“A Curriculum should be as messy as the Real World.”
Daniel Pink –The creative thinker
believes the days of left- brain dominance are over.
Let’s look at all that has
happened and is happening at Pathways Primary School, Noida, after the Winter
break..... just a month gone by.... to reflect on how much we feed the right
and the Left brain.....
The term began with a ‘Back to
school’ program where parents got into the shoes of their child. The children
of Form 2, 3 ,4 and 5 along with their Form Tutors planned this for their
parents. This was followed by Sports Fiesta( Early Years) and Sports Day(Form 2
upwards). Amidst all this the students of form 5 wrote and enacted a satire on
Gandhi’s ideals.
Sports Fiesta
Enactment of Gandhiji's ideals
Now, the students of Forms 2, 3,
4 and 5 are getting ready for the Student Led conferences scheduled for the 1st
of March, while the Early years students are working hard on putting together a
Rhyme day for parents....a day of performance, singing and dancing. Form 2 is
getting a play ready for woman’s Day on the 8th of March and the whole thrush
on Technology as a tool to class room learning has gained momentum as 15th March approaches...the day of ’Jharokha’
our window into learning.
The class rooms have also been vibrating with energy and new inquiries.
Students of KG have been exploring
materials, while Form 1 has been enquiring on water as a depleting resource. Form 2 has explored
images, while Form 3 has been
experimenting with sound and light.
Form 4 has been busy making working models that run on alternate energy sources
and form 5 have been studying chemical, physical and metaphysical changes.
KG students at the crafts museum
The walls of the school have been
stretched as students took trips to learn beyond .....KG went to the craft
museum to study the work of artisans and also visited a Garment manufacturing
unit as they brainstormed on understanding the process of change materials go
through. Form 2 upwards are going for a theatre experience as they watch a
production at Alliance Francaise, Lodhi
Road, New Delhi , a Christmas Carol Puppet Show.
.......are we well on the way to
developing the left brain of a creative child ?? What say, Mr Pink??
Usha Lamba
Primary School Principal
Primary School Principal
