Beyond Academics

We believe that Art education has a central role to play in preparing all our students for a changing world where innovation and creativity are going to be vital skills. Learners develop their understanding of how to use lines and shades to create form, shape and pattern using a variety of tools such as pencil, pen and charcoal and drawing from a range of still life objects. They experiment with media such as oil pastel and watercolour to develop their knowledge and understanding of colour theory. Art is offered as a mainstream subject in the next level for those who have the passion to pursue.

There is an art & design studio exclusively created at CPS Global where the upper secondary students develop creative thinking and bring interesting projects to life! We offer the most interesting and open program in which every child can express himself/herself. The main goals at the initial stage are to unleash the child’s creative potential, a sense of taste, style, harmony instilled in him/her, which contributes to the formation of an integral creative personality. For this age group, the emphasis is on teaching practical design skills. During these sessions, children learn design thinking, design sketching and understanding how different materials help to embody various creative forms. All programs are built on the principle of maximum adaptability to the needs and abilities of children; they form multi-format teams in which children organically complement each other and learn not only from teachers, but also from each other.

Our Music curriculum for this age group covers a range of skills and styles, providing the opportunity for the less-experienced to discover what music really is, while still challenging those who have been learning vocal/instrument for many years. We recommend that learners experience music from their own culture as well as exploring music from other times and places so that they develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to contribute as musicians. It nurtures their individual and collective creativity. Instrumental learning phase now includes percussion music also. Those students passionate to sing are encouraged to hone their singing nuances by being a part of the Choir which presents melodious songs in the school assemblies and cultural events organised during annual day celebrations and important happenings.

Learners in this group study music of different styles placed in their historical and cultural base. They start to recreate the music and compose new tracks through instruments enhancing their appreciation and enjoyment of music. Learners experiment with the latest music software available and produce digital albums as a team.The school band consisting of young musicians takes shape beginning Grade 9. These young musicians compose, perform to the audience at all major events of the school. They also represent the school in competitions, and render music for the target audience for fundraising activities.

Students of Lower Secondary experiment with various dance forms like lyrical dance. The moves at this stage are dynamic, where they subtly focus on conveying feelings and emotions through movements. In this segment, students also learn to understand the cultural contexts of dance forms from global perspectives. They develop an aesthetic appreciation and start applying various elements of dance.

The senior students venture into learning bold dance moves and popular high energy dance forms. They are given opportunities to choreograph using various elements of dance. They are taught different genres like contemporary, jazz, hip hop, salsa etc. They also try trans-disciplinary moves including yoga, martial arts and gymnastics. They are also taught safe dance practices that will enhance their physical well being and prolong their dance involvement.

Middle and high school students are in a physiological phase of intense physical, mental and emotional growth and upheaval. This time of transition, though challenging, presents great opportunities for personal exploration and development. Dramatic and theatrical training at this stage offers students the tools and skills to master and deal with these changes confidently as they grow to young adulthood. The focus now shifts to understanding emotion, characterisation and plots. They are encouraged to choose the genre of their liking, script their thoughts, understand the nuances of developmental drama and showcase it to fellow students.

Senior School at CPS Global sees the emergence of Youth Theatre. Drama & Theatre here is student directed, student led and the teacher remains a facilitator only. They research aspects of the drama, build improvisation, put their scripts together, design stage, costume, music and direct their own productions. They also take the lead to train their juniors during the school events. The skills learnt and techniques honed are also used by the students to showcase their curriculum learning during La fenetre, a grand culmination event of learning that takes place at the end of every school year.

The Secondary Level learners handle the ultimate mBlock kit where they model complicated structures, code them using the mbot software to do anything they can imagine. And mBlock exposes children to cutting-edge technologies, allowing children to create live projects. They gain exposure to the systems of sensors, control systems, manipulators, power supplies and software that work together to perform a task. While working in teams, students take up various roles as per their strengths and together they build and program their robot to conquer the challenge given.

Raspberry pi Lab
Advancement is useless until it is employed and the world benefits out of it. As a part of letting our students have a hand on it, we offer an introductory course to the raspberry pi platform. This program has successfully achieved its objective of enabling our young masterminds to learn programming and computer hardware using scratch and python-based IDE for the raspberry pi. The application of this platform is seen in the robotics lab where the students create solar street lights, lego raspberry pi enclosure, carousal, ferry’s wheels, remote control buggy. With all the real-world training, they are set to dive into the digital world with confidence.

In the everyday life of a teenager, focusing on real life skills is a key element as it focuses on those areas that will be relevant for the future. Students discuss, analyse and collaborate on the issues inside and outside the classroom thereby mastering the skills that are dealt with. The Lower Secondary program concentrates on developing problem solving, decision making and interpersonal skills. These fine skills are what we believe make our learners truly Independent and ready to face the opportunities that come their way. Time management, financial literacy, reflecting on self, coping with emotions, art of persuasion, being responsible are the variety of life skills students get exposed to at this stage.

Democracies need active, informed and responsible citizens, who are willing and able to take responsibility for themselves and their communities. We at CPS Global build the generation that helps these democracies to sustain by grooming informed and responsible adults. Future belongs to those who imbibe these skills and combine them in creative ways. To encourage learners to take positive action for self growth, we have regular life skill classes that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Accountability, conflict resolution, initiative and enterprise, self discipline, compassion and inner well being are some of the adaptive skills that we equip students with to face the realities of life. Through these and a multitude of career connect events, the school empowers the students to be college and world ready.

Sport for all and physical fitness are seen as preparation for a healthy and active life. The school has a strong record in many sports and provides high quality infrastructure for students to enjoy and enhance their sports skills. The Physical Literacy Program at school is led by well-qualified facilitators with more than five decades of collective experience. They identify and prepare Junior and Senior Teams for various sports to represent school, region, state, national and international events.

The prime objectives to promote sports actively in the secondary school segment are

• Encourage children to participate in age appropriate activities and sports of their choice
• Establish life-long fitness goals among students
• Scout and train the sporting talent
• Develop and reinforce cooperative behaviour among students

The school offers wide choices of sports and games for every student to opt any two from the following:

Field Events	Track Events	Indoor Games	Outdoor Games	Others
Shot Put Discuss Throw Long Jump High Jump	Short & Long Distance Relay Medley Hurdles	Badminton Table Tennis Carrom Chess	Volleyball Football Throwball Basketball Handball Hockey Kho Kho Cricket	Karate Taekwondo Yoga Aerobics

The Sports Day is a glorious annual event in the annals of CPS Global School. We proudly celebrate the achievement of each and every student and their sportsmanship. The school recognises the highest level achievers of the year with Abhinav Bindra and Dhyan Chand Awards. It’s one big happy event where the whole school including the parent community comes together to encourage and support the blossoming talent of our young achievers. This day also witnesses parents participating in exciting events specially knitted for them. The day ends with the proud house champions of the year walking away with their Rolling Trophies amidst loud cheer and appreciation from their house members.

This segment students are ardent to pass on a good vibe and contribute to the community fridge as we believe that this act will help them to understand and appreciate what they have and also imbibe the quality to empathise with the needy. They also actively take part in all fund raising activities organised by their seniors, orphanage visits and awareness campaigns. The funds generated from the Artisan market and various celebrations/festivals are distributed to the less privileged segment fostering a sense of accomplishment and enjoyment from their work.

As the saying goes “every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven,” the students of CPS Global embark on a gargantuan effort through crowdfunding/fundraising activities to aid differently abled people to live their dream.Learning through experience and serving the community enhances their personal and interpersonal development. Our students engage in multifarious social impact initiatives and rallies to symbolise the element that they are a part of the society, taking care of the needy, preserving and protecting the natural resources. It includes cancer awareness campaign in collaboration with Adyar Cancer Institute, organ donation awareness rally in collaboration with Frontier Lifeline Hospital, stem cell donation awareness campaign in association with DATRI; nationwide ‘Rally for Rivers’ along with certain specific agenda like remodelling the abandoned suburban railway station in Chennai, coastal clean up projects and so on. They also extend their learning beyond – by sharing their knowledge to teach the rural students, by improving the ambience of the surrounding, to empower themselves and earn the truest experiences that their efforts have netted them.

The outdoor learning at this stage becomes more focussed. The trips bring books to life and life to books.Our trips at this stage include service learning which focuses on the ‘socially beneficial’ aspect of the trip. Students now start reflecting on what they see around them,what it is that they can give back to society. The objective now is also to brush on their soft skills which require sharpening. Organic Farms, Horticulture Spots, Adyar Theosophical Society, Birla Planetarium, National Art Gallery, Dakshinachitra, Periyar Science and Technology Centre are the informative places that our students visit. The trips as is evident are planned to cater to a variety of student interests ranging from Art to biology to space science.

By the time students move into upper secondary school the outdoor learning has a specific objective. They visit the places as per the subject interest also along with trips aimed for the whole segment. It is time for the students to know how gas chromatography works or how language is used in the media. They observe, discern patterns and relationships, determine correlations and make evaluations, the students in effect are practicing the process of scientific inquiry first-hand.

Industrial visits are organised to understand the raw material procurement, factors affecting production, work assembly process, logistics and other aspects in order to aid them to experience it’s real-world application. Some of the outdoor trips our students enjoy visiting are the world’s largest Cardiac pathology Museum, Centenary Library, and the Newspaper Printing Unit.