The National Institute of Open Schooling (N.I.O.S)
and Pre - NIOS

Activities for 2008 - 2009

NIOS Topper for the year 2007 - 2008 - ADHYANK KATOR - 65%

SECTION TIMING NO. OF STUDENTS
PRENIOS 9.15am - 1p.m 48
NIOS 1.30pm - 5.30 p.m 79

Class leaders for 2008 - 2009
NIOS XA Savio Fernandes
  XB Jonathan Paul
  XC Eldrige Fernandes
Rohit Sharma
  XD Louis Cardoza
PRE-NIOS LEVEL 'B' Arpan Choksey
  LEVEL 'C' Alwyn Joseph
  LEVEL 'D' Hitesh Wagh

NIOS 1ST TERM TIME TABLE (2008 - 2009)
DATE DAY SUBJECT TIME
10/10/2008 FRIDAY HOME SCIENCE 2PM TO 4.30PM
11/10/2008 SATURDAY WORD PROCESSING 2PM TO 4.30PM
13/10/2008 MONDAY BUSINESS STUDIES 2PM TO 5PM
14/10/2008 TUESDAY ENGLISH 2PM TO 5PM
15/10/2008 WEDNESDAY ECONOMICS 2PM TO 5PM

PRE - NIOS 1ST TERM TIME TABLE (2008 - 2009)
DATE DAY SUBJECT TIME
11/10/2008 SATURDAY MATHS 9.30am - 12.30pm
13/10/2008 MONDAY E.V.S 9.30am - 12.30pm
14/10/2008 TUESDAY FUNCTIONAL ACADEMICS 9.30am - 12.30pm
15/10/2008 WEDNESDAY ENGLISH 9.30am - 12.30pm

Our school is a centre for the Oct/Nov 2008 NIOS Board Exams. 454 students are appearing this year (2008)

Time table of Board Exams is available on www.nos.org

 

A RAY OF HOPE


The National Institute of Open School is affiliated to the Ministry of Human Resource Development is an autonomous organization that provides opportunities for continuing and developing education for those who are unable to complete school through the formal system for a variety of reasons. The N.I.O.S. system of education provides the learner a host of advantages.

First, it offers the learner the 'freedom to learn' wherein he / she decides what to learn, when to learn, how to learn and the mode of assessment. There is 'flexibility' in this system with regard to choice of subjects and scheme of examinations. The courses and programmes provide knowledge which is functional, useful in daily life and which prepares the learner for future academic advancement. Children who may have passed in subjects offered by the CBSE at Std X level are permitted a transfer of credits by the NIOS in acknowledgement of previous knowledge.

Since the Government has vested authority with the NIOS to conduct public examinations and provide Secondary and Senior Secondary Certification, which is equivalent to that issued by other Boards, conscious steps have been taken to ensure the quality of education provided. The methods used for imparting education include a combination of instructional media in print, audio, video and CD-ROM format.

The Don Bosco National Institute Open School (DBNIOS)

The Don Bosco National Institute Open School (DBNIOS) was started in 2000 with the aim of providing an alternate system of education to children who were unable to complete formal school. A number of children who study here have either dropped out or have been pushed out of the regular formal school, most often due to factors beyond thir control. Children having learning disabilities, slow learners and those possessing a borderline IQ have walked out of our portals with a renewed sense of self-confidence, respect and dignity, having proved to themselves and the world that they possess the potential and skill as well as the aptitude for academics.

The DBNIOS prepares the student not only for the Secondary and Senior Secondary Certificate examination via the NIOS but also for life. It aims for the holistic development of children by giving them access to facilities for recreation, sports, music, dance and drama. Regular sessions are also conducted with the aim of providing them an insight into their own development ass adolescents. Creatively planned and organized sessions enable them to evolve socially appropriate ways of coping with their emotional, intellectual, physiological, social, academic and spiritual lives.

In addition the use of creative educational aids, audiovisuals, multimedia and computer aided teaching makes learning fun. Educational outings and picnics help in reinforcing lessons learnt in the classroom. Various support programmes have been conducted for parents of students to enable them to understand, help and encourage their children better. The teachers and other educators are specially trained and receive regular inputs in order to keep them updated with regard to knowledge and teaching methods.

The DBNIOS has two separate sections - the regular and the special school. The regular school programme of the NIOS consists of a one-year programme of study for the Secondary and the Senior Secondary Certificate course.

The Special School

The special school is meant for children with diffuculties in learning and attention. Past experience has shown that these children require greater attention from teachers, individual planning and follow up that would take into consideration the special needs of each child. In order to improve learning and interaction, the special school comprises of smaller study groups consisting of a maximum of ten students each. This enables the teacher to give greater attention to each child and follow his progress, while at the same time planning for his further development.

The special school programme is spread over three years with innovative, activity-oriented methods (e.g. charts, audio-visual aids, games, etc.) that are adopted to enable enhanced comprehension and retention of the subject matter.

Activities

During the year a variety of sessions in personality development, music, dance, drama, sports, craft and sex education have been organised to enhance the holistic development of the students. Programmes like the Christmas Panorama, Annual Day, Teachers' Day and Sports Day have given them an opportunity to participate and display their skills and talents. Talent competitions that drew out their innate talents in singing, music, dancing and acting were also organized. The students also had an enjoyable picnic at Water Kingdom.

DBNIOS conducts trial examinations for students registered with us. Trial exams are like mock exams so as to enable students to prepare themselves for the board. Personal Contact programmes are also conducted in Science, Home Science and Word-Processing.

A series of workshops and talks were also organized and conducted for the parents of students in the NIOS section by child development experts. These were aimed at, them developing a better understanding of their adolescent wards and their learning patterns as well as, improving on their parenting skills.

The Special School section and NIOS section participated in interclass and interschool competitions in sports, fine arts and the performing arts during which a number of the students bagged gold medals and certificates.

The NIOS section also has a Remedial Cell as each child at Don Bosco National Institute of Open School is unique. Most of them succeed in keeping pace with the academic standards but there are a few whose academic excellence remains to be unfolded by the creative teaching - learning process (Remedial/Special Education) implemented here at Don Bosco.

Unlike the conventional way of teaching, the students are taught in a way which best suits them individually.

The remediation for students of the NIOS commences after the evaluation of the First Terminal Examination. The students performing below average are referred for special remediation at a nominal fee. Students facing difficulties in comprehension and retention are assisted in addition to those hailing from the lower socio-economic strata and from non-English speaking backgrounds. In the remedial classes the teacher-student ratio is that of one teacher for five children. This ensures that the student gets the required attention and assistance in subjects he needs.

Modern teaching aids used in this process includes the use of mnemonics, diagrams, flash cards, flannel boards, charts, Power point presentations and other innovative activities as per the requirement which enhance the students' understanding and retention of concepts and the topics. Some students also require repeated explanations, reading, writing, dictation and summarizing of concepts. As the NIOS syllabus and examination system is more objective based, eighty-five percent of the students succeed. The remaining fifteen percent are advised to opt for vocational courses, if it is felt that the child is unable to handle the stress of the curriculum.

The students are encouraged to cultivate and develop their inherent traits, thus helping them in achieving academic proficiency and improving their overall performance.