6. OUR COORDINATORS
CORNERSTONE
(MS PRERNA SAREEN)
PRIMARY SCHOOL
(MS SHWETA AGARWAL)
MIDDLE SCHOOL
(MS VINITA SETH)
SENIOR SCHOOL
(MR TARANG AGARWAL
CCA COORDINATOR
(MR SANDEEP KUMAR)
CCA COORDINATOR
(MS POOJA GUPTA)
7. OTHER IMPORTANT POSITION HOLDERS
CAIE EXAM OFFICER
INTERNAL EXAM INCHARGE
HODS
ADMIN TEAM (Strong Support System)
Estate Officer
Accounts Team
Admission Officer
Central Store
Mess
Front Desk Executive
Other Admin Staff
10. How will your child benefit from the Cambridge Pathway?
We prepare students for life – helping them to develop an informed
curiosity and lasting passion for learning.
Our programmes stretch, challenge and inspire students of all abilities.
Students develop deep subject knowledge, conceptual understanding
and higher order thinking skills.
Our qualifications are widely recognised by universities and employers
around the world.
14. Cambridge International AS & A Level – international curriculum
Students develop deep subject knowledge,
conceptual understanding and higher order thinking
skills.
55 subjects to choose from.
Over 530 000 entries a year from 130 countries.
15. How will your child benefit from the Cambridge Pathway?
Your child’s needs as a learner are at the heart of
our approach to education. This approach
supports schools in developing learners who are:
confident in working with information and
ideas – their own and those of others
responsible for themselves, responsive to and
respectful of others
reflective and developing their ability to
learn
innovative and equipped for new and future
challenges
engaged intellectually and socially, ready to
make a difference.
16. What do our students study?
An unrivalled choice of subjects
throughout the Cambridge Pathway.
Students can choose the subjects they
love and are best at.
We design programmes to challenge
students, and get them excited about
what they’re learning.
Flexible programmes enable teachers to
use examples from local contexts and
cultures.
17. How does a Cambridge programme work?
The Cambridge Pathway leads seamlessly
from primary through to secondary and
pre-university years, for 5 to 19 year olds.
They take learners on a journey through:
Cambridge Primary
Cambridge Lower Secondary
Cambridge Upper Secondary
Cambridge International AS & A Level.
Your child can join at any stage.
18. How does a Cambridge programme work?
When we design our programmes, we start by identifying what
a student needs to learn.
Students have to demonstrate understanding and the core
knowledge of a subject.
Exams are there to recognise, reward and encourage learning.
Our flexible assessment structure maximises time for teaching
and learning.
19. Preparing your child for the future
Cambridge Pathway gives
students the skills they need for
life.
Your child will develop higher
order thinking skills to apply
what they’ve learned including:
solving problems creatively
thinking for themselves
doing their own research and
communicating it
working with other people on
a project they’ve designed
together.
20. How do Cambridge programmes help students applying for university?
Cambridge qualifications are accepted and valued
by employers and universities around the world,
including MIT, Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge.
They are recognised as qualifications that prepare
and equip students with the skills they need to
succeed both at university and beyond.
22. What are admissions officers looking for?
The top five skills and qualities university admissions officers are looking for when they are
assessing applicants are:
overall academic achievement.
character traits e.g. motivation, perseverance, collaboration.
proficiency in English.
understanding in subject area.
extracurricular activities.
25. The Prime Focus of CAIE
Cambridge programmes and qualifications are designed to support learners in becoming:
Innovative and equipped for new and future challenges.
Confident in working with information and ideas – their own and those of
others.
Responsible for themselves, responsive to and respectful of
Others.
Reflective as learners, developing their ability to learn.
Cambridge programmes and qualifications are designed to support learners in becoming:
Innovative and equipped for new and future challenges.
Engaged intellectually and socially, ready to make a difference.
26. The Prime focus at HIS
• to create a purpose for learning and allow children to, be
thinkers, innovators and problem solvers and ready to
face the future
• develop a range of pathways to lifelong learning to build
confident, creative, ethical and
passionate children.
• to provide each student an opportunity to experience the joy of
discovery and develop a love of learning.
29. Learning through Subjects…
Academic Non Academic
• Sports
• Art
• Library
• Music
• Dance
• Drama
• English
• Second language (Hindi)
• Third Language
(Spanish/Punjabi)
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Science
• Geography
• ICT
30. Formative Assessments
Formative assessment is a tool used by the teacher to:
continuously monitor student progress in a non threatening and
supportive environment
provide regular descriptive feedback, while giving a chance for the student
to reflect on the performance, take advice and improve upon it
diagnose and remediate
provide effective feedback
provide platforms for active involvement of students in their own learning
Summative Assessments
A series of pen and paper tests to:
assess students on conceptual and contextual understanding in a subject
appraise their proficiency of specific subject skills
ASSESSMENTS
31. Skill based worksheets
Activity Sheets
Oral and Aural Exercises
Listening and Speaking exercises
Mental math exercises
Creative Sheets
Journal Sheets/ Research sheets
Field Trips/Field Work
Experiments/Hands on activities
Debate/ Extempore speech
Elocution
Reading Exercises
Word Power Exercises
Summative Assessments are in the form of pen and paper tests.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Formative Assessments are in the form of Class test, Periodic test, SEA (Subject Enriched
Assessment), Notebook Submission and teacher observation through:
33. VALUE OF HOME ASSIGNMENTS
Responsibility
The ability to assume
‘ownership’
Perseverance
To confront challenge
with determination
Time Management
The ability to organise
time effectively
Initiative
To be self-motivated and
assertive
Self-Reliant
To develop trust and self-
confidence in one’s
abilities
Resourcefulness
To develop problem
solving skills
34. Experts agree that the amount of homework
should depend on the age and skills of the
child.
Parents should slot the work as per the child’s
individual schedule - wherein family time,
peer interaction, sibling time, play, etc. is
given equal importance.
The homework can be completed over 3-5
days.
The time required to complete the homework
daily on an average is 30 - 50 minutes
What Is The Amount Of Time A Child Should Spend Doing
Homework?
37. FIELD TRIPS
o Field trips facilitates to understand and grasp the facts and concepts taught in a classroom.
o taking learning beyond the classroom.
o exposed to the real life scenario.
38. SPORTS DAY
Provide opportunities to children to exhibit their talent on the sports field.
Encourage sportsmanship and healthy competition.
Inculcate in every child the importance of team-work
Develop leadership skills
Every child is encouraged to participate
Participation certificates are given to all students
The Cambridge Pathway gives school students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19.
Cambridge Primary
Cambridge Primary is taught in more than 2000 schools in over 120 countries.
Students develop skills and understanding in 10 subjects, including English, maths and science, as well as creative subjects. Many schools use the Cambridge Primary testing structure to assess learner performance and report progress to learners and parents.
Cambridge Lower Secondary
Cambridge Lower Secondary is taken in over 120 countries – more than 3 500 schools around the world teach it.
We receive over 120 000 entries a year for Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint, our tests for 11 to 14 year olds.
Students develop further their skills and understanding in 10 subjects, including English, maths and science. Cambridge Lower Secondary assessment uses internationally benchmarked tests, giving parents extra trust in the feedback they receive.
Cambridge Upper Secondary
Students build a broad learning programme from a wide range of subjects, developing skills in enquiry, creative thinking and problem solving.
They work towards either Cambridge IGCSE or Cambridge O Level qualifications. Both qualifications are internationally recognised and designed for an international audience.
Cambridge IGCSE offers 70 subjects and is the world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year olds, with 700 000 subject entries each year. They are taken in over 140 countries in more than 4500 schools worldwide.
Cambridge O Level has 40 subjects to choose from and are taken in over 50 countries with 630 000 subject entries per year.
Cambridge International AS & A Level
Cambridge International AS & A Levels are taken in over 130 countries with more than 530 000 subject entries per year.
Students develop a deep understanding of their subjects, alongside the independent learning and constructive thinking skills that they need for university.
The flexible curricula gives students the choice to specialise, with over 55 subjects to choose from.
Over 10 000 schools in more than 160 countries offer the Cambridge Pathway, preparing students for life – helping them to develop an informed curiosity and lasting passion for learning.
We believe in an education that takes your child further.
That’s why we have designed Cambridge Primary to give students a strong foundation, helping them thrive throughout school, work and life.
We believe in an education that takes your child further.
That’s why we have designed our Cambridge Lower Secondary programme to prepare students for the next step, helping them thrive throughout their education, work and life.
It’s about helping them to think bigger, reach higher and explore ideas and concepts in more depth.
Cambridge International AS & A Level develops deep subject knowledge, conceptual understanding and higher order thinking skills.
We work with universities and employers to design our qualifications. They told us that what really helps learners succeed at university is a firm grasp of the subject’s key concepts – concepts that, once grasped, enable learners to solve problems or understand new aspects of their subject.
Our syllabuses clearly identify the key concepts in Cambridge International AS & A Level subjects so that teachers can build them into their teaching.
This means that your child will develop the skills they need for life and to achieve at school, university and work. And because we offer an unrivalled choice of over 55 subjects at A Level, they can choose the subjects they love and are best at.
Cambridge International AS & A Level is taught in 130 countries, with over 530 000 entries per year.
Your child’s needs as a learner are at the heart of our approach to education. This approach supports schools in developing learners who are:
confident in working with information and ideas – their own and those of others
responsible for themselves, responsive to and respectful of others
reflective and developing their ability to learn
innovative and equipped for new and future challenges
engaged intellectually and socially, ready to make a difference.
We design all our curriculum and assessments with these Cambridge learner attributes in mind. The five attributes are our way of recognising that students need to develop attitudes and life skills throughout their education, as well as academic skills, in order to be successful at university and in employment.
We offer an unrivalled choice of subjects: 10 at Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary, over 70 at Cambridge IGCSE and over 55 at Cambridge International A Level. Schools can let students choose subjects in any combination.
Our programmes are flexible, so teachers can use examples that are relevant to students’ local context and culture.
Students learn In English, and our assessment is accessible to speakers of English as a second or foreign language.
Our Cambridge Pathway is for students aged 5 to 19.
Its wide range of subjects and flexibility gives schools the chance to shape the curriculum so that it is exciting and relevant for their own students.
Cambridge Pathway students have the chance to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to achieve at school, university and beyond.
The four stages lead seamlessly from primary to secondary and pre-university years. Each stage builds on the learners’ development from the previous one, but can also be offered separately:
Cambridge Primary, typically for learners aged 5 to 11 years, allows students to develop skills and understanding in 10 subjects, including English, mathematics and science.
Cambridge Lower Secondary covers the first three years of secondary education. It is typically for students aged 11 to 14 years and develops skills and understanding in 10 subjects, including English, mathematics and science.
Cambridge Upper Secondary is typically for students aged 14 to 16 years. It builds on the foundations of Cambridge Lower Secondary, although learners do not need to complete that stage before this one, and is available in two routes: Cambridge IGCSE, offering 70 subjects and Cambridge O Level, offering 40 subjects.
Thousands of learners worldwide gain places at leading universities every year with Cambridge International AS & A Levels, offering 55 subjects. Typically for students aged 16-19 years, our syllabuses helps to develop a deep understanding of subjects, independent learning and constructive thinking skills.
We want each student to fulfil their potential and make the most of their strengths and interests. So we offer a wide range of subjects. And we let every student choose the subjects they love and the subjects they’re best at.
We design programmes – with the help of expert educators in schools and universities – to challenge students, and get them excited about what they’re learning.
Our flexible assessment structure maximises time for teaching and learning, helping students to develop a strong grasp of each subject as a whole. Cambridge IGCSE is linear – the exams are at the end.
Most Cambridge International AS & A Levels can be staged or linear – research by Andrea Greve at the Congnition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge suggests that returning to topics over a period of time supports learning better.
Our Cambridge Pathway encourages students to develop the attributes of the Cambridge Learner – confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged. And help them to succeed in tomorrow’s world.
Cambridge Pathway gives students the skills they need for life so they can achieve at school, university and work.
Cambridge qualifications are accepted at over 2000 institutions across 195 countries, including top ranking universities around the world.
Learners use Cambridge International AS & A Levels to gain places at leading universities worldwide including in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Egypt, Jordan, South Africa, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain.
Cambridge International AS & A Levels are accepted for entrance to all UK universities.
In places such as the United States and Canada, good grades in carefully chosen Cambridge International A Level subjects can result in up to one year of university course credit.
The feedback on Cambridge qualifications was overwhelmingly positive. After removing the small number of respondents who ‘didn’t know’ for a particular question, we found that:
Admissions staff are extremely enthusiastic about the benefits of Cambridge in equipping students for university:
98% said that Cambridge qualifications give students an excellent preparation for university
98% said that Cambridge qualifications help students to succeed at university once they’re there
Admissions staff recognise and value the knowledge and skills that Cambridge programmes and qualifications develop, and agree that Cambridge students stand out against students with other qualifications:
100% agreed that Cambridge students have in-depth knowledge of their subject
100% agreed that Cambridge students think logically and present ordered and coherent arguments
95% agreed that Cambridge students think independently
We wanted to find out what university admissions staff around the world look for when selecting candidates.
We also wanted to get their views about Cambridge qualifications, in particular how well they feel they prepare students for university study.
We surveyed 130 higher education admissions staff in 10 countries, including the USA (73), UK (25), Australia and Canada. The respondents included admissions staff from Ivy League and Russell Group universities.
This slide shows just a small selection of the positive comments we received in the survey.
You can see how admissions officers value the skills and knowledge that Cambridge programmes and qualifications develop in students, and how well-prepared for university study Cambridge students are.
