The Senior Secondary division of Sri Kumaran Children’s Academy, CBSE, comprising classes 11 and 12, seeks to provide opportunities to achieve excellence in learning and also renders ample scope for the holistic development of students. It strives to strengthen knowledge and promote collaborative and self-directed learning. It aims to promote critical and creative thinking aligned with 21st-century skills in classrooms. The curriculum encompasses the Science stream currently.These streams are broadly divided into two elective subjects ranging from Biology and Computer Science to reflect the dynamic and ever-evolving curriculum.
The following is the overview of subject combinations offered in each stream:
Students in Classes XI and XII are primarily assessed through written tests and examinations. Furthermore, project-related viva voces are held in all subjects. An oral assessment in English evaluates their ability to communicate. We aim to evaluate each student's readiness for the board examinations. These assessments assist both teachers and students in identifying areas of strength and those in which they need to improve.
An overview of each class' assessments:
Students working on projects for various subjects aim to apply classroom learning in real-world scenarios and draw parallels between the two. Projects allow students to apply their broad skills, critical and creative thinking while assisting teachers in evaluating the same.
Our Senior Secondary students are provided with all the tools that they need to function as well-groomed adults outside of the school. For this, we regularly invite entrepreneurs across professions to deliver lectures to our students. The subjects that students learn about span topics like healthcare services, technology-based organisations, new-age start-ups, and authors, to name a few.
The CBSE introduced Art Integrated Learning, a method of teaching through real-life experiences, in 2019. It is a pedagogical approach that allows each student to learn from their own access points by creating an inclusive learning environment for all. Students can learn about different subjects by experiencing different forms of art and culture. Teachers use instructional methods such as quizzes, puzzles, and games. Meanwhile, for hands-on learning, students use various media, such as PowerPoint presentations, articles, collages, and artwork.
Our campus's two-story library provides a tranquil setting for the students to read or study. It is aesthetically pleasing and has comfortable furniture, making it a haven for book lovers and creating the ideal atmosphere. The library is well-stocked and meets the needs of both students and faculty. Over 13,000 books, as well as 20 magazines and periodicals, were hand-picked for the library, based primarily on suggestions from students, teachers, and the librarian. The fully automated system makes it simple for students to locate books. Academic books in the fields of science, commerce, and humanities are regularly updated to meet the needs of students. There are also books on entrance exams, fiction, nonfiction, ecology, personality development, career, and health and wellness.
A list of the magazines and periodicals to which we subscribe:
Parent-teacher meetings allow both parents and teachers to discuss a student's academic achievements. We hold these sessions after every test and the parents are appraised of their ward’s progress. We inform parents about their child's performance in the exams and inside the classroom, highlight areas for improvement, and provide suggestions on how to do so. Parents can also discuss any concerns that may arise.
For students in their senior school years, choosing the right professional path is critical. The school offers career counselling to pupils in order to help them discover their calling and assess their potential. The Promise Foundation, a pioneer in career and livelihood planning and research, collaborates with the school to provide an aptitude test to students. Career reports are sent to career coordinators who have been trained to analyse each report in individual sessions with students. The school hosts a Careers Day when students meet with various professionals to learn about careers in defence, aviation, clinical psychology, biotechnology, law, wildlife, and journalism and media. These interactions also support learners in determining which profession they wish to pursue in the future.