Activity Based Education
Education at City Pride School is based on a project approach with exposure through field visits, research projects, science workshops, and presentations. The Continuous and comprehensive evaluation pattern [C.C.E.] is followed meticulously in the school. The education system in our school aims at helping students in understanding the facts by working hands-on, applying simpler and investigative learning way to arouse interest and develop a better understanding in their subject. The science lab on the principles of the GAKKEN education system in Japan is an appropriate example of learning science through observation and enquiry. We ensure that students are socially conscious. Various environment protection activities are taken up by the school which involves active participation by students. The innovative thoughts make the children ready for 'out-of¬box' thinking and also helps in developing their all-around personalities.
Outbound learning …Field Visits , excursions and Picnics
Learning beyond 4 walls is an essential element of school life at City Pride . Right from cow shed to ice cream factory , from manufacturing industry to IISER , from Agakhan palace to Lal mahal and from blind school to orphanage , we take our kids to around 50 places of significance through out their school years . These visits are aimed at immersive learning through observation , interaction and creating awareness about life around them.
Teacher Development
We strongly believe that the strength of every school lies in it's teaching standards. We have a strong team of teaching staff and every year new members are added to this pool . All our teachers are qualified, trained and experienced. They are selected through rigorous selection process. The ratio of student : teachers is 15:1 which enables us to balance distribution of work with collective and participative sharing of academic delivery . The teachers are enriched with regular on the job training programmes to improve their teaching proficiency and to adopt new techniques and skills in their teaching. Teachers of city pride school are tech savy using AI tools, platforms like Microsoft tools , GPT efficiently . Teachers attend various seminars & workshops on project methodologies, teaching strategies, behavioural programmes for positive attitude and academic enrichment conducted by eminent faculties from these fields for continuous improvement. Every teacher is suppose to complete minimum 25 hours of training programmes per year. Additionally School has appointed experts ,professionals and performers from various fields of art , music , dance , sports ,animation , engineering & technology to impart high quality training in these areas. All our Teachers are paid by industry standards with appropriate scale of pay with all benefits like gratuity, PF and subsidised education to their child. The conducive working environment of school motivates our teaching and non-teaching staff to give their best in the work.
Dance and Music through Performing Art
With our vision to develop enlightened citizens, the school gives special emphasis on developing cultural and creative instincts among our children. Excellent infrastructure in terms of performing art rooms for Music , dance, instruments is provided in school campus. kids learn classical and western dance and music , instruments like keyboard , drums , guitar throughout their schooling years starting from grade 1. Right from lower KG, students are introduced to performing arts for better synchronization of the body for the expression of emotions. While from grade 1 they learn one visual and performing art among all the available choices. Excellent tools and equipment are available in the form of musical instruments, audio-visual facilities, recording facilities, props for achieving a high level of outcome in these areas. Full-time coaches as well as expert faculty, artists are invited to mentor children in these areas.
Sports and Physical Education
Games and Exercises are an important means of recreation and helps in building team spirit and positivity. They refresh children and enable them to be stress free along with underlined importance of physical health . The school has a state of art in-campus playground to bring out the sporting talents of children and to inculcate a spirit of sportsmanship. Specialized coaching is provided Various games like Volleyball, basket ball, Athletics, and Karate. City Pride Sports activities are arranged in the morning and evening under expert coaches. Students participate and win at State, National and international level sports competitions regularly. CPS sports club conducts coaching for various sports in the morning and evening by expert coaches .
Life Skills for Positive Personality
Life skills are built as habits when kids are young . Being proactive , begin with end in mind , prioritize, think win win , empathise , synargise and revitalize your energies regularly are the 7 habits for being effective . as we believe that habits are built and not taught , we at city pride has brought in a complete “ Leader in Me programme “ from Stephan covey foundation USA for our students from grade 2 onwards. Building strong communication skills , teams work and sound personality are the result of consistently working of these soft skills of our children. Integrating roll plays , debates , group discussions , presentation with teaching learning make children confident and expressive . The counselling and soft skill department of the school work together to bring out inner positivity as well outer beauty of grace and confidence in our students , as both are required for successful and happy life. morning starts with group meditation or inspiring videos for kids while “emotional bank accounts” placed in each class make kids appreciate their friend and feel valued .
Intra-school Competitions …exploring hidden talents
City pride believes that each child is unique and has an natural urge to perform and showcase their talents. Though many times these talents remain hidden due to the fact that the kids never get appropriate platform to showcase them . At city pride we celebrate intraschool week where all kids are promoted to participate mandatorily . It could be an individual talent show like elocution , solo dance and music , role play , drawing , craft work or a group performance. Every year each kid participates in different competitions and prepares for it enthusiastically. This build awareness, interest as well as confidence in showcasing the inner talents infront of their classmates, Over the years we have been successful in discovering many hidden gems in the school through this talent show. We award the winners with tropies and medals for motivating them