Pedagogical Methodology For Middle School

The purpose of education is development of the self. The goal is to help the children become life- long learners through self-exploration and guided learning pedagogy. Middle school is the stage of transition for the students from a fun-filled majorly activity based learning environment in the primary stage, to the stage where teaching methodology focuses on the pursuit of knowledge and development of understanding and skills necessary to interpret experience.
Adolescence is a vulnerable age for students and the Shalom curriculum prepares the students and provides support for social and emotional reinforcement and inculcates in them positive behavior imparting skills essential to cope with situations that they encounter in their lives, peer pressure and gender stereotype.
Shalom offers constructive learning to provide students with challenges encourage creativity and interact actively with peers, teachers and people who would open up many more rich learning opportunities. The school envisions the all-round development of students in consonance with the holistic approach to education and therefore, emphasizes integration of co-curricular domain with curricular domain in an equitable manner.
Shalom curriculum being learner-centered enables students to acquire various skills; build self- concept, develop a sense of enterprise, aesthetic sensibilities and sportsmanship. With greater academic orientation and research skills in the core academic areas, Shalomites evolve as judicious young adults imbued with true values and principles.

The Shalom Curriculum:

1. provide ample scope for physical, intellectual and social development of students;
2. lays emphasis on acquiring in-depth conceptual knowledge.
3. is research oriented and based on teamwork vis-à-vis discussions, group project work, discovery and exploration.
4. nurtures Life-Skills by prescribing curricular and co-curricular activities to help improve self-esteem, empathy towards others and different cultures etc.
5. focuses on Personality development, value education and coping with peer pressure.
6. integrates innovations in pedagogy, knowledge and application to keep pace with the global trends in various disciplines;
7. promotes inclusive education by providing equal opportunities to all students
8. integrates environmental education and art learning in various disciplines
9. follows Inter-active Guided learning approach
10. is Activity-based- Performing is the best way to understand facilitating student learning. Experiential learning is aimed at through various activities.
11. adopts Art Integration
12. pays personalized attention - catering to variant learning needs
13. adopts child-centric methodologies like - Peer/Buddy Learning, Flip Learning etc.
14. equally emphasize co-scholastic areas of Art Education and Health and Physical Education