At Ekya Schools, our focus lies not just on our curriculum but also the learning experience our children take away each day. We believe in making our lessons immersive, fun and thought-provoking. Education is all about understanding and experiencing. It is not about memorizing or rote learning – because that can only help you remember things for a select time in a select manner. It’s only when you experience what you are learning, can you apply it in situations that matter. Only when you can make sense of what you are being taught can you use it effectively.
Students have access to so much information and resources that it is imperative that they know how to use it to its potential. And that is what schooling does for them. Today, the world is shrinking thanks to technology and global interaction. Everything is local yet global. Our children especially, need to be prepared to be a part of this global village. And this foundation is set through education.
And now, Education is opening up newer avenues of learning.
In our endeavor to provide our students with the options to experience different curriculums, we have introduced the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum in two of our schools – Ekya JP Nagar and Ekya Byrathi. IGCSE is a well-balanced curriculum and lends an international perspective to education. It opens up avenues for children to learn an international format and be able to pursue their education in any country in the world.
A leading international qualification for 14 to 16-year-olds, Cambridge IGCSE is a passport for our students to join a community of learners from more than 10,000 schools in over 160 countries. Cambridge IGCSE is recognized by leading universities and employers worldwide as evidence of exemplary academic ability.
Here are 5 reasons that the IGCSE curriculum may be well suited for your child.
More importantly, IGCSE also offers a wider range of subjects and encourages high academic standards through a practical approach to teaching and learning. The Assessment system is not limited to the conventional method of written examinations and they consist of a variety of tests e.g. oral and listening tests. Both teaching and assessing are based on a more holistic format of education.
To know more about how IGCSE works you can log on to ekyaschools.com or visit our campuses at JP Nagar and Byrathi. You can also check out our FAQ’s to answer some of your questions:
Can a Cambridge student take any of the Indian Competitive exams like IIT?
Yes.
The course content of Cambridge for the Sciences and Mathematics is in line with the prescribed syllabus of all India open entrance tests for Engineering or Medicine undergraduate studies. All IIT’s and other specialized institutes recognize Cambridge AS/A level. Furthermore, this curriculum is more practical and application based. The focus is on the student’s knowledge, reasoning power and problem-solving abilities which are required to clear all professional entrance exams.
What subjects should you take if you want to pursue Engineering/Medicine?
Physics, Chemistry, and Math at the Higher Level are recommended for students interested in Engineering, either in India or overseas.
Physics, Chemistry, and Biology are required for studying medicine in India. Medicine in the UK requires 2 Higher Level sciences. Medicine in the US and Canada is a postgraduate degree.
Click here to explore more frequently asked questions about the Cambridge IGCSE programme offered at Ekya Schools.
They were such a friendly bunch. I enjoyed every minute of it. I wanted to keep teaching them. I felt like they were my class. We learnt their names, what their parents do for a living, where they live. They gave us feedback and told us what they wanted to play the next day. It was a heart-warming experience.What do you look forward to in the coming weeks at the Internship? Our team of interns is currently working on ideas that can help facilitate quality early education at such schools and communities. We are looking at themes, chalking out concepts, curating videos and resource materials. Our key focus will be on 5 elements - Concepts, Content, Costs, Time and Language - our efforts will be 'language-less' so that parents from different language-speaking communities can consume our content. I will be working on simple short videos that will assist parents to involve their children in fun activities at home, those that will reinforce what they learn in school – number games, alphabet recall, colour identification and like.
For example, we designed a missing-number activity for the kids with ice-cream sticks and clips. They have to match the missing number with the corresponding clip. Parents can organize such activities at home, with spoons or any other material available. This awareness is missing and we intend to address it.The next couple of weeks will be exciting as we will be visiting a video studio to learn about editing, lighting and more. Bidding goodbye to the little ones at the school wasn’t easy but we got to experience how learning takes place in their environment. I can’t wait to make these videos for them and their parents and make learning fun
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