High School and Plus-2 Sections

Stepping into the High School and Plus-2 Sections (‘HS/Plus-2’- children from twelve to seventeen years of age) is stepping into a quieter and more concentrated world, but one related organically to the active world of the LP and UP. Here in the HS/Plus-2, the children meet in formal classes, but the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, full of laughter and questioning. Students move freely throughout the campus — no “hall passes” required here — and are often seen in friendly huddles with their teachers and friends.
 
The same kind of social development that takes place in the UP continues in the HS/Plus-2, and the teacher-student relationship is open, trusting, and supportive. The children of the HS/Plus-2 have a formal schedule of classes in individual subjects, in order to prepare for the external examinations that are the major qualifying exams in India. Though the classes are more formal, they have a friendly and lively atmosphere, and by this point in their education the children know very well how to use their teachers as a resource. They freely ask questions, express their doubts, and probe their teachers' knowledge. They are their own motivation. The children also engage in advanced and detailed projects in addition to their formal schedule of classes. The teachers continue to provide the child with emotional security and this frees the mind for learning. This is as important for the children in the HS/Plus-2 as it is for the younger children in the school. When the Plus-2 children graduate, they are qualified to go on to pursue university studies.

The model school is affiliated with the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations which offers the ICSE and ISC external examinations. The school also has an affiliation with Clonlara School (Michigan, U.S.A.) which has sanctioned Sri Atmananda Memorial School classes for credit towards its American high school diploma. The HS/Plus-2 children choose whether to take the ICSE and ISC examiantions or whether to pursue the Clonlara option.