The first year at school is a child’s most important year. To allow children to feel more secure and comfortable in the new environment, school hours are kept flexible for the first few weeks of the school year.

The elementary section of PSI provides a learning program and an environment  designed to meet the individual needs of children. We try our best to integrate modern teaching methods and materials with traditional cultural values. The children develop in a caring and happy atmosphere based on the principles of love and mutual respect. The school enables children to see themselves as confident and capable learners. At the same time it views them as individuals who learn and develop at their own pace. Since children learn within the family as well as in school, close contact between teachers and parents is essential.

The primary level sees the beginning of a formal approach to school. The basic academic subjects of Math, English, Urdu, Environmental Studies / Social Studies, together with Computer Studies, Religion, Art, Music, Library and Physical Education, provide a rich and stimulating curriculum.

Teaching methodology includes: individual instruction, whole class instruction and group and partner activities. Acquiring the right study habits and mastering basic academic skills are the focus in these intermediate years. Children who have the ability and motivation to work at a faster pace in a subject area are encouraged and challenged to do so. On the other hand, children who proceed at a slower pace have the opportunity to work at their own level and experience success. The right environment combined with a progressive curriculum and innovative teaching methods make primary school years the best at PSI.

At primary level, activity is rarely limited to one aspect of learning. The aim is to integrate the acquisition of skills through devising stimulating and varied activities that involve teachers and children doing things together. Children are made to discover in this way that learning is enjoyable as well as rewarding.  Beginning in Transition and continuing through Class V, field trips are organized to enable children to learn about their environment, history, architecture and monuments.

The Middle School provides the educational experience that facilitates the transition from the elementary to a more rigorous high school learning environment. The program is responsive to the developmental needs of 11 to 14 years old. It includes curricular and co-curricular activities that enable students to develop responsibility and self-confidence, effective communication and co-operation skills, time management skills, study skills and the decision making skills essential for this age. Additionally celebrations, physical activities, formal and informal discussions take place as the opportunity arises. A healthy and positive relationship between the students and teachers is encouraged.

Math, English, Urdu, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography and Computer Studies are the major subjects, supplemented by Religion, Art, Music, Library and Physical Education. Upon completion of the middle level, our students have attained a solid base for their higher education and are fully equipped to meet its challenges.

Conscious of the importance of continuity in education, PSI decided in the year 2000 to upgrade the school to Classes IX and X to include ‘O’ Levels.  The course of studies follows the University of Cambridge syllabus and prepares the students to take the ‘O’ Level Examinations in two years time. The two-year time frame may be extended by another year if a student is not able to meet the required academic standard for the examination.

The course of studies includes the five compulsory subjects – English, Urdu, Islamiat, Pakistan Studies and Math and a minimum of three elective subjects from the range being offered. A highly inter-active approach to learning is encouraged in the classroom through discussion and group work complemented by regular written class and home assignments. In Sciences, the learning process is supported by investigation and demonstrations in each discipline.

In addition to learning facts, logical thinking is encouraged through inquiry and problem solving. Assessment is continuous and built in over the two year period. Students are provided with an opportunity to exercise their teaching skills in a primary classroom setting and encouraged to display their leadership qualities in school and community related activities.

The school is registered with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.