K.R. Mangalam School, Panipat is dedicated to providing its students with a comprehensive educational experience that goes beyond the confines of the standard curriculum. Our attention on co-curricular activities serves to enrich their learning journey, instilling values of discipline, fostering physical fitness, nurturing team spirit, and increasing self-confidence. These activities are carefully designed to encourage overall development of our students, equipping them with the skills and attributes necessary for success in both academic settings and the real-world. By embracing this holistic approach to education, we ensure that our learners not only excel academically but also stand out as confident, capable individuals ready to navigate the complexities of modern life.
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning, often dubbed as ‘Learning by Doing,’ is a pedagogical approach that actively involves students in their learning journey. At KRM, we embrace this method to ensure that students receive equal opportunities to attain comprehensive knowledge and foster growth across intellectual, creative, emotional, social, and physical avenues. By engaging in hands-on experiences, students apply theoretical concepts practically, enriching their critical thinking abilities, and bolstering logical conceptualization and self-confidence.
Project Based Learning
Engaging in Project-Based Learning, our school aims to foster profound content knowledge alongside critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills among students. This dynamic educational approach entails students delving into concepts, ideas, or problems for extended durations, actively engaging in research, problem-solving, innovation, creation, and presentation.
Throughout the academic year, our students immerse themselves in a variety of projects spanning diverse subjects such as economics, environmental studies, technology, social issues, and politics. Collaborating in groups, they tackle tasks ranging from designing costumes and composing music to crafting PowerPoint presentations. This immersive methodology not only deepens their understanding of the subject matter but also cultivates essential skills vital for their academic and personal growth.
At K.R. Mangalam, we offer experiential learning opportunities through a diverse range of activities:
- Float & Sink: Kindergarten students participate in the Float & Sink activity to grasp the concept of weight. By observing and experimenting, they learn that lighter objects float while heavier ones sink, reinforcing their understanding of pre-number concepts.
- Active Experimentation: Our primary school curriculum emphasises active experimentation through various engaging activities such as Fun with Factors, Make Your Own Map, Role Play, Scavenger Hunt, Talk Show, Kitchen Science, Presentation of the Seven Wonders of the World, and Magical Science Experiments. These hands-on experiences encourage students to explore, discover, and apply their knowledge in real-world contexts within the school environment.
- Grammar is Fun: Language serves as the conduit for expressing ideas and thoughts, enabling students to organise and interpret the myriad impressions received through their senses.Exploring various parts of speech became an adventure with the ‘hopscotch’ activity, where students used specific examples to grasp grammatical concepts. Additionally, the interactive session titled ‘Once Upon a Pronoun’ challenged students to discern pronouns by immersing themselves in their favourite stories. Embracing an activity-based approach to grammar proved highly effective in honing students’ linguistic skills, making grammar not just educational, but enjoyable too!
- English Activity: Monologue Exploration– In a dynamic English activity, Grade VIII students were empowered to choose monologues that resonated deeply with them. Drawing from a plethora of sources including plays, movies, books, and even original compositions, participants selected monologues that promised to stretch their emotional boundaries and facilitate profound character exploration.Prior to delving into rehearsals, students undertook a comprehensive journey of character analysis. They delved into the intricacies of their chosen characters’ backgrounds, motivations, emotions, and interpersonal relationships. Moreover, they meticulously grasped the contextual nuances of the scenes in which their monologues were situated, thereby encouraging a profound understanding of their characters’ objectives.The culmination of this endeavour manifested in captivating live performances. With a keen focus on tone, intonation, body language, and eye contact, students adeptly conveyed the emotions and intentions of their characters.
- Comic Strip Creation: Exploring Cybersecurity with Creativity: In another engaging activity, students ventured into the realm of cybercrime awareness through the creation of comic strips. Their artistic talents were unleashed as they ingeniously depicted various cybercrimes and the ensuing conversations with Cyber Gurus who provided solutions in a lighthearted manner. This creative initiative not only aimed to deepen students’ understanding of cybersecurity concepts but also served as a platform for them to showcase their artistic prowess. Through this activity, students not only honed their artistic skills but also gained valuable insights into the importance of online safety in today’s digital age.
Personal Social and Physical Education (PSPE)
At KRM, we are committed to nurturing the holistic well-being of our students, encompassing their personal, social, and physical dimensions. Through our comprehensive PSPE program, we cultivate essential concepts, knowledge, and attitudes that contribute to their overall wellness.
The PSPE curriculum at KRM is designed to address various aspects of students’ experiences, both within the school environment and beyond. Through a diverse range of activities and initiatives, we aim to foster self-discovery, strengthen interpersonal connections, and instil habits that promote an active and healthy lifestyle. Our collaborative efforts between teachers, parents, and students aim to cultivate well-rounded individuals who excel academically and thrive in all facets of life.
Multiple Intelligences
The Multiple Intelligences approach to learning is a transformative method that enhances students’ understanding and retention of educational content. By acknowledging and nurturing students’ numeracy, linguistic, musical, artistic, spatial, naturalistic, and kinesthetic abilities, this approach empowers them to leverage their unique strengths in the learning process. These skills, acquired through both extracurricular activities and integrated into the curriculum, play a vital role in enriching teaching methods and facilitating deeper comprehension of concepts.
For instance, while some students excel in grasping concepts through visual representations, others may thrive when learning through music or hands-on activities. Embracing the Multiple Intelligences approach enables students to explore diverse learning modalities, expanding their capabilities and fostering a holistic approach to education.
STEAM
STEAM, encompassing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics, offers a comprehensive curriculum that seamlessly integrates these disciplines into a unified learning framework grounded in real-world applications.
At KRM, STEAM education serves as a catalyst for cultivating a generation of thinkers, creators, innovators, and problem solvers. Through interactive teaching methodologies and immersive lab experiences in Robotics, Mathematics, Science, and Arts, students are not only encouraged to explore and understand complex concepts but also empowered to unleash their creativity and innovative spirit. This approach equips students with the skills and confidence needed to thrive in the digital age and excel on a global scale.