It is that time of the year when the whole community of Pathways School Noida is gearing up to showcase their immense potential. It is preparation time for the ‘Annual Science and Art Fair,’ to be held on Friday, the 16th of March 2012.
As a visitor it is the best of times and the worst of times to come to school. If you want to catch someone’s attention, please wait for the next week; if you want to be a part of the soul of the school – intense constructive activities, a lot of enthusiasm, research, art, productive chaos, you are most welcome. You are most welcome any other day, but we demand your presence on the 16th.
Take a walk with me. Let me give you a preview of what to expect:
Let’s start from the first floor. Every inch of the science labs has become a workspace. They are giving the finishing touches to projects on metals, water and the wonders of the world around us. They will showcase this world of flux under the heading ‘Transformation’. Of course our techies will have their own corner of ‘Techno Science’.
Let us move a bit further along the corridor. The art department is bursting at the seams with two and three dimensional constructs. From the traditional water colour, acrylic, to mixed media, installations and scrap material all have found equal importance in the displays. One can’t miss the influence of Picasso’s Cubism, abstraction of William Kandinsky, colour schemes of David Hockney or the Pop Art on our budding prodigies.
Just let’s move to the other side of the corridor. There is nested our Mathemagicians and they will bring to the table what they do best. Be prepared to be flummoxed by puzzles like the ‘Probability Bingo’ or the ‘Brain Teasers’. If you missed out on the concept of the triangle or statistics, this is your time to catch up as the students explain the projects they have undertaken.
Come down to the ground floor; turn left into our Design and Technology lab which is bustling with activities. The students will share their experience about the processes of designing that they have undertaken during the school year. They have also designed a portable stool to reach out to the children of the neighbourhood school, as a part of their ongoing Community Action and Service projects. I am sure we will find benevolent sponsors amongst you to support the cause.
Time to sign off. There is nothing as exciting as wandering through a forest of creativity!
Sudripta Tagore
HOD English
