The Primary School at Pathways,
Noida successfully completed its second Student Led Conference (SLC), which was
held on March 1st, 2013. It was the first SLC for forms two and three, which
made it an all the more interesting activity. It was a great delight to witness
students as young as seven year old share their strengths and weaknesses with
their parents. An SLC, unlike a Parent Teacher Conference, is a one on one
interaction session, where each child is given a dedicated half an hour with
his/her parents. The teacher takes a backseat and is just a silent observer. 
The confidence of the students
left most of the parents in amazement. They were completely in awe of their
child, who was clearly able to pinpoint his/her areas of improvement and also
had a solid plan of action for the same. At the end of the session, the parents
helped their child in setting achievable goals for themselves and also listed
how they can help in their child’s overall progress. Most parents experienced
their “moment of realization” where they confessed that they had either been
underestimating their ward or expecting too much. All in all, it was a fruitful
event which will aid in the progress and development of our students.
Sana Noor
Primary ICT Tutor
