The biggest news from The Primary School is that we are now
an authorized IBPYP school. What does that mean? It means we had our final
verification visit by the IBO and their visit agenda included.
Formal interviews with the school administration, board
members, the IB programme coordinator, the school pedagogical leadership team,
teachers, librarians, groups of students, parents and others who are involved
in the programme. These interviews were individual and in groups. They were
engaged in Informal dialogues with teachers, students, administrators and other
staff members who ever is involved in the programme.
Observation of classes
The visiting team walked through various areas of school, sat
through a couple of classes and walked through all classes. They scrutinized
all our policies, planning and curriculum documents and they really did a
thorough job of understanding our school processes.
Exit interview
At the end of the visit, the visiting team l conducted an
exit interview with members of the school administration. Based on their
observations, documentation review, and conversation with all the stake holders
they gave us a feedback that spelled a beautiful successs story for us. They felt that we are
far more advanced for a 4 year old school and of course that was wonderful to
know.
Formal authorization: is sent to us after their report is
received by the relevant officials of the IBO and we are now in possession of a
formal certificate. It has a place of honour in the school foyer. Next time
when you are in school take a look at it.
Adventure Camps
The Adventure camps were a good success if the measure is
students feed back and reflections. As an educator there is always an eye that questions
what more can we do next year?
Student Led Conferences
Student Led Conference was held on the 29th March for Form
3, 4 and 5. Thank you very much for taking time out for the conference and
being a part of your child’s learning process.
For many, it was a moment of realization, while for some it
was a forum to let their heart out without any fear or hesitation, in
a
non-threatening environment. We hope it gave you some insight into your child’s
learning and the action plan he or she had devised for his own growth. We all
need to extend our support to them so that they are able to achieve those
targets.
The parents were asked to fill in an on line survey and the
most obvious outcome is the fact that almost 81% of the parents wish to have an
SLC twice a year, and about the same percent would choose an SLC over a PTC.
Regards,
Mrs. Usha Lamba
Primary School Principal
