At GD Goenka School children grow and develop in a reassuring world - bright cheerful classrooms, hygienic environment and the best teachers ........ all perfectly harmonized to facilitate the child's quest for knowledge, his efforts to embrace the arts and his ability to enhance the quality of life.
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THE GOENKAN PROMISE OF QUALITY:
We can assure you that the entire Goenkan experience will empower each child to wing away to greater heights with confidence and aplomb. We do not teach our children... we provide opportunities for them to learn. Because each Goenkan deserves the best and nothing but the best!!
G D Goenka School ( Sultanpur, U.P.) provides an infrastructure in a manner characteristic of a very few city schools in the country. The campus has been thoughtfully designed to create a dynamic environment which triggers learning and facilities the teaching process. It has been designed to miniscule details and addresses the contemporary needs of the Learners.
Salient features include:
- Campus spread over 6 acres in the pollution free lush green environment.
- Centrally air conditioned with temperature control, 100% power and water back up.
- 24 hours CCTV surveillance for monitoring and deterrence, Access control of specified areas,
- Fire Detection and fighting measures as per highest standards.
- Campus wide broadband e-connectivity.
INTERACTIVE Classes
Technology as an enabler for learning
Interactive whiteboards are used in GDGS as reinforcement for traditional blackboards or flipcharts. These help to understand concepts better by integrating real time videos, presentations and animations. In addition, interactive whiteboards allow teachers to record their instruction and post the material for review by student at a later time.
This is a very effective instructional strategy for students who benefit from repetition, who need to see the material presented again, for students who are absent from school, for coping learners, and for review for examinations.
- Creative video files to teach a software application, a lesson, or as a review to be posted to the server or web.
- Use the built in maps to teach continents, oceans, countries, and geographical alignment.
- Discuss presentations created by student or teacher.
- Have students create e-folios including samples of their work and narration.
- Use ‘flipped classrooms’ as self learning tools by students.
- Digital storytelling.
- Take notes directly into PowerPoint presentations.
- Reinforce skills by using on-line interactive web sites.
- Creating a project calendar.
- Teaching students how to navigate the Internet.
- Create and illustrate "flash fiction".
Use the Interwrite software to create lessons in advance at home or at school. Then save them for future use or to be shared with other teachers.
- Diagramming activities.
- Connected to School ERP/ Management System.
Not just Classrooms but... Workshops for Learning
These are 21st Century classrooms! Here teachers are the facilitators of student’s learning and creators of productive classroom environment which nurture development of multiple skills and competencies. The teachers create a learning ambience that allows each child to grow intellectually with conceptual understanding and higher order thinking skills.
The curriculum is CBSE based and amalgamates world class pedagogy and teaching methodology. The collaborative project based curricula develops the higher thinking skills, effective communication prowess and knowledge of technology required in the global scenario. Students learn to use the enquiry method and to collaborate with others - microcosm of the real world
they will experience. The emphasis is on creating life-long learners through a plethora of varied instructional methods, appropriate resources of opportunities to create a learning environment that allows each child to Construct Knowledge.
Our teachers guide and motivate the children to ask questions, to be curious, to explore, to investigate and to find answers to their own questions and also to seek out local and global problems which they can then solve through innovative initiatives.
Science and Technology
Learning to DO...
A unique school which in its balance of pedagogical and technological elements provides the optimum conditions for learning. Scientific temper is inculcated in each child through exploration, observation & discovery. A hands-on approach is adopted at all developmental stages leading to conceptual understanding and an inquisitive and analytical mind.
Emphasis is laid on sensitising the learners to the application of concepts in not only day to day lives but also in the service of humanity and as a major instrument for achieving goals of self reliance, socio-economic and socio-ecological development.
Science as a stream is introduced for senior classes in a wide ranging programme covering Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology. It will provide students with a scientific approach to advanced studies, and the students will be exposed to the latest developments by regular visits to Science and Research Centers.
State--of-the-art labs form the basis of the research work. Robotics, aero-modelling, electronics, space study and other science related activities propel a child’s mind towards innovation and invention.
Library & Internet Labs
Learning to KNOW
The superbly well stocked library houses a vast collection of books, digital sources, resources and services on a wide range of topics. The endeavour is on inculcating the reading habits in children, giving a free rein to their imaginative minds in comfortable and conducive ambience. The reference sections support the curriculum and beyond. The advanced Digital Library and an e-library section is the response to need of the times expanding the horizons of all learning beyond limits.
There is Campus-wide broadband e-connectivity with Wi-Fi for anywhere-anytime computer learning. All students have supervised internet access. They will be familiar with the software packages used in modern business applications such as Word-Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases and Power Point Presentations.
There is a Hi-Tech e-Library where students have access to online encyclopedias and reference materials in addition to a wide gamut of books and magazines.
Medical & Counseling Facilities
The medical provision for children is of foremost concern in terms of care of child and life saving. The school's unparalleled health care facilities comprise of a spacious, well equipped medical center handled by a Doctor and Nurse. Child health is regularly monitored by a team of specialist doctors as a preventive and prescriptive measure. Well qualified Counselors cater to all age group of students and teachers for a balanced mental health as well as behavior modification and guidance.
The Guidance and Career counseling department helps every student to explore possibilities that are commensurate with their respective skills and abilities.
The Counselors provide support that enables the students to become more aware of their strengths and interests.
Safety and Security
Safety of students is of prime concern to us at GDGS. Our carefully selected human carers, teachers and well-equipped security staff and supported by technical systems exceeding international safety norms.
Right from the time the child enters the School portals, each aspect of the childs well being and safety is taken care of Trained personnel ensure that no child is secluded or alone at any point and that each child is provided care and support as required.
While we endeavour to provide a completely safe campus, the Goenkan model also focuses on making each child aware of his/her own protection and become independent in taking care of him/herself. Workshops on Self-awareness, Traffic rules, Self defence, Cyber safety, Adolescent issues, Emergency and Disaster Response, etc. ensure that students can stop-think-act in a responsible manner to any situation/ person which may pose a risk or threat to them in the society. Thus all our students learn to respond responsibly and not just react to any circumstances throughout their lives.
Health and Hygiene
Good Hygiene is a key part of quality living. In day to day life settings, hygiene practices are employed as preventive measures for preservation of health and healthy living. Sparkling cleanliness is just one part to ensure quality and prevent the onset of disease causing organisms.
Another step in the direction is the provision for drinking water. Only R.O. water is served for drinking in disposable glasses through a large number of water dispensers placed at convenient locations all over the campus. The School cafeteria managed in a professional manner serves nourishing, wholesome snacks, meals and juices in the most hygienic conditions.
The menu is planned by a qualified nutritionist keeping in mind the growing children and their taste palette.
