Primary Years Program (PYP)
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The Primary stage of education is immensely important, as it is here
that the foundations of literacy, numeracy and other structures are laid
down for future life. At Chitkara, we aim to nurture skilled, confident
children who enjoy studying, care about others and can increasingly take
responsibility for their own actions.
The Early Childhood curriculum offers a framework that is universal to
the natural understandings and methods of instruction employed by young
children. It is inquiry-based and inquiry is believed to be the pinnacle
of the classroom environment. It is through this format that young children
develop the early understandings of text and its place in our society,
the role of mathematical systems and the implications of scientific and
societal actions and outcomes. Children question, explore and interact
in informal and formal modalities to discover and make informed choices
and come to conclusions.
The maximum class size is 20. Each class is taught by a trained, qualified
graduate teacher supported by a teaching assistant. Children are viewed
as individuals and whole class teaching is kept to the minimum. Students
will work in small, ever-changing groups, which reflect their interests
and abilities.
- The PYP uses ideas from the schools of USA, UK and Australia,
which are recognised as good contemporary classroom practice.
- The PYP strives to nurture and sustain this curiosity in order
to produce children who have the skills to be lifelong learners.
- The PYP encourages a proactive approach among
children, parents
and the global community.
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