1. DPS Academy

2. Vision To nurture creative, reflective and empowered contributors to a global society.

3. Mission At DPS Academy, we strive to: Provide students with a nurturing, safe, child-centric and an academically stimulating environment. Inspire students to innovate and be lifelong learners. Create an enjoyable learning experience which fosters thinking, reflection, collaboration and communication. Empower students with ethics and humility who celebrate diversity. Develop leaders and team players who are able to adapt to the dynamic global society.

4. Nurture School environment – Needs to be safe and secure – Needs to be a happy and comfortable place for students – Create excitement for learning

5. Nurture@Academy Physical infrastructure – Every school space is exciting – Safe and child friendly – Learning spaces are appealing Teachers – Respect for every student – Active listeners – Believing in our students – Create democratic environment Tutoring Programme – Peer Learning Community – Teachers as Mentors – Well adjusted global citizens

6. Creativity “The ability to create” Can think of original ideas Can think out of the box Can innovate Can think of alternate solutions Is a problem solver It is ok to make mistakes!!

7. Creativity@Academy Explore programme Project based learning – Learning from the immediate environment Collaborative learning – Teachers and students to learn together – Group work Text books to be springboards – Students encouraged to infer, extrapolate, deduce, induce – Open ended questions

8. Reflective Self –discipline – Ability to discern right from wrong In behaviour In intellect Taking ownership of ones actions Ability to spend time on their own to better themselves Learning to celebrate differences

9. Reflective@Academy Self – Assessment by students – Part of report cards for middle school CTIP Circle Time Theme based assemblies Centre for Special Needs Value of the month

10. Empowered Well adjusted individuals Knowledge seekers Aesthetics Sportsman spirit Digital natives

11. Empowered@Academy Global community – Exchange programmes – Community service programmes Research skills Emphasis on co-curricular activities Range of sporting activities IT enabled classrooms – Students to handle IT with responsibility

12. Every Child is Unique Reading comprehension programme Appreciating every student for their unique talent Professional learning environment – Multiple intelligence and Learning Styles – 21 st Century skills – Questioning Counselling

13. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” John Dewey