AN EDUCATION WITH A DIFFERENCE

 

The academic year begins with a bang with every school showcasing the results of the board exams, how many students qualified for NEET and IIT JEE, etc. Schools also showcase the number of students who have joined other professional courses. This adds to the brand value of the schools. Social media is flooded with these advertisements.

I began to examine the worthiness of providing an education which believes that marks alone define your success. What about a long life that children will lead after schooling? Are we preparing them to live a life that is ethical, moral, and spiritual?

No doubt every school gets recognized for achieving extraordinary results, but life is beyond marks. Is it not important to see what we leave within the child? How much of the culture and ethos of the school are the children carrying within them to live a successful, yet peaceful, happy and a value-based life?

I fully understand that the primary responsibility of every school is to focus on academics, and it is the primary responsibility of parents to instill values in children.

In today’s scenario, where both parents are working and everybody is busy meeting deadlines, we, as a school, take the responsibility, by integrating values, discipline and spirituality along with academics. Hence, the education we provide is truly holistic.

Activities are conducted and experiences are given to develop the values of gratitude, self-love, compassion, honesty, reverence for parents and teachers, to be a good finder, to be happy to help, preserving the environment, eating healthy, responsible citizenship, punctuality, willpower, social awareness and responsibility, to name a few, along with meditation.

Thus, it helps them to value everyone and everything.

No subject will teach children any of these values. It is to be integrated in the curriculum. Our school has more than sixty best practices, which contribute to the holistic growth of children. We also provide a conducive environment for the students.

When children go through these experiences from kindergarten to school final, there is bound to be a transformation in their thought process and aids in building a powerful subconscious mind.

Recently our students celebrated Doctor’s Day by visiting hospitals and presenting a hand-made greeting card and a sweet box for doctors. They expressed their gratitude for their selfless service. Needless to say, the doctors were overwhelmed by this unexpected visit by the students. It was an enriching experience for the students, one that created a lasting impression in their minds. The occasion helped them to understand the value of doctors.

These are ways in which we can build a beautiful world.

Great professionals with no values can cause severe damage to society. Physical, social, moral, emotional, ethical, and spiritual development will only create a wholesome personality. 

The primary and secondary formative years define a child’s adult life. The experiences that they go through during these crucial years will create the man or woman they turn out to be.

Let us not just train children to secure high marks in the exam, but also to make a mark in life!

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