Speaking is a weekly class from Nursery to 10th. Click here to see how it is done in the kindergarten years.
Why speaking matters?
In today’s world, being able to impress and sell your ideas is crucial. Whether in organizations or as entrepreneurs. This requires a mixture of skills we systematically build.
Speaking class activities?
Speaking class activities?
- Quick thinking exercises: 10-30 second speeches with only 2 minutes preparation.
- Improvised scenes: teacher introduces random moods or sentences to incorporate smoothly.
- Mad ads: creative advertising challenges.
- Marketing pitches: selling ideas persuasively.
- Story building: creating and continuing narratives from prompts (verbal, visual, situational).
- Live commentary: giving spontaneous commentary to action videos.
The result
Students become comfortable processing any input and fluently giving relevant output – a crucial 21st-century skill. Different activities require different skills, so every student shines in some situations while staying engaged throughout.
Amazing benefits
- Real-time language processing improves English fluency.
- Overcomes stage fright and develops poise and body language.
- Builds confidence and ability to think on your feet.
- Strengthens social connections and networking skills.
- English comfort – crucial since English is our medium of instruction but not native language.
The compounding effect
All these language skills like reading, writing, speaking, are interconnected. When we improve them simultaneously, it creates a virtuous cycle with compounding benefits. Students from other schools without this systematic approach miss out and the difference becomes more evident as children progress to higher standards.
The big advantage
This weekly practice makes students comfortable with English, helping them handle core subjects better, become independent learners and avoid needing tuitions.
Debate competitions on electric Saturdays
Debate competitions on electric Saturdays
Younger grades (Std 3-5)
debate school-related topics:
- Should students have devices in classrooms?
- Do examinations cause unnecessary stress?
- Does celebrating winners make others feel awkward?
Older grades (Std 6-10)
tackle national issues:
- Taxation Policy: Should taxes be increased or decreased?
- Development Policy: Socialist or capitalist approach for India?
- Foreign Policy: Aggressive or defensive territorial protection?
Real-world skill building:
Students use speaking skills in formal debate settings while discussing topics that matter to society and their future.
Click here to see glimpses of the debates over the years.
Hands-on demonstrations:
The speaking class directly helps students with confidence during Std 1-4 hands-on demos, where they present science and social science projects to parents and peers.
Click here to see the demos over the years.