Student Life

Well-being at OOL

OOL aspires to achieve the Optimus Well-Being Award, an accolade which recognizes the exceptional contribution of its stakeholders towards fostering well-being through impactful initiatives, and unwavering dedication towards creating a positive school environment.

Student happiness and wellbeing is an integral aspect of learning, individual development and participation. Successful learning is, to a large extent, dependent on the quality of the learning environment and it is the human relationships in the school that most impact the quality of this environment.

The school is committed to providing a safe, secure and inclusive learning environment for all students. We implemented the following strategies that promote and support student well-being.

Mindfulness Sessions

Studies have shown mindfulness in the classroom not only helps teachers but students too. Children are engaged in short mindfulness sessions throughout the term at the start of the day to help them focus and reduce anxiety to improve their academic, social and emotional learning.

Thematic Weeks

Integrating knowledge, learning and awareness is what theme-based weeks are all about talks and workshops urge the students to understand the necessity of staying safe.
Wellness week- well-being challenges 
Innovation Week- in lesson and student curriculum
Go Green Week- sustainability initiatives under the umbrella of one root one communi-tree.

Safety

Safety and security for our children is of utmost importance. Road safety, Cyber safety (keeping safe online), stranger danger, bullying prevention and emotional wellbeing have been a part of our safety week programs. Counselor talks, parent talks and workshops urge the students to understand the necessity of staying safe.

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STEAM EDUCATION

915 students across grades 3-9/11 are developing 21^st century skills of problem solving and innovation at OOL.

STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue and critical thinking.

In practice, STEAM is defined as arts integration, an approach to teaching and learning through which content standards are taught and assessed equitably in and through the arts. It’s the intentional weaving of academic study – typically math, science, social studies, and English and language arts – with arts disciplines.

OOL’s first STEAM initiative – “Designing the Future” inspired by problem-based learning was introduced to the students in November 2020 and with guidance of their class teachers and STEAM leads and co-leads, they worked enthusiastically to select real world problems for which they could create original solutions. Milestones had been provided to offer a pathway for students to collect data, analyze and explore possible solutions and reach final presentations. Students have been trained in academic honesty, collaboration, presentation skills and technological tools to assist them in this endeavor. The STEAM groups met twice a week after school hours on the MS Teams platform to deliberate under their class teacher’s supervision. They conducted surveys, interviews, reached possible solutions and finally created prototypes of their solutions. After completion of the prototypes, exchanging ideas and feedback, and improving their solutions, the STEAM initiative, phase-1 saw its conclusion in February and March of 2021. OOL looks forward to making this an annual event.