Curriculum
Details of Curriculum
Education at BBS goes beyond just the classroom; it's a vibrant part of daily life on campus through a variety of student activities. We adhere to the CBSE curriculum from Pre-Nursery all the way to Class XII, with English as the medium of instruction. For students in Classes XI and XII, we offer three academic streams: Humanities, Commerce, and Science. Our approach includes continuous assessment, meaning that each student's academic performance is evaluated through a series of examinations throughout the year. At the end of each term, we provide detailed reports to parents and guardians to keep them informed.
Sports and co-curricular activities hold significant importance alongside academics in our curriculum, as we are dedicated to fostering the all-round development of our students. Our offerings include daily different sports activities: Athletics,Badminton, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Volleyball, Cricket, Table Tennis, Chess, Football,Taekwondo,Karate,YogaJogging, etc followed by yearly Annual sports. We host Career Counselling workshops, and organize Excursion Trips. Additionally, we nurture talents by engaging students in different activities such as debate, role playing, Speech writing, and creative writing, drawing competition, quiz competition, Olympiad, etc.
Curriculum Primary Level
The main areas of focus for our learning include: -
Language and Literacy
This encompasses listening, reading, writing, and communication skills.
Numeracy
We emphasize mathematical thinking and reasoning. Social & Emotional Development This involves self-awareness and social awareness.
Discovery of the World
We promote environmental awareness. Motor Skills Development- This includes physical and health education.
Aesthetics & Creative Expression
We foster art education and creative expression through the method of Multi-Sensory Learning.
Class Balvatika Curriculum
| Literacy | Numeracy | Environmental Awareness | Developmental Awareness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction of Letters | Number Songs | Introduction of Pet Animals and Wild Animals | Puzzles |
| Vocabulary | Recognition of Numbers | Seasons | Seasons |
| Phonic Drill | Oral Counting | Action words | Picture Reading |
| Alphabet Song | Colour | Fruits | Sensory Game |
| Shape | Vegetables | Passing the ball | |
| Comparison | Modes of Transport | Vegetable Mart | |
| Matching | Sorting | ||
| Flash Cards |
Foundational Stage Curriculum (Classes 1 to 2)
According to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), “…. play-based, activity-based, and inquiry-based learning, comprising of alphabets, languages, numbers, counting, colours, shapes, indoor and outdoor play, puzzles and logical thinking, problem-solving, drawing, painting and other visual art, craft, drama and puppetry, music and movement.”
The Foundational Stage curriculum as per NCF is divided into domains closely linked to the developmental domains of the child.
Content
Textbooks are used and most of the content is concrete materials – toys, puzzles, and manipulative. Along with these materials, learning experience organized through physical exploration of the classroom and outdoor space. Worksheets also play a bigger role.
Assessments
Most assessments are observations made by teachers and not explicit testing the ability of students. Worksheets used by children give information to teachers about the progress in learning.
Preparatory Stage Curriculum (Classes 3 to 5)
The Preparatory Stage curriculum as per NCF is divided into the following curricular areas – languages, mathematics, arts, physical education, and the world around us.
Pedagogy
The pedagogy is more activity-based and discoverybased followed by classroom activity, and some amount of homework
Assessments
Assessments is a combination of observation of students’ activity, correcting their worksheets and short formal written evaluations and Periodic summative assessments \supplement the more formative assessments.
List of subjects (Classes I to V)
| SUBJECTS | CLASSES I – V |
|---|---|
| Language 1 | English |
| Language 2 | Hindi/ Bengali |
| Hindi / Bengali (3rd Language) | |
| Elective 1 | Mathematics |
| Elective 2 | Science |
| Elective 3 | EVS |
| Elective 4 | Moral Science |
| Elective 5 | General Knowledge |
Middle Stage (Classes VI to VIII)
Our curricular areas aims to include the Sciences – the study of the
natural world, and Social Sciences – the study of the human world, and
students get exposure to skill based learning such as A.I. , Coding &
Robotics.
Attention is given to Experiential learning within each subject, and
explorations of relations among different subjects.
Students gain an understanding of the scientific method of inquiry and
also contrast it with methods of inquiry in history or in the arts through
different assignments of Projects by the subject teachers.
Periodic Test and examinations play a role with the expectation that
students can process larger chunks of information together for analysis
and synthesis.
Secondary Stage (Classes IX to XII)
It ensures a wide choice of subjects and courses. with greater depth,
greater critical thinking, greater attention to life aspirations, and greater
flexibility with student choice of subjects in Grade XI & XII.
Through different career workshops our students are more abled to
choose from a range of combination based on their talents and interests
rather than being firmly classified into Arts, Science, Commerce. As we
Emphasize on critical thinking and adaptability.
We adapt Competency based Learning through Experiential and active
learning.
Our efforts mainly focus on variety of innovative pedagogies or
instructional activities and go beyond textbooks.
Teachers are Trained to make efforts to draw examples and group
activities from daily life observations within the classroom/within the
school and surroundings to ensure complete understanding of every
student.
List of subjects at Middle and Secondary Level (Classes VI to VIII & IX to X)
| SUBJECTS | CLASSES I – V |
|---|---|
| Language 1 | English |
| Language 2 | Hindi/ Bengali |
| Language 3 | Hindi / Bengali (3rd Language) |
| Elective 1 | Mathematics |
| Elective 2 | Science |
| Elective 3 | Social Science |
| Elective 3 | Moral Science |
| Elective 3 | Computer Applications |
| Elective 3 | Artificial Intelligence |
| Elective 4 | Sports |
List of subjects offered at Senior Secondary Level
| SCIENCE STREAM | HUMANITIES STREAM | COMMERCE STREAM (With Mathematics) |
|---|---|---|
| English* | English | English |
| Mathematics | Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Physics | Business Studies | Computer Science, Economics, Geography, History, Hindi, Bengali |
| Chemistry / Computer Science | Accountancy | Political Science |
| Biology | Economics | Psychology |
| Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education |
| Hindi/ Bengali |