LEGO KITS

The LEGO kits not only help in enhancing English language skills at the primary level through letter/word building, recognition; but also aid in stimulating STEM education by fostering engineering, collaboration and problem-solving skills. The kits are also helpful in teaching basic mathematic skills. The kits are also used as story starters, for story characters and story setting. The students could form a story board for a story using the LEGO kits.

ENGAGE LEARNING

Alpha provides every student from class VI to VIII a copy of a revolutionary new classroom Science magazine “Engage Learning”.

Engage learning integrates articles written by an international team of experienced writers, curriculum advisors and leading experts in the field of publishing with the core subjects like English, Science and Social.

The magazine teaches STEM, Environmental and social studies, while improving English Vocabulary and comprehension. Children are introduced to what scientists are doing in real science today. The well-researched stories, award winning photographs and engrossing activities captures the imagination of the learners and allows them to think creatively in the scientific point of view.

With the aim of promoting English, Science, Mathematics & Computer Education, ALPHA has been encouraging children to take up the

SPORTS

Physical Health Education offers a complete sport and fitness programme for children from early childhood to Class XII. The curriculum offers students opportunities to learn, practice and master a wide range of diverse skills and activities appropriate for children in the school environment.

Inclusion of games in our curriculum of studies is very important for the physical & mental wellbeing of our students. "What can be learned on the ground cannot be learned in the classroom". At Alpha, we lay a strong emphasis on sports and physical development. Our sports curriculum is planned and designed for students to develop and enhance skills like strength, speed, endurance, agility, flexibility, control, balance etc. We believe in mass participation, exposing our students to a number of sports events at inter-school, state, national and international level.

ART AND CRAFT

Art is an important subject, not only on its own but in the rest of education as well. Art and craft classes benefit students in their intellectual, personal and social development. Research studies point to strong relationships between learning in the arts and fundamental cognitive skills and capacities used to master other core subjects, including reading, writing, and mathematics. The importance of art education is for us to evaluate ourselves on how we connect with our surroundings. Art plays an important role in almost all aspects of education, from creativity to interpretation to discussion to understanding design. Our faculties are well equipped to unleash each child's inherent talent. Guiding them through various techniques and helping children achieve their aspirations. Our children make beautiful craft creations from waste and recyclable materials. In our Art & Craft classes our students are taught a variety of life skills like – creativity, confidence, visual learning, decision making, perseverance, collaboration and accountability.

MUSIC

Our music classes serve as a platform for creating budding musicians of all genres and skill levels. It enables them to learn vocals, rhythm and pitch in singing and to use instruments like keyboard, drums and guitar. It also helps to showcase their talent at various events in inter school and intra school competitions there by making it not only an enjoyable subject, but a subject that enriches students’ lives and education, for it promotes craftsmanship, and creates in students a desire and a longing to create good work instead of mediocre work.

DANCE

Dance education aids the development of kinesthetic intelligence, creating opportunities for self-expression and communication. We at Alpha School believe that dancing in all its forms must be included in the curriculum of all noble education. Dancing with the feet, with ideas, with words and with expressions sets our education at a pace apart. Our dance studios of Pre-Primary, Primary and Senior wings are fully equipped for Indian and Western dances. They are spacious enough to allow our staff and students to choreograph works for stage performances and competitions.

VALUE EDUCATION CLASSES

Value education is an integral part of our school and we at Alpha ensure that it is reinforced in our children. Strong foundations on Christian Principles, Indian ethics and humane values are instilled in our daily assembly and value education classes. Social awareness and care for the environment and society is also integrated and students participate in rallies supporting environment cleanliness, water conservation, literacy programmes, health care and charity drives.

JOY OF GIVING

“To find yourself, lose yourself in the service of others” - Mahatma Gandhi

We at Alpha would like to teach our children that lives will be richer when we share, and great inner joy comes from helping others to better their lives. Alpha has initiated the “JOY OF GIVING “program this year to help orphaned children of “PRATHYASHA”, the home of hope situated near Avadi. As a part of this program students take care of the nutritional needs of children throughout the year by contributing food items once a month. Students of each class contribute the food items as per the list of items and the requirement given by the organization.

Parents contribute generously for this good cause and encourage children to be cheerful givers.

Students also visit orphanages, Homes for the destitute and the aged on special occasions and distribute goodies and entertain them through music and dance.

Yearly charity drives are also organized at Alpha and students have generously contributed to the needs of the under privileged and the downtrodden children and adults.

Alpha strongly believes that learning happens best not just within the four walls of a classroom but surely extends far beyond it too. Keeping this in mind students are taken for field trips on a regular basis to enhance their learning experience by having a personal encounter with the topics that they learn in class. The students of Alpha are taken to places that are worth a visit which enables them to gain more knowledge and understanding about what they learn in school. They have explored a number of unique places. The Alphians are sure to have a bird’s eye view of the most interesting and informative places in and around the city through their journey at Alpha. Students from PRE KG to Class XII are taken for a field trip twice a year.

Celebrations in Alpha have become an integral part of joyful learning, community building and thought-provoking processes. National and International days, Religious festivals from across religions, national festivals and festivals related to our environment are celebrated with great enthusiasm, fervour and pride. Children are exposed to the essence and importance of these festivals and days through stories, music, dance, food, discussions and a variety of hands-on activities and projects.

Every month, class competitions and inter-house competitions are conducted which provide a myriad of opportunities, a platform to demonstrate talent and a stepping-stone for students to achieving greater things in life. The stage is further extended with the participation of the students in inter-school competitions held in various reputed schools across the city.

Inter-school Competitions help develop essential life skills. Through Interschool competitions, our students not only make more friends with students from other schools, share their learning experience and also enhance their communication and interpersonal skills. At Alpha we not only send our students for competitions conducted in various schools and colleges around the city but also host competitions so that students from other schools could benefit.

HERITAGE CLUB

It helps in creating awareness and in preserving and promoting our varied and rich ancient culture and traditions, among the young learners. It conducts various activities including educational excursions, which enable the students to appreciate the traditions, culture and religious diversity of our country. From heritage walk and tours to documentation work, students enjoy the activities.

ECO CLUB

Alpha believes in creating an ever-green environment for the learners. In order to make the learners realize the importance of a healthy environment, we engage the learners to perform various activities in the ‘Eco-club’ The learners are made to make posters and PPT’s on topics such as ‘Healthy Environment’, Make the ‘Best out of Waste’ and campaign around the school campus on the necessity of keeping the environment clean. Field trips to Eco-Parks are also arranged which enable the learners to enjoy nature’s beauty and initiate in them the passion for growing plants in and around their locality which would make our environment clean and green.

THEATRE CLUB

Drama and performing arts, not only engage with the creative side of the brain, but also provides an ideal balance in students’ patterns of study. It is an avenue to develop cognitive abilities that complement the study of other disciplines. We at Alpha have introduced the Theatre Programme as a part of our curriculum for students of classes VI to XII.

The objective of this Programme is to open up new dimensions of emotional experiences, increase self-confidence and ability to think, creatively, imaginatively and divergently so that our young actors, orators and writers are able to think outside the box thereby developing higher order thinking skills.

VEDIC MATH CLUB

The vedic math club helps students of class I to X to work out problems very fast. It improves the academic performance, sharpens their minds, increases the mental agility and intelligence. It also increases visualization and concentration in children. It Eradicates the fear of Math completely, and boosts self-confidence. It also helps in developing the left and right sides of the brain.

UNIFORMED GROUPS

Cubs & Bulbuls is the first lap for students of classes IV– V in the journey towards scouting and guiding. Character building is its aim. Instilling self – discipline and thoughtfulness for others, at a tender age, is the major focus, of the activities designed for this group. It prepares the boys and girls to take up bigger tasks in scouting and guiding and also helps in their mental and physical growth. Children learn to be independent and to live life in a disciplined manner.

Scouting and Guiding hones the fundamental skills on learning to be independent, builds courage and determination to make them brave leaders of tomorrow. Alpha school provides Scouting and Guiding to build a strong character and to make students aware of his/her potentiality through different activities such as camping, trekking, skits etc. It teaches the students to use their skills and potentials for the service of community. Alpha has registered students of classes VI to VIII for the scouts and guides.