About the Methods used In Holy Innocents Primary School

As the twenty-first century approaches, Holy Innocents Primary School focus on providing students with the skills and aptitudes they will need to handle the challenges of the new world. In 2014 Holy Innocents’ Primary School Artistry in Ceramics introduce as a Learning for Life Program (LLP), and Digiminds@ HIPS was established as the school’s Applied Learning Program (ALP), providing students with knowledge of Design Thinking, Robotics, and Coding.

The CPA (Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract) method

The Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (C-P-A) approach, which enables students to meet Math in a meaningful way and transition concepts from the concrete to the abstract, is a core Maths pedagogy at Holy Innocents’ Primary School. By teaching abstract concepts in a more accessible way through concrete and pictorial modes, the CPA approach helps children learn new ideas and expand on their previous knowledge.

Polya’s 4-Step Approach to Problem Solving

Polya’s 4-Step Problem Solving approach is a structured strategy that aids students in problem-solving, is another Math pedagogy at HIPS. Effective questioning and routines in thinking, such as Talk Moves, help teachers improve classroom dialogue. These talk motions are used in class to enhance mathematical thinking and reasoning to stimulate student discussion. It is especially true when students attempt to clarify their thoughts and communicate ideas with one another.

A Process Thinking Skills (PTS) Package intends to give organised strategy to pupils to improve their problem-solving skills by utilising heuristics. As a result, students participate in hands-on activities and learning experiences to help them understand topics through self-exploration, conversations, and collaborative learning.

The Inquiry Methodology:

Inquiry-based learning in the classroom embodies these components and can take many different forms, including process-oriented and discussion-oriented approaches. The inquiry technique utilised in Social Studies also includes an understanding the teacher and student roles and duties in a classroom culture that is favourable to inquiry.

There are four aspects to the investigation process:

• Getting People’s Interests Piqued
• Obtaining Information
• Exercising Deductive Reasoning
• Using Reflective Thinking

Main department tactics promote inquiry-based learning.

The science department at HIPS uses a learning strategy that strives to instil in children a sense of wonder and interest in the world around them. We aim to pique our students’ natural interest by connecting scientific concepts to everyday real-life events to improve their critical thinking skills by including a set of thinking routines into the curriculum method of inquiring about the world around them.

Harvard Project Zero’s Visible Thinking Routines were implemented as a school-wide approach to enable students to nurture knowledge of scientific concepts while studying, keeping with HIPS conviction in educating students for the future and advocating learning for life.

Physical Education Program

Physical Education is an integral component of the school’s curriculum. It is the only subject in which motor skills and the study of human movement covered. Because learning is a lifelong process, the department aims to assist each child in learning and demonstrate physical skills, safe practices, and values that will enable them to live an active and healthy lifestyle in a technologically enhanced world. Assessment for Learning Strategies like using Success Criteria, providing feedback, and activating students as learners can all help to improve teaching and learning.