The Primary section covers two key stages:
- Primary - Key Stage 1: KG and Grade 1 where students begin formal learning; they master the skills of reading, writing and basic arithmetic, as well as learning about the specific skills for interpreting knowledge in science and humanities.
- Primary - Key Stage 2: Grades 2 to 5 Where students start to become more independent learners and are expected to start to take responsibility for personal organisation and exploring their learning more deeply - developing real passions and interests.
The Primary school curriculum supports successful learning as it is built upon the learning objectives from the English National Curriculum, tailored to our identity as a British International School with German roots operating in India. We are the only school in Mumbai to offer the English National Curriculum which uniquely provides a clear and logical progression of learning and skills development in all subject areas. Within DSB, we treat the curriculum as a strong framework on which we develop interesting and innovative learning. The flexibility in the curriculum enables exciting opportunities for extension for the more able learner. Following the National Curriculum, gives us access to varied assessment tools that ensure we can monitor progress in the core subjects of Literacy/English, Numeracy/Mathematics and Science and compare the progress of our students with English medium schools globally. Click here to learn more about the curriculum.
Our curriculum is far more than just a series of academic learning objectives. Threaded throughout its design is the intention to ensure our learners develop resilience and a strong voice and are confident and ethical citizens who can make positive choices and keep themselves safe. Equally, it ensures they are developing as internationally-minded citizens of a digital age with an inherent understanding of the value and importance of diversity and with a love of knowledge that provides the foundations for their future success in study and life beyond.
If you would like to find out more about our Primary programme - please reach out to our Head of Primary Richard Holt headofprimary@dsbindia.com or his Deputy Usha Hariharan ushahariharan@dsbindia.com
Our curriculum aims to provide a rich blend of academic rigour and physical, social, artistic and cultural activities. We value and recognise that each child is a unique individual for whom success will look different. We provide a child-centred, supportive environment that encourages students to be independent and confident learners.
We encourage our students to strive for excellence, to be inquisitive, to support and tolerate the needs and differences of others and, above all, to gain a love for learning and to instil the values and the commitment to 'lifelong learning.'
At DSB, our teaching and learning supports our key values: We value each other, We value responsible thinking, We value resilience, and our pedagogical principles: Learning is lifelong, Learning is collaborative, Learning is active. We aim to provide a rich and engaging school experience that nurtures innate curiosity and lays the foundation for a successful attitude towards learning that stays with the student for life.
Students in the Primary Section at DSB study English (Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, Phonics and Grammar), Mathematics (Number, Operations, Fractions, Measures, Geometry and Statistics), German as Foreign Language or mother tongue, Hindi, Marathi, Science, History, Geography, Design and Technology, Computing, Music, Religious Education, Personal Social Health and Economic Education, Art, and Physical Education. We provide support for our many English Language Learners, as appropriate, throughout Primary.
We often teach through units that combine subject-specific learning outcomes into combined themes. The cross curricular nature of these themes means they can be used across a wide range of subjects and can be developed in ways that meet the needs and interests of the learners.