HASANAT HIGH SCHOOL

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Classroom

Each classroom is hexagonal in shape with large windows to permit adequate natural light into the classroom. The school was designed keeping in perspective around 70 sq.feet of floor space per child to permit flexibility and movement within the school as per International standards. The beehive shaped classrooms are designed to maximize the on-the-wall space and to give full scope to the ideal of learning by doing. Each class room has cork boards on the walls providing adequate display space for the work of the students. The school compound has several plants and trees of different varieties which helps the teachers to organize a nature trail around the school. The classrooms on the first and second floor over-look the terrace gardens adorned with flowering plants, vegetable garden and butterfly garden – a rare sight in the congested city of Mumbai.

Laboratories

The school has well-equipped laboratories to conduct practical experiments and activities. It is well ventilated, bright and spacious to cater to the needs and requirements for Physical Sciences and Life Sciences. They are designed as per the norms laid down by the ICSE Board.
A large air conditioned computer laboratory with 21 computers connected through a network and equipped with the internet facility is at the disposal of the students for reference and project work.

Library

A well stocked library with books, CDs for pre-primary, primary and secondary levels makes available the necessary information to the inquiring minds. The books are used for reference in the school, during the library periods and also lent for reading at home. The students are permitted to sit in the library to do their reference work using the internet facility.

House System

To inculcate a spirit of participation, competition and fair play the students are divided into four houses Blue, Red, Green and Yellow. Their inter-house activities are graded and taken into account while distributing the house trophies and individual championships at the annual prize distributions ceremony.

A Green Environment

The school building is planned to house terrace gardens on every floor – Bougainvilleas lean on and embellish the edge of the terrace garden, areas are ear-marked for medicinal plants and vegetables planted by the students. The students have grown paddy and sugarcane as a part of the project on agriculture in these terrace gardens. The butterfly garden attracts various varieties of butterflies where the nature club learns to identify the species. In addition to the terrace garden there are adequate plants in the school compound. To name a few – Mango, Chikoo, Indian Coral tree, Rubber plants, Date palms, Banyan, Laburnum and the Copper Pod trees. Birds like Kingfisher, Red-vented Bulbul, Magpie, Parakeet, Tailor bird and Robin frequent the school garden.

Academics

There is a regular and comprehensive evaluation system with prime focus on reducing the pressure on the students and parents and lighter school bags. The primary section has introduced the concept of theme teaching which is a holistic teaching technique that would lead to more meaningful learning. Field trips based on the school syllabus for each class are organized every year.

Psychological and Emotional Support

The school has a qualified counselor who deals with the social and emotional problems of the students and also counsels the parents as and when necessary. She works alongside the teachers in identifying the problem areas of the students and recommends psychological testing and corrective measures whenever necessary. She works alongside the teachers in helping the teachers in dealing with the learning disabilities of the students.

Sports and Games

The sports area comprises
	A fully concretized basketball court
	A full sized Football ground
	A throw ball field
	A cricket pitch is being currently planned
The Sports activities offered
	Outdoor - fully operational football, basketball and throw ball courts, athletics field, long jump pit.
	Indoor – table tennis, gymnastics
An outdoor play area consisting of a slide, a rope ladder, parallel bars, a fire man’s pole and a jungle gym provide adequate scope for motor development of the pre-primary and primary students. It also helps the students to channelise their extra energy.

Other Activities Offered

Besides the activities conducted during the school hours, a few other activities are offered optionally.
	Mathematics through Abacus to stimulate calculation and numerical skills – this programme stimulates the right brain which helps the young minds to enhance the memory power and develop lateral thinking skills
	Writers Club for enhancing the creative writing skills – conducted by the english teachers of the school
	Kingfisher Nature Club – conducted by the teachers of the school
	Skating
	Public speaking – Trinity College
	School Band
	Martial Arts
	Art Club for painting and drawing – conducted by the teachers of the school
The school encourages students to actively participate in all inter-house competitions, annual functions, contributions to the school magazine and national festival celebrations arranged all through the year. Several field trips are organized during every academic year. These field trips translate into projects. Twice a year the projects done by the students are displayed and thrown open to the parents. Students explain the projects to the visitors.