Our holistic education in geared towards bringing out the best in the mind, body and soul of the child. Our enquiry-based approach encourages children to become creative and original thinkers and enjoy the learning experience through a varied spectrum of indoor and outdoor activities, wide use of information technology and project work.

VGS offers the primary years programme (PYP) of the international Baccalaureate education programme because it puts the student at the centre of the learning process and explicitly values the diversities of its student, parents and teacher populations and strives to benefits from its diversity by exploring multiple perspectives and experiences. The PYP integrates best practices from different national curricula and is in line with current global educational research.
The PYP aims to offer a balanced progamme that focuses on acquiring significant knowledge, developing essential skills, understanding meaningful concept, developing positive attitude, leading to thoughtful action.
The PYP believes that an inquiry based teaching method, structured in units of inquiry with cross curricular links to other subject.

IB PYP – Primary Years Programme

EC1 – Early Childhood (3- 4 yrs)
EC2 – Early Childhood (4- 5 yrs)
KG – Kindergarten (5- 6 yrs)

The early childhood years are crucial to educational success. They lay the foundation upon which all else is built. With this in mind VGS has selected the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) as the basis of its Elementary curriculum.

As well as developing languages, mathematics, cognitive and physical skills, the IB PYP Early Childhood programme emphasizes social growth. It also includes environmental studies, creative arts, music and dramatic play. It utilizes a wide range of teaching strategies to help children discover successful methods of learning and the academic and social aspects of learning are fully integrated. It is also a programme, which accommodates each child’s particular needs.

Within the IB PYP new activities are regularly introduced, and these relate to specific units of inquiry, which are selected to specifically match the interest and abilities of the children. Each unit addresses the core subjects and also offers a wide range of learning.

Opportunities for cooperation and creativity, Individual initiative and responsibility are encouraged on an ongoing basis.

We believe our PYP Early Year Programme offers an ideal preparation for progression through the Elementary School and beyond.

Early Years Programme

IB PYP – Primary Years Programme
Grade 1 to Grade 5 (6 – 12 yrs)

According to the IBO, PYP is designed for students between the ages of 3 to 12 years. It is an International transdisciplinary, programme designed to foster the development of the whole child in the classroom and also through other means of learning.

Learning with PYP is inquiry based. All subjects are taught within the ‘Programme of Inquiry’; but may in addition be given time as distinct subjects. This arrangement allows flexibility and spontaneity as well as depth and structure, and pays full attention to the development of subject related skills. Research activities individual and group are a notable features of the PYP classroom, and help students from an early age to become independent and confident thinkers and learners. Specialist teachers are responsible for Art, Drama, Science and Technology, Physical Education and Music as well as Lote (Language other than English) French and Hindi. In all these areas links between class teaching and subjects are emphasized.

The programme addresses all areas of development: Physical, Emotional, Social and Cognitive through an integrated approach to both group and individual learning.