Welcome to Akbar School

Club

A series of Club Activities to promote and cultivate the talents of our students.

The students clubs are:

Literary Club
Reading Club
Arts and Crafts Club
Sports Club
Science and Maths Club
Eco and Nature Club
IT Club
Health and Hygiene Club
Social Service Club
Designing Club
Painting Club

Smart Class

An advanced facility in the school is the smart class. The topics in all subjects for all classes in Cambridge School are presented before the students in visual screens by means of network which connects the digital class rooms and the knowledge centre. The topics are presented in animated forms accompanied by audio in the digital classes. These visuals of the topic impart a better understanding to the students, making teaching and learning much easier.

Computer lab

The School has computer laboratories for students. It has advanced infrastructure in terms of hardware and software which cater to the requirements of the students, teachers and the curriculum. The school is equipped with a dedicated broadband Internet connection for enterprising students get a chance to be familiar with the Internet. They do comprehensive research for their projects and presentations.

The department has qualified committed teachers to teach different classes at different levels. The faculty members make continuous efforts to see that the students must get expertise in practical implementation of tools they have in their curriculum. The Information Technology curriculum has been planned in such a way that the students of classes I to VIII will get exposure to various technologies and softwares. In the primary section, the students are trained to use basic softwares like Windows, MS-Office (Ms-Word, MS-Powerpoint, Ms-Excel etc.). Along with this, they get exposure to computer programming at elementary stage through the computer languages like LOGO and Q-Basic in order to improve their logical skills. The students are assessed on their practical skills over a regular time interval via projects and assignments given to them. In the higher classes the students have an option to learn advanced softwares which are the part of their curriculum. The Students get exposure to the latest Multimedia softwares like FLASH, Photoshop, Image-Ready etc. On the other hand to sharpen their logical and reasoning skills, they learn computer languages like Visual Basic, JAVA and C++

Innovation lab

Akbar School Innovation Lab is a flexible and personalized learning environment devoted to fostering creativity, curiosity, and purpose. Teachers blend core disciplines in a project-based approach, allowing students to explore their interests and harness their innovative potential. Students are encouraged to discover their passions and are supported as they make an impact in the community at large.

Innovation Lab is devoted to fostering creativity, curiosity, and purpose within an interdisciplinary and academically rigorous, college preparatory curriculum. Teachers blend stem and Humanities core disciplines in a project-based approach, allowing students to explore their interests and harness their innovative potential. In this approach to learning, students develop the skills and content knowledge they require by connecting to questions and topics of interest they identify. With guidance, they discover their passions and impact the community at large.

Foundational Principles:

  • Cross-disciplinary approach to content and skill development
  • High levels of student-teacher collaboration and connection
  • Student agency and ownership of learning
  • Focus on metacognition (new thought) and growth mindset
  • Project-based learning opportunities
  • Community involvement with real world internship/mentoring
  • Regular public exhibition of student work
  • Technology as a dynamic tool for learning