Parents’ Speak

Letter to Ms Anupama Diddee

Ms. Diddee,

We wanted to share with you our experience and feelings about middle school in Pathways and what it has meant to Deeya and us.

During our very first visit to Pathways World School we were struck by the openness and spontaneous warmth of the reception and admissions staff. Instead of the uncomfortable grilling we had expected at the interview, we were led through an admissions procedure that was remarkable for the depth of the sincere interaction to understand the profile and needs of the applicant student. The entire process was conducted very professionally and with empathy.

Pathways has been like a very stimulating breath of fresh air both for Deeya and us. The transparent and participatory system of communicating with and keeping parents closely involved in the educational journey of their child is most comforting and seems unique compared to even the iconic public schools of yesteryears. An extract from a congratulatory mail that I had sent to Dr. Sarvesh Naidu after Pathways World School won the Indian Education Congress Award for ‘Best Innovative K – 12 School ( National )’ best expresses our experience of the Middle School Program : “ To me the most impressive and appealing feature of Pathways World School is the unique ‘ chemistry’ that is pervasive and seems to work seamlessly to make it a great school. This is evident across all aspects and activities of the school where a ‘ caring human factor’ is discernible among the faculty, administration and staff that creates a wonderful nurturing environment for learning and grooming the students to become responsible and contributing members of the global citizenry. We are happy and proud to be the parents of a Pathways child.”

We owe a great deal to all the devoted teachers and instructors of middle school who taught Deeya and specially the SEN faculty under whose caring and, in Deeya’s words, kind and patient tutelage, Deeya has literally come out of her ‘shell’, which gives us great hope that she will grow responsibly to find her own happy place in the world by achieving her full potential.

With gratitude.

Seema and Satyamrit Kagti.

Letter to Ms Anupama Diddee

Hi,
Our daughter Muskaan Soni grade 9H joined Pathways in the academic year 2012-2013.She began her 1st day of school as a shy timid over anxious child for a long time despite our efforts as parents. She was low on confidence and self esteem.Her overall academic performance was often our concern.A girl who detested Maths English writing and had problems with conceptual understanding and language comprehension.Muskaan today is just the opposite of all this and more......

But today we are a happy proud and an extremely contented parents who have been a part of the journey from failures and disappointments and over just a few months upon arrival in Pathways witnessed a sea of change brought over our daughter because of the amply skilled capable and a loving team of the SEN group

Both my husband and myself do not have enough words to express our gratitude for transforming Muskaan into a happy confidant and academically a visible person in her class that was something she always dreamt of but never could achieve.Every single teacher in the SEN team has showered Muskaan with genuine affection instilling in her a renewed hope and the will to try her best which she has but only because she was aware her teachers have full faith in her untapped potential and inner strength.

Having said all this we also know that Muskaan has a long way to go in her academics and social skills but we are certain she is in the right hands Please accept our sincere thanks for helping Muskaan discover her true self with your skill, expertise besides lot of care & love.

This empowerment will stand by her for years to come........
Regards Monica Soni

Letter to Mr. Arvind Kumar Chalasani,

Arvind Sir,

Hereby I extend my Gratitude to you and your entire "Team of Faculty" at Pathways.

I had a vision for Ishan, - that in life – he should be a good Human , with Strong Character – Responsible – Concern for others – Ready to Help everyone – Respect the elders – should have Leadership skills and lead his team from the front – Achieve the goal against all hardship, earning the respect and love from the colleagues and still remain humble. The vision of him to participate in several different activities and events – That is "Jack of All and Master of None" thereby having a developed Personality – Maturity and Intelligence.

I had vision because I strongly believe that these qualities are more important for a person – To Respond with Ability to any situation in the life – To face the challenges of the life – To contribute to the Society and the World and alongside to become a "Successful Entrepreneur".

When on the day of Graduation, he was awarded with "The Chairman's Award" for his these qualities - (That is what I assumed) I was stunned – full of Emotions and I felt probably he has climbed a few steps of a long stair towards fulfilling that vision and my dream. Suddenly my heart was filled with gratitude towards "Pathways" . I thanked my God for the decision I took to send him to Pathways instead of sending him to a reputed school of U.K. where also his admission was accepted.

Whatever he has achieved, that is only because of the wonderful Team of the Guardians at the Pathways – Their Love – Concern – Guidance – Encouragement – The Ambiance they have created - The Exposure and opportunity they give to the students, as if they are their own children. And that is why Ishan never felt he was away from home and we never worried about his well being.

I believe every student who passes out from Pathways shall make his own mark in the Society.

I would also like to thank the Founders and Promoters of Pathways for providing such a valuable Institution to the society.

I hope that this Heritage will continue forever for the benefit of Many More and seek the blessings from "All of You" for Ishan to be able to make Pathways proud of him.

Kindly convey my Thanks and Feelings to all and everyone concerned at Pathways.

Sincerely Yours,
Saroj Kumar Jhunjhunwala

Letter to Ms Alka,

Ms Alka,

It was a pleasure meeting you the other day and it was wonderful going around your fine school.

We have discussed little else at home for the last two days. I am pleased to say that Shaurya is extremely excited about coming to Pathways for the IB Programme and is really looking forward to being there. He is also excited being a boarder.

I will fill out the Application form and get the required documents across to the school shortly. We hope to bring Shaurya along to school for the interaction and test later this month.

As parents, we are looking forward to Shaurya flowering into a fine young man in the nurturing environment that your school provides.

Best Regards
Shailen and Supriya

Letter to Dr. Naidu

Dr. Naidu,

Warm greetings from Colombo. It was a pleasure meeting you at Pathways World School, Gurgaon when I came in March. I am writing this e-mail to you, to express my sincere gratitude and hearty appreciation for all the support you have provided for my son Adam. Without your compassion and support, Adam would not have been able to continue in that school. Thank you so much for your unreserved advise and coaching to put Adam on the right track. Though I met you for the first time in person, I do hear that your are instrumental in every bit of success Adam has made to this date. Thank you so much for understanding his potential, his strengths and weaknesses and guiding him in the right direction.

We are new parents at Pathways and have kids in Grade 4 and 2 respectively. We were delighted to see our little ones perform on stage and conduct themselves beautifully. It was a great production with the classics being enacted. Our kids are still singing songs from the various classics that were presented. Our son who was a sports and academics sort of person has begun to enjoy and appreciate dance and drama during this first year at Pathways and our daughter has blossomed under the tutelage of her teachers.

His family owes a great deal to the school and the faculty for the patience, the understanding and support given to Adam at all times. I thank all faculty members that have carried Adam to this day. My sincere thanks goes to everybody, and specifically to Mr. Arvind, Dr. Naidu, Geraldine, Vinay, all his teachers and support staffs who have given Adam utmost support.

I am confident Adam is learning from his mistakes and developing on it. I believe he will come out triumphant at the end of the day. I hope to meet you again during the graduation.

My best regards
Amare

Letter to Team Pathways

Team Pathways,

We just got back after a relaxing Holi break and wanted to pen a few words of appreciation on a wonderful Founder's day event.

We are new parents at Pathways and have kids in Grade 4 and 2 respectively. We were delighted to see our little ones perform on stage and conduct themselves beautifully. It was a great production with the classics being enacted. Our kids are still singing songs from the various classics that were presented. Our son who was a sports and academics sort of person has begun to enjoy and appreciate dance and drama during this first year at Pathways and our daughter has blossomed under the tutelage of her teachers.

Thanks and Regards

Truly appreciate the effort put in by the entire Pathways team.

Cheers
Monica Sharma Chopra and Dipak Chopra

Letter to Mr Sumit

Mr Sumit,

I wish to take this oppurtunity to thank you and the entire staff and team of Pathways for having given the kids such a wonderful experience at the camps. Through the weekend Samrath had stories to share about the trip and appreciation of how well managed the camps were. Sir cant thank you enough for having the patience to attend to our queries and concerns. Didnt want to loose this moment to congratulate you for all the effort and care you took to make this event a successful one. Many thanks once again and am certainly a proud parent of the Pathways family.

Regards
Ajai Mehandru

Letter to Mr Sumit

Mr. Dargan,

Its good to hear that the children are having a wonderful time enjoying the various activities.

I can understand all the effort the school is making to organize this camp and the load of responsibility this puts on you and your team and I appreciate that with all the work that you have, you still find time to send us your updates which are so reassuring.

I hope you have a wonderful day today and wish you all the best.

Regards
Sabeha Mir
PARENT OF GRADE 8 STUDENT

Letter to Ms. Mir

Ms. Mir,

Grade 8 is getting on with numerous activities today.

Yesterday whilst one group rafted down the Ganges, another one trekked deeper and higher into the forest, besides engaging in a lot of activities at the Camp site.

We did mark the birthday of one of our Grade 8 students at the Camp site on Wednesday evening and got a surprise cake to cut – which of course was consumed in no time!

The students are feeling hungrier and enjoying eating – which is impressive – and very encouraging too!

Here below are some photographs to give you all a sense of them having a blast!!!

I regret that owing to my mobility and visiting each Camp site, the connectivity for my phone and of the internet has not been very regular and therefore such inputs are a little spaced out.

But I assure you that all is well and we work on the simple rationale that 'No news is good news'.

Also I wish to thank all of you for the immense patience and support that your e-mails have been indicative of.

Look forward to sending another communique by tomorrow.

Regards,
Sumit

Greetings for the New Year !!

Let me thank both Ms. Bhagirathy and Mr. Gurucharachan for a very successful "Purvanchal trip". Not only their concern and care for each and every child was commendable but their patience, committment and enthusiasm infused that spark in all the students.

The children too were at their best behaviour and made me proud as a parent.Despite the cold and wind they successfully completed their itenarary and much more. Hats off to them for getting up at about 4 am and actually" crack the dawn" in one of the coldest morning and what a better place then the wilderness of Kaziranga- a destination of nature's bounty and oxygen galore. I hope they enjoyed as much as we enjoyed having them over in the N.E.

Tried to do whatever i could to make them feel comfortable starting with rich plum cake for the Christmas season and winding up with home cooked food.

P.S. The children interview was telecasted in the evening news channel on 28th of December 2012. It was Great !!

Nivedita hazarika

Letter to Ms. Alka Varma

This is to request you to process the withdrawal of my daughter Freya Paliwal Nigam (ID No.11333) who is currently a student of Kindergarten.

Please make it effective from 20th December, 2012 which would be her last day in school.

Also I would like to take this opportunity to state that it has been a wonderful year and half and Freya has enriched from each day of her attendance in school. It's a complete loss for us that we couldn't take this journey forward the way it was intended to.

It is truly a progressive school which is best experienced and no amount of words can explain the exemplary work being done. Being both a staff member and a parent has exposed me to the many dimensions of the school and therefore my heartfelt expression.

May the school achieve one milestone after the other.

Kudos to the team

Best regards
Arunima

Letter to Anupama

Anupama

Many thanks for your mail. There cant be enough words to express my gratitude to You , SEN department , teachers , Principal , Dr. Naidu , Mrs. Narang and Mr. Jain for all the support for the last 8 years.

Radhika's journey in Pathways started in Grade 4 before we know she will be passing school in the next year and half. Time didnt fly as every day brought a new challenge for Radhika. The skills imparted by Anupama & her team to Radhika to cope with the academic pressures have been of immense help to her. I am sure other schools also have a SEN department but there is no comparison to what Pathways SEN departement offers to its students with special needs. Needless to say that I am a big ambassador to the outside world /to parents who dont even want to acknowledge that their child needs help. A lot of times we parents dont give enough credit to the school and its teachers but the person that Radhika has turned to be is only because of your support and guidance.

Its not just remedial help that SEN team provides to its students at Pathways but the counseling required to bring confidence in the students despite the academic disabilities is no small achievement and requires a lot personal involvement on behalf of the teachers. This is the biggest quality I have seen in Anupama , Linette & her team.

Anupama ....am sure it is a very big & a bold move for both Radhika and You as the association between the two of you goes beyond a Student -teacher relationship & often I have been envious of you as Radhika shares more with you than she does with her own mother. She is still very emotionally dependent on you & I think will continue to seek your approval and help in her independent onward journey. My worst fear is her sitting in the examination room with you not being around. You have been a tremendous moral support to her all these years. Whatever Radhika does in her personal & professional life .....huge credit will go to you. ALWAYS!

I would like to express my gratitude to the school for all its support over the years. I will be very happy to provide any parent testimonial on behalf of the parents of SEN students.

I request the Promoters , Directors of the school to give a lot of time and attention to its SEN department , with the growing awaremenss of special needs , I see a lot of students requiring SEN support.

Keep up the brilliant work !

Best regards
Poonam Bajaj

Letter to Ranjana Varshney

It was a pleasure to finally meet you both. Thank you again very much for your time, and your hospitality. The children, Surbhy and I really enjoyed the school visit. We were very encouraged by the positive ambience and sense of pride at the school and would like to reiterate our continued commitment to the school believing it to be the best educational environment we can provide for our children at this stage in their lives.

Our kind and sincere regards,

With kind regards
Ranjit

Letter to Ranjana Varshney

It was a pleasure to finally meet you both. Thank you again very much for your time, and your hospitality. The children, Surbhy and I really enjoyed the school visit. We were very encouraged by the positive ambience and sense of pride at the school and would like to reiterate our continued commitment to the school believing it to be the best educational environment we can provide for our children at this stage in their lives.

Our kind and sincere regards,

With kind regards
Ranjit

Thank you O' Teacher

• Today is the perfect day to say
• "Thank you teacher"
• For all you have done for my child;
• I created; you shaped him,
• I brought him to this world,
• You brought the world to him;
• I loved; you nurtured him,
• I taught him to open his eyes,
• You opened his mind;
• I taught him to stand,
• You made him balanced;
• I taught him to walk,
• You showed him to walk the talk;
• I taught him to look,
• You let him observe;
• I taught him to speak,
• You let him speak his heart;
• I fed him with food,
• You gave him food for thought;
• I wanted him to study,
• You let him 'LEARN';
• I told him to learn,
• You let him 'THINK';
• I gave him life,
• But it's you who made him 'LIVE'.

Letter to Ranjana Varshney

Madam,

I fell short of words while compiling a Thank You Note! I am borrowing one which is so apt... I can't thank you enough for what you did for each child, including Anubhav. It was a 'Great Year" because of 'YOU'. Please keep track of the progress of these little ones and keep in touch. I am commited to keeping you informed of how Anubhav progresses. Please keep your 'Rights' intact on him.

• A teacher is like Spring,
• Who nurtures new green sprouts,
• Encourages and leads them,
• Whenever they have doubts.
• A teacher is like Summer,
• Whose sunny temperament
• Makes studying a pleasure,
• Preventing discontent.
• A teacher is like Fall,
• With methods crisp and clear,
• Lessons of bright colors
• And a happy atmosphere.
• A teacher is like Winter,
• While it's snowing hard outside,
• Keeping students comfortable,
• As a warm and helpful guide.
• Teacher, you do all these things,
• With a pleasant attitude;
• You're a teacher for all seasons,
• And you have my gratitude!

With kind regards
Rajneesh Wadhwa
(Anubhav's Father) Grade- 4

Letter to Nishu Singh

Ms Nishu

Thank you so much for every thing. Malvika had a become a very responsible girl & matured under your guidance.

I am very grateful to you & thank you for yr patience.

Best regards
Deepika
(Malvika's mother) Grade-2

Letter to Nishu Singh

Nishu Maam,

It has been a fruitful day for Raina , so it seems!! your positive comments and the sticker , '' SUPER JOB '' has made all the difference to this little child ! Thankyou for your gesture, it has made a world of a difference . I always believed in the saying that, '' Correction does much , but encouragement does more - Goethe.

We are handling sensitive minds and hearts and we Teachers mould them with love and appreciation!!
Thank you for being a wonderful teacher to my child

God Bless
Nellie
(Raina's mother) Grade-2

Letter to Abhimanyu Das Gupta

Abhimanyu,

As the year comes to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for guiding Vatsalya and equipping him with skills to face the new challenges of written task in English. The strategies suggested by you during our meeting in March, to improve his written task has really helped him to organise his work better. He keeps switching between the two strategies often, but I let him make that choice as long as he is using either of them.

I have to add that my son adores you as a teacher and he says that English is his favourite subject. I do hope you can assign him some task for the vacations to keep up the rigor he has recently gotten into. I will be happy to supervise the task you assign for him.

Thank you once again for being such a fine teacher for my son.

Warm regards,
Neeti Saini
(Vatsalya's mother) Grade-5

Letter to Nalini Vohra

I would like to share some comments Anika has made during the school year.

One day she came back from school and while walking from the bus stop to the apartment she shared how a plant grows. she described all the steps very clearly. it was really nice to know how your teachings are being ingrained in her mind. it was obvious that the UOI you and Ms Aditi were discussing in class has worked wonders.

She continues to love school. Even during the holidays it was hard for her to understand that school is closed. She kept saying, "Nalini maam and Aditi maam are waiting and they are missing me. i want to go to school."

Thank you so much for all you do to help Anika grow up.

I am greatful that you are in her life as a teacher.

Thank you so much
Ami
(Anika's mother) Nursery

Letter to Ranjana Varshney

Ranjana Mam,

I wanted to thank you in Chaste Hindi but did not have the requisite software to do so.

However, irrespective of the language and expression involved, I would like to place on record by most sincere commendations for the exemplary effort put in by your goodself which has resulted in marked improvement in the reading, writing and comprehension skills in Hindi amongst the Grade-4 children. Anubhav too has vastly enhanced his abilities in Hindi.

Thank you Mrs. Narang for building a very enterprising Team of Practioners like Ranjana, Chandreyee and all others. May the spirit keep going high and forever.

With kind regards
Rajneesh Wadhwa
(Anubhav's father)

Letter to Sabeena Menon

Dearest Sabeena,

Good morning ! Usually I am so caught up trying to manage the one million chores in my life but now, morally I have to sit down and write this mail to you .

Cannot thank you enough for the unit "Right or Not" which went by on Friday 27th March 2009.Though we had prior information about it and I did not tell Hridae I was so excited and looking forward to his return from school and hear his "heartfelt feelings" !!

So, I very casually asked him "How was your day and why have you come so late?" He summed it to be the" Most exhausting and irritating day of his life at the school !" Whatever they did was not appreciated, they were made to mop the floor and the best was getting just 1 chapati and a small piece of achaar to eat for lunch! The rest of the details which followed were also so amusing.

I cannot thank you enough. As a parent I keep my children aware of our rights and responsibilities, but when the school also involves itself so much in nurturing our children, how can it not give positive results ?It is such a strong message to our children. Hridae is very sensitive about these matters so he did not react in the negative, in fact he was very silent and as though something came over him and he appeared more sober and mature.

As for me, I like to believe that I have a consious and do my bit of good will. But frankly, being so caught up with own work exhaustion or excuses frankly, we do very little. But when I saw the serious face of my little Hridae with a realization on friday evening,I did my bit too on Saturday morning. I have a maid coming to me for the past 6-7 years for body massage. She is a 55-56 year old widow, looks much older as she has no teeth and cannot see properly. Usually if there is a guest at home or someone near by I send her to do a massage for them. But this saturday morning I made a few calls and she got more people to do massage and earn money. She could'nt thank me enough and fell on my feet.

Here I need to mention that all the units of enquiry which have been done by Hridae have had a lasting impression on our whole family. We cannot cheat our little son. I always tell my family and friends about whatever Hridae is doing and also proudly tell them that its not only Hridae but the whole of primary at Pathways. Saving the Planet Earth, Re-cycle and re-use etc are so deeply ingrained in us because of him. Now that Hridae is leaving the primary, I am a bit sad and happy as well. Sad because your glove hands won't be there and happy that my baby is getting bigger. . .I hope all the good work of primary continues in the middle years and link making them good human beings continues.

Its not just Hridae learning, so are we !!

Can't thank you enough !!

Warmest regards
Jyotsna Walia
(Hridae's mother) Grade-5

Letter to Gunjan Tomar

Gunjan,

I can't thank you enough for being there and nurturing Aditya in the last 2 years. He'll surely miss you too, and I as a parent would still look up at you for guidance and support. Thank you so much for being such an outstanding teacher, friend and a guide to Aditya. See you tomorrow.

Thanks and Regards
Pamposh Gulati
(Aditya 's mother) KG

Letter to Gunjan Tomar

Gunjan,

Samar is going to miss you as much. Thanks for all the help and for taking care of him.

Truly appreciate all the support that you have given , and the patience that you have shown with my constant calling you up at various time.

I am going to miss you as well.

Please do stay in touch.

I will meet you tomorrow.

Regards
Vinita
(Samar's Mother) K.G

Letter to Monica Kochar

Monica,

I want to congratulate you on the action you have taken. I feel very proud that today we have teachers like you. You have dealt with the issue in the right way and fairly.

Our ex president Dr. Abdul Kalam has rightly said that there are 3 persons very important in a child's life. The first is the Mother, the Father and The Teacher. His words ring in my ears when I think of you today. I am so happy that my child is lucky to have a teacher like you. I am assured that he is in safe hands.

Today, you have done something which very few teachers would think or do. You are truly a torch bearer and a guiding light. I want to thank you as a parent. I am speechless and groping for words to show how deeply I appreciate all what you have done.

I fervently hope this positive action of yours will also be remembered by other parents like me. Wish you all the best in your future.

Regards
Mamta Jain
(Harsh Jain) Grade-6

Letter to Mr. Naidu

Mr. Naidu,

Sub: Mansher Singh, Grade # 8, ID No. # 05 - 337

We just learnt that our son, Mansher had done fairly well as a Main Stream student.

This letter is in tremendous appreciation for the effort taken by your team to get Mansher through SEN stage on to main stream of Pathways School.

Mansher was a difficult student when he joined Pathways, and at the end of his first year Ms. Dimpu Sharma suggested we meet a child specialist who may be able to assess Mansher's problem. Going through with the process we learnt that our son had difficulty in holding his attention for any length of time. Once the problem was identified, it was decided that Mansher should join the
SEN class.

Ms Neha and Ms Anupama took the responsibility to take care of Mansher's problem. My wife Manik and I were in touch with them as well as with Ms Sharma. They inspired tremendous confidence in us, and we were sure that it was just a matter of time before Mansher's problem was addressed. Without their effort I am not quite sure where we would have ended up.

We cannot thank you and your colleagues enough for their commitment to get Mansher back to Main Stream.

Kindly convey our gratitude to your colleagues.

Warm Regards
Rajeshwar Singh / Manik Kaur
(Mansher's Parent) Grade-8

Letter to The Pathwazian Community

Sirs/Mams

From the bottom of my heart I wish to thank you all for the love and care you have shown towards both my daughters: Preksha and Kritika.

I have known you all since the last 4 years, and I know at times I have been a selfish mother, a rude parent, and a critic too. But today, as Kritika is ready to leave, my eyes are brimming with tears, because I know that they will never get an environment like this ever.

On behalf of my children I wish to apologise for their insanities, and I am sure you had many a trying times with them.

Mr. Mangalwadi, I troubled you the most, I apologise.

I do not know if Pathways will miss a golchha, but the golchha family will miss Pathways.

I am always there if you need any assistance from Nepal and if any of you wish to come and stay with us. it will be pleasure indeed.

Thanks once again, and I will keep in touch.

Thanks,
Rajlakshmi
(Preksha and Kritika's mother)

Letter to Ms. Narang & Teachers

Ms Narang & Teachers,

Both my girls have actually been nurtured in the Primary School at Pathways, Pragya who began her formal school years here and Medha who joined Pathways, when she was actually 2 months and 26 days old!

Just a short note, to appreciate the efforts and care which have gone into the academic and co-curricular program of my daughter Pragya Jhingran in Grade 3. She has definitely emerged more confident, responsible and organized through the rigors of this particular year. I am thrilled to see the way, she assists the younger sibling Medha in going about her little affairs.

I cannot help but pass on the compliments which we receive for our children, whenever we are amidst a gathering of friends & families with their children in similar age groups. Be it their sharing attitude, their leadership & confidence or their reservoir of knowledge, they grab attention and we love it.

Our heartfelt thanks are due to Dura, Meenakshi and Smita who have always been there with Pragya in this journey of Grade 3 and the various Units of Enquiry which they have driven through the year. And all the support she has received from the Physical Education Department, especially overcoming the fear of swimming and actually enjoying it thoroughly at the moment, thanks to Mudit, Surendra and Rajeshree. Sunil for constantly pushing and encouraging her to perform and participate. Norbu for creating the joy for dancing in her. Ritika and Donna for helping her appreciate Music even as she enjoys expressing herself freely with her own voice. Shalini for making her adept with her computer skills over the years. Rupa for sustaining and nurturing her interest in Hindi through various creative activities in the class. And Isha for observing that Pragya has shaped into a fine child even as she is mastering new skills in the art class.

Thank you teachers!
Bhagirathy & Ajay Jhingran
(Pragya & Medha's Parent) Grade-3 & Pre-Nursery

Letter to Alka Verma

Alka,

Thank you for supporting us in our development.

I wanted once again to thank you for the quality of the school, you can not imagine how happy the children are in the morning, and how proud they are to have adapted them selves to this new environment. You can count on me for promoting your school.

Warm Regards
C?ile Labarre

Letter to Dr. Jain, Commander Lochan & Mr. Gholap

Dr. Jain, Cdr. Lochan and Mr. Gholap,

Just wanted to touch base and update you all on the health of Aarul.

Well the tests revealed that he was suffering from 'Dengu'. He is on the recovery path and the itching is the sign of the same.

I thank you all for taking good care of him during the initial stages, which as we all know is critical. I feel very happy to see him in safe hands and wish to thank you all once again for the support and care you have taken.

With kind regards
Sanjay
(Aarul Malaviya's Father ) Grade 8

Letter to Sabeena

Hi Sabeena,

It has been a wonderful year for Raina this Term under your care. I thank and appreciate for your wonderful guidance, and patience too. I hope the next Term is an equally encouraging Mentor in the 4th grade, which I am sure will be.

It has often been a desire to relate some of Raina's feed back on the Units covered, perhaps give a more realistic view on some of them. From what my observations and interactions with Raina were in the Units of WATER-WISE and COMMUNICATIONS on Let's Talk were commendable !! There was a complete authority with which she expressed her knowledge on these units with the family members. She went to the extent of putting up posters in the parks and also on the tree trunk just below our house 'to make the downstairs neighbours aware of the use of water !! I was amazed at her conciousness.

Well, on the unit of communications, she would correct me on my ''TONE'' and that I should communicate not in a commanding or 'demanding' tone but speak meaningful sentences! Thankyou for making my daughter a mature girl who is so assertive and knows her do's and dont's.

Last, but not the least, was her full josh and enthusiasm on the day she clad a new blue T-SHIRT for her book Reading, followed by an icecream party !

I felt there was so much she related to me after arriving home and chatted all about it and how much fun they had and what books she read and so on and so forth. What children need is encouragement lined with words of appreciation, and that's what they are made to be, so they are called 'CHILDREN' !

It was truly a pleasure to see her so enlightened and full with life's joys,
Accept my gratitude and appreciation for all that you have turned my Raina into!

Thankyou Sabeena Raina shall be missing you, so will I.

Best Regards
Nellie

Letter to Mr. Naidu

Hi Mr. Naidu,

My daughter Anushhka Thakur is a student of Class IY and her form Teachers are Ms. Renu and Ms. Shilpa.

With great pleasure, I wish to inform you that my daughter who joined the school in the month of August is showing immense change and improvement in terms of her personality. She used to be an extremely shy kid. Thanks to the school's environment, teaching methods, exposure given to her and last but not the least, absolutely fantastic support given to her by both her form teachers, she is blossoming into a very confident individual. She is very excited to experiment with new ideas and implementing them. She is excelling in her language and IT skills and enjoys other subjects as well. She is very excited to be a part of this school and enjoys and looks forward to the Company of her friends. This is a huge change for her in just a few months .

My sincerest thanks to Ms Renu and Ms. Shilpa for helping her groom into this happy child.

Best Regards
Roohi Thakur

Letter to Alka

Alka

Aparna joins me in wishing you the very best for 2011.
Really appreciate the marvelous engagement and communication through the year Amit

Best Regards
Parent of Damini & Dhruv

Letter to Anupama

A Note of Appreciation for the SEN Department

Anupama,

A call from Radhika an hour back and She was excited about getting the highest marks in the class in English. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Pathways World School especially Mrs.Paramjit Narang to accept Radhika as a student five years ago. I am indebted to Anupama and the entire SEN department , including Linette , Anita for supporting Radhika not just by remedial help but more importantly giving her the much needed encouragement at every step of her struggle.

This is great turnaround for a child who was losing confidence because of her learning disabilities. I am not sure if she is there yet but all I would like to say that 'I CAN DO IT' attitude that we see today in her is thanks to the SEN department of the school.

I still come across parents who are finding it very tough to get support in school for special needs and it is quite disheartening to see that there are very few schools who support students with learning disabilities through mainstream.]

I would like to applaud the untiring efforts that Pathways is making towards establishing a strong SEN department across all the three schools.

Anupama – You been the strongest influence on Radhika and what a transformation , from an insecure, introvert child to a very confident, assertive young woman. It wouldn't have been possible without you. It is so good to see her make conversations with my friends and colleagues and engage with them talking about her projects, SAP hours etc. Personally , I would love her to be a volunteer in the primary SEN department to be able to give back to the school in her own way.

No words are enough to express my gratitude to Pathways World School especially Anupama & Linette. You both are the best teachers &God sent Angels for Radhika . May God give you strength to be able to pass so much of love & care to your SPECIAL STUDENTS.

Warm Regards
Poonam

Letter to Rima and Renu

Hi Rima and Renu,

I am very pleased to inform you that Raghav has been designated as a Brand Ambassador for WWF, as of yesterday.

Triggered by his deep interest in conservation issues that stemmed from his UOI on the same, I had a meeting fixed with the Director of Educational Outreach programme at WWF. Raghav met her and the entire team yesterday, over a 2 hour interaction session.

You will be so pleased to know that in turn, what a smart ambassador of Pathways School Raghav turned out to be! The team was very impressed by his ability to interact independently, hold his own conversations, talk intelligently about Conservation, Global warming issues and dole out his own email id to senior managers. He came back with a handful of posters and goodies from all departments.

As his parents, it is Dr.Subramaniam and my endeavour to keep his interest in this global issue alive and current, at his own pace. I seek the support of the school to take this forward. I am not fully sure yet what his role will be, will keep you informed as and when it pans out.

I wish to put in writing the wonderful role Pathways has played in nurturing Raghav to become such an inquisitive and challenge seeking child. In only 8 months since we returned from Scotland, Raghav has made great strides. I wish to appreciate the un-tiring effort put in by his class teachers Renu, assisted by Shilpa. They are wonderfully patient, with an eye out to always encourage Raghav to reach his potential.

I will be back in touch and hope to hear from you.

Kind regards,
Ruchi

Letter to Rima

Anupama,

Week 1 ends and I am just blown away by the Pathways teachers all over again! The interest they take in each child and the care they give is better than what I as a mother am capable of. Nalini Vohra deserves a medal for handling my son Arunanshu at lunch hour. I am already a die - hard fan of Sona Kamboj so no need to mention her list of medal-deserving acts on this page, this one is exclusively for Nalini.

My husband Aditya and I really like to congratulate you for putting together such a wonderful team. See you on Form Day.

Regards,
Manavi Ghosh
Mother of Avantika Ghosh (Nursery)
& Arunanshu Ghosh (KG)

Letter to Anupama

Anupama,

I write to congratulate the entire SEN team for taking extra care and supporting Kormi in the past two months.When Kormi called us on friday,he was in a state of euphoria.He was shouting when he told us that he had ped the class in geography scoring a neat 17out of 20.My husband and I had tears in our eyes.Gone was the low confident child who kept doubting his capability.Our child had found the ideal place to grow and develop in all ways- .He could have never made it without your love,support and guidance.We had so much faith in the SEN dept but Kormi was a little hesitant.After being identified as a slow learner and incapable of making it academically in his previous school.he lost his confidence and self esteem.Every night,I would gently keep assuring him to take it easy and not get tensed for his tests.Gradually with your support,he relaxed and performed so well in all his tests.

Today,our son is confident that he will continue to do well not only academically but as a photographer and a soccer player as well.We thank God that we chose PATHWAYS for our son's education and feel so fortunate as we watch him emerge as a confident,earnest child which very few schools today are able deliver.

God bless the entire SEN team as well as the authorities and house parents.

Warmest regards,
Sambha Lamarr

Letter to Diddee

Anupama,

Diddee,

Thank you so much for your kind note setting out Piper's progress. More importantly for us as Piper's parents is to thank the SEN department and the teachers at Pathways for the work and dedication that they have shown in helping Piper to achieve what she has over the past two years. I know that Piper herself is very grateful for the caring and consideration shown by "Miss Aarti" as well as her teachers. For us it is such a pleasure to see her putting all her learning into practice with competent reading, numeracy and IT skills (she's started her own blog, called "Imaginative thoughts of a 10 year old").

Warmest regards,
Jeremy and Melita Yatt

Letter to Nalini Vohra

maam,

I was tied up all with visitors for two days so couldn't write to you earlier.

Thank you for making Monday (Nov 14th - children's day) such a wonderful and fulfilled special day in Kabier's life!

He got off the bus that afternoon and started enacting the dance steps as presented by you and all his other lovely teachers. He must have observed the dance steps and the hand movements and stated 'MY teachers looked so beautiful on the stage!'.

Your dance act, the magic show, Adnan Sami's free-giveaway act and the Rock band were all presented, as though, LIVE at home that evening.

He loved the Rockstar look & the band playing the guitar. He said 'Mom even though Ms. Rima had disguised herself as a rockstar, KG-X was so smart, u know we are so intelligent, that we could recognize her!!'

He slept that night after reflecting on how much his teachers loved him and the effort they had taken to make him and his friends feel special. He said, 'mom, it happens like this, only in Pathways!'

I thank you and the entire team at school for making yet another day, special - at Pathways.

Warmest regards,
Preeti Malik

Letter to Renu Gabra

maam,

While i am writing to you, it gives me immense pleasure, and a feeling of pride and satisfaction that i made the right decision in choosing 'Pathways' as the institite for my son

Over the past few months, we have observed some very peculiar changes in the behavioral pattern of Vikram..... and, trust me all the changes are extremely positive.

From a kid, who used to shy away from even washing his hands, he has matured into a kid, who is so aware about hygiene habits, and so conscious about the kind of food mix he eats.

Coming back from school, or from the park, or even after touching his ball, he wont eat one bite of food, without washing his hands.... This has not only given us a relief in terms of his habit improvement, but has given us an assurance that the levels of his sickness pertaining to his weak stomach will reduce.

We are so happy seeing the kid maturing, and are short of words in expressing our gratitute to you and your colleagues, who have made this possible.

We are totally at peace, as we are sure that Vikram is in just the right hands.

Thanking again for making my son, a better individual.

Regards,
Kiran

Letter to Supriya Narula

Hi Supriya,

Want to share with you that Kartik has been teaching English to the guy who works at our place since October and today he started with Hindi as well, whatever bit he knows. It gives me immense satisfaction and pleasure to see him sharing his knowledge with the person who unfortunately hasn't had access to education. I believe that the credit for this goes to you and the other teachers who have taught him, and the values the education system is instilling in him. I just love to see Kartik patiently and enthusiastically explaining things to him, holding his hand and making him write in correct manner.

Lovely! and words are not enough!

By the way, I will not be able to make it to Form Day, neither his Dad , as he has a pre scheduled appointment.

And thanks for the suggestion during the last discussion in the school. He has started sleeping in his room.

Hugs and take care

Regards,
Prabh :-)

Parent Validation

Dura,

Samara has shown some wonderful understanding and adoption of the pyp profiles and attributes over the past few months. Little gestures like conserving electricity, water have become a routine affair so much so that even parents and grandparents are not spared the oft repeated lecture on not wasting resources.

However what was heartwarming was this little suggestion that came in the december holidays while sorting books for the pathways used book fair. After sorting books, games and stationery, Samara wanted to sort clothes as well. Having done so and landing up with a larger than expected pile, we were mulling what to do. Samara came up with the idea of the "happy school"- a school her sister had visited two years ago and we had discussed at home. Those kids are far more needy she felt. So on lohri day, off we went with our bags full of toys, clothes and books. The overjoyed expressions of the children there will remain forever etched in our minds.

Another small but significant action is to do with cleanliness and order. Samara routinely keeps a well tidied and organized desk. It goes to her credit that she has not lost even a single clip in all these years!! What surprised me was the fact that she on noticing a few wrappers strewn in the lawn at home chose to pick them up rather than call any helper to clear it up. Its one thing to be possessive and careful with ones own's things at this age but to extend that to your home and take responsibility for it, is praiseworthy.

Many such episodes pepper our lives on a daily basis, which we forget to document but, it goes without saying that these children have imbibed and understood the pyp attributes and attitudes really well. They live them!

Warm Rregards,
Kavita Singh

Thank You Teacher

This is to share with all of you our heart felt thanks for being good guides, friends and mentors to our child Rahul, through grade 5 journey. Today, back from school, while removing the headboy badge, he was saying sadly ''Oh today is the last day I could wear this badge. I could see the pain in him being the last day in the primary school and not able to participate in the big day of his primary school life. There is not enough words to express thank you to all especially Seema, Abhimanyu Das and Norbu for all the support and opportunities you have extended to Rahul which helped him to evolve a confident child.

Rima, it’s sad that you are moving out of Pathways but happy to know that you are moving out for a good cause. We thank you for all incredible things you have done for our children all through these years as a great leader, mentor and guide. We all appreciate and are thankful to have had one like you as the principal. Thank you for everything and wish you all the best for the future.

Regards,
Lekha & Kalesh

Pathways Team

Kudos to you for achieving the Times Excellence Award! I stand proud to be a Pathways parent, as it fully deserves this award. On this occasion I wish to share with you how and why Pathways truly deserves this award. My daughter Aamodini Gupta and I had been trying hard to get Aamodini admitted to Summer School in the US this summer. For this we urgently needed transcripts and teacher/counselor recommendations X 3 copies. I went to the Principal Mrs Ruby Kumar and Counselor Mrs. Neena Virmani and requested them to furnish me with all transcripts (gr 8,9,10) and recommendations. Within a day's time i was given everything i needed, this included even a request going from the Senior school to the Middle School to create a copy of Aamodini's 8th Grade transcripts. Even the teachers Mr. Shantanu Bhowmick, Mr. Shantanu Chakraborty and Mrs. Geeta Verma completed their recommendations within a day's notice despite their hectic schedules. This speaks volumes about Team Pathways. What truly is praiseworthy is the school's student-centric approach. Pathways has actually turned this approach into its philosophy and it has been ingrained in its staff so well that the result is for all of us to see. I have never seen a school which is so fruitfully following the student-centric approach which truly benefits its students and its staff who is carrying this tradition to bring Pathways to where it has reached! Once again, Kudos to Team Pathways!

Regards,
Aparna Gupta

Letter to Teacher

Mr.Arvind,

I take this opportunity to extend our hear felt thanks for the interaction we had with all concerned during our visit to the school. The interaction gave us the confidence that Pathways would give them the right kind of development required at this stage of life along with the safety and care required in a boarding school. They have always been self motivated and sincere in all their activities, but now required to branch out of the comfort zone of being in the house. We are sure living in Pathways, Aravali the next 2 years will instill the right kind of self responsibility and independence in them, laying a strong foundation for their future studies.

Under your expert guidance and care of your faculty I am sure your targets will be achieved. The children are most happy and seemed settled in a matter of two days which really warmed our hearts. I am sure they fill find the IB Course challenging and difficult initially, but with the environment in the school conducive to overall personality growth and strong focus in academics they will achieve their best.

As a parent I feel I have made the best choice for the kids and we will be most happy to extend our co-operation and support to make the kids realize their full potential.

Thanking you once again,
Vaishali Dhoot

Letter to Teacher

Mr.Arvind,

Sir,

I am father of Subrat Sekhar Rath who completed his IB diploma from Pathways, Aravali in May 2012. Subrat is leaving for USA tomorrow to join the undergraduate program in Mechanical Engineering in Valparaiso University, Indiana.

As Subrat had moved into your school after finishing his 10th in CBSE, he had a difficult initial phase in adjusting into the program. But we are pleased with the final outcome of my son. I want to thank all the teachers of the school especially Neena Virmani (College Counselor) and Mr Hemant (School Counselor) for their specific guidance and personal help. I had personally interacted with Neena Madam and she was very helpful to Subrat in applying to the right university where he not only got selected but also got an international scholarship. I must congratulate you in selecting a highly committed team of teachers who go all the way to support the students.

Thanking you,
Dr. Arabinda Kumar Rath
(Father of Subrat Sekhar Rath)

Letter to Dr. Naidu & Ms. Alka

Dr. Naidu & Ms. Alka,

This is to thank you & teachers at Pathways for the encouragement and academic inputs given to Aryaman which helped him do well in IGCSE.

While he got a 'Merit' (and not a 'Distinction') he scored his best ever grades in Maths, English, Physics & Chemistry. Most importantly it has motivated him tremendously going into IB.

I cannot help comparing the approach of his previous school and that of Pathways. In his earlier school we were almost made to feel that there was no place for a sincere trier if he was not an A-star academic achiever. Whereas at Pathways, both his successes and disappointments have been looked at positively by the teachers and it is undoutedly this approach of encouragement which uplifted his morale and got him a good result at IGCSE.

Big thanks to you for actually establishing an Educational Institution (not just an academic institution!) in India!
Regards,
Sandeep

Krisha's Confession

Hi,

I am sure you would agree that we just cant forget few events, especially the ones which leave us overwhelmed. One such event happened last evening when Krisha came to me and suddenly told me that she Loves the school very much!

Congratulations and many thanks to team Pathways for making our child's schooling such a wonderful experience.

Best Regards
Mehul Trivedi

Great Hindi Function

Both,

Yesterday my wife and me went to school to attend the Hindi Class function the kids had prepared. Just wanted to share with you how well  everything was organized, how well the kids behaved and how much fun we had seeing our kids so well integrated in your school. Once again we wanted to congratulate you for a great achievement.

Just GREAT!!!
Please share our views with the Hindi teacher.
Best regards