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variety of challenging tasks and project based activities in music, drama, Creativity and Imagination - Presenting Infinite Possibilities
visual arts, design technology, spirituality, leadership, physical education
The five essential creative and imaginative abilities include questioning
and global education, within the classroom and beyond.
and challenging, making connections and seeing relationships,
‘Where there is information, there is enlightenment’, SIRS strictly envisaging what might be, exploring ideas and keeping options open
abides by this famous saying. and reflecting critically on ideas, actions and outcomes.
Tutorial Sessions - Encouraging Inclusion • Reviewing progress
In response to diverse abilities, interests, attitudes and goals, student • Inviting and incorporating feedback
• Making perceptive observations about originality and value
support services provide an inclusive educational environment for
each and every child, addressing the individual academic, social, • Asking “is this good; is this what is needed?”
emotional, health and behavioral development and needs. Support • Putting forward constructive comments, ideas, explanations and
methods of doing things
is provided across all grade levels in a variety of ways. It is largely
a student-directed initiative; peer tutoring is made available as and Customised Courses - Widening the Knowledge Base
when required.
SAI has introduced SAI Samskara and SAI Global Studies as
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - Opening a World of specialised courses to provide an all round knowledge base for the
Possibilities students. Teachers are trained to focus on specific student needs and
get actively involved in their day-to-day activities. SIRS considers
Students need to develop and effectively apply critical thinking skills
the family members of students a part of the learning team and an
to their academic studies, to enable them to face complex problems
integral part of the learning process, therefore regular interaction with
or make critical choices that they may come across, as a result of
parents on a weekly basis through formal meetings, phone calls and
the information explosion and other rapid technological changes.
emails are conducted.
SIRS encourages students to become critical thinkers, frame and ask
meaningful questions and arrive at the right answers, a skill essential Innovative Learning and Research - Keeping pace with Global Trends
to strengthen their knowledge base. ‘Every field stays alive only to the The Centre for Innovation and Research in Learning aims to place the
extent that fresh questions are generated and taken seriously’. School at the forefront of global teaching and learning developments.
