The Shriram Millennium School Gurugram

After all, every child endures math, science and language classes. They learn about gravity and poetry, decimals and democracy. But behind the whiteboards and the worksheets, there’s another layer well worth watching – an invisible curriculum, which is just as important to how children become who they are but doesn’t appear on any report cards. It’s what they pick up as they watch. It is empathy, kindled by the act of sharing a meal. The fortitude that comes when they bomb a quiz and come back the next day. The curiosity that comes from watching a friend build a solar system out of cardboard and string. We don’t talk anywhere near enough about this hidden curriculum – not because we think it’s unimportant, but because it’s difficult to define. It exists in the in-between spaces – those hallway conversations, team huddles, missteps, apologies, high fives after group projects, time of reflection. But this is exactly where some of the richest learning takes place. When Character is Caught...