11 November 2011

From the Director's Desk


As you can see we are trying a different newsletter format. Families of students in Form 7 & 8 have already been receiving class blogs instead of the more traditional pdf format. It allows for greater flexibility and I would be interested in receiving your feedback on this.

Founders Day & After
Our first Founders Day gave everyone a chance to share the talent and hard work of our students and teachers. Being the first Founders, there was a special dinner after, and many of you appreciated the sense of celebration which such an event creates.



After Founders and despite initial protests, our students quickly settled back into their academic schedule, homework and assessments. In December, students of Form 9 & 11 will have exams and 10 & 12 will sit formal Assessments. A schedule will be sent out to you in advance.

Food Festival
Our next major event involving parents is the food festival at the end of the semester, which we hope will be entirely produced and managed by parents. I will be writing to you separately with details and I hope that parents will enthusiastically participate as you have always done.

SAT Coaching
The school has facilitated training classes for SAT, the entry exam required by most US universities. The training is being conducted by Princeton Review and the school provides the premises to make it convenient for students to work in a familiar environment. Most students in Form 11 plan to sit the SAT exam which will be held in January.

Activity Programme
As many of you saw, there has been a dramatic expansion in our sports facilities. Students are  loving the swimming and riding classes and the golf programme. All of these activities are also available in the after-school activity programme twice a week. Once a week a variety of musical options – guitar, violin, table, drums, vocal -  is also available for those who are interested in pursuing an instrument seriously.




                               
Broadening Education
A number of activities and trips have taken place to broaden our students awareness of the world they inhabit. Primary and middle school students continue our contact with the NGO Goonj, learning about minimizing waste and the value of recycling. Students from Form 7 & 8 are also participating in the inter-school Round Square meet where they will deepen their understanding of biodiversity.
We also continued our faith-based assemblies with a focus on Guru Nanak Jayanti. A guest speaker spoke about the event, there was the singing of a kirtan and kara Prasad was distributed as in a traditional gathering of Sikhs.

Shalini Advani
School Director