Teaching & learning
at Aditi

PEDAGOGY

Fostering critical thinking and creativity at Aditi

The school strives to create a learning environment that is child-centred, international in perspective, engaging, active and critical. Its ways of working are democratic and decentralized. The school celebrates student and teacher-led initiatives and values creativity, excellence and a social conscience.

Aditi recognises that each student learns differently and that these differences must be acknowledged and supported. Never resting on its laurels, Aditi strives constantly to be a community of learning.

The Curriculum

pre-university

GRADE 11-12

Pre-University
OPTIONS FOR QUALIFICATION
ISC Examinations: Offered by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations.
AS/A-Levels/AICE Examinations: Offered by Cambridge Assessment International Examinations, UK.
FOCUS
University preparation, excellence in arts and sciences, research projects, and extra-mural lectures.
high school

GRADE 9-10

High School
OPTIONS FOR QUALIFICATION
ICSE Examinations: Offered by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations.
IGCSE Examinations: Offered by Cambridge Assessment International Examinations, UK.
For more information on the IGCSE examinations, click here https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/
middle school

GRADE 6-8

Middle School
FOCUS
The Middle School curriculum is designed to be broad-based, varied, and inter-disciplinary, aiming to foster students’ intellectual, social, and emotional growth while encouraging the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. By connecting different subject areas and promoting active learning, the curriculum helps students see how knowledge from various domains relates to the real world. The Middle School curriculum prepares our students with skills to work with either of the courses offered in High School.
elementary school

GRADE 1-5

Elementary School
FOCUS
The Elementary School curriculum focuses on foundational skills in core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social studies, Kannada and Hindi while also incorporating the creative arts, physical education, and social-emotional learning. Teaching material is often teacher-curated, but always following larger curriculum guidelines of the boards offered in High School.
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    The school houses two libraries for students

    The Junior Library is located in Elementary School, and the Senior Library is for older students. Both are imaginatively stocked with over 25,000 titles that cover fiction and non-fiction in all genres and subjects. The libraries often host parents and guest speakers for interactive sessions like book readings, author visits and story-telling workshops. The Teacher Resource Centre is a library exclusively for teachers. It contains textbooks, reference books and multimedia resources for teachers to use. Books and Beans is a reading space for teachers to relax and read.

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    The school has an enduring commitment to the creative and performing arts.

    We believe that the creative and performing arts are not extra-curricular activities and are profoundly related to learning. The school’s innovative Creative Arts Department has produced critically acclaimed plays, art exhibitions, musicals and concerts. More importantly, this incredibly talented department has led several initiatives to integrate the creative arts into several other parts of the curriculum. The result has been the creation of riveting learning experiences that have proved invaluable for students. There are a variety of spaces throughout the school for students to explore the visual and performing arts. These include a visual arts studio, an art courtyard, rooms for dance and drama, music rooms, an amphitheatre and open courtyards throughout the school where teaching, learning and performance are enabled.

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    At Aditi, students are constantly encouraged to test theories, prove concepts and validate hypotheses.

    There are five comprehensive laboratories, one each for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and two for Computer Science. The Physics lab has a separate dark room which doubles as the school’s photography studio. Many meaningful group projects in the sciences are assigned to students with clear but open-ended guidance from the teachers. This gives students a chance to experiment together and so learn cooperatively, a skill that is irreplaceable in today’s world.

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    The PE program emphasizes cooperation over competition

    This is in tune with the idea of cooperation over competition. Aditi’s strong belief is that PE is about the all-round development of motor skills, coordination, movement, health and nutrition, first aid and game skills for games such as cricket, football, basketball, throwball, hockey and athletics. The PE department consists of passionate teachers, each an expert in their sport. They work as a team to plan and deliver an interesting and stimulating PE programme for all grades. The school also offers optional school sports activities for students of Stds. 3 onwards. Coaching is offered in football, basketball, cricket and swimming. Aditi is among the top boys’ and girls’ teams in football, basketball and cricket in the city and has regularly produced state-level players in these sports.

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    The Tinker Lab is the hub of Design Thinking

    Design Thinking projects happen across all grade levels and academic subjects at Aditi. The 1,500 sq. ft. lab houses work tables, tools, materials, machines, and equipment for fabrication and rapid prototyping. Floor-to-ceiling whiteboard wall cladding encourages group ideation, and multi-level seating options and wheeled furniture make this a flexible space. In the Tinker Lab, lessons are designed to equip students with the processes, cognitive frameworks, and culture required to navigate undefined, open-ended problems. Students work as teams to apply academic subject knowledge as they collaboratively problem solve.

Stories & experiences from students, alumni, parents, and faculty

Priya
Rao
Aditi has always been focussed on trying to find what is the special aspect of every single child.
Priya <br> Rao
PARENT
Nivedh
Jayanth
One of the most amazing things that I experiences is the space that Aditi gave me as a student to express myself and to think, not just in the way a syllabus requires you to think but to question, to think critically is one of the things that I cherish the most.
Nivedh <br>Jayanth
ALUMNI
Maanya
Shetty
At Aditi , whether its the teachers or the support staff or the students, everyone is treated with respect and compassion. I feel if you learn this at a young age, it goes with you for life.
Maanya <br>Shetty
STUDENT
Daniel
Sundaram
What is special about Aditi? First the culture of the school, second the emphasis on professional development and third the space.
Daniel<br> Sundaram
FACULTY
Priya
Rao
Aditi has always been focussed on trying to find what is the special aspect of every single child.
Priya <br> Rao
PARENT
Nivedh
Jayanth
One of the most amazing things that I experiences is the space that Aditi gave me as a student to express myself and to think, not just in the way a syllabus requires you to think but to question, to think critically is one of the things that I cherish the most.
Nivedh <br>Jayanth
ALUMNI
Maanya
Shetty
At Aditi , whether its the teachers or the support staff or the students, everyone is treated with respect and compassion. I feel if you learn this at a young age, it goes with you for life.
Maanya <br>Shetty
STUDENT
Daniel
Sundaram
What is special about Aditi? First the culture of the school, second the emphasis on professional development and third the space.
Daniel<br> Sundaram
FACULTY

Domains of Development

DOD is a dedicated learning project with activities across the four identified domains – personal, social, experiential, and aesthetic. It spans across three days for grades 4-5 and a week for grades 6-12.

Socially Useful Productive Work

The SUPW programme in Grades 9 -12 is an integral part of the school experience at Aditi. It designed to inculcate empathy and an appreciation of diversity whilst building practical skills in different areas.

Domains of Development

DOD is a dedicated learning project with activities across the four identified domains – personal, social, experiential, and aesthetic. It spans across three days for grades 4-5 and a week for grades 6-12.

Holistic development and learning programs

Socially Useful Productive Work

The SUPW programme is designed to inculcate empathy and build a sense of diversity and inclusion. Each year the students of grade 11 and 12 spend two weeks on various community service activities.

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