ARTS/HUMANITIES

From philosophy, history and literature to music, art, sociology, psychology, and anthropology, the humanities are as they sound:the study of what makes us human.

The stream of Arts/Humanities in Purushottom Walawalkar Higher Secondary School offers a plethora of  subjects for students who opt for this stream. It includes languages like ENGLISH, HINDI, MARATHI, KONKANI, and SANSKRIT. It also includes subjects like PSYCHOLOGY, ECONOMICS, HISTORY, and POLITICAL SCIENCE.

The study of humanities helps  understand others through their languages, history and culture. They foster social justice and equality. The humanities encourage us to think creatively. They teach us to reason about being human and to ask questions about our world. The humanities develop informed and critical citizens. Humanities are important since they develop skills. Philosophy and ethics are also part of Humanities. And they reveal how people have tried to make moral, spiritual and intellectual sense of the world. The humanities teach empathy and they also teach us about the world we live in and about our own culture as well as other cultures of the world. Through study of humanities, one has the opportunity to get to know oneself and others better, the opportunity to become better able to understand and grapple with complex moral issues, the complexities and intricacies of humanity. Studying Arts or Humanities helps a student to develop powers of analysis and expression.

CAREER OPTIONS

The walls that exist among disciplines have been lowered and students can move across disciplines more freely.  Arts stream opens avenues for different professions not only in Teaching, Law, Archaeology, IAS, IPS but also Mass communication, B.C.A, B.B.A. Apart from these, industries like tourism, hospitality are novel openings seen in recent years. They can also venture out into trending professions like creative writers, translators, news readers, event managers, animators etc.

Though the study of arts may not make you directly employable, it prepares you for future jobs that require good communication skills, logical reasoning and analytical ability.

Many employers prefer people from Humanities background because not only do they have the ability to work independently and analytically but they are also experts in collecting information and writing clearly and coherently.

Arts XI & XII

GROUP A	GROUP B	GROUP C
English (Language I)	English (Language I)	English (Language I)
Hindi	Hindi	Hindi
Marathi	Konkani	Marathi
Political Science	Political Science	Political Science
History	History	History
Psychology	Psychology	Economics

School Assesment Subjects

• INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
• N.S.S. / N.C.C.*

ABOUT THE FACULTY

• Dedicated and committed to teaching.
• Teachers with the ability to develop a strong bond with the students.
• Knowledge of learners cognitive, social and emotional development.
• Patient, kind and caring teachers who engage and understand students       

IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS OF ARTS STREAM

• Excellent Qualitative and Quantitative results.
• All our classrooms are equipped with projectors.
• Teachers are proficient in the use of latest technology.
• We were amongst the first few schools to start Synchronous and asynchronous online teaching modules to facilitate learning in present COVID-19 situation
• Individual attention is given to each student to identify their strengths.
• Periodic feedback about the academic progress to the parents of the students by the teachers .
• Subject wise class tests and weekly tests are conducted to improve academic performance.
• Remedial classes/Supervised study for weak students to boost their performance during formative tests.
• Home visits of 12th standard students with the positive approach to boost their morale so that they can perform better during the board examination.
• Field- trips/Heritage walks are organised to give the students a feel of learning beyond the walls of the classroom.
• Extra- curricular/ Co-curricular activities such as Varsa, are organised to tap the hidden talents of the students and make them aware of our past.

 Opportunities given to talents by participation in various Intra and Inter Higher Secondary School and State competitions.