The illiterate of the 21st
century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and relearn. ~Alvin Toffler
Different opportunities are being provided to
the students to develop as lifelong learners through the curriculum.
Personal Project
Personal project is an activity which is the culminating event of
the MYP years.
At Pathways,
students do this in Grade 8, before they step into senior school. This project helps them to develop
skills required for extended essay in the diploma program in grade 12. It
provides an excellent opportunity for the students to produce a truly personal
and creative work. Personal, because the subject is chosen by the student as
per their interest and passion. This is important since it brings in creative
involvement and inspires the student. It
is challenging, yet achievable, and
involves a lot of research. It is a valuable experience where process is more
important than the product. Student reflect on the process of the whole project
and this enables a lot of learning.
A final presentation on personal
project was done Apr 25, 2014. Grade 8 students displayed their products and shared the process as well as their
learning. The range of topics was very wide. Some students created tutorials
on playing basketball, sketching, some wrote books, developed online games and
one student also developed an app which has links to moodle, google calendar
and class wiki’s. The list is huge and reflects creative ability.
Tree Plantation at Sanjay van
Sensitivity towards the
environment is one of the many aims of the MYP.
The children interacted with AVM
Vinod Rawat, who spearheaded this project of restoring the indigenous forest on
the ridge and creating water bodies where the ‘Vilaiti Keekar, had all but
drained the water table completely. Children also planted some local varieties
of trees on the banks of one of the little lakes as their contribution towards
working with nature.
Teachers are learners too!
We will begin implementing MYP curriculum from new session in August 2014 for Grade 6 and
Grade 7. Learning is not limited to the students alone and is extended to
teachers as well. Four teachers went to Bangalore to attend to attend their
subject workshops as part of orientation
training. These were conducted by IB trainers. Another workshop with the same
aim was conducted in the school premises by Natalie Kunst ( an IB trainer from Hong Kong) on May
03, 2014 and May 04, 2014.
Sunanda Sandhir
Middle School Principal
