The school curriculum is structured to meet the various development needs of students including academics, social, emotional and ethical needs. The school follows NCERT Syllabus with an integrated approach for holistic development of students with emphasis on cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of learning. Students are provided with opportunities to learn, develop and apply skills in critical thinking, evaluation and extrapolation, synthesizing, problem solving and applying knowledge in novel situations. Provisions have also been made for co-curricular activities, sports and cultural programmers for inculcating values.

The School conducts classes from LKG to XII.

Both sections are closely and functionally interconnected with an emphasis on optimum utilization of the available resources and expertise.

The school begins at 9:00 a.m. with the morning assembly. It is followed by eight academic periods. The academic session ends at 2:40 p.m. The club activities, inter house matches and some co-curricular and extracurricular activities are conducted during school hours as per the Monthly plan.

Co-Curricular Activities (CCA)

Co-curricular activities are designed to develop latent talents fully and enable the children to learn to spend their leisure time in a positive and fruitful manner. The CCA programmes are conducted class wise for Pre-primary section and house-wise for Class I to X.

The co-curricular activities for various age groups include: Dramatics, Calligraphy , Declamation, Extempore Speech, Debates, Poetry Recitation, Story Telling, Set Speech, Poster Making in English, Marathi & Hindi, General Knowledge Quiz, On the Spot Painting, Greeting Card Making/, Music, Band, Essay Writing, Cartoon Drawing, Spell Bee, Letter writing, and Story writing, Recreational Activities, Musical Nights and Cultural programmes are organised in connection with national days, festivals and Annual Day.

Students are encouraged to pursue and develop their artistic talents and aptitudes that will help them excel in future.

In addition, Overhead Projectors and DVD/CD players and a good collection of Educational Video CDs are also available for happy learning.

The school library is well-stocked with more than 1500 books. With the introduction of library periods in the timetable, the children are going to get familiarized with different literary genres besides improving their academic performance.

Our main focus is to develop adequate muscular co-ordination and basic motor skills, imbibe good health habits, help the child understand, accept and cope up with feelings and emotions, to motivate group participation by providing conducive environment to think and contemplate Children are allowed to explore and discover freely and express their interest and fascination to their new discovery.

They are exposed to the idea of Indian spirituality, friendship and sharing through our specially designed celebrations.

Our multidimensional approach enhances optimal child development and helps our children grow as intellectual, confident and healthy individuals. Our creative curriculum and specialized methods of teaching contribute to the child’s cognitive and emotional development, communication (talking and listening), knowledge and understanding of the world, creative and aesthetic development, physical development, mathematical awareness and development.

Teaching methods at this level are very interactive which initiate life-long learning skills. We help them differentiate between positive and negative behaviors. Our children are rewarded for their good choices and code of conducts which boosts their confidence, courage and determination.

We emphasize on reading, writing and arithmetic skills. Exploration and discovery is the method of our teachers to help students learn conceptually. Students are given ample opportunity to work together, discuss possible solutions, and speculate about theories.

They are encouraged to look at many possible ways to solve a problem instead of finding one “correct” answer. They make observations, ask questions and share their ideas. The outcome is holistic learning, to explore new ideas and face the dynamic world with undaunted confidence.

At this stage, we accentuate on self-directed learning. From the Middle School, the curriculum takes on a broader facet. It focuses on a subject-based curriculum along with meaningful and rich assignments for accentuating learning experience. We insist on development of writing and oral skills. Students work independently and also in groups. Learning is based on their curiosity which paves way to creative learning. The purpose and function of this pupil -centered approach is to apply knowledge and skills iron out problems with undaunted confidence.

The teaching methodology at all levels at Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil CBSE School, Shevgaon based on the theory of multiple intelligences with the belief, that every child has potential. Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil CBSE School, Shevgaon is thus leaves no stone unturned to provide children with opportunities, guidance, encouragement and happy learning atmosphere.