Introduction

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND CURRICULUM AT SWOSTISHREE GURUKUL IB WORLD SCHOOL

Swostishree Gurukul is an IB Continuum School authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP) by the IBO. As an IB Continuum School, we share a common IB philosophy and a commitment to a high-quality, challenging curriculum, which is essential for our students. There are more than 5,700 IB schools around the world that follow a shared IB philosophy, standards, practices, and world-class teaching pedagogy, and we are proud to be part of this global community of IB schools dedicated to creating global citizens who strive to change the world.

The school was established with the vision of becoming an IB Continuum School to provide world-class education within the country, and it achieved this goal in a very short period of time, becoming the second school in the nation to implement all three IB programmes.

Teaching and learning in the at SG celebrates the many ways people work together to construct meaning and make sense of the world. Through the interplay of asking, doing and thinking, this constructivist approach leads towards open, democratic classrooms. An IB education empowers young people for a lifetime of learning, independently and in collaboration with others. It prepares a community of learners to engage with global challenges through inquiry, action and reflection. We follow the IB framework and pedagogy which is blended with National Curriculum.  
 

Our approaches to teaching (How we teach):

• Based on Inquiry
• Focused on Agency (Student’s Ownership of Learning)
• Focused on conceptual understanding 
• Transdisciplinary Learning through local and global context
• Focused on effective teamwork and collaboration
• A Differentiated approach to meet the needs of all learners
• Continuous assessment and reflection
   

Our approaches to Learning (How students Learn):

• Self-management skills
• Communication Skills
• Social Skills
• Thinking Skills
• Research Skills

In Swostishree Gurukul IB World School, students have opportunities to establish and pursue sustained inquiries. In this way they gain knowledge, conceptual understandings, skills and dispositions to contribute to, and make a difference in their own lives, their communities and the wider world. Approaches to learning (ATL) skills are an integral part of an IB education, offering up an array of lenses for students to promulgate their inquiries. The ATL skills are crucial for exploring knowledge within the transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary themes or global context: they help students think, research, communicate, socialize and manage themselves effectively.All teachers foster and support the development of the ATL by providing opportunities embedded in authentic learning experiences.