मध्य प्रदेश है राज्य जिसका
शहर है इंदौर
उसके इंडस वर्ल्ड स्कूल में
शुरू हुआ ट्रेनिंग का दौर|
पहले दिन जब आये थे
सहमे कुछ घबराये थे
आदत नहीं थी बैठने की
चढ़ा नींद का ज़ोर|
ट्रेनिंग देने स्मिता आयीं
गाने सुनाये, मन को भाई
"core values" की जब दी दुहाई
झटका खा गया मन का चोर|
Vygotsky, Erikson और Piaget
बदले सब विचार हमारे
चल पड़ा हमारा मन
अब तो बाल-जगत की ओर|
कलाकार बने और मूर्तिकार भी
puppets से खेले बनकर बच्चे
अपनी कृति देखी जब
फिर नाच उठा ये मन का मोर|
संगणक के सुप्रयोग ने
दिखाई नयी राहें हमें
२०२५ में स्कूल की
कल्पना में मचाया खूब शोर|
गणित की पढाई ओ बंधू
हमको तो बहुत ही भाई
कहानी कहने की कला ने
पकड़ा फिर और भी जोर|
व्यायाम, योग और संगीत के
बने प्रशंसक हम सभी
थाठ, ताल और तोडे फिर
कत्थक से चला नृत्य का दौर|
देखे जो हमने तबले, सारंगी
दुनिया हुई रंग-बिरंगी
आंकलन का समय बीता
चढ़ा फिर प्रदर्शन का जोर|
--स्वप्ना (a New Mentor)
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
A phenomenal way to learn about Pyramids!
Did you ever wonder how were the Great Pyramids built? Were they built top down, or bottom up? Inside out, or Outside first? How did they manage to move tons of building material to the right place in those times? Did the Egyptians have the kind of engineering and architectural knowledge to make these astounding structures?
I came across this great site that beautifully tries to answer these questions using 3D graphics. The theory is by Jean-Pierre Houdin, and I believe a student will definitely learn more from this than a history textbook.
You can view the complete video and read about it here...
I came across this great site that beautifully tries to answer these questions using 3D graphics. The theory is by Jean-Pierre Houdin, and I believe a student will definitely learn more from this than a history textbook.
You can view the complete video and read about it here...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Countdown to the new Session
We didn't realize it, but the holidays are almost over. Its been a hectic period of work to be done at the school, to make it ready for the new session. The first set of parents arrived at the school yesterday and today for an orientation session.
The parents, especially those of the newly admitted students, wear that curious and apprehensive look on their faces. They are probably too much under the pre-conditioned impressions of a school atmosphere. An atmosphere where the Principal is that stern-looking woman/ man who doesn't want to be disturbed or talked to. Where the teachers want the parents to behave as if they have committed a grave mistake bringing up their children till date.
Thankfully, at our school, it was just a matter of the first impression that changed the perspective. The informal seating arrangement followed by an introduction to the group put them at ease with each other. Though some of the parents surely got a little psyched with the "Expectations from the Parents" slide, it didn't really make them unduly alarmed. There was an understated balance between what was expected from the parents and what would be delivered from the school.
There were, of course, a few concerns by parents about the buses not coming to their doorstep, and hence causing inconvenience. But these, I guess, are healthy regular requests that can be resolved amicably. We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have highly understanding parents with us.
Last, and the most important bullet point about the session beginning this month. We have decided to go paperless in the true sense, when it comes to our school communication. If I remember correctly, we sent more than 50 sheets of paper to each parent last year! That's about 17,500 sheets or 35 reams sent to you. As per conservatree.com, it takes one tree to make 17 reams. That's 2 trees last year! With the number of students going up, we are bound to kill more trees this year. So we decided to do something about it. This year onwards, we will communicate only through the SIS, Email, sms and phones.
Please do your bit in saving our trees. Better still, plant a few in the city too. Indore surely could do with more trees!
Happy start for the new session...
The parents, especially those of the newly admitted students, wear that curious and apprehensive look on their faces. They are probably too much under the pre-conditioned impressions of a school atmosphere. An atmosphere where the Principal is that stern-looking woman/ man who doesn't want to be disturbed or talked to. Where the teachers want the parents to behave as if they have committed a grave mistake bringing up their children till date.
Thankfully, at our school, it was just a matter of the first impression that changed the perspective. The informal seating arrangement followed by an introduction to the group put them at ease with each other. Though some of the parents surely got a little psyched with the "Expectations from the Parents" slide, it didn't really make them unduly alarmed. There was an understated balance between what was expected from the parents and what would be delivered from the school.
There were, of course, a few concerns by parents about the buses not coming to their doorstep, and hence causing inconvenience. But these, I guess, are healthy regular requests that can be resolved amicably. We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have highly understanding parents with us.
Last, and the most important bullet point about the session beginning this month. We have decided to go paperless in the true sense, when it comes to our school communication. If I remember correctly, we sent more than 50 sheets of paper to each parent last year! That's about 17,500 sheets or 35 reams sent to you. As per conservatree.com, it takes one tree to make 17 reams. That's 2 trees last year! With the number of students going up, we are bound to kill more trees this year. So we decided to do something about it. This year onwards, we will communicate only through the SIS, Email, sms and phones.
Please do your bit in saving our trees. Better still, plant a few in the city too. Indore surely could do with more trees!
Happy start for the new session...
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