On Education
Thank you to all of you who
shared your perspective on education in response to the question I raised the
last time. To those who specifically defined education – representative answers are published in this
edition – as well as those who wrote more generally about what your experience
of education has been at Pathways. To develop a space for discussion on the
many important aspects of education is very important.
MYP
The introductory session to the
MYP was well attended and led to much valuable discussion on the new path the
school is moving on. As I said at the meeting the transition to the MYP is a
long process and the first group will only sit their final examination in 2018.
But it is an exciting development which in the new format which is being
introduced by the IB will serve to prepare our students well for the Diploma
exam. I had the opportunity to attend a
special IB conference in Mumbai this week and had further discussions on staff
training and implementation with Ian Chambers the Head of the IB in the Asia
Pacific as well as with Ashish Trivedi the Asia Pacific Head of the MYP. The
implementation of the MYP is related to our current Form 6 and the grades below
that.
We celebrate
Our KG teacher Meher Khan who
completed successfully her Teacher’s Certification in Elementary Education from The College of New
Jersey (U.S). She now intends to work towards her Masters degree.
Ansh Anand from Form 4 who has
been performing spectacularly well at swimming competitions. At the District Level swimming meet held
recently, Ansh won 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals and was awarded the
individual championship for the Under 8 age group.
Coming Up Next
Our rehearsals for Founders Day
have begun in full earnest. To give our children the experience of performing
on a professional scale and for a large audience is a very valuable experience.
However there are enormous challenges in doing so in a day school without stay
backs and evening rehearsals. We see this as an educational opportunity which
for a short while gives priority to Music and Dance and Drama over Maths and
English and Science. However those subjects continue as well, and it becomes
important as the weeks progress for students to keep on working even as the
excitement rises. From 7th October we will move towards extended rehearsals
during the day instead of the limited rehearsal time they have so far.
For the first time this year,
Founders Day is on 2 days – 25th October for Primary School parents and 26th
October for Secondary school parents. Do earmark these dates.
Dr Shalini Advani
School Director
