The month of May is always a time
of both endings and beginnings in a school.
Even as students and teachers are preoccupied with final summative
assessments and exams, we are busy planning for the new year. I would like to begin by celebrating some of
our students who have recently excelled in different areas making us very proud
of their accomplishments.
Aditi Amritesh
Ahana Joshi
Anandita Ralli
Sanketh Hotchandani & Devmay Dewan
School Culture
I would like to thank the parents
and teachers who came together for a very useful exchange of ideas on school
culture. Out of the discussion emerged a
reflection that in today’s world a single understanding of culture is no longer
possible. We all grapple with a world dominated by wealth and brands and
competitive aggression. How different
children respond to these is influenced by the attitudes and messages given out
by adults. We reviewed some of the steps
being taken by the school through our community service and lifeskills
programmes, and through the appointment of student ambassadors and the role
played by the senior Student Council. Also discussed were the different follow
up actions which are effective. To what extent is hard punishment effective in
bringing about change? To what extent is reflection and acting to make up for a
wrong done? How should parents and
school balance these two approaches? In
conclusion, we all agreed that the school’s plans to increase emphasis in the
next academic year on a culture of kindness and on celebrating difference will
help young people to develop these aspects.
It is also important to present the right role models who will
communicate in the right way with students.
Staff Development Visit to US Universities
At Pathways we recognise that the ongoing development of our staff is an
essential feature of being a great school. Over the year 73 staff members –
which is over 50% of our teachers – went to external workshops. In addition there
were online trainings and in-house workshops.
Our Career and College
counsellor Deblina Chakraborty was part
of a two week tour of US universities from the west to the east coast. It was
invaluable for highlighting the profile of Pathways School Noida and
establishing relationships with admissions counsellors in these universities.
The particular requirements of different universities was an important
learning.
Nepal Relief
You can see more about it at:
Once the material gets
distributed we will be sharing more pictures with you.
Events
Security
Thank you for cooperating with
our enhanced security emphasis at the gate. It has become easier as the
awareness of the importance of exeat cards has become more widely accepted. Our
next focus is to be very strict with the need for exeat cards at bus stops.
Please ensure that whoever is picking up the student has the exeat card with
them. A failure to do this will mean that the student will not be handed over
but will be brought back to the school.
And finally….
To all those families moving away
from the NCR and Pathways – our very best wishes for your new phase. To Grade
12 students and their families who will be leaving us – our best wishes. Do keep in touch and remember that you always
have a place as a part of the Pathways family.
To all other families, a very happy summer break. I am sure you will
take advantage of the time to have fun together as a family. I look forward to
seeing you back in school on Wednesday 29th July.
Dr Shalini Advani
School Director
