TEACHING PEDAGOGIES

The Montessori Method is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play using the Montessori Apparatus . Besides the Montessori method, the school pedagogy encompasses :

Froebel Play Way Method featuring games, play, songs and stories to stimulate children’s senses.
Reggio Emilia the project – based method of teaching.
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences which supports overall growth and development.

Scholastics Programmes

The academic programmes at Salwan Montessori Wing are designed to give children a conducive learning environment to nurture their mental growth.

Language and Literacy – Exploring Channels of Communication

The wonderful world of stories, nursery rhymes, songs, role-play and drama within a language rich learning environment, stimulates the children’s curiosity and helps their learning of phonics and the development of fundamental reading and writing skills. To enable pre-reading and pre-writing skills, Montessori apparatus is used extensively. Each class is equipped with a reading corner for children that holds a number of national and international children’s books.

Numeracy & Pre Number Concepts

Skills related to comparison, sorting, matching, ordering, sequencing and counting are nurtured. Applying numeracy to real life situations through dice games, hopscotch, ganit mala makes learning enjoyable.

Environmental Sensitivity

To understand the environment and nature, children are involved in discussions, projects, nature-walks. The use of magnets, magnifying glasses, weighing scales, strainers, sound boxes, grinders inculcates a scientific temperament.

Co-Scholastic

Physical Development (Gross and Fine Motor Skills)

Childhood is associated with lot of energy and bubbling enthusiasm. During these early years, the children need a lot of activities for the optimum growth and development. The learning environment, both indoors and outdoors, provides the children with stimulating and challenging learning opportunities to develop their coordination and control through daily warming-up exercises, free-play, sand play aerobics, gymnastics, adventure sports, yoga and skating. The school uses Physical Education Cards recommended by CBSE in the sports curriculum. The P.E.C cards are a focussed and structured approach for delivering physical education in pre-primary classes. They aim to build a healthy and fit generation by initiating a trend of joyful learning.

Visual Arts

Children are fascinated by colours, painting, drawing, creating, moulding and crafting. They are encouraged to explore sound, colour, texture, shape, form and space in two and three dimensions. Children are prompted to reflect upon their thoughts and emotions through their choices of colour and texture.

Performing Arts

The focus is on understanding the elements of music, learning songs and rhymes, using instruments and express themselves through music and dance.

Inclusive Education

“A child is like a butterfly in the wind.
Each one is different, each one is special, each one is beautiful”

At Salwan, our endeavour is to provide an inclusive and an enabling environment to all children with varied needs. We firmly believe that each and every child has the ability to learn and maximize his/her potential through appropriate learning opportunities. The Special Education Programme of the school offers individualized remediation and assistance at the Learning Centre set up in the school. The parents are duly involved in this special learning process of their child.