Phase 1 — Grades IX and X

• All students continue to engage with all the Curricular Areas as in the Middle Stage.

• In addition, learners study Environmental Education as an Interdisciplinary Area of study @ Hemant – to be checked if we are doing this. They develop capacities for reasoning and argumentation for issues in the public sphere along with ethical and moral reasoning.

Phase 2 — Grades XI and XII:

Choice-based courses are offered to enable flexibility and choice for students and to remove hard separations between disciplines and academic areas.

• Content: Textbooks play a significant role in organizing content in Grades IX and X. In Grades XI and XII, learners are encouraged to source content from multiple channels.

• Pedagogy at this Stage expects more independent learning from the students. More opportunities for self-study and group work are encouraged. Classroom interactions are diverse.  

• Assessments and Board Examinations:

• Learners are given opportunities to engage with higher-order capacities of analysis and synthesis through meaningful yet challenging assessments.

• Pre-board examinations for Grade X are based on the Competencies set for each of the Curricular Goals in that area. Art Education, Physical Education, and Vocation Education have local assessments with Board certification.

• Learners are prepared with academic rigor while keeping their Individual Education Program needs in consultation with the parents.