Exploring how Orchids The International School blends art and academics to shape new-age leaders

Arts disciplines play a crucial role in building effective communicators and storytellers by honing creativity, empathy, and adaptability. These skills are vital in an AI-driven world where rote knowledge is commoditised. Research from the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023 demonstrates that creative thinking ranks among the top three core skills for 2027. Inculcating arts builds narrative prowess, empowering individuals to craft compelling stories that resonate across digital platforms, workplaces, and cultures.

The vitality of arts has also been recognised across government initiatives. For instance, the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 focuses on the importance of incorporating arts in schools to enhance overall growth. The policy endeavours to empower teachers, students, and schools to showcase creative expression and innovation.

Schools prioritising dual prowess
Educational institutions balance academics with arts to attract high-achievers, emphasising portfolios alongside grades. Orchids The International School exemplifies this, earning accolades like STEAM Education Excellence, Education World (2023-2024), Design Thinking Leaders and Education World (2023-2024), among others. It honours the arts discipline through dedicated programmes that promote creativity and cultural awareness.

Orchids’ arts-academics model
Orchids The International School promotes art through a robust framework conceptualised to encourage creativity, emotional well-being, cognitive development, and communication skills. The school’s visual arts curriculum emphasises hands-on exploration in the seven elements of art - line, shape, form, space, texture, value, and colour - through its structured curriculum of drawing, pottery and textile, combined with traditional printmaking and modern photography skill learning. These programs position arts as integral to holistic growth, helping students become well-rounded artists alongside their everyday academics.

Sharing an insight, Sanjeevani Jain, VP - Academics, Orchids The International School, said, “At Orchids, arts are not an add-on but central to human development. Beyond skills, it nurtures empathy, values, and social responsibility. Our inclusive, differentiated labs and play-based teaching, aligned with NEP, ensure joyful learning for every child. Experiences like handloom weaving and pottery ground students in Indian heritage, while akso improving focus and overall well-being.”

Theatre and performing arts
Theatre classes train students in voice modulation, expression, stage presence, scriptwriting, and audiovisual aids, and are supported by workshops, competitions, guest lectures and annual performances. Students participate in skits and stage shows that build confidence. The school offers facilities that encourage students to gain real-world acting experience. The music program is uniquely developed to combine the best of both worlds of Indian and Western music. It offers a mix of vocals, melody-, and rhythm-based instruments to enable participation from all students, encouraging ensemble and modern practices such as drum circles.
Meanwhile, the dance program offers creative movement exploration based on body coordination, space awareness and musicality. Students learn various moves expanding their body vocabulary and create their own choreographies, enabling self-expression and collaboration.

The school offers education that blends art with academic rigour to hone exceptional communication professionals. Through dedicated studios, theatre workshops, and interdisciplinary STEM projects, the school empowers students to wield creativity as a superpower, empowering them to devise narratives that prompt action, bridge cultures, and drive innovation in boardrooms or on global stages. By prioritising arts and embedding expression in every lesson, Orchids The International School showcases that holistic leaders emerge from the intersection of art and technology.

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