Life Skills & Value Education at VIS Dwarka A Holistic Approach to Education

Aug 30, 2025

Discover how VIS Dwarka integrates life skills curriculum and value education into daily learning. Building character, confidence, and competence for every student.

How VIS is Integrating Life Skills & Value Education

When we consider how to prepare children for the future, we must remember that academic achievement is only part of the equation. While parents routinely ask us questions like, “What values and skills will my child take forward with them, as well as the grades?”, we at Venkateshwar International School (VIS), Dwarka, passionately believe in a holistic approach to education, where knowledge and character go hand in hand, and education goes well beyond textbooks.

The Need for Value Education

So, what is value education? It is simply the process of instilling the right morals, ethics, and principles in young minds. But here, at VIS, it is much more than just that. The need for value-based education is essential in cultivating human beings who are compassionate and empathetic, ones who can make a positive contribution to society.

Our programs and policies are designed to help children know the meaning of respect, responsibility, integrity, and kindness. These are not just notions that are taught in a classroom, but principles that are practised in daily interactions, cultural celebrations, community outreach, and team-building programs. By putting values at the centre of the school culture, students don't just learn about good behaviour; they are living it.

Life Skills Curriculum at VIS

While values are at the core of our being, the life skills curriculum is at the crux of holistic learning. In today's society, academic excellence is just one of many skills needed to survive. Resilience, creativity, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence/strength are also important skills.

At VIS, our life skills curriculum is based on three areas:

• Personal Skills - Decision making to coping strategies to realistically manage stress, students learn the skills that help them manage real-life situations with confidence.
• Social Skills - Teamwork, communication, and conflict resolution are strong parts of our class and extracurricular activities.
• Practical Skills - Financial literacy, digital literacy, and time management help students to deal with the challenges of the modern world.

We do not see these as standalone lessons; rather, they are engrossed in the daily routines. For example, when completing a group project, we can all practice collaboration and communication. When taking part in sports or cultural events, we can all practice leadership and resilience.

A Holistic Approach to Education

Parents often seek the importance of value education, alongside life skills, as they want to ensure they are raising a successful child who is grounded. At VIS, our holistic education ensures that academic achievement, values, and co-curricular programs go hand in hand in building character.

Here’s how we fit it all together:

• Experiential Learning -- Students experience the values necessary to become real human beings through hands-on projects, debates, theatre and community service, as they practise the social, emotional and intellectual skills in real contexts.
• Mentorship & Guidance -- Our teachers are more than just facilitators of learning, they are mentors who help children learn from life situations, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings and behaviour to help them grow.
• Integration with the Curriculum -- Skills for life, and values for life are not an extra, they are part of all subjects; students experience the relevance and purpose of learning these values while learning literature, history or science.

As rogonal educators, our students don’t just expect to leave VIS Dwarka with work or knowledge, they leave with wisdom, empathy and adaptability.

Why Parents Trust VIS

At VIS Dwarka, life skills curriculum and value education are not a passing phase; it's our tradition. Parents demonstrate their trust in VIS not because their children can get an "A" grade but because they see respectful, responsible, and confident humans developing from an educational experience.

We like to say, knowledge makes a student successful, but values make them significant; combined, we not only prepare your child for the exam, you prepare your child for life.