Most parents desire for good classroom performance from their children. At Pinegrove, persistant efforts are made to help students perform well in academics. To encourage children who excel in academics (Platinum and Gold) STARS are awarded depending on their performance in each result. Improvement Stars for remarkable efforts are also awarded after each result.
Diamond Star:
A special star called the 'Diamond Star' has been introduced to encourage goodness. Evaluation of this is done collectively by heads, teachers, matrons, hobby staff, physical training staff and students. We, at Pinegrove, sincerely believe that developing the value system and discipline in a child is far more important than developing the academic and physical traits of the personality. The school awards 'Diamond Stars' to selected students twice a year.
Parent-Teacher Meetings:
Continuous evaluation of the development of the students is of prime importance to both parents and teachers. It is in the best interest of the child that the parents and teachers form a cohesive team in working to achieve this objective. Hence, parents are constantly encouraged and are provided with opportunities to interact with the teachers and to assist and share the progress of their children.
Tuitions/Extra Class:
It is imperative that children who come to a boarding school reach a level of independence and should manage to keep up with the rigorous routine without demanding extra time for achieving the desired academic standards of the class.
Nevertheless, in very special cases, the school arranges for extra tuition for new children, especially the Non Resident Indians (NRIs). These tuition classes are generally arranged for the first academic year and in junior classes only so that they can come up to the mandatory didactic standards of the school.
Continuous extra-tuitions are discouraged as they hamper the child's participation in other activities which are necessary for the development of the child.
Winter Study Camp:
Pinegrove is a winter closing school and hence there is a long vacation before the children are to appear for the final CBSE Board Examination. It is quite unfair to expect the child and the parents to organise tuitions at home and to expect that the child produces a good result thereafter.
Hence the school makes provision for a Winter Study-Camp for all the Board appearing students so that they get fine-tuned and well prepared for the Board Examination.