FINAL News Letter Sep, 2012 - Pathways World School

PATHWAVES PAGE 2From the Editor’s Desk...I take the opportunity to welcome everyone into the ever growing family of Pathways. The first impression of the schoolis that of a sprawling complex with well laid out lawns and a welcoming airy atrium. This soon transforms to a warm,enthusiastic environment encouraging the newcomers to become one of their own, allaying any fears of loneliness. Studentsare encouraged to believe in themselves and given opportunities for holistic development to face the complex challenges ofthe modern world. The new scholars were initiated into these principles for the first few days for better integration.The students soon settled into a rhythm impatient to plunge themselves in academic and extra- curricular activities. Theschool soon got involved in a flurry of activities with gusto and enthusiasm. Independence Day was celebrated with an interhouse competition on collage making in a healthy competitive spirit to encourage creative talent.IBDP and IGCSE results were declared for the first batch of the Pathways School, Gurgaon. Well begun is half done;Congratulations to everyone associated with the batch for giving an excellent start to the academic curriculum. The extracurricularactivities were not lagging behind, with couple of students selected for cricket training in South Africa.The session has begun with a lot of fun and joie de vivre and promises’ exciting ventures and phenomenal achievementsas the year unfolds. We will keep you posted. Look out for our future issues with keen anticipation.Malini SudEditor, PathwavesALL STAFF WORKSHOPA New Beginning: Mission-Vision and Values ofPathways...An Integration workshop was conducted for theentire staff before the advent of the students. The aimwas not only to initiate and welcome the new staffmembers and help them to get assimilated within theframework of Pathways but also give them an opportunityto explore their own responsibilities to facilitate theprocess of integration . At the same time, old staff weregiven the opportunity to revisit their own challenges uponjoining Pathways and encouraged to plan strategies toease the settling in of their new colleagues.The day after the workshop, Queries of the parentswere answered as they met with respective principals,form tutors and heads of administration, accounts,transport, and student information management(Veracross) and medical centre. Parents also had theopportunity to visit their child’s Form Room and get newuniforms. This day made all ready for the first day ofschool.Malini SudEnglish TeacherPathways School, Baliawas, Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, Gurgaon - 122 003 (NCR Delhi), India

PATHWAVES PAGE 4The first assembly of the senior school for year 2012-2013The new Pathways year finally began. The students in senior school had grown exponentially (indicating thepopularity of our school amongst the children). On the first day of our new session, there was a different kind of buzz inthe air. You could see the group of new entrants huddled in a corner, some anxious whether they will be able to mesh inthe new environment; others eager and confident to make a mark of their own amongst their peer group. Amongst the oldcrowd, the attitudes were different; some as usual were nerds, attached to their books right from start, others were lookingto play a prank or two, still others were more inclined towards extracurricular activities (My kind). But whatever the outershell may be, you could never guess the level of excitement coursing through the veins of the students. Doubly charged atthe sight of their friends and already making plans for the next holiday.All of us soon assembled for the inaugural assembly where we were addressed by our School Director. Her welcomeaddress made all of us feel that we were already a part of Pathways. Then a treasure hunt had been organised to helpbreak the ice. It was a lot of fun and helped everyone to mingle with each other. After that all the students left for theirrespective forms, lost in their thoughts making plans for the coming session. What an end to an exciting first day.By: Digvijay SinghGrade 9From the Primary SchoolGreat Expressions…. Grade 1Primary school encourages all children toexpress their thoughts in the form of creativewriting.First graders have the imagination andcreativity required for creative writing. Primaryschool encourages all children to express theirthoughts in the form of creative writing.First graders have the imagination andcreativity required for creative writing. While theymay be developing their language and grammarskills, they do know how to tell a story. Here are acouple of stories on how they spent their summervacations…..BUDDING AUTHORSPathways School, Baliawas, Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, Gurgaon - 122 003 (NCR Delhi), India

PATHWAVES PAGE 766th ANNIVERSARY OF INDIA’SINDEPENDENCE CELEBRATEDAT PATHWAYSIndia’s 65th Independence Day was celebratedwith gusto and enthusiasm on 14th of August. A largeaudience of the entire Pathways family gathered in thebasketball court and listened to inspiring speeches withrapt attention.A unique way of celebrating this day was theInter-house Collage making competition related to thetheme ‘Freedom’. Each house prepared an apt andbeautiful collage that precisely spoke about whatindependence meant to them on the day ofcelebration. This competition not only showcased thecreativity among the senior Pathwazians, but alsoshowed the spirit and significance of the IndependenceDay in India.Middle school students enlightened us aboutindependence and freedom, while the senior boys bandwas at its talented best. They played a popular patrioticsong. Their melodic, synchronized singing and playingof instruments was not only entertaining, but alsohelped in enthusing all of us with patriotic zeal andfervor.Adding to this lively spirit of the day, the floor wasdecorated with flowers in tri-colour, while someteachers wore the Indian flag as a pretty little flower intheir hair.Our school Director hoisted the respected Indianflag, which once pulled open, threw out pink petalflowers and also danced in all directions in the wind.Everyone joined in to sing the national anthem withthe school choir leading in their lusty sonorous voices;everyone’s eyes following the movement of the flag asthey sang.The Director’s speech was short but veryinformative and inspiring. Her sharp words were strongenough to raise the patriotic feelings that lay hidden ineach and every person.We look forward to even more excitingcelebrations in the coming years!MRS NARANG WALKING THE CONDUIT TO HOISTTHE NATIONAL FLAGBy: Nitya PanditGrade 10Pathways School, Baliawas, Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, Gurgaon - 122 003 (NCR Delhi), India

PATHWAVES PAGE 8Language Day Celebrated in Pathways School, Gurgaon:Language day was celebrated in Pathways seniorSchool by getting the students to engage with thelanguages taught in school, namely Hindi, English,French and Spanish, in a fun filled atmosphere. All thelanguages were allotted separate stalls where differentactivities related to the specific language wereplanned. The activities had been planned putting in alot of thought so that knowledge was imparted whileplaying the games. Jumbled up sentences, recall ofwords of varying difficulties, and quiz arrangedaccording to the historical progress of the languagewere thoroughly enjoyed by the students andgenerated passionate participation. Later on, thestudents were introduced to food of the specificregions where these languages are spoken ororiginated, establishing a link between thegastronomical and the cerebral state. The entire seniorschool bore an ethereal look with words prancing inthe air, hanging at varying levels from the ceiling. Thestudents were eager not to miss any activity, tryingtheir hand at composing poetry in different forms,namely ’Haiku’ and ‘Clerihew’ as well as learningabout the culture and heritage of respective countriesthrough pictorial representation. Students whoperformed well were given stars to encourage them(though they didn’t seem to need any). The studentsenjoyed the language day immensely and were heardwondering aloud why couldn’t all their languageclasses be this muchfun. By: Malini SudEnglish TeacherTHE HISTORICAL PROGRESS OF THE LANGUAGEBEING TRACKED BY STUDENTSSTUDENTS TRYING TO SOLVE A PUZZLEPathways School, Baliawas, Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, Gurgaon - 122 003 (NCR Delhi), India

PATHWAVES PAGE 9Kudos to the Students and Teachers of first IGCSE and IBDPcohort: Results AnnouncedAll of us were eagerly awaiting the IGCSE results with bated breath as it was the testing ground for our efforts toprepare the first batch of Pathways Gurgaon. It was worth the wait as the students secured excellent grades in their June2012 examination. From a cohort of 9 students, 3 were awarded distinction in their ICE Group Awards while 4 securedmerit. Two of our students, Tushar Mishra and Diane Dayraut, secured A* in 6 subjects. Diane secured 97% in herSpanish examination, highest percentage amongst all subjects of our candidates. Out of 78 entries in all, our studentsachieved 14 A*, 20 A and 23 B grades. Statistically speaking, 44% of our grades were in A* and A bracket.The IBDP(International Baccalaureate Diploma Program) results have also been announced and 3 students wereawarded the Diploma. Pranay Jain scored 41 out of 45 and the highest possible score of 7 in 4 out of 6 subjects, a feat parexcellence.Heartiest Congratulations to all the students, parents and the teachers teaching IB and IGCSE for a commendableperformance of first IGCSE & IBDP cohort.Our best wishes to keep up the good result in future as well.SENIOR SCHOOLACHIEVEMENTS:Four of our students have been selectedto represent Yuvraj Singh Center ofExcellence (YSCE) cricket team after agruelling competition to play under 16crickettournament in South Africa against teamsfrom countries like England, Australia andhosts South Africa. The tournament is beingheld under cultural and exchangeprogramme to celebrate 100 years of Indo-South Africa relations. Students will be goingto South Africa on 4th of September to playthe matches. Best of Luck Boys!!!!THE STUDENTS BEING HONOURED IN THEASSEMBLYBY THE PRINCIPALPathways School, Baliawas, Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, Gurgaon - 122 003 (NCR Delhi), India

PATHWAVES PAGE 10A Picture is worth a thousand wordsTHE PHOTOGRAPH WHICH WAS SELECTED FOR CERTIFICATIONArnav Munjal of grade 12 won anappreciation certificate in a photographycompetition called “Clickedge”, an NCR statelevel competition.Pathways School, Baliawas, Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, Gurgaon - 122 003 (NCR Delhi), India