Delhi Public School, Bopal

 

 

Whose famous head is this??

My colleague, Jennice Wright, and I have been visiting the Delhi Public School, Bopal, for the past 4 days.  We received a warm welcome from the students, staff, and administration at their morning assembly.  There are roughly 5,000 students at this combined primary and secondary private school.  The primary school serves students in grades 1-5, the secondary school is for grades 6-10, and the senior secondary school is for grades 11-12. 

A warm welcome by the Principal and students.

Snack time!

A student diligently doing his work.

Here are a few key things we have learned about the school so far:

• The school uses modern technology such as Smartboards and projectors
• All classes are taught in English
• Teachers circulate to the classrooms (the students don't move)
• Each class is 30 minutes long
• There are about 40 students in each class
• Students learn through lecture-style instruction and some activity-based learning
• There are a wide variety of sports that students can play: cricket, speed skating, a rock-climbing wall, traditional dance, football, and volleyball.
• Students work hard and study often! There is an atmosphere of achievement and excellence here. Some students get coaches to help them prepare for their college entrance exams.  They take their work very seriously but it seems they really enjoy learning here.
• The teachers have a set curriculum and some lessons have already been created for them to present through the Smartboard.  The teachers very hard working.

We were lucky enough to sit in on a traditional dance class.  I have to say - it was so thrilling to see the students performing with such expression!  Check out this video:

Here are some other photos of students and classrooms so far...

A young student wins many trophies for sports.

A 6th grade Social Studies class learning latitude and longitude.

The library.

 

Students in biology lab.  They chose to work through their break.  Look, they are smiling!!

 

 

A girl shows off her beautiful henna design.

Speed skating - how cool is this school?

This week, we were also invited to visit the Calorx IB School (International Baccalaureate).  It is a sister school to Delhi Public School, but it uses the IB curriculum, which follows an international education model.  The school had such pretty grounds with a temple in the background.  The students were highly engaged in their learning and were clearly used to working on independent projects and in teams.

The Calorx IB school grounds - what a background!



Obvious work around global competencies.

Director Bruce works with a student.
 

Students sharing their snacks!

Every time we drive back and forth from school, I'm always so amazed by all the things I see.  There are so many extremes in this country.  One minute you will see sheep and a camel, and then the next minute you will see something very modern.  There are so many contrasts like this everywhere!



Camel and cart.



Shepherd and sheep near the school.