Learning
Enrichment programs
The Enrichment Program
One of the most attractive features of a HGS school experience is our shining co-curricular programme. It is through this programme that we allow students to explore their hidden talents and to carve out their names in the records of the school.
This program offers a variety of activities to engage students throughout the academic year. Some of the soft skills students can expect to develop through these activities include team building skills, organizational skills, and creative thinking. Some examples of the activities offered by the Enrichment Program are given below:
- Project days
- Annual concerts
- Society and Club activities
- The annual English and Urdu plays
HGS Societies & Clubs
HGS secondary students can participate in any one of the 7 societies.
Each society is made up of a 12-member team that organizes exciting society activities each week!
Fun Science: Hands-On Learning
A fun and exciting STEM-based learning program, students will learn all about the 3 “R’s” of recycling: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Using this model, students are expected to find cost effective alternatives to design and present their working models.
Arduino Based Programming
An experiential-based learning program in which students develop an understanding of programmable circuits and building simple automatic systems.
English & Urdu Calligraphy
A hands-on calligraphy experience for students, led by a professional calligraphy expert.
Chinese & Arabic Language
These language-based courses have been offered by popular demand! German is also anticipated to be added to the list of offered languages in the near future.
Public Speaking
A course designed to help students develop fluency, spontaneity, and confidence in their English public speaking skills.
Freelancing
This course will help students understand how freelancing works in Pakistan. Students will be taught a variety of freelance marketable skills, especially the knowledge of various cutting-edge software.
Lead Your Way
A course designed to develop leadership skills in students.
Creativity and Innovation: Entrepreneurship for Youth
This course aims to develop students’ entrepreneurial skills by encouraging them to think creatively and innovatively. Students will be taught to identify opportunities, generate value-creating ideas, and to successfully overcome obstacles to bring their new ideas to life.
Music
Students will learn to play a musical instrument (choice of piano or guitar) and refine their singing skills.
DIY Arts & Crafts
To develop students’ artistic and creative expression, the DIY Arts & Crafts club is always coming up with interesting age-appropriate craft work.
Design Thinking
A course designed to help students exercise their creative faculties and improve their analytical skills to come up with innovative solutions to a series of problems.
Graphic Designing
This course offers students the chance to learn Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator at an advanced level of learning.
Photography
This fun course will teach students the fundamentals of photography, including:
How to take great pictures with the smartphone
Photography with a DSLR camera
Photographic editing skills
Civil Defence & Cadet Corps
The students receive physically and mentally demanding training which prepares them for specific disaster management situations and how to keep fit and alert. This also includes basic first aid training.
Extra Curricular Activities
From grade 5 onwards, students are expected to stay back for extra curricular activities.
These are crucial for the development of key skills for our students from a young age.
Literati
The Literati Society is a channel for students’ self expression through the performing arts. Members work throughout the year to study, curate, and develop exciting projects in the realm of oracy and written literature. The Literati Society’s vision is to educate HGS students on key themes in the performative and non-performative arts.
Scholastics
The Scholastics Society is all about what its name encompasses! This society aims to make members’ experience of the social sciences far more interesting and hands-on. Members of the Scholastics Society highlight the important issues of our age, including the topics of climate change, women empowerment, and sustainable development.
Bits ‘n’ Bytes
The Bits ‘n’ Bytes society aims to help students develop a passion and understanding of computers in the modern age. It does this by enhancing members’ programming and design skills. Society members will be involved in:
Programming
Graphic design
Game Design
Animation
Language Scripting
Arduino, and more!
Bazm-e-Ganj-e-Shaighan
The Bazm-e-Ganj-e-Shaighan Society at HGS plays a key role in educating students about their culture, country, and language. The society plays a key role in instilling a love of Urdu literature in its young members’ hearts. The Bazm-e-Ganj-e-Shaighan Society supports student members as they take part in elocutions and debates throughout the city of Karachi in their sweet native Urdu language.
Futuristics – Science Club
The future is scientific! Members of the Futuristics Science Club are extremely passionate about learning the rational and scientific method. Indeed, members of the club are known to have a quick mind brimming with curiosity and are often seen eagerly collecting information samples and testing out solutions to a myriad of problems. The Futuristics Society’s vision is to facilitate members in their pursuit of science outside of the classroom, and to recognise the true multidisciplinary nature of modern science!
Logicians – Math Club
We believe that a solid mathematical equation is the foundation for a truly multidisciplinary and holistic education. It is under this core value that the Logicians Math Club at HGS operates. The club aims to facilitate members’ mathematical knowledge outside of the classroom and to guide members on how to use Math as a beautiful tool to navigate real world problems. The Logicians club frequently organizes games and projects to showcase students’ analytical skills and keen knack for numbers.
Art Insight – Art Club
Last, but certainly nowhere near the least, is the Art Insight Club. At HGS, we believe that the arts are an excellent form of self expression, especially for young teenage students at the secondary section level. Art gives educators and students a safe space to interpret and analyse the world around them, as well as a wonderful chance to develop their artistic eye.
Extra Curricular Activities – Secondary
The Extracurricular Enrichment Program aims to develop the following pressing life skills in our students:
Media Literacy
Our students live in a world of 24/7 media, be it from the TV, computer, phone, or social media. It is for this reason that we believe media literacy is an extremely important skill for our students to develop. Media literate students are better prepared to differentiate between facts and opinion and identify propaganda. Students will also learn to think critically and analyse what they are being told to believe on different media platforms, be they written or online. HGS offers content writing, journalism, and media communications classes to improve students’ media literacy.
Virtual Collaboration
Teamwork is an essential skill to develop not only in one’s professional career but also in day-to-day life. Learning to collaborate with others is a fantastic skill, and at HGS we offer students the chance to engage in virtual collaboration opportunities in the form of programs with the UNAP or Duke of Edinburgh Programme.
Initiative & Entrepreneurship
The ability to turn one’s intentions into reality is one of the most effective and sophisticated skills anyone could ever learn. At HGS, we encourage our students to use the school’s many resources to turn their dreams into a reality. Subjects that also fall in line with this core value are Business Studies and Problem Solving via Design Thinking. Habib Girls’ School graduates know the importance of taking solid action to make the world a better place!
Computer & Digital Literacy
As with media literacy, computer literacy is also an extremely important skill for today’s students. At HGS, we make sure our students know not only how to use the basics of a computer, but also how to use the internet in a way that is safe, respectful, and useful!