Welcome to Meerut Public School

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By the guidelines set by CBSE and mapped to NCFSE, it is vital to foster a sense of ownership and responsibility for the academic journey of the students. The choices offered here align with the vision of promoting holistic education and empowering students to become self- directed learners. Additionally, it helps to adapt to changing educational trends and align curriculum offerings with evolving academic and career pathways.

In the new 5+3+3+4 structure, a strong base of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) from age 3 is also included, which is aimed at promoting better overall learning, development, and well-being.

The curricular and pedagogical structure and the curricular framework for school education will therefore be guided by a 5+3+3+4 design, consisting of the Foundational Stage (in two parts, that is, 3 years of Aanganwadi / preschool + 2 years in primary school in Grades 1-2; both together covering ages 3-8), Preparatory Stage (Grades 3-5, covering ages 8-11), Middle Stage (Grades 6-8, covering ages 11-14), and Secondary Stage (Grades 9-12 in two phases, i.e., 9 and 10 in the first and 11 and 12 in the second, covering ages 14-18).

Balvatika: Laying the Foundation
Bal Vatika, which translates to children's garden in Hindi, is a preschool program as per NCF. It is defined as the setting for children between the age of 3 to 6 years, preparing them for formal education in Grade 1.
Here's a glimpse into what Bal Vatika offers:

Focus on holistic development: early childhood education program focused on the all-round development of young children. It emphasizes play-based learning and a child-centered curriculum to foster cognitive, social, emotional, and physical growth. The program promotes language development, creativity through art and craft, social skills, and environmental awareness, alongside teaching health and hygiene practices. Parental involvement is encouraged to support the child's learning journey. Informal assessment methods are used to monitor progress, creating a nurturing and engaging educational environment for early learners.
Gentle introduction to school: Bal Vatika provides a safe and stimulating environment, easing a child's transition into formal schooling.

Preparatory: Transitioning with Confidence (Grades 3 to 5)
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SCHOLASTIC
1. Languages (English,Hindi)
2. Environmental Studies
3. Mathematics
CO-SCHOLASTIC
1. Computer
2. Value Education
3. General Knowledge
4. Art Education
5. Physical Education
6. Music
To take children well beyond Foundational Literacy and develop a genuine interest in independent reading, children’s literature skills would play a major role in the content for Language Education in the Preparatory Stage.
While the NEP 2020 is pushing for experiential learning process in the future, National Centre for Excellence does a lot to promote a hands-on learning approach within and outside their classrooms. Among many others things, these include:
1. Experiential Learning:
- Focus on learning through direct experiences and activities.
- Encourages exploration, experimentation, and discovery.
- Conducting mock classroom trials and debates
- Using interactive learning apps to create an immersive and engaging environment, wherever they may be
2.Play-Based Activities:
- Integration of play as a primary mode of learning.
- Use of educational toys, games, and role-playing to teach concepts.
3. Art and Craft:
- Hands-on art and craft activities to stimulate creativity and fine motor skills.
- Opportunities for children to create, design, and express themselves.
4. Practical Life Skills:
- Activities that teach daily life skills such as dressing, cleaning, and organizing.
- Encourages independence and self-care.
5. Nature and Environment:
- Outdoor activities and nature walks to develop an understanding of the environment.
- Hands-on gardening and nature exploration to foster environmental awareness.
6. Interactive Storytelling:
- Use of puppets, props, and interactive elements to make storytelling engaging.
- Encourages imagination and language development.
- Role-playing activities that replicate famous real-life events to help students memorize different people.
7. Science and Exploration:
- Simple science experiments and explorations to spark curiosity.
- Encouraging scientific experiments and open-minded questions to determine cause and effect.
- Hands-on activities to understand basic scientific concepts.
8. Cooking and Food Activities:
- Involvement in simple cooking activities to learn about food and nutrition.
- Enhances sensory experiences and practical skills.
9. Music and Movement:
- Incorporation of music, dance, and movement activities.
- Supports physical development and rhythmic coordination.
10. Social Interaction:
- Group activities and collaborative projects to build social skills.
- Emphasizes teamwork, sharing, and empathy.
- Creating out-of-class community service opportunities for students.
11. Creativity, Collaboration and Innovation in teaching and learning.Experiential learning based pedagogy would continue to play a big role in the Preparatory Stage classroom.

Middle School: Exploring Diverse Horizons (Grades 6 to 8)

With the introduction of innovative Teaching Learning concepts in each subject at this Stage, assessment will continue to be Competency-based,covering all dimensions of learning.
At this Stage, the focus of the curriculum moves to conceptual understanding and higher order capacities.
Therefore, classroom assessment techniques such as projects, debates, presentations, experiments, investigations, role plays,journals and portfolios are used to assess learning.
Regular Formative and Summative Assessments at this stage will help students synthesize their learning at logical intervals (e.g.,weekly & term-end). Summative assessments which consist of multiple-choice questions and constructive responses (e.g., short answer, long answer) measure the skills and knowledge a student has gained over the entire instructional period. .The assessments aim at helping students to know how well they have done in meeting the overall learning goals of the course.

Secondary Education: Preparing for the Future (Grades 9 To 12)
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Design of Grades 9 and 10
To complete Grade 10, students will complete two Essential Courses from each of the eight Curricular Areas available i.e., a total of 16 Essential Courses across two years of Grade 9 and 10. These either Curricular Areas – Humanities (that includes languages), Mathematics & Computing, Vocational Education, Physical Education, Arts, Social Science, Science, and Inter-disciplinary Areas gives the necessary breadth of understanding and capacities for the students.

As prescribed by the CBSE Board (NCF 2024-25) subjects offered
Our curriculum for classes IX and X includes ::
Core Subjects
1. English
2. Hindi/Sanskrit/French
3. Mathematics
4. Science
5. Social science
Alongside, our curriculum goes beyond traditional subjects (Optional Subjects)
1. Information Technology
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Fine Arts
4. Music
With competency-based learning at the forefront, we equip students with essential skills and knowledge.
Senior Secondary Section offers the following subjects as per CBSE Board (NCF 2024-25) in CLASS XI & XII.
Choice based courses are offered to enable flexibility and choice for students and to remove art separations between disciplines and academic areas.
With competency-based learning at the forefront, we equip students with essential skills and knowledge.Our curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication.

Option	Group	Subjects Offered	Subjects Offered	Subjects offered
Subject 1	Group 1	English (Compulsory)	---------	-------------
Subject 2	Group 1	Hindi	-----------	------------
At least four subjects from at least 2 of these groups
Subject 3 Subject 4 Subject 5 Subject 6	Group 2	Music , Painting,	Physical Education: Specific Sports/ Games	Vocational Skill education: Information Practices, Artificial Intelligence,Computer Sciences
	Group 3	History , Political Science , Economics , Business Studies, Accounts, Marketing, Banking
	Group 4	Mathematics , Applied Mathematics ,		Science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology

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