PROGRAMS

English Transition Program

The Medium Transition Course is intended to help children gain proficiency in Basic English. The course facilitates transition into English Medium education for children who have had their education in Telugu or any other medium. This course prepares students to progress from writing simple three letter words to seven letter words, and enables children to learn and write subject-related words. Upon completion of the Medium Transition Course children are equipped with a working vocabulary in English, simple sentence structures, an ability to read and understand simple texts and the skill to write clearly and legibly. This course assumes that any child who has no knowledge of English can comfortably handle the exercises given in the books with the help of the teacher. The course is also intended for children who have learnt some Basic English but lack fluency in: reading, recalling, reproducing the alphabet, vocabulary, and sentence structure. With the guidance and help of the teacher each and every child is made to practice and learn to read and write the letters, understand and write words and sentences, and to complete simple exercises required to be comfortable with the prescribed books.

Remedial Program

The remedial program is intended to help children reach class level. Our schools facilitate admission into a class on the basis of age appropriateness. Even if a child has never been to school and seeks admission, the child is admitted to a class according to his age. To assess student learning levels and to prepare student profiles, every child is tested through student assessment tests. These subject competency tests take place July through September. The child attends the regular class; a bilingual method is adopted while teaching all subjects. The child's understanding of the subject is evaluated orally in the regular class.

The Remedial Program in English is run for students across all class levels. Students start by learning the alphabet then progress to read, spell, and write words. Students will continue learning the language through the use of simple sentence structures supported by simple text reading assignments. Building on their achievements, students will advance to more complex texts, vocabulary, and sentence structures. This remedial work is complemented by the subject-related words student learn throughout the year in their regular classes. It is our aim to tailor a student's language learning to their needs, this is done with the goal of building a strong English language competency in all of our students.

The Remedial Program in Math is designed to assist students of all levels. At the younger (Nursery, LKG) levels Simple Math with Tamarind Seeds is a program we utilize in order to help students grasp concepts of numbers, counting, addition, and subtraction. in Math where the children learn count of numbers, place value and basic operations by providing hands on practice using tamarind seeds. As the students gain proficiency in working with tamarind seeds, the students internalize number concepts, essential vocabulary and math language required for the class level competency.

Library

Every child loves to listen to a good story and from listening to a story is but a short step to becoming an independent reader. Stories stimulate the creativity and imagination of children. A good story builds concepts and ideas. It allows children to imagine themselves as part of the story and identify with the characters. We, at Pudami strongly believe in this and hence all our schools have well equipped libraries with a vast collection of books in English, Hindi and Telugu. The books cater to students of all classes. The libraries are also equipped with reference books such as dictionaries in different languages and subjects, encyclopedias, atlases and teacher reference books.

Computer literacy

Computer literacy is an essential skill. The computer is becoming a basic tool of modern life, and at Pudami Schools we aim to prepare our students with the skills they will need to be computer literate. The computer literacy program is designed to provide our students with hands on practice and learning activities so that they will be able to use computers comfortably. Our schools have well equipped computer labs, where students have the opportunity to familiarize themselves and gain hands on practice using computers for learning activities. The practice and learning activities provided by Pudami's computer literacy program aim to provide students with resources to support learning, and most importantly the confidence to use technology.

Sports with Magic Bus

Magic Bus is a Sport for development organization which works closely with school children. We are all familiar with the saying - "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Sports with Magic Bus is a unique facility to help the overall development of children at our schools. Magic Bus provides trained sports faculty who organize sports and activities for children. These games and activities motivate children to come to school and also help children improve their concentration and focus towards important things in life – caring for others, independent thinking, etc.

Interactive Digital Classrooms

Interactive digital classrooms are the classrooms of future. Our schools are equipped with one to three digital classrooms, where teachers can comfortably use the digital content and develop teaching learning resources to help students gain conceptual understanding of difficult topics. The digital classrooms act as a very valuable resource to develop the English language capacities of students and teachers. A wide range of language resources like, rhymes, stories, and grammar exercises help to provide interactive practice sessions for the children to encourage their language development.

Study material

Often students need some help understanding the lesso

ns of a prescribed textbook. We provide worksheets and additional exercises from the lessons so that students of all learning levels will have adequate practice and successfully attain their class level competencies