Mr. Deepak Dalal
This week Pathways School Noida threw open the doors of our classrooms to a wonderful array of guest speakers –writers, story-tellers and artists who shared their craft with the student audience. Literary Week was celebrated in the primary and secondary school.
Ms. Anupa Lal
We were delighted to have with us Deepak Dalal whose writing on Ladakh and the Snow Leopard had middle school students queuing up to buy his books, and Varun who enthused them about Treasure Island with readings, Anupa Lal who transfixed Form 2 & 3 with story 
Mr. Ajit Narayan, Illustrator telling, Anjali Raghuvanshi who taught Form 4 & 5 about Folk art and had them creating Madhubani work, Ajit Narayan who taught cartooning tricks to Form 4 & 5, illustrators from Campfire who showed middle school students about graphic story telling ….the their inputs was breathtaking.
Parent Story Telling
No less valuable were the parents who came and read to our students. Thank you very much for doing this. In addition, there were student led activities including quizzes and book discussions. The week sends out the best message to students about the joys of reading and storytelling.
Model UN in School
In addition to all the literary week activity, students from middle and senior school got an opportunity to participate in an in-school Model UN. For many it was their first experience of taking on the roles of delegates from different countries, presenting their positions following the strict protocols of the United Nations. Guided by teachers our senior students did a spectacular job of organizing and running the entire event including a formal opening and closing ceremony. You can read more about it elsewhere in this newsletter. Guest Teachers
In preparation for Founders we are delighted to have two teachers of dance working with our students. Elena Abakarova is conducting classes on Russian folk dance in middle school and Rosalia is working with senior students on Flamenco and Salsa. Also scheduled are workshops on mime and kalaripayat for primary and middle school respectively. This is in addition to our own school faculty in drama, music and dance who are conceptualizing and working towards the Founders show. In the process our students will become exposed to a variety of cultural forms.
Parent Teacher Meetings
Parent Teacher meetings are scheduled on the 21st for Middle School and 29th for Senior and Primary School. These will enable you to meet your child’s teachers and review academic progress.
Staff Training
Teachers across the school are receiving training in multiple areas. Three teachers from primary, middle and senior school attended a valuable workshop on mental health at Max hospital, three others are attending a training on assessment and another three on differentiation in the classroom. Meanwhile the didis’ who look after our children in the primary school have a training on personal development. It enhances our commitment to ensure that Pathways remains a school where everyone, not only the students, continues to learn.
Shalini Advani
School Director
