Academic Programme

Academics

At Alingua Public School, Education for Life, Excellence in Education and Commitment to a meaningful Education are of prime importance.Every youngster receives a high-quality education. According to APS, children should be instilled with a passion of learning from their formative years and given the tools they need to pursue a good outlook on life.
Multidirectional collaborative classes are becoming more and more popular as an alternative to unidirectional teaching. The teacher takes on the role of group coordinator in this situation, starting tasks and guiding students without making them fear tests and homework. The growth of both written and spoken expression is emphasized. Instead than carrying over from class, homework is meant to help students develop their unique skills.

Accrediation

Alingua Public School, is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which is the largest educational board in the country and is duly recognized by the Department of Education, Government of NCT Delhi.
Curriculum – Middle, High & Senior Secondary Level
Alingua Public School, New Delhi is affiliated to CBSE with classes from Nursery to XII. The school follows the CBSE curriculum in Classes IX to XII and uses NCERT books in various subjects. In Classes VI-VIII also, the school follows primarily NCERT books and guidelines. ##links

Subjects Taught in various Classes

Science and Commerce are offered at Senior Secondary Level

Note: Work Experience, Art Education, Physical Education and Sports are also compulsory for the students.

Curriculum – Primary Level

The primary school curriculum is based on the NCERT guidelines and focuses on laying the foundations of knowledge, skills and attitudes which will guide the young learners for life.

The KEY LEARNING DOMAINS which are focused are:

• Language and Literacy (Listening, Reading, Writing & Communication skills)
• Numeracy (Mathematical thinking and reasoning)
• Personal, Social & Emotional Development (Self Awareness & Social Awareness)
• Discovery of the World – (Environmental awareness)
• Motor Skills development (Physical & Health Education)
• Aesthetics & Creative Expression (Art Education)

PRE SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN

At this stage, the curriculum emphasizes experiential learning and prioritizes clarity in concepts by connecting learning to real-life situations, while fostering critical thinking and analytical skills. It also seeks to cultivate the emotional development of learners through subjects and activities designed to enhance essential life skills such as self-awareness, effective communication, and emotional resilience. The teaching approach at this stage is not rigid, structured, or strictly defined, but rather it is dynamic and adaptable, providing learners with numerous opportunities to explore and discover.

Children at this stage:

• Recognize oneself through distinct abilities, traits, and preferences (for instance, by gender, age, familial relationships, friendships, colors, food, etc.)
• Cultivate a sense of equilibrium and physical coordination via play.
• Acquire language skills by engaging in activities such as role-playing, storytelling, reciting poetry, singing, and reading books that are suitable for various ages and levels.
• Comprehend in order to evaluate their actions as either correct or incorrect.
• Learn to be friends with children from diverse backgrounds, celebrate various festivals, sing and dance together.
• Learn to live in harmony with their environment, make observations, enquire and ask questions – what, how & why.
• Connect a numeral with its corresponding quantity, link value to a number, and recognize shapes by their names: curved and straight lines, circle, square, triangle, and comprehend spatial relationships.
• Acquire the skills to manage their feelings and emotions while learning suitable behavior.
• Exhibit the capability to start taking responsibility for their own safety within their surroundings.
• Learn values, life skills, cultivate relationships, and develop into confident and responsible citizens.
At this point, there is no established system of formal assessment.

PRIMARY CLASSES I TO V

At this stage, the curriculum continues to promote experiential learning, emphasizing conceptual clarity by connecting education to daily life, while fostering critical thinking and analytical abilities. Additionally, the curriculum seeks to cultivate the emotional aspects of learners through various subjects and activities designed to enhance essential life skills such as self-awareness, effective communication, and emotional resilience. The pedagogical approach at this level is not rigidly defined, structured, or mandated; rather, it is multi-faceted and adaptable, providing learners with numerous opportunities to explore and discover.

The learning areas include:

1. Languages (English, Hindi) – Acquire the skills of listening, speaking, reading & writing, acquire varied range of vocabulary, develop interpersonal communication skills and express meaningfully. Third Language is introduced in Class IV. These languages are taught through activities with an aim to initiate the language in a fun way. However, a more structured syllabus is followed in the upper primary stage. Students can opt for one of the languages out of Sanskrit, French, German and Spanish.
2. Mathematics – Performing operation of numbers, understanding shapes, similarities and differences, collecting data, representing and analysing the data, identifying patterns in shapes and numbers etc.
3. Environmental Science – To make them aware of their surroundings, appreciative of and sensitive of environmental issues (natural, physical, social and cultural)
4. Information & Communication technology
5. Visual Arts & Performing Arts
6. Physical & Health Education
7. Life skills & Value Education

Children also get opportunities to join various hobby clubs as per their interest and aptitude. They participate in intra-section and inter-section competitions, class assemblies, annual days, celebrations and social awareness campaigns
The scheme of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE), as designed and laid out by the CBSE & NCERT, is followed in the Junior School. Formal test & Exams are introduced in Class IV.