children with communication skills.
Commercial Mathematics is practised in the Maths Lab while concepts of Speed,
Distance and Time are learnt at the football ground. Baking a cake and sharing
it, helps children learn the concept of fractions.
History is just not about mugging up the dates. It is filtered and shared with children to help them develop their own perspective, learn virtues of past heroes and derive their own interpretations.
Civics again, isn’t treated as a subject. It is practised, not taught. Children are made aware of their responsibilities as citizens of the country. They identify cases of misconduct and then debate it in their Lawyer’s Lab, the outcome of which helps lay the foundation of civic sense in them.
The Science of answering real life questions is practised with observation and a logical attitude throughout the day. Planning trips, making itineraries helps children understand Geography. And that is why we say children don’t learn chapters at GIS, they practice skills.
Children at GIS get to practise real life challenges in school. The idea is to bridge the gap between classrooms and the real world outside, to allow them to apply their lessons while they are learning them. This not only helps them realise the importance of education but also sub-consciously instills in them other qualities and skills which are fundamental to becoming life ready.
Commitment, sense of responsibility, teamwork, acceptance of different point of views, hard work, curbing personal interests for higher objectives… virtues which determine our quality of life can’t be taught but lived! Some of the
Practices that help in this direction include-
Work Education – Children explore professions like Bakery, Fashion, inematics, Dadi Ma Ke Nuskhe, Color Therapy, Mudra Therapy, Theater etc. at school. Adopt a Child – Academically strong children from the senior classes adopt an academically weak child from the junior classes. Eventually both learn! Life skills – Cleaning and maintenance of children’s own classrooms with staff assistance is a practise which is leaving a positive impact at home too. As confirmed by the parents
