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1. When was Treamis established? Treamis was inaugurated on July 9, 2007 2. Is Treamis owned by a family? No. Treamis
is not a family owned school. It is promoted by a number of professionals across the globe with diversified background such
as international educationists, medical doctors, information and bio technology executives, entrepreneurs, etc. 3. Is Treamis affiliated to any particular religion or religious organization? The school is not affiliated to any particular religion. The school firmly believes that
religion and school should be separated. No religion is practiced at Treamis. Only the universal values of teamwork, respect,
responsibility, ethics, etiquette, and service are inculcated. 4. How does Treamis World School differ from other 'International' schools? Treamis provides a true global learning environment. It has implemented the best practice from
around the world. Treamis is committed to developing independent thinking and promoting self discipline among students.
Treamis is accomplishing these objectives in three different ways. It has implemented a student centric teaching methodology based on inquiry and exploration. Learning is provided according to developmental needs of children. Arts, music and sports are not considered as extra-curricular activities. They are part of the curriculum along with academics. The curriculum is designed for the full brain development. 5. Can I seek admission from abroad or do I need to come in person?You can complete the entire formalities of the admission process online. The application form can be submitted online
and the required fee payments can be made via wire transfer. The details of this process is explained at http://www.treamis.org/enroll.html 6. Are your teachers licensed to teach? Yes, our teachers have formal degrees in the field of education and undergo continuous
training and professional development. 7.
What is the duration of the academic session of the school? The CBSE high school
program has a 10 month academic year. The academic year for other grades and programs is divided into two semesters.
Each semester has a minimum of 90 days. Total number of school days in a academic year is approximately 210. 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 and the preschool generally starts on the first Wednesday
of June. Other programs start either on the third Wednesday or the Wednesday before the last in the month of July.
8. 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. 9. 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 learning cycle or term. Students are given
the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned by applying their knowledge in new and authentic contexts in tests. These tests are also
designed to help students practice techniques that will help
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 10. How will the 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 11. 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 four scheduled parent-teacher conferences in a year. Each semester has two conferences conducted immediately after the completion of first and second terms. The third and fourth conferences held after the completion of second terms are by invitation only. Parents can schedule any number of conferences with teacher in a year. 12. What are progress reports and report cards? How often are they distributed? Student progress reports are provided to parents twice each semester after the completion of first and second terms. 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. Instead, they will receive the semester report card. The semester report card provides information on student's performance based on the average grades of the three term assessments. The official school transcript provided at the end of the year only shows the grades from the two semester report cards. 13. Do you
have a language lab? Yes.
We have a language lab in which several languages programs such as ESL are offered. The language lab is provided with the
audio-visual equipment and several programs that facilitates learning and accent training. 14. 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. 15. What is your second and third
language policy? We offer a choice of Hindi, Sanskrit or French 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18.
For the students residing in the hostel, will escort service be provided to take wards to their places of worship or elsewhere? No, we will not be able to escort children in and out of hostel.
However, an local guardian authorized by the parent can take the student to religious service. Within the residence
hall premises, the students can practice their religion. 19. How is discipline imposed? Discipline
is imposed through positive and negative reinforcement. Children are consistently praised for their good behaviour and performance
by teachers through verbal and written communication. Inappropriate behaviour is identified and students are counseled and
supported to take corrective measures. Children are encouraged to take ownership and responsibility of their behaviour and
performance which leads them to a path of being independent and self-disciplined. |
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