Our approach

Our approach is built around these key principles:

lifelong

Experience

We believe in giving Cambridge schools the power to shape their curriculum around how they want students to learn.

cultivating

Active

Children should be involved in their own learning through well-planned experiences that help them develop competence, agency, emotional attachment and self-worth.

Balance

Learning should encourage a balance of physical, cognitive, language and communications, and social and emotional development.

culture

Play

Learning should be age appropriate, play-based and child centred. It should include both child- and adult-led activities.

versatile

Transition

Early years education should help children transition successfully to primary school, moving from informal, play-based learning to teaching that is more formal.

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Curriculum

In early years education, the assessment of young learners’ progress against key milestones is an essential component for effective teaching and learning. It serves as a valuable tool to gauge the impact of educational input, enabling educators to comprehend areas of success and strategically plan for future learning endeavors.

At Deccan international Early Years, our assessment approach revolves around continuous formative assessment, incorporating observations of children within their learning environment and evidence collected during the learning process.

Four key areas of early childhood development
  • Physical development
  • Language and communication development
  • Cognitive development
  • Social and emotional development

Curriculum areas

Our six curriculum areas help you to guide and support progress across all areas of development.

Communication and literacy

Speaking, listening, reading and writing are crucial to children’s early development. Showing children the importance of language through fun activities and encouraging them to engage with a wide range of texts helps to ignite a lifelong curiosity for learning.

Creative expression

Creative expression allows children to communicate their ideas and develop their imagination through art and design, music, dance and drama. This important area brings together skills and cognitive processes from across the whole curriculum.

Mathematics

At an early age, it’s important to help children recognise how mathematics impacts everyday life. Through games and activities, we can introduce children to mathematical language, thinking and concepts that they will need when they start their primary education.

Physical Development

Our curriculum encourages children to develop movement skills through play, helping them to develop positive attitudes towards exercise and laying the foundations for healthy, active lives.

Personal, Social And Emotional Development

This area is central to children’s lives. It underpins their wellbeing and attainment in all other areas of their learning.

Understanding The World

This area of the curriculum encourages children’s natural curiosity as they explore the world around them. It lays foundations for a range of different subjects in primary education and beyond, including science, digital literacy, computing and humanities.

Hear from our
students

Hear from our students about their transformational experiences at Deccan International School.

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Vandana Bhujang
A Level-2023-24

The rigorous CAIE board curriculum at Deccan International School gave me a well-rounded education. The school provided a wide range of extracurricular activities to supplement this academic basis. I took part fully in Vibrance, our yearly cultural festival, which gave me the chance to discover and present my skills.

Yasasvini Bodda
Graduate of DIS

I transferred from England to Deccan International School in Padmanabhanagar, Bangalore, at the start of my 8th grade. Coming from a different academic environment and culture, I expected quite a rough beginning. However, I was fortunate to find teachers who could empathize with me well.

Spoorthi Hegde
10

I have studied in Deccan for the past thirteen years from my pre- nursery to my tenth. However, I do not mind redoing those thirteen years because of the precious memories this school has given me. Although I have not studied in any other school before, I still believe that Deccan is one of the best school for holistic development. Sports, academics, extracurriculars, you name it, DIS has it all!

Deccan International School SARANYA DALAVAI
SARANYA DALAVAI
10

There are many good things about our school that makes it a valuable place for learning and growth. Our school uses creative and modern teaching techniques, such as project-based learning, technology integration and acronyms which make learning more engaging and effective. It also has a strong sense of community where students, teachers, and parents work together can create a nurturing and supportive environment.

Frequently Asked Questions

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