Treamis World School | International School Bangalore: FAQ

1.	What is the duration of the academic session of the school? The school runs a 10-month, 210 days academic year calendar. The academic is divided into two semesters. Each semester has a minimum of 90 days. Each semester has three learning cycles or terms. Each term has a minimum of six school weeks or 30 school days. The CBSE high school starts in April. The preschool and primary schools start in mid and late June. The middle and high schools start before mid July.
2.	Do you have a language lab? Yes. The language lab is provided with the audio-visual equipment and several programs that facilitate learning and accent training.
3.	What kind of science laboratories do you have? In addition to language lab, Treamis has spacious world class labs for physics, chemistry, biology, math and computers.
4.	What is your second and third language policy? We offer a choice of International language French, national language Hindi or local language Kannada for second and third languages. Grades 1-5 do not have third language. For these grades, second language is an option. For Grades 6-8, students can choose any two languages as second and third.
5.	What is Treamis homework policy? Homework contributes towards building responsibility and lifelong learning habits among students. Through the homework, students practice, reinforce or apply newly-acquired skills and knowledge and learn necessary skills of independent study. Regular homework that includes both written work and reading are assigned from Monday through Thursday. Assignments for weekends, if any, will be very light. Students use weekends for special assignments such as research projects, student presentations, book reports, etc. Homework is assigned sparingly in the early school years. The amount of homework increases significantly as the student progresses through school. Teachers make the homework central to course work, collect it routinely and spend class time reviewing it. At Treamis, homework is not given as punishment. ‘No homework' is not used as reward either. Homework that is necessary and useful, appropriate to the ability and maturity level of students, well explained and motivational and clearly understood by students is assigned. Parents and residence hall house parents are teacher's partners in the student's education and will be very much involved in the homework assignments. Homework assignments are tied to grades as they are useful to teachers for monitoring student progress and diagnosing student learning problems.
6.	What is the student assessment pattern of the school? Student evaluation process includes both formative and summative forms of assessment. Formative assessment continuously evaluates students on their classroom activities and successful completion of homework and assignments. It provides teachers and students with information about how the learning is developing and helps the teacher to plan the next state of learning.

	Summative assessment occurs at the end of a teaching and learning cycle. Students are given the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned by applying their knowledge in new and authentic contexts in tests. The summative assessment occurs at the end of each term. These tests are also designed to help students practice techniques that will help them prepare for qualifying exams.
7.	How will student progress be communicated to parents? Student progress is communicated to parents in three ways 1. In parent-teacher conference 2. Term progress report 3. Semester report card
8.	What are parent-teacher conferences and how often are they held? In parent-teacher conferences, parent and teacher meet and go through the student progress report prepared by the teacher. Teacher provides information on student's strengths and weaknesses based on the term assessment. Parent and teacher together develop a plan for student to improve the grade in the future assessments. There are two scheduled parent-teacher conferences in a year, one in each semester. However, if the teacher's time permits, parents can schedule any number of conferences with the teacher.
9.	What are progress reports and report cards? How often are they distributed? Student progress reports are provided to parents after the completion of each term. The progress report provides the results of the formative and summative assessment conducted in a term. Parents will not get the report on the third assessment. The official school transcript provided at the end of the year only shows the grades from the two semester report cards.
10.	My child has specific learning needs. How do I know whether these will be met? Our school counselor evaluates the child's learning needs and makes recommendations that establish the child's learning requirements. The counselor's recommendation is then incorporated into the grade curriculum and teachers' lesson plans for meeting specific learning needs of the child.
11.	How will my non-English-speaking child manage in an English-language school? Most of our teachers are multi-lingual and are trained to communicate with non-English speaking children. We also offer ESL programs for our children who transition into learning with English as a medium of instruction.
12.	How is discipline imposed? Discipline is imposed through positive and negative reinforcement. Children are consistently praised for their good behavior and performance by teachers through verbal and written communication. Inappropriate behavior is identified and students are counseled and supported to take corrective measures. Children are encouraged to take ownership and responsibility of their behavior and performance which leads them to a path of being independent and self-disciplined.

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