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Preparing Students for the Modern • Entrepreneur skills
Society • Ethics, morals & professionalism
Life skills touch upon issues that are real, PERSONALITY • Leadership skills
DEVELOPMENT
topical, sometimes sensitive, affecting PROGRAMME Personality Development Programmes to Communicate Better
people on a personal level, especially
CHARACTER We lay great importance on developing effective communication
when family or friends are involved; often BUILDING
skills with activities steeped in an atmosphere, wherein children learn
controversial, people disagree and hold
to communicate by listening and talking to friends and peers. The
strong opinions about them; ultimately
Personality Development Programmes include:
moral, they relate to what people think is
right or wrong, good or bad, important • Time management
or unimportant in society. Such skills • Goal setting
or capacities are not easy to develop • Observation skills
unaided; they have to be inculcated by a • Motivation techniques
joint effort. Though some life skills can be • Memory improvement training
PERSONALITY
acquired through everyday experiences at DEVELOPMENT • Effective listening
home or school, they are not adequate to
The students experience opportunities to train under experienced
make the students play an active role or
trainers of personality development, spoken English, voice and accent
make them confident enough to face the
modulation and many other soft skills, from relevant industries.
complexity and diversity of the contemporary society. If students are
Through such programmes the students develop the following
to become genuinely involved in public affairs, then a more systematic
characteristics in their personalities:
approach towards citizenship education is essential.
Personality Enhancement to Deal with a Complex World. • The ability to work towards a successful and bright future
• Develop enhanced confidence
Effective Personality Development Programmes can serve in dealing
• The ability to think wisely
with the challenges of the outside world more effectively and
• Be equipped for better job opportunities
efficiently. This helps the students in understanding the particulars
• Develop an effective and impressive personality
and intricacies involved in the professional world, as well as enhance
• To make a lasting impression on people
their career perspectives. SIRS has a comprehensive Personality
Development Programme which trains students on the essential skills Laying the Foundation to Make Better Citizens.
of problem solving, logical thinking, leadership and communication. School, the first social structure the child encounters, provides an
Specific skills developed and implemented in learning are: excellent opportunity for character-building. It is also a place where a
• Communication skills foundation can be built for becoming honorable citizens of the country.
• Thinking & problem solving skills Each and every school needs to cultivate an approach of honesty,
• Team spirit kindness and respect for the students. Character building can be done
• Lifelong learning through planned actions and activities within the classroom. These
planned classroom activities motivate the students to imbibe the
ethical principles and behaviors and take it beyond the confines of the
classroom. Character building in the classroom involves:
Pillars of character which include trustworthiness, responsibility,
respect; caring, fairness and citizenship along with some measure of
courage, diligence and integrity.
• Rules which set the tone of good conduct
• Emulating good role models
• Encouraging building up a caring community
