The Middle Wing at Indian Educational School marks a significant transition in a learner’s academic and personal growth. Envisioned under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, this stage—covering Grades 6 to 8—forms the foundation for higher-order thinking, conceptual mastery, and self-directed learning. Guided by the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023, our programme is designed to make learning experiential, competency-based, and value-anchored, nurturing balanced individuals who think critically and act responsibly.

Curriculum Designed for Depth and Discovery

The CBSE Middle Wing Curriculum is structured to move students beyond rote learning toward conceptual understanding and real-world application. It integrates subjects—Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Computer Science, Art, Physical Education, and Life Skills Education—within an interdisciplinary framework that encourages students to make meaningful connections between ideas.

Learning experiences are designed around themes, projects, and explorations that stimulate curiosity and reflection. Lessons are inquiry-driven, encouraging students to question, hypothesize, analyse, and create. Through this, learners begin to see themselves not as receivers of information but as active participants in the learning process.

Learning Through Inquiry and Experience

True to the NEP’s vision of experiential learning, our classrooms are dynamic environments where students learn by doing, observing, and reflecting. Science concepts come alive through experiments, models, and investigations; mathematics through patterns, reasoning, and real-life problem-solving; social science through case studies, debates, and community projects.

Field visits, model exhibitions, simulations, and design thinking challenges form an integral part of the curriculum—fostering curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. Each subject integrates opportunities for hands-on exploration and cross-curricular inquiry, ensuring that knowledge is both deep and transferable.

Differentiated and Competency-Based Learning

In alignment with NEP 2020 and the CBSE Competency-Based Framework, teaching at the Middle Stage focuses on attainment of learning outcomes rather than content coverage.

Recognizing the diversity of learners, our classrooms adopt differentiated instruction strategies. Teachers use flexible grouping, personalized goals, and multiple modes of assessment to meet varied learning needs.

The curriculum is enriched by the principles of Multiple Intelligences—honouring logical, linguistic, spatial, musical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal strengths. Students demonstrate understanding through varied expressions—presentations, research projects, art integration, digital storytelling, and peer teaching—encouraging every child to excel through her unique pathway.

Holistic Development for Balanced Growth

The Middle Stage is not just an academic journey—it is a journey of self-discovery and growth. Our programme is carefully designed to promote holistic development across multiple domains:

• Cognitive Development: Deepening analytical reasoning, problem-solving, and creative thinking.
• Social and Emotional Development: Building empathy, teamwork, resilience, and leadership.
• Physical and Motor Development: Through sports, and fitness education to encourage lifelong wellness.
• Aesthetic and Creative Development: Through art, music, theatre, and literary expression, nurturing imagination and cultural appreciation.
• Ethical and Spiritual Development: Grounding learning in integrity, respect, and social responsibility—values we hold at the heart of education.

Our classrooms are value-driven communities where respect, honesty, and compassion are actively lived and modelled—ensuring that character formation accompanies intellectual growth.

Competency-Driven Assessment for Continuous Progress

Assessment at the Middle Stage goes beyond marks—it is a continuous and comprehensive process designed to promote learning.

Aligned with the CBSE Competency-Based Assessment Framework, evaluation includes formative and summative components that measure understanding, skills, and values. Portfolios, reflective journals, research projects, oral presentations, and peer reviews provide a 360° view of each learner’s progress.

Students are guided to set personal academic goals, track their growth, and take ownership of their learning—nurturing independence and accountability.

Shaping Future-Ready Learners with Values and Vision

At Indian Educational School, we believe the Middle Wing is the launchpad for lifelong learning. Here, children are guided to think deeply, communicate effectively, and engage ethically with the world around them.

By integrating academic excellence with emotional intelligence, skills with values, and curiosity with compassion, our Middle Wing curriculum prepares learners not only for secondary education but for life itself—as confident, responsible, and empathetic global citizens.