Curriculum - Aga Khan Schools

Balanced Curriculum

The Aga Khan School, Mundra (AKSM) is a co-educational institution which follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum, offering classes from Nursery to Grade 12. Lessons at all levels are facilitated through an integrated curriculum, which is supplemented by a variety of co-curricular activities, field trips and class projects.

AKSM is renowned for its student centric approach, staff welfare, teacher development, modern amenities, innovative academic initiatives, STEAM curriculum, teacher parent engagement and purpose-built infrastructure. The school has aimed to provide quality education to students from diverse backgrounds with the support of the teachers and the community.

The curriculum across the Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Sections is interconnected and is designed to ensure the holistic development of students.

The school follows a learner centered pedagogy using Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. This integrated learning approach caters to every child’s learning style and strength. Every lesson across subjects and grades, balances the development of higher order thinking skills with the syllabus and teachers integrate the skills of Blooms Taxonomy in their lesson plans.

The Teaching-Learning Approach

Pre-primary Section

Our pre-primary curriculum promotes holistic learning through a progressive, well-researched methodology of Shishu Pahel Paddhati® (SPP). It is a registered pedagogy that draws inspiration from the philosophy and practices of the HighScope curriculum. SPP is a child-centred pedagogy and literally means “child first”. It encourages children to plan and construct their own learning, thus encouraging their natural self-confidence. The pedagogy enables children to develop knowledge, skills, values and attitudes for their current and future needs.

SPP is based on the sound principles of developmentally appropriate practices. Teachers work towards creating a caring, equitable community of learners and establishing respectful reciprocal partnerships with families and communities. They plan and implement an engaging curriculum to meet meaningful goals with considerations for differentiation and diversity. SPP focuses on experiential learning through hands-on activities that include opportunities for children to explore, experience, practise, reflect and share their learnings. The preschool follows a teacher-student ratio of 1:15.

Primary Section

Curiosity and creativity mark the activities in the Primary Section. Classroom interactions provide a wide scope to explore, express and engage with the content. Our method caters to the diverse needs of students. Lesson plans aim to address the musical, spatial, kinesthetic, natural, logical, linguistic, inter and intrapersonal intelligence of learners.

The natural curiosity and creativity of students is nurtured through application-based learning methods. Learning is facilitated keeping in mind the appropriate pace and time for the students to learn and revise various topics.

Activities such as Spell Bee, My Dictionary, Wisdom Tree, Book Buffet, Buddy Reading and Puppet shows, create an English Language rich environment at AKSM. A specially created time slot, DEAR – Drop Everything and Read, inculcates the love of reading in students.

Subjects for Grades I - V:

English
Gujarati
Hindi
Mathematics
Computer Studies
Work Experience/Cultural Activities

Art and Craft
Environmental Science
Robotics
Physical Education
Dance and Music

Middle School Section

Lessons at all levels are facilitated through an integrated curriculum and supplemented by a variety of co-curricular activities, field trips and class projects. The school offers the following subjects from Grades 6 to 8.

Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati and Sanskrit
Social studies: History, civics, economics and geography
Sciences: Physics, chemistry and biology
Mathematics
Computers
Art and crafts
Physical education
Dance and music
Kaushal Bodh
General knowledge
Moral value

Secondary Section

At the secondary level, innovative methods and activities are developed to teach the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum. Inter-school competitions, debates and discussions, excursions and visiting faculty add an intellectual dimension to the learning. The election process for the School Cabinet fosters leadership skills in the students, whilst quizzes and dramatics develop their life skills.

To enhance their awareness of current affairs, students read the ‘Times of India’ Student Edition as a part of Newspaper in Education. News items, talk shows, advertisements are aired by students through the school radio programme.

Students are given further exposure to the English language through the school’s ‘Grammar Fest’. Through this programme, students create various pictorial presentations, examples, definitions, activities and games on various topics within grammar to demonstrate their technical know-how of the language.

External assessments such as ASSET and Olympiad give students an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge at the national level.

The school offers the following subjects for CBSE Grades 9 and 10:

First language: English
Second language: Hindi
Regional language 3: Gujarati/Sanskrit (currently in Grade 9)
Social science (history and political science, geography and economics)
Mathematics
Science
Information technology

Higher Secondary Section

AKS, Mundra offers the following subjects in the Commerce stream:

English
Business studies
Accountancy
Economics
Informatics practices/physical education
Marketing
Banking

Co-Curricular Activities

AKSM has several clubs such as the Eco Club, Language Club, Music Club, Art Club, Sports Club, Math Club and Innovation Club, which provide students supplementary learning experiences through critical research, collaboration, creativity and communication.

Sports
To make the students physically fit and develop team spirit s, students are encouraged to participate in all the sports events. The PE department works all year round to provide opportunities for training and competition in sports to all the students. Our students have regular Games and PE periods through the week and use this time to train themselves in yoga and various exercises to develop agility and strength. Students are also educated about the rules of sports and are trained to develop their skills in games including Throwball, Football, Volleyball, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Table Tennis, Badminton, Carrom and Chess.

Academic Competitions
Education today is constantly evolving. In an effort to keep up with the changes in the education landscape, the school provides additional exposure to the students by participating in Olympiads with theScience Olympiad Foundation (SOF), INCA Map Quiz (Indian National Cartographic Association) Hindi Vikas Manch, Unified Council and Spell Bee.

Field Trips and Excursions
Regular visits are arranged to areas of educational interest in and around the city. These visits are related to classroom topics and are an effective way to reinforce learning. Students look forward to their field trips and report on their learnings using different mediums such as essays, reports, drawings and projects.

School Assembly
The School Assembly gives students an opportunity to express themselves. Prayers from diverse faiths are recited. Students who are elected members of the School Cabinet manage the activities such as mimes, dance, dramas, group songs, and speeches.

Subject Weeks
Subject weeks for Math, Science, Computer, Library, English, and Hindi are celebrated. The celebrations include a range of academic activities such as exhibitions, games, skits, songs and presentations.

School Picnics
Picnics are organized for the students annually at locations including theme parks, historic sites and museums such as the Vijay Vilas palace, Vande Mataram memorial, Kalo Dungar, Runn of Kutch and Parle Factory.

Learning Environment
AKSM’s qualified and experienced multi-lingual staff nurture and care for students. Our school has spacious classrooms with abundant natural light, outdoor play areas, a well-stocked library and a large indoor gym area. A happy, safe and an engaging learning space has been designed to provide an enriching environment for all learners:

Indoor and outdoor spaces promote active and experiential learning
Teaching and learning materials are child friendly and tactile to foster curiosity, autonomy and ingenuity in children
Classroom furniture and accessories are ergonomic, safe and made with natural materials
Classroom spaces are aesthetic, organized and systematized to promote peer-to-peer and engaged learning
Pre-primary classrooms and corridors are divided into eight learning areas, including a reading corner, science corner, home corner and art corner, and outdoor play is encouraged to develop gross motor skills
A lush green area filled with trees provides a safe, shaded space which is utilized for practicing sports such as Mallakhamb and gymnastics, as well as for storytelling, group time and vegetation activities for pre-primary students

Staff Details

Sr. No	Staff Name	Designation	Trained/ Untrained	Educational Qualification
1	Mr Raju Pettem	Principal	Trained	MA, BEd, Diploma in Psychology
2	Mr Hardik Kumar Sojitra	Vice Principal	Trained	MSc, BEd
3	Mr Yogendra Singh Goud	Secondary Section Head	Trained	BTech, MSc, MA, BEd
4	Ms Mamta Subhash Murjani	Primary Section Head	Trained	BCom, BEd, DECE (IGNOU)
5	Ms Shifa Ramani	Pre-primary Section Head	Trained	MA, DECE (IGNOU)
6	Mr Dipesh Rajavandha	PGT-Commerce (Accounts)	Trained	MCom, MEd
7	Mr Mohammad Ashraf Lone	PGT-Economics	Trained	MA, BEd
8	Mr Raghvendra Pratap Singh	PGT-English	Trained	MA, BEd
9	Ms Nutan Rai	PGT-IP	Trained	MCA
10	Mr Ganesh Vishwakarma	PGT-PE	Trained	MPEd
11	Ms Sanghamitra Purkayastha	TGT-English	Untrained	MSc
12	Mr Janatin Jose	TGT-English	Trained	BA, BEd
13	Mr Kamil Hudda	TGT-Gujarati	Trained	MA, BEd
14	Mr Karim Boruwala	TGT-Gujarati	Trained	MA, BEd
15	Ms Sunita Yadav	TGT-Hindi	Trained	BA, BEd
16	Ms Beenu Devi Pandey	TGT-Hindi	Trained	MA, BEd
17	Mr Punit Kevadiya	TGT-Sanskrit	Trained	MA, BEd
18	Mr Sachin Soni	TGT-Math	Trained	BSc, BEd
19	Mr Manish Chorada	TGT-Math	Trained	BSc, BEd
20	Mr Maneesh Kumar Maurya	TGT-Math	Trained	MSc, BEd
21	Ms Akanksha Yadav	TGT-S.St.	Trained	MA, BEd
22	Mr Nihal Dafrani	TGT-S.St.	Trained	MA, BEd
23	Ms Ujjavala Bhavsar	TGT-Science	Trained	MSc, BEd
24	Ms Tanzila Sandh	Assistant Teacher	Untrained	MSc
25	Ms Hiral Sojitra	TGT-Science	Trained	MSc, BEd
26	Ms Tanvi Goswami	Lab Assistant	Untrained	BSc
27	Ms Dhanashri Chavan	PRT-Computer	Trained	MBM - Computer
28	Ms Anjaly Unnikrishnan	PRT-English	Trained	MA, BEd
29	Ms Jhanvi Joshi	PRT-Environment	Trained	BA Home Science, DECE(IGNOU)
30	Ms Adithya Sunilkumar	PRT-Environment	Trained	MSc, BEd
31	Ms Sunita Pandey	PRT-Hindi	Trained	BA, BEd
32	Ms Bilkisbanu Anavarhusen Mer	PRT-Hindi	Trained	MA, BEd
33	Ms Binita Kumari N.K. Lal	PRT-Math	Trained	BSc, BEd
34	Ms Sheetal Sanjay Chandane	PRT-Math	Trained	B Com, BEd
35	Ms P. Anandhi	PRT-Math	Trained	MSc, BEd
36	Ms Sushreerekha Dandapat	PRT-Mother Teacher	Trained	BA, Diploma in ECD
37	Ms Ritu Singh	PRT-Mother Teacher	Trained	BE (BEd Pursuing)
38	Ms Koyali Mishra	PRT-Mother Teacher	Trained	DElEd
39	Ms Hasti Lodaya	PRT-Mother Teacher	Trained	12th + Montessori
40	Mr Ankit Saroj	PRT-PE	Trained	BPES
41	Mr Sourav Majumder	Art Teacher	Trained	MFA
42	Ms Autoshi Mondal	Counsellor	Trained	MA in counselling psychology
43	Mr Vikash Chauhan	Dance Teacher	Trained	10th
44	Mr Amaan Waris	Librarian	Trained	MLISC, BLISC
45	Ms Sheepali Sinha	Music Teacher	Trained	Prabhakar in Music, BA
46	Ms Komal Rabari	Nurse	Trained	ANM (Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife), GNM Pursuing
47	Mr Rahim Sonawala	Manager Operations	Trained	B Com
48	Mr Harshad Solanki	Admin Executive	Trained	BCA
49	Ms Trushaba Jadeja	Parent Relationship Officer	Trained	B Tech
50	Ms Sachit Lodaya	Fee Clerk	Trained	B Com, Certified Management Accountant