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Inquiry
Lessons begin with a question, not an answer. Children develop the habit of starting with what is unknown.
Academics
The CBSE curriculum, taught with the time it deserves.
From phonics to physics, our pedagogy starts with the question — what does this child need next?
Our approach
We follow the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum with full fidelity to its scope and assessments — and with the patience that good teaching requires.
Concepts are introduced concretely, practised deliberately, and tied back to the world children already know. We use formative assessment heavily and we keep the homework load reasonable.
Our senior school offers all three streams — Science (PCM/PCB), Commerce, and Humanities — with elective choices and intensive board preparation in Classes XI–XII.
We invest in teachers more than we invest in technology. Smart-boards are used where they help and ignored where they don't. Our teachers know each child by name from day one.
What we promise parents
- Reasonable homework — graded by year, never punitive.
- Frequent, honest feedback — not just at term-end.
- Remedial time — built into the timetable, not optional.
- One teacher who knows your child — every year, all year.
- Library reading — protected weekly slots from Class I onwards.
A note on tutoring
If your child needs extra help, we will tell you before you spot it. Most remedial work happens in school, free of charge, in protected morning slots.
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Pedagogy
Six pillars of our daily practice.
These are habits, not slogans — observable in any classroom on any day.
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Mastery
We do not move on until foundations are secure — particularly in literacy, numeracy, and core sciences.
P
Practice
Spaced and deliberate. Daily, weekly, and term-cycle reviews keep knowledge alive.
J
Project
Two long-form projects per year, with real audiences and real deliverables.
C
Pastoral
Subject teaching and pastoral care are not separated — every teacher is a tutor.
S
Service
Each class undertakes a service initiative, locally and seriously.
A day at Orison
Mornings are quiet. Afternoons are alive.
A typical Class VIII day. Pre-primary and senior timetables differ; speak to the office for stage-specific schedules.
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Assembly
A short assembly — thought of the day, anthem, week ahead.
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Two periods of core academics
Mathematics and language taught at peak attention.
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Short break + library reading
20 minutes for snack and reading.
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Three periods (specialism)
Science, Social Studies, Hindi/Sanskrit.
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Lunch + house assembly
House points announced, weekly leaderboard.
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Two periods (specialism + arts)
IT, music, art, or drama.
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Sport / clubs / remedial
Every Wednesday and Friday; remedial Mon/Thu.
Assessment
Formative, not punitive
Daily quizzes and weekly checks are diagnostic — they tell teachers what to teach next week.
Two terms, four cycles
Each term has two assessment cycles. CBSE board pattern is followed for IX-XII.
Reports, not ranks
Class rankings are not published. Each child gets a private, written report twice a year.
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