Balanced routine
- Every day is interesting and engaging, with a variety of activities. That makes holistic development happen – every single day.
- There is a healthy mix of academics (55%) and co-curricular activities (45%) on a daily basis. The subjects are very interesting.
- Students engage in physical activity, creative pursuits and academic learning.
- Whether it’s students from first standard or tenth standard, no one wants to miss school as it’s a very “happening” timetable.
- They have a sports period, recess period, two co-curricular activity classes, and five core subject periods daily.
- Students remain interested in what is going on right till the end of the day. They learn better and faster. That helps with advanced academics and excellent results.
- They do so many different things that they get smarter and more confident each day.
- Love coming to school (even in higher grades!)
- Love the different things they learn
- Know that they are learning things that no other kid of their age group knows. They get the confidence to do more.
- Parents get to see many demos of the different skills that kids have learnt in school
- Can actually see their kids getting future ready with the knowledge and thought process that develops
- Know that these skills are absolutely not possible to be picked up in any outside hobby classes – only happens at Walnut!
- The skills that teachers sharpen help with making students sharper and faster in thought and teach them to react, strategize and communicate better.
- All of this adds to students general and academic performance and helps them advance.
- Students learn to be adaptable and ready for anything.
Period distribution of different subjects per week
CORE SUBJECTS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
English | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Marathi | 1* | 1* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Math | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Science | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Social | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Hindi | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
Homework (min/day) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 😈 | 😈 |
ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS | ||||||||||
Language arts | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
Reading* | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Speaking/Debates* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mental Math* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Computers* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Science lab* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Strategic thinking* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Information Transfer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
General Knowledge* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Library* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Daily Sports* | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Art | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Theatre * | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*no sheets
With interesting subjects and novels learning is always fun at Walnut school!