Fine Motor Skills

When combined with increasing hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills open new doors to #exploration, #learning, and #creative expression.

For the above reason, Cambridge lay emphasis on purely intellectual activities for its young learners, combined with play that not only helps in #memorization of letters and numbers but encourages fine motor abilities and hand-eye coordination.It is these fine motor skills that actually lay the #foundation for academic learning in later years.

Teacher Training -CPD CASCADING

CPD cascading for educators concluded with a two month extensive training schedule that focussed varied domains of the curriculum such as science, history, music, math, circle hour, gross and fine motor skills, AI to name a few.

#MrIndervir and #MsNisha gave final presentations where they covered #coscholastic areas with #uniqueresources that educators can integrate with their teaching.

Mr. Indervir gave a presentation that focussed on “Test and measurement in physical education that go beyond merely evaluating physical abilities,” that gave knowledge about understanding the unique capabilities of each student, providing tailored guidance, and ultimately nurturing a lifelong commitment to physical well-being.

The workshop suggested ways through which educators can significantly enhance the field of #physicaleducation and inspire students to lead #healthier, more #activelives.

Ms.Nisha presented a workshop on #craftwork with specific focus on – Use of Scissors- in 3D Soft board border design, color contrast, design cutting and conducted activities to increase skill of teachers in drawing and cutting.

The success of these school workshop is in the value of the education provided to the students.

Motor Skills

“Young children need time to practice using their gross motor skills in everyday situations.”

#Grossmotorskills can be thought of as the movements involved in the coordination of the #arms, #legs and other #body parts.These skills reflect #movements such as running, crawling, hopping, etc.

Keeping in view that #Youngchildren need time to practice their gross motor skills in everyday situations, #CambridgeEducators in coordination with #SRIMCSE have introduced an effective schedule to develop #Grossandfinemotorskills in which the entire class participates.This opportunity helps students to develop their
#Handeyecoordination and help children learn to #Control and #Coordinate the movement of their bodies.

These types of movements are important for young children to practice, as by #Nurturing these skills in our children, we promote #Longlastinghealth, #Encourage physical literacy, #Boost their confidence and provide an avenue for #Energyrelease.

Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations at Cambridge Mohali.

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi.

#Cambridge celebrated the birthday of India’s great leader, #MohandasKaramchandGandhi with great enthusiasm on 29th September- 2023. A #SpecialAssembly was organized by middle school that commenced with Bapu’s favourite Bhajan, “De di hamain azaadi ” with full exuberance highlighting the significance of the day. A skit depicting the role and contributions of #Gandhiji in freedom struggle by following #Truth and #Nonviolence was depicted.This was followed by a speech that highlighted the greatness of Gandhiji’s leadership role as a leader who did not occupy the seat of power and yet #influenced people with his values.

The students also actively participated in ‘Shramadaan” as part of #SwachhBharat.

The #KindergartenWing celebrated the theme #TruthandNonviolence as the tiny tots through the various presentations stressed on the value of #speaknoevil, #hearnoevil and #seenoevil.

The Class Educators shared with students the life and struggle of Mahatma Gandhi through effective craft work and slide shows.

Cambridge Kindergarten  CLAY MODELLING ACTIVITY

Clay Modelling is an activity that helps in the #development of young learners in several ways. It #nurtures a child’s #creativity, #boostsimagination, and imbibes #selfconfidence.

By pressing,squeezing, poking, and reshaping the clay into different shapes, help improve child’s #motorskills.

Little learners of Cambridge participated in the Clay Modelling activity on 26th September- 2023 with great enthusiasm.Class Educators had planned a host of activities that challenged student’s #problemsolvingskills and #explored their creativity to shape the clay as it breaked and fall before finally turning out to be a #masterpiece! After the child is done with shaping the clay, he/she felt #accomplished.

Through this Clay Modelling,children bought #imagination to life.

CPD Cascading at Cambridge.
Teacher Training.

Teacher training programs equip teachers with techniques and #modernpedagogystrategies that help them to better connect, manage, and teach their students in a manner that ensures that all students are #learning and #benefitting.

The session for this week were conducted by #MsShelly, #MsGaganpreet, #MsNirmaljeet and #MsShivangi that covered varied subjects from literacy to dance and music.

Ms.Shelly discussed #Foundationalliteracy – the concept that broadly covered content on child’s ability to read basic text.The workshop presented engaging foundational language activities in classroom, and use of a range of interaction skills to develop active listeners and communicators in a clear and coherent manner. The basic skills of foundational literacy covered #phonological awareness, #letterrecognition, and #printawareness.

Topic on #Experientiallearning was taken by Ms. Gaganpreet that covered the concept , effectiveness and cycle of experiential learning. The workshop focussed on the activities to increase #observation, #thinkingskills and an emphasis on #outdoor activities.

Co-scholastic domains were focused on #musicanddance, session taken by Ms. Shivangi and Ms. Nirmaljeet.

Ms. Nirmaljeet focus areas were activities based on beats and notes, instrumental learning for beginners, rhythm based activity highlighting the benefits of music education that impacts a child’s #academicperformance, assists in developing #socialskills,and provides an outlet for #creativity that is crucial to a child’s development.

Ms.Shivangi presentation on #RELEVANCEOFMUSICINEDUCATION focused the relevance of music in education, and how its inclusion can make the process of learning fun and easy.

Animal Races and Games
Keeping in view that kids love animals #Cambridge organized a fun activity for all its young learners.

Class Educators lined up children for a fun race and assigned each group an animal that is #distinctive in their movements to kids. The children ran, hopped, and crawled across the space and back and continued one after the other.

The activity was a #playful introduction to motion in the animal kingdom that invited the young enthusiasts to learn some of the unusual ways that animals get around.

These activities are great ways to get kids moving. Moving #forwards, #backwards, and #sidetoside just like real life animals do help in #grossmotorskills and is a great chance to work on areas of #development, #balance and #movement.

Cambridge Circle Time

Every student in the classroom needs a platform his/her voice, thoughts and ideas about issues pertaining to the classroom, be it #socialinteractions or about #learning. #Circletime provides this platform, which help the students #bond with their teacher and with each other and also learn about their surroundings.

Cambridge Kindergarten took up relevant issues with #Nursery focus on #Etiquetteandgoodbehaviour,#KGI on #Forestsandthingswegetfromforests and #KGII taking up #Healthylifestyle for the week.

The Class Educators and students sat in a circle, following the rules of ‘Circle Time’ and participated in activities. The skills promoted were looking, speaking, listening, thinking and concentrating.

Students not only gained knowledge but also derived a feeling of #security,#satisfaction as they happily enjoyed the proceedings.

Students at Cambridge gathered to celebrate the joyous festival of Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday- 13th September- 2023 to honour Lord Ganesha – the remover of obstacles and the symbol of #goodfortune.

Grades VI and VII conducted a #SpecialAssembly, filled with devotion, music, dance, and vibrant decorations. The students wonderfully expressed their love and gratitude to Lord Ganesha, seeking his #blessings for a blissful life.

#KindergartenWing did a splendid job with #classdecorations and #craft work showcasing the #cultural and #traditional aspects of the festival.