Recently while being interviewed
by a journalist from The Hindu newspaper, I was asked What, according to you,
is the main purpose of education? It is a seemingly simple question but a most
important one and worth discussing as a community at Pathways. I would therefore invite you to answer this
question and email me at shalini.advani@pathways.in so that I can include your
answer in the next newsletter. Please
keep your answer as short and specific as possible and include your child’s
name and grade.
My answer was as follows: “The
purpose of education is to enable each young person to be the best they can
possibly be, and this includes both being best for themselves and the best for
their world”. In other words, if you are excellent and get to the top but in a
way which damages the people around you, your environment or your society, then
your education has not succeeded. Equally if you are good and kind but have a
lot of undeveloped potential, your education has not succeeded.
Awards
have two most distinguished Chief Guests
to hand out Awards: Mr IP Khosla, former Indian Ambassador to Bhutan,
Afghanistan and the Hague for the secondary school and Ms Priyamvada Taneja IB
Representative in India for the Primary school.
Teachers Day
The student body this year did us
proud in the passion and enthusiasm with which they planned Teachers Day.
It was all deathly secret with no
adult having a clear idea what was planned. On the day, teachers were greeted
with flowers and an extensive programme which showcased our students talent to
display their best. From musical
performances
to dance to mimicry they had us enthralled. They also persuaded teachers to
showcase their own talents – singing, being quizzed, impromptu acting, sharing
stories, doing a fashion show….All of it was done with the affection and
respect which is a very special characteristic of Pathways.
In Celebration
I would like to highlight two
areas of achievement.
Our student Shreya Gupta had a piece published with her
byline in India Today on the important area of college admissions. It is great
to read the confidence and authority with which she writes as you can see if
you go to the 9 Sept, 2013 issue of the magazine India Today.
I would also like to congratulate
Ms Pihu Kapoor for receiving her specialist degree in Early Childhood Education
from Tertiary College New Zealand.
Please
remember
· that
from Thursday 12th September till end October, school will close at
3.40 not 2.20 pm.
· MYP
introductory meeting for parents of Form 6 downward is on Saturday 14th
September
· Saturday
14th is a working day at the usual time for students.
Dr. Shalini Advani
School Director
