Beyond Academics | Shloka A Birla School Vapi

Beyond Curriculum

At Shloka A Birla School, our goal is to develop the child as a whole so that he/she can acquire the skill sets that prepare him/her for the challenges of a continually changing world. Our focus is to meet each child’s individual emotional, social, cognitive, and physical needs in a relaxed, loving environment, free from any competition. Activities are fashioned that facilitate the transition from one developmental stage to the next. These include activities in creative and performing arts, music, sports, dramatic play, fine and gross motor development etc.

Music

Music ignites all areas of child development and skills for school readiness, including intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy. It helps the body and mind work together. Many surveys on Brain Development conducted around the world conclude that including music in early learning makes children quicker learners & easily adaptable. We have a well-equipped Music studio, and our unique music program immerses our little ones in the language and joy of music at school.

Art

Children are naturally creative. Shloka A Birla School includes art in everyday classroom activities to make exploration not just exciting, but also educational. Our environment enables free art exploration to strengthen motor skills, cognitive development, focus capabilities and to tickle both sides of the brain for accelerated brain development. Our Art Studio is one of the most favourite places for children at school. It is where they thoroughly enjoy using a variety of tools like rollers, brushes, stamps, sponges, leaves, stems, forks and a lot of other types of natural and synthetic materials for art.

Dance

The ability to start dancing develops in children before they can even form words! Through Dance, children learn a vast range of motion, body awareness, balance, muscle strength, coordination, and endurance. It is not only entertaining but also develops social skills and the ability to express and emote. Shloka A Birla School seamlessly includes Dance into the curriculum to enable kinesthetic learning. Dance classes are designed to make little ones more expressive, artistic and physically & mentally flexible.

Roleplay/ Drama

The dramatic arts at Shloka A Birla School is used to help students overcome hesitation and shyness, and to develop the ability to overcome stage fright and fear of interacting with strangers. Roleplay or Imaginative play is also considered essential for the development of children’s cognitive and social skills. Along with being fun, using imagination at play improves children’s creativity and promotes better performance and also helps them develop a robust problem-solving approach in dealing with issues. At Shloka , Drama and Role play are integrated into the curriculum and provides children with a wide range of opportunities to express themselves.

Library- Reading & Story-telling

Reading & Story-telling helps children get to know sounds, words and language, and develops early literacy skills. It sparks children’s imagination and stimulates their curiosity. It also promotes brain development and teaches children about various emotions. Reading also improves focus and concentration and builds stronger analytical thinking skills. At Shloka A Birla School, there is a strong emphasis on developing the habit of reading among children. We have a beautiful, well-stocked library which has a variety of books in different genres to spark an appreciation for reading and inform the young readers about the world. Children visit the library regularly and thoroughly enjoy reading books and story-telling sessions conducted by the teachers and their peers.

Sports & Fitness

Sports are well-known to provide a whole slew of benefits to children from a very young age. From understanding the value of team spirit, learning how to follow the rules, take turns, work with others, and how to build resilience, playing Sports and games also develops motor skills and make the children physically fit and active. At Shloka A Birla School, we have a Soccer field and a Basketball court for our little ones. Along with that, we also offer a well-structured Fitness Programme which is designed for our early years’ age group exclusively.

Outdoor play

The outdoor spaces at Shloka A Birla School are carefully designed with a focus on creating a stimulating, enriching and fun-filled environment which is full of play, as play is the best way a child can learn. Apart from our Sports facility, we also have areas for unstructured and free play. It includes a variety of play equipment like monkey bars, specially designed outdoor gym equipment, climbing and obstacle bars, a well-defined outdoor multi play station, sand & water play etc. Our outdoor spaces enhance curiosity and provide excellent resources to support exploration and promote physical development.

Gardening

Gardening engages all of the senses! Squish your hands in the dirt. How does it feel? Let’s add some water. What does it look like now? How does that flower smell? We grew this vegetable let’s eat it and see how it tastes! Hear that crunch when we bite into it? As you can see, it’s easy to incorporate sensory play into a gardening activity! Gardening is meditative and offers so many exciting opportunities for children, and has many benefits. It not only develops their motor skills but also teaches them the value of responsibility, patience and helps them to learn how to plan and organise. Gardening is an essential part of learning and development at Shloka A Birla School. Through the gardening sessions, children also learn how to nurture and care for another living being at an early age, shaping them into empathetic individuals.

Mindfulness

Social and emotional learning is as essential for a child as academic learning. At Sloka A Birla School, we follow a holistic approach towards learning by making Mindfulness a part of classroom learning by integrating it into classroom-themed activities. Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment with openness and curiosity. The activities include exercises in breathing, sensory experience, guided imagery, and movement. It revolves around Mindfulness of the mind as well as body and has numerous benefits. It makes them happy individuals and equips them with the skills to face the challenges of life.

Life Skills

In a continually evolving world, Life Skills are the key to success. Life skills taught at Shloka A Birla School make our children independent thinkers, problem solvers, easily adaptable and ready to succeed. We have devised special activities under our Life Skills curriculum that will equip our young learners with skills that are essential in today’s world. Activities like sewing, basics of carpentry, table etiquettes, learning how to fold clothes, iron them etc. form a part of the Lifeskills curriculum.