Classes: four movements
The usual stages of a school, drawn as a score. Which stages this school runs, and from which class, is for the school to confirm.
हर कक्षा, एक नई धुन।
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Movement I: Early classes
Classes 1 to 5, usually about 6 to 11 years
Reading, writing and numbers built up a little each day, with time for drawing, games and stories.
To be confirmed Whether the school runs this stage is for the school to say.
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Movement II: Middle classes
Classes 6 to 8, usually about 11 to 14 years
Separate subjects begin: science, social science, languages and maths, with more reading of their own.
To be confirmed Whether the school runs this stage is for the school to say.
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Movement III: High school classes
Classes 9 and 10, usually about 14 to 16 years
The two years before the Class 10 board exams: steady practice, revision and regular tests.
To be confirmed Whether the school runs this stage is for the school to say.
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Movement IV: Senior classes
Classes 11 and 12, usually about 16 to 18 years
Students usually choose a stream, such as science, commerce or arts, and prepare for the Class 12 board exams.
To be confirmed Whether the school runs this stage is for the school to say.
The age ranges and descriptions are a general picture of Indian school stages, not a statement about this school. Google lists the school only as a girls' high school.
Board and medium
Which board the school follows and whether teaching is in Hindi, English or both. We could not confirm this, so it is not stated.
To be provided by the school
Subjects and streams
Subjects taught, and for Classes 11 and 12, which streams are offered, if any.
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How learning is checked
Tests, exams and how parents are told about progress.
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Teachers
Names and qualifications, if the school wishes to share them.
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Marks on the page
Six good questions to ask about the teaching, using the plain meanings of music marks.
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Crescendo
Growing, a little at a time.
Ask: how is a girl helped to move up from one class to the next?
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Fermata
Holding a moment to think.
Ask: is there time to ask questions and think, or is it all rushing?
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Slur
One idea flowing into the next.
Ask: how do subjects and years connect with each other?
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Rest
Quiet, so that things can sink in.
Ask: when do girls get breaks, reading time and quiet?
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Repeat sign
Go back and practise it again.
Ask: how are revision and extra help handled?
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Accent
Stress what matters most.
Ask: what does the school treat as most important?