Classes and learning
Which classes Vyas Convent School runs, and which board it follows, is still to be confirmed by the school. Here is how school stages usually work, so you know what to ask.
School stages, rank by rank
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Early years
Nursery, LKG and UKG in most Indore schools (general guide)
Play, talk, songs, colours and shapes. Children learn to sit together, listen and take turns: the pawn's small steps.
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Primary years
Usually Classes 1 to 5 (general guide)
Reading and writing in English and Hindi, numbers, and the world around us. Steady practice, like the rook's straight lines.
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Middle years
Usually Classes 6 to 8 (general guide)
Subjects become separate: maths, science, social studies, languages. Children start to plan their work ahead.
A general picture of school stages in Indore, not this school's list of classes.
At Vyas Convent School
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Classes offered
From which class to which class, and how many sections. To be confirmed by the school.
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Board and medium
The board the school follows and the medium of teaching. To be confirmed by the school.
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A typical day
Start and end times, breaks and activity periods. To be confirmed by the school.
Every piece matters
On a chessboard no piece is spare, and each one moves in its own way. Children are the same. Pick a piece to see its move, and what that strength looks like in a school day.
Pawn: Moves forward one square, and never gives up.
One step at a time
The first years are made of small daily steps: settling in, sitting in a circle, holding a crayon, saying a full sentence.
Ask the school: Which class does the youngest child start in, and how are new children settled in?
Rook: Goes in straight lines, as far as it needs to.
Straight and steady
Reading, writing and numbers grow from regular practice. A steady routine is what makes them stick.
Ask the school: What does an ordinary school day and timetable look like?
Bishop: Travels on the diagonals, seeing the board differently.
Sees from another angle
Stories, questions and the world around us: children learn to look at one thing in more than one way.
Ask the school: How do children get time for reading and asking questions?
Knight: Jumps over pieces in an L-shape. No other piece can.
Finds another way
Drawing, making things and puzzles teach children that when one way is blocked, there is usually another.
Ask the school: Which art, craft or activity periods does the school run?
Queen: Can move any way, any distance.
Tries every direction
Confidence comes from trying many things: speaking in front of the class, games, songs, a part in the annual day.
Ask the school: Which events, games and activities happen through the year?
King: Moves one careful square. The whole board protects it.
Looked after by everyone
Every child needs to feel safe and cared for. Parents should know who looks after their child, from the gate in the morning to pick-up.
Ask the school: How are arrival, pick-up and supervision handled? Is there transport?
General ideas about how children learn, not a list of this school's programmes. The school will confirm its classes and activities.