Among the many features of the school it is possible to focus on over this period, I would like to concentrate this fortnight on student empowerment and self reliance. If we produce able students who lack confidence or do not take responsibility for their lives, we fail one of the most important purposes of education. As a school many of the activities and policies we develop, aim at SELF : self-empowerment, self-development, self-discipline, self-confidence, self-reliance. Some of these are part of our ongoing systems – independent learning, student council and class representatives, accountability for handing in work etc. Here are recent activities which enhance these:
Community Service:
Over the past few months the Interact club conducted a number of activities raising over 3.5 lakh. This has been sufficient to fund the repair of a school in Uttaranchal in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity. Other
Handing the cheque to Habitat for Humanity
funds are going towards repainting and doing up Sai Bal Sansar, a school and learning centre which students have visited. These initiatives combine with the toy collection done by the Nursery grade for the same organization.
funds are going towards repainting and doing up Sai Bal Sansar, a school and learning centre which students have visited. These initiatives combine with the toy collection done by the Nursery grade for the same organization.
The new office bearers of the school Interact club received their badges and have ambitious plans for fund raising and intervention activities. Details of the leaders can be seen below.
Student Council:
The new secondary school student council is brimming with ideas and proposals for school improvement. Undoubtedly one of their most popular initiatives is the proposal to launch a radio show, complete with auditions for disc jockeys and a training workshop. Various other initiatives are in the pipeline.
Student Technology Coordinators
Primary: Aditya Jain & Rishab Menon
Primary: Aditya Jain & Rishab Menon
Yash Jain,Ramsha Khan,Ekaansh
Arora,Varnika Gupta,Tanishq
Mathur,Manvendra Yadav,Dhruv
Garg,Aryan Goyal,Manav Khurana,
Dev Verma
Learning Initiatives
At Pathways, students are encouraged to challenge and support their own learning initiatives.
This year Jharokha is a challenge to students to think out of the box and challenge themselves. It is being developed with minimal adult support or intervention to encourage the intellectual self confidence which is developed through your own thought process.
I hope that you will make the time to come into school on Thursday 6th to encourage and support this activity.
This is being held with the annual art exhibition of student work.
Similarly other learning areas – on digital citizenship and on gender sensitization are being developed in collaboration with students.
In a very different way but with the same philosophy, the Adventure Camps throw children into unfamiliar circumstances where they find that being outside their standard comfort zone is an important aspect of development.
What is truly essential is that our students have the opportunity to surprise themselves and us with their capacity to take on responsibility, discover talents, solve problems and impact their world. At Pathways we see this as a central philosophy of education.
Dr. Shalini Advani
School Director
Dr. Shalini Advani
School Director
