“As you begin to take action
towards the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not
every action will be perfect.Not every action will produce the desired result.
Not every action will work.Making mistakes,getting it almost right, and
experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually
getting it right .” ------- Jack Canfield
We believe that the mistakes can lead you to
growth and creativity. However, at the same time, failure to learn from
mistakes will lead one to commit the same mistake again. Reflections and
different processes of learning are therefore important while participating in
any activity at our school.
Personal Project -Personal
Project is one such opportunity provided to the students of form 8. The project helps the students to demonstrate and
develop various skills and also
prepares them for writing an extended essay at
IB Diploma. One of the students while making a documentary on Women Empowerment
for the project, reflected on how after spending so much time on recording
interviews, she would come back home and find the quality of audio not appropriate. She therefore worked on
editing and improving audio quality using different softwares thereby enriching
her skills. Another student changed his
product several times, but in his project report, he was extremely honest in
writing down his mistakes and learnings from the entire process of
experimenting and getting it right. He also shared on how he would approach it
differently if he had to do the project again.
E- Portfolios - Students of form 6
& 7 were a part of SLC –student led conference, in November where they set
their targets in three academic subjects and also their goals with their
parents after reflecting on some pieces of their work . During current
semester, the students worked on creating their e-portfolios where they chose
three pieces of their work; two good ones and one where they had not fared
well. They thus reflected on their
achievements and areas of development . Sharing few examples below
Enough time and opportunities are
given to the students to learn and progress
before they take exams at the end of final semester of Form 7 & 8
which test their preparedness for the
next level .
Sunanda Sandhir
Principal Middle School
