At Skalvi, students are encouraged to think, to understand and to look for information by themselves. They are even encouraged to frame questions and then sort answers together. They are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning through self-motivation, rather than for the sake of parents or “out of the fear of exams”.
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Happy Hobby Hours
Non-Scholastic areas are given equal importance. Everyday one hour is dedicated for this program where students will have the opportunity to participate in the following sports and activities such as • Cricket • Football • Basketball • Badminton • Martial Arts • Skating • Swimming • Visual Arts • Yoga • Western & Indian - Music, Dance & Instruments • Theatre etc
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Unique Skalvi Pedagogy
Skalvi emphasises on child development by embracing unique pedagogy. It’s a school where schooling is celebrated, examined, made visible, and better understood as a powerful pathway of learning. Moving away from the conventional methods of teaching, by setting up classrooms in U-shaped manner catering to provide equal opportunity of interaction with the teacher.
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Knowing by doing
Skalviates follow ‘ Knowing by doing’ which is about utilising the natural habit patterns of a child in learning by doing. It also creates a joy for learning and not be a passive informative receiver, but transforming themselves into an active learner.
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Teach to learn
Skalvi believes that ‘if you teach what you learn, you will remember about 90 percent’. It’s proven that peer learning is very effective and is long lasting. Hence, SKALVI motivates children to teach his/her peers which leads to reciprocation of the concepts learnt.
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SKALVI FOOD
'Healthy eating, better learning' Skalvi food standards were created to provide tasty, healthy food which gives children the best opportunity to learn and thrive. We’re here to meet the standards and deliver great food to the children with at most care.
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Teacher – Student Ratio 1:24
At SKALVI , better learning experiences are created for the child by having the Teacher-Student ratio at 1:24 for Grade 1-10 and 1:15 for Mont 1-3.
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Integrated Term Projects
Integrated term projects are designed to help students exhibit their learning outcomes with a practical approach.’Parent-in Programme’is one such programme that provides a platform for the students to showcase their learnt skill set to their parents.
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Life beyond Academics
Skalvi’s tagline “Life Beyond Academics” aims at providing children with opportunities to explore and succeed in multiple fields.
