“For the first week, I was given an exposure
to general judicial structure of India, taught the differences between civil
law and criminal law, different kinds of agreements and their validity and the
different courts that operated in the country”, says Ammarah, form XII student
who was a part of Summer Internship Program started by Pathways School, Noida
for the first time. She wants to be a lawyer and before she enrolls herself for
Law in one of the UK universities Career Counseling department of the school
decided to help place students like her in an actual work space so that they
could take an informed decision before plunging into any course or career.
Pathways School, Noida started with a pilot project this summer and placed the
rising seniors in various organisations/ companies for gaining an insight into
the careers and the nature of work including working hours, job commitment that
it entails. Since this program was started on an experimental basis a few of
our parents supported us in this endeavour and placed our students in their own
organisations.
The students who signed-up for
this program had mixed emotions after the entire experience. Students like
Aakanksha, Shubhang, Bakhsheen, Anand and Evan liked their experience as they
felt it was important for them to get under the skin and live their everyday
life like the people of their chosen career live. On the other hand Ifrah had a
mesmerizing experience with a reality check in tow. On one hand she was in awe
of the doctors and their commitment to work but on the other hand she was
forced to ask herself if she is ready for this kind of hard work and
dedication. “They say it’s the noblest job and rightly so. Being a doctor is no
joke. If you’re thinking of being one then ask yourself this question “Am I
willing to work that much?” “Am I willing to sacrifice everything for this?”
and the answer she got to her question was YES but with a slight change of
plans. From Bio-Chemistry she now wants to move towards Neurosciences.
We had students placed mainly in
Delhi and NCR with one student getting an opportunity in China with a garment
manufacturing and export firm. We are very grateful to Mr. David Housego, Mr.
Satinder Luthra, Mrs. Upasana Arora, Mrs. Sapna Bhatia, Mrs. Nandini ( parents)
who agreed to take on our students and give them this valuable experience.
Puja Dawar Rao
School Counselor
