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The Curriculum
We believe that the biggest single cause of school failure is a mismatch between a child's learning style and the teaching style adopted by most schools. The teaching style in most schools continues to be primarily through books, which makes learning restrictive. Learning that is desk-bound and paper-based may not be in the best interests of all children.
At Billabong High, students will be introduced to a method of learning that will take place primarily through experience rather than rote learning. Our Curriculum ensures that it covers what is prescribed by C.B.S.E./ I.G.C.S.E Cambridge university. Wherever possible children will have opportunities to actually experience and "apply" information and knowledge. We believe that for children to learn effectively, the content of the curriculum, as well as its delivery, is of paramount importance.
Our curriculum emphasizes"hands-on" learning experiences. This entails the creation and selection of educational material that the children can manipulate and interact with wherever possible.
This is a different learning experience to the one where child is given only verbal and visual instruction or information. The hand-on experience, we believe, results in a natural and integrated development of knowledge, skills and thinking. The primary focus is on the "process" that children will undergo in experiencing an activity. All of our educational resource material including workbooks, worksheets, and teaching methodology manuals are created keeping this "process" as the main focus.
Our Education planners and curriculum designers have comprehensive training in pedagogical methods and learning theory. This shift they are working towards is an increased emphasis on "skill" and less on "content". The curriculum we devise, balances factual content with process skills that are characteristics of a "thinking-centered curriculum" and allows us to create a "brain" based classroom.
Our Goal in terms of curriculum is to be forward thinking and outcome based. We will constantly aim for our teachers to be devoted to excellence in classroom instruction and to strive towards creating highly motivated and creative students. Our entire approach will include early intervention, aggressive remediation, one to one teamwork by the entire school staff.