In today’s competitive environment, knowledge on academic subjects is not sufficient to succeed in life. It has been observed that students who are just academically-inclined do not make successful professionals. Corporations these days prefer employees with soft-skills over those with only good academic track record. There is no point of having knowledge unless one is able to express oneself clearly or is able to work in a team. Apart from communication skills and team management, soft-skills include interpersonal skills, public speaking, leadership skills, stress management, and time management.

It is very important that when students are working towards developing themselves intellectually, they should also be given soft-skills training. When they go ahead in life these soft-skills will make them confident and will help them in every sphere in life. We make students aware of the need to develop soft-skills and provide them opportunities to do so. Soft skills training help students to develop their behavioral patterns and also to enhance human relations.

At Horizon Academy, we believe that soft skills are best learned at school. We help students acquire soft-skills and develop qualities like self esteem, responsibility, integrity, and self management through extra-curricular activities like sports competitions, public speaking competition, group discussions, etc. Outdoor trips and educational tours also help them become independent and self-confident. When students stay at the academy, they learn to solve their problems, enhance their confidence level, and establish self esteem. Here students also learn the value of family relations and friends. They develop friendships and healthy peer relationships that help them to enhance their interpersonal skills.