SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
At D.A.V. Sr. Sec. School (Lahore), we adopt a systematic approach towards School Development Planning in which we involve all the stake holders including Principal, Students, Teachers, Parents, Representatives of NGOs, Educational Officers and Field Functionaries. The School is evaluated scientifically in an objective manner against set standards as an essential pre-requisite for achieving a holistic improvement of the School in the process of providing quality education to every child that enters the School. Hence in our scientific endeavour to ensure that “Each child must learn”, we work as a team to provide safe, happy, healthy, compassionate and well equipped child centered environment for the development of every child.
Enabling Learning Environment, Classroom Transaction and Learners’ Assessment Teachers make meticulous efforts to design suitable learning experiences and use a variety of teaching learning strategies to enhance learning in a systematic manner addressing the individual needs, learning style and strengths of learners. The teachers design lessons to make the teaching learner centric through interactive environment in the Classroom by integrating the use of local community resources, ICT support material, laboratories etc. with the lessons. Teachers and learners collectively decide on classroom management. The seating arrangement is flexible and learners sit as per the needs of the activities they are engaged in. The teachers individually and collectively, continuously analyze the learners’ past assessment records and link it with current achievement levels and provide feedback on progress with follow-up measures for improvement.
Perfecting Professional Proficiency The Principal and the Staff collectively make continuous efforts to identify their potential and develop their skills through a systematic approach to performance review. The School creates opportunities to discuss and reflect upon the changing curricular expectations and its implications on their current Classroom practices. In service trainings, Seminars and Workshop are regularly held for development of Teaching Learning Material (TLM).The teachers set their own performance goals and share responsibilities through group consultation. Teacher’s performance is continuously monitored and supported to facilitate the overall development of the School. Provision is also made for orientation of new Teachers to the School Environment.
Approach to Learners and Learning
The School aims at holistic development of the learners by developing them in the cognitive, affective as well as psychomotor domains. The learners are encouraged to participate in several Scholastic areas and Co-scholastic areas to ensure all round development.
Scholastic Areas:
Monitoring of Academic Activity Attendance data of all the learners is analyzed regularly and measures are evolved to motivate learners and parents to ensure punctuality and regularity of attendance. The students attending School are suitably rewarded.
To ensure discipline, teachers are assigned special duties of corridor discipline. Many Close circuit cameras have been fixed in the corridors, playgrounds, library, main gate etc. to ensure safety and surveillance of the learners. A Discipline Committee headed by Mr. Kulwinder Singh look after the discipline in the School. Coordinated efforts are made to ensure that the School runs in a disciplined way so that proper environment for teaching and learning is maintained.
Activity Based Homework Activity Based Home work is an essential part of Academic Activity. All subject-teachers ensure that Home Work is assigned and checked without fail. Maximum stress is laid on this aspect. Academic Coordinators are appointed to supervise the classroom teaching. The Principal gets feed back from the Academic Coordinators and proper follow-up is ensured. We have developed an in-built mechanism of checks and counterchecks so that not even a single student is left out of the classroom activities.
Evaluation of the Students The School follows the system of Evaluation as per the guidelines of CBSE. The focus is on all round development of the learners. A number of activities are taken throughout the year to encourage the learners to express themselves. Any change recommended by CBSE is strictly followed.
Monthly Tests Monthly Tests/Class Tests are held periodically for all classes.
Terminal Examinations Terminal/Periodic Examinations are also held periodically for all classes in the months of September and December for Classes XI & XII.
Follow up of Examination/Tests The School tracks and monitors each learner’s progress across subjects and co-scholastic areas over a period of time keeping in mind the differential pace of learning of learners.
Results and reports of Monthly Tests and Terminal Examinations are collected and analyzed by a group of teachers. Comparative study of the results is made to judge the academic performance of each learner. The team of teachers prepares lists of Weak learners and their weaknesses and suggests relevant steps for improvement. This way a balanced approach is adopted to monitor the whole exercise of test and result.
Learner’s Personal File Personal File of each learner is maintained by the Class Incharge. Complete record related to the examination is kept in this file. During PTA Meeting, Class Incharge shows the record of the learners to the parents and discusses strengths and weaknesses of the wards. This helps in establishing a better coordination between the teachers and parents. Efforts are also made to ensure learners’ personal and social development by evaluating the information in their Personal File compiled with the help all the subject teachers.
Special Group Teaching for Learners The cumulative data base of progress of learners is used to identify progress pattern and trends for groups of learners. The finding of such analysis is incorporated into the feedback in classroom practice to achieve the aspired goals. After acquiring lists of weak and meritorious learners arrangements for Special Group Teaching are made for weak and meritorious learners. Our experience shows that this method has helped in improving the academic performance of the learners every year.
Moral Education In this School special ‘Ved Path’ period is allotted to each class in order to provide spiritual training to the learners. The learners appear in Ved Path Test along with other subjects. Learners are provided opportunities to imbibe Vedic Values and adopt Vedic way of life through participation in Shaloka Uchcharan, Lectures, Bhajan Sandhaya, Shobha Yatra and regular visits to Arya Samaj.
Co-Scholastic Areas
The School integrates life skills development with day to day Classroom transactions to promote creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, communication and interpersonal skills. It provides number of opportunities to learners to hone their talent in number of co-scholastic areas.
House System The whole strength of the School has been grouped into four houses, competing with each other. The houses are : Vivekananda House, Dayanand House, Hans Raj House and Tagore House. The house system ensures participation of each and every learner in different co-curricular activities. The weekly duties carried out by each house include thought for the Day & News readout by a learner in the Morning Assembly. Ms. Anisha & Ms. Archana are the Incharge of the House System.
Students’ Council The Students’ Council is a body of Learners working under the guidance of the School Co-ordinators. The purpose of this council is to enable the learners to embark on the journey of self discovery through introspection and contemplation and hence, recognize their inner strengths and weaknesses. The learners get an opportunity not only to imbibe new skills and knowledge but also apply them in real life situations. The members of the council influence their peers in a manner which helps them to move towards self actualization and shoulder their responsibilities as learners. The Council selects a Head Boy/Girl and also a Vice Head Boy/Girl. This body becomes operative in August and also contributes in almost every function organized in the School.
This council provides ample opportunities to the learners to develop inherent talent of organizational capability. Leadership quality is polished and enhanced. The Council works under the supervision of Ms. Permila Guleria and Ms. Suvidha Sharma.
Cultural Society This society organizes and participates in the Cultural activities. Every year an All India Inter-School Cultural Week is organized during which competitions like Sanskrit Shaloka Recitation, English Declamation, Hindi Declamation, Punjabi Kavita Path, Mono-Acting and Skit, Hindi Debate, Bhajan Solo song, Group Song, Quwali, Group Dance and Orchestra Competitions are held. More than 1000 learners from different Schools of North India participate in these competitions which are being held continuously for the last 55 years.Ms. Anju Talwar is the President, Ms. Suvidha Sharma is the Secretary and Ms. Monika Sandhir is the Joint Secretary & Ms. Anju Mehta is the Coordinator, Stage and Literary Competitions of this Society. The following Competitions are held during Cultural Week:
- PANDIT NANAK CHAND MEMORIAL DRAMATICS & MONO ACTING CONTEST
- JUSTICE P.C. PANDIT MEMORIAL (FOLK SONG,CLASSICAL VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL)
- PRINCIPAL HARI RAM MEMORIAL BHAJAN & ORCHESTRA CONTEST BHAJAN
- PRINCIPAL HARI RAM MEMORIAL BHAJAN & ORCHESTRA CONTEST GROUP SONG
- PRINCIPAL HARI RAM MEMORIAL BHAJAN & ORCHESTRA CONTEST
ORCHESTRA
- GIANI JOMINDER SINGH MEMORIAL PUNJABI POETRY RECITATION CONTEST
- PANDIT NANAK CHAND MEMORIAL DRAMATICS AND MONOACTING CONTEST
- JUSTICE P.C. PANDIT MEMORIAL (BHAJAN, GHAZAL & ORCHESTRA) MUSIC CONTEST
- PRINCIPAL HARI RAM MEMORIAL (GROUP SONG, CLASSICAL VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL) MUSIC CONTEST
- BABU DARBARI LAL (FOLK SONGS, QUAWALI AND GROUP SONG) MUSIC CONTEST
Inclusion, Health and Safety
The School strongly believes in inclusion of children with diverse backgrounds into the ambit of Schooling. It responds to the needs of all children with varying abilities and backgrounds by coordinating with various agencies to provide support to ensure the progress of Children with Special Needs. Diversity of learners in terms of values, caste, creed, culture, gender and economic background is respected.
Reservation for EWS As per the directions of Education Department, Chandigarh Administration applications for admission are accepted under EWS category and the candidates are selected on `first come, first served’ basis as per the decision of the School Authorities. Anyone wishing to avail admission under EWS category will have to get an EWS certificate from E Sampark Centre in order to be eligible for the admission. The School holds regular surveys to identify children from EWS & motivates them to attend school regularly.
School Uniform:
It is obligatory for all the learners to come to School in the prescribed uniform. Learners without proper uniform will not be allowed to attend classes. The parents are requested to co-operate with us by impressing upon their wards the compliance with this requirement. The Uniform is as follows:
S.Kumar’s K670- Trousers for boys and Tunics for girls (with box pleats)
S.Kumar’s K204 (Honda City): Shirt both for boys and girls with School logo and buttons bearing D.A.V.(Lahore)
Turban/Patka – Grey
