The Next Step!

Our Vice Principal Mr Rudolf Noronha gave a curriculum orientation session for the parents of IB PYP Grade-V students at DRS International School on the whole question of CBSE or CAIE to help them discuss and decide with their children a suitable curriculum for the Secondary Level Education at DRS International School.

The counseling of the curriculums on the basis of Bloom’s Taxonomy brought out the broad differences between CBSE or CAIE in terms of learning style applied by the students and the interactive session helped the students and parents get a clarity on their divided opinions, clear the questions, myths and assumptions that remained unanswered about curriculums.

With the help of a PPT on CBSE and a short and brief intro video on CAIE, clearly showed the advantages of studying CBSE or CAIE in its own way and gave a clear picture to all for selecting the appropriate curriculum based on the student’s present priorities and future career interests irrespective of the curriculum choices made at the primary level or senior secondary level.

He also brought to light the crucial points that distinguish these curriculums from each other and also the changes made by CBSE over the recent years, its present structure and semister system, current features, syllabus, prescribed publications, assessments, grading system, etc. Similarly, in case of CAIE, the programs offered, qualifications, levels and stages, attributes of Cambridge learners, value-added exams and feel-good certifications like Check Point etc.

In general, he discussed about the examination patterns and evaluations, division of internal/external marks, subjects offered and language options, facts and stastistics of both the curriculums.

He highlighted the extra talent and skill developing programs offered at DRSIS for the holistic growth of the students by naming a few such as Clubs, Beyond Classroom programs, workshops, activities and events for both day scholar and residential students.

Overall, the detailed discussion on curriculums not only made the program successful but also helped the parents figure out which curriculum would fit best for their young ones.