A smiling Grade VI student building a small robot car

DGS 2027 · New classesLearning Pathways · Session 2027-28

Grades VI-VII at Doon Global School, Dehradun

Ab raaste khud khojenge.

Imagine your child noticing a school problem, building a solution with friends and explaining what they changed after it failed. Pathfinders makes “I wonder…” the start of a learning journey, not the end of a classroom question.

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First, a stronger classroom

For Every Child

Pathfinders is the new way Grades VI and VII learn, and the block excludes nobody. Inside it, an optional flagship batch goes deeper: a lighthouse, not a wall.

A student using a dropper over a rack of test tubes

Concepts you can use

Every VI-VII learner gets science investigations and maths labs each fortnight, plus feedback and another try. No selection for the core class; no public rankings.

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Five skills for the real world

AI & mechatronics · financial literacy · culinary skills · foreign language · thinking skills. All learners receive tasters and term modules; the flagship adds depth.

A student on the school field holding a handmade model

A rich school life

12 activities a year; at least 2 for every child. Each learner chooses an ambassador role. Buddy, maker and backstage contributions count too.

The five skills

What the Five Skills Look Like at VI-VII

Every learner gets tasters and term modules. Kit-based and risk-checked, and never a purchase for the family.

AI & Mechatronics

Code-it-build-it: block coding, then circuits, sensors and kit robots. Hands before screens at this age; one built artefact per term.

Financial Literacy

Needs and wants, money diaries, a banking visit, and a market-day stall with a budget and a simple profit-and-loss.

Culinary Skills

Kitchen safety and nutrition first, with a no-fire start; dishes logged; one community cook.

Foreign Language

One language, with conversational comfort through games, songs and food days; no exam framing.

Thinking Skills

Weekly platform challenges in patterns, logic and verbal reasoning.

Activities and roles

A Club Worth Belonging To

Three students reading together on a bench

Twelve activities, at least two each

The planned menu, adapted to the school calendar: storytelling fest · spell bee · junior science fair · robotics challenge · market day · cooking day · language and culture fest · heritage walk · inter-house sports · art and craft expo · young-speakers assembly · eco and gardening drive. Every child takes part in at least two; backstage and maker roles count fully.

Every child an ambassador

Each learner picks one role: new-student buddy · assembly demo presenter · showcase host · platform challenge lead · house correspondent. Roles rotate each term, and recognition is for all. Universal by design, personal by choice.

An optional deeper journey

The Flagship Batch

30planned seats
VI-XIImentored journey
₹0*extra programme fee

A deeper experience for selected learners

  • Deeper skills and 18 quests by VIII
  • Career discovery and planned visits
  • 1:6 mentoring, with fortnightly one-to-ones on habits, wellbeing and goals
  • Every quest runs one cycle: Wonder, Plan, Do, Show, Reflect
  • Selection: 40% aptitude + 40% Discovery Day + 20% reading/conversation
  • Then a parent conversation
  • Discovery Day: an observed team build task, with reading and conversation in English or Hindi

*Planned terms; school fees are separate. Final Compact and Grade VIII bridge await confirmation. Pathfinders does not guarantee a Playmakers cohort seat.

A smiling student wiring a small robot
Growth and balance

Serious Foundations, Joyfully Taught

You see growth. You support it.

  • Goalkeepers progress updates, project evidence and termly parent meetings
  • Encourage 20 minutes of reading across school and home; celebrate effort without comparison

Childhood stays protected

  • Sport, art and sleep remain priorities
  • Flagship extra structured work is capped at 4 hours/week; screen-based home tasks at 30 minutes/day

Growing up strong

  • Body: sleep, play, food
  • Mind: attention, calm tools, screen wisdom
  • Heart: feelings words, friendships, kindness
  • Anchor: mentor, belonging, asking for help

One rule above all: the batch must widen a child’s world, never shrink their childhood.

The road to April 2027

Planned Milestones

Nov-Dec 2026Pilot + cohort registrations
Jan-Feb 2027Review + cohort selection
April 2027Session 2027-28 launch
Common questions

Pathfinders FAQ

No. Pathfinders is first a stronger classroom for every child in Grades VI-VII, with no selection for the core class and no public rankings. The flagship batch is an optional deeper journey inside it, with 30 planned seats and entry in Grade VI.

AI and mechatronics, financial literacy, culinary skills, a foreign language and thinking skills. All learners receive tasters and term modules; the flagship adds depth.

Selection: 40% aptitude, 40% Discovery Day and 20% reading and conversation, then a parent conversation. Discovery Day is an observed team build task with reading and conversation, in English or Hindi, as the child chooses.

The planned extra programme fee is ₹0. These are planned terms and school fees are separate; the final Compact awaits confirmation.

Hands before screens at this age: AI and mechatronics starts with building things. In the flagship batch, screen-based home tasks are capped at 30 minutes a day.

No. Sport, art and sleep remain priorities. Flagship extra structured work is capped at 4 hours a week.

Pathfinders does not guarantee a Playmakers cohort seat. The Playmakers flagship cohort, from Grade IX, has its own selection.

It is planned for session 2027-28: a pilot and cohort registrations in November-December 2026, review and cohort selection in January-February 2027, and the launch in April 2027.

One school. One ladder. Three doors.

Learning Pathways at DGS

Grade I Wonder starts here Every child. Every section. Explore Sparks Grades VI-VII Curiosity finds a direction Investigate. Design. Improve. You are here Grades IX-XII Ambition finds its footing Perform. Achieve. Lead. Explore Playmakers

Sparks light it. Pathfinders find it. Playmakers make it happen.

Your Next Step

Ask DGS about Grade VI entry and optional batch registration.

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