Parents' Speak

Appreciation Letter for IB Education at PSN  

As Aadi’s time at Pathways Noida (PSN) comes to an end, I am happy to share my (and his) experience of the IB curriculum.

I believe PSN upholds the spirit of IB education as well as the general spirit of education that we yearn for our children very well.

The aspects of the above that have stood out for us are:

1. Challenging children to apply their subject matters/ curriculum on applied topics and assignments - these were visible through the submitives and formatives as well through the way the EE and IA’s were conducted

2. The focus on intellectual integrity as visible through the checks on plagiarism as well as the encouragement of original thinking.

3. The access to world class facilities both of digtial and physical nature e.g. the digital infrastructure of the school as well as the labs for science subjects for real world experimentation.

But the most critical difference was made by the dedication of the teachers who have the experience to guide the students through the IB curriculum (something not easy for experienced teachers either unless they have the specific IB experience) as well the commitment to stretch beyond normal hours and briefs to help them.

I do firmly believe that the school has given my son a very strong foundation on which he can build his educational future.

Regards,

Nupur Sapra

Thank You Ms. Kaajal for a wonderful year!    

To: Kaajal Pahwa (Faculty Pathways Noida) Principal Primary School - Noida (Meenakshi Singal) School Director - Noida (Shalini Advani); PYP Coordinator - Noida (Vandana Parasher)

Dear Ms. Kaajal,

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your exemplary support and teaching to Rhea and all the other students of Grade 4E.  It has been a difficult year for everyone and to start a new Grade remotely was equally challenging. However, the bond, empathy and inclusion that you have demonstrated throughout the year reflects in the confidence and new things that Rhea has learnt. It was mesmerizing to see you patiently hear 20+ children in a zoom meeting. I want to applaud you for the encouragement that you gave them to share their thoughts and feelings. It is worth appreciating that you have effortlessly imparted discipline, inquisitiveness, new vocabulary/phrases/idioms, knowledge and some complex concepts through virtual platform with such an ease and clarity. 

It was very touching for us to witness the concern that you and her entire class had when Rhea was in the hospital in semester 2. The short zoom call that you had organized along with her class friends gave so much of encouragement to Rhea and helped her to forget her pain and bounce back in classes.

We will be forever grateful to you for grooming Rhea to become a more confident, mature and knowledgeable girl. As she moves on to Grade 5, she will miss you dearly. We do hope that Rhea gets more opportunities to learn under your mentorship. 

Thank you for a remarkable and memorable year. Please take care and stay safe!

Regards,

Bhavna

Letter of Appreciation    

To: Vitika Chadda (Faculty Pathways Noida)

Hello Mam

I really wanted to appreciate the hard work you have been putting in with my child. You give her personal attention and encourage her to grow. She wasn’t really on top of her game when she entered grade 1 but with the home schooling, I actually got to see where she was standing and I then thought of helping her grow and make her learn all necessary things. She couldn’t even comprehend basic diagraphs and basic maths but today as grade 1 is about to get over, I can say she has learnt a lot and has come at par with her peers. And all this was possible because we had an encouraging teacher like you.

You told me to put in effort at the start of the class and I didn’t understand at that point of time thinking it’s the school’s job but then you made me realise that we have to revise everything with them and teach them new things at the same time.

She has started showing better communication skills and has different ideas everyday. Earlier we didn’t understand PYP learning much as we ourselves were from CBSE. But with the online platform laid out so well at pathways, we could also understand well and hence teach our kid’s better. As we all know ‘learning begins from home’.

I am hereby attaching the link to her stop motion she made recently: https://youtu.be/L0ELkrS-pyk

Thanks

Your sincerely, 

Aashvi’s mom

Priyanka agarwal 

PTM Review  

To: Infa Marwah (Faculty Pathways Noida) ; Meenakshi Minocha (Faculty Pathways Noida)

Dear All

Hope you are all doing well and keeping safe. 

First of all I would like to sincerely thank you all for your hard work, support and constant struggle to better our child’s learning. 

In this past year there have been a lot of challenges each one of us had to face professionally and personally. But one thing that we as parents have tried our best to keep normal is our child’s life and routine. 

To do so we have had an immense support from the school and specially our teachers without whom our little one’s could have felt a little lost. No matter how many challenges you all faced to do so, not once it was expressed in front of the students. 

As a parent I can’t be more thankful. 

Once again I wish you all well and hope to meet you all personally in the next academic year. 

Regards 

Inayat Bhutani 

Appreciation for the Unit on Simple Machines

Dear Ms. Sheeja and Ms. Shaila,

Hope you are doing well. I wanted to write to you to appreciate the way the unit on simple machines was taught. I have seen Nirvaan engrossed in the unit and very quickly making real life connections. We were traveling to Calcutta by train, and he was quick to notice real life examples of simple machines like the luggage carts in the station, the hand pulled rickshaw on the road and the sugarcane juicer in the market.

I am sharing some of the photos and work he did in this unit out of his own interest.

The way they are being taught, it is amazing to see them make real life connections without much effort, for e.g. when I asked him can you think how a rubik's cube moves he very matter of factly said, ofcourse, there is an axle inside.

I wanted to thank both of you for handling the unit so well.

Best regards,

Ranita

Appreciation Letter to Ms. Vandana Majumdar about PYP Exhibition 2021

Dear Miss Vandana

We are writing to you to share how completely awestruck we were by the PYP exhibition showcase yesterday! It was overwhelming to see what our young learners have achieved even though the collaboration and preparation was limited to a virtual platform.

Each child seemed to have achieved fluency in their topic of research which was evident in their confident and immaculate presentations, their detailed web pages and variety of tools and disciplines integrated into the topic. Learning from our children surely brings a new perspective to what we as adults sometimes take for granted and this exhibition showcase was a perfect example of how our children feel about something so futuristic as advancements in technology and its blend with something so grounded as impact on the environment! The actions already taken or suggested by the young minds were completely practical, out of the box and am pretty sure left everyone with some food for thought.

Heartiest congratulations to the organizers, teachers, and mentors whose heart and soul went into every step along the way from conceptualization to presentation.

Once again, thank you for making sure children get the guidance and opportunities to make a difference to the real world, right from this age!

Best Regards

Swati & Rohit

Letter to Ms. Supriya

I would like to take this opportunity to thank and wish Ms Supriya for her consistent hard work with Advay. As you would know this is the first time we have joined an Indian school. It was not only a change in the culture for us but a massive transition for Advay as He loved his old school, teachers and friends with whom he studied since EYFS days. Ms Supriya helped Advay settle down comfortably at his pace. She communicated his developments at regular intervals which helped a lot in working towards his settling

Ms Urvashi
Parent  of Advay Kumar, Grade 3

Appreciation Letter

I would like to congratulate and say a big thanks to all the Pathways teachers and team who have led these online zoom sessions and e learning activities going for the kids. It's not only a great step but also a big opportunity for us parents community who have got a chance to get involved in the kids classroom activities it feels like we are also part of the class now and also kids are so well engaged throughout the day .We have lots of things to do and learn.

A big applause for this step to all the Pathways team

Warm regards,
Priya Agarwal

Appreciation Letter

As a parent, I feel extremely assured with my children being part of your institution. The modalities being implemented for teaching and engaging kids and continued efforts towards the same in these uncertain times is absolutely commendable.

A heartfelt thank you to you all

Warm regards,
Deepa Vohra Bahl

Appreciation Letter

We would like to express our gratitude to the school in these trying times. The seamless switch to online classes, the dedication of the teachers to both switch to an alien medium as well as to continue with the schedule despite pressures and pulls at home are all commendable.

We hope these trying times end but amongst it We’ re glad the school has taught our children an equally invaluable lesson that when the going gets tough...

Warm regards,
Piyush and Nupur

Appreciation Letter

I thought I would write to express my great appreciation for all teachers for the excellent work that they're doing with the kids in these difficult times! It is incredibly comforting to see them and the school making the best efforts to continue learning, but in a different way!

Warm regards,
Sujata Chaudhri

Appreciation Letter

Thank you for the way you and the team has handled the situation. It’s been professional, well thought through and done with a sense of compassion. Please convey our thanks to your entire team for managing this so well.

Warm regards,
Sumit Harjani

Appreciation Letter

Pathways School and teachers are doing great job in walking the extra mile with all this online learnings. The Virtual PTM was a great experience and I got an insight about the learning graph of my kid and her areas of improvement. Thanks to you and whole Pathways team who are trying their best to stay connected to students and ensuring the kids learning activities.

This step of using online platform in such a difficult time is really appreciated.Kudos to teachers for sharing smoothly apps and their availability round the clock.

Warm regards,
Parul G.

Dear Ms. Kriti,

Greetings!!

We are very grateful to you for helping and guiding Athrv not only on academics but shaping his personality. You have been a strong father, a gentle loving mother and a cool and intelligent friend to Athrv.

You as a teacher must have so many different approaches and techniques to make the process of learning not only fun filled but also effective. You made the process so easy and wonderful that Athrv looked forward to going to school and was wonderfully happy to be part of your class.

There was a wast amount of growth in him in all aspects of life and specially using the knowledge he gained from school in his practical life.

All thanks to your efforts.

We as parents realise that we do not have exquisite teaching qualities as yours but as a teacher you have wonderful parental skills. You have sacrificed your time with your children in order to help and guide not only Athrv but us as well. Your guidance and help is very much appreciated.

Pathways is lucky to have you as part of the faculty.

Thank you for everything.

Warm regards,
Smita Jairath

Dear Mam,

Greetings!

As the curtain draws for Class 6B we take this opportunity to express our gratitude and sentiments!

You have helped shaping up Niharika and making her a leader for tomorrow. Niharika's second home was your classroom where you groomed and nurtured her to become a responsible, diligent, positive looking person who takes the baton to make this world a better place to live! We cant thank you enough for being her mentor and guardian and honing up her maths skills! Please feel free to ask if we could be of any help to you.

We wish you great times ahead!

Warm regards,
Surabhi and Gaurav Dwivedi

Dear Ms. Upasana,

Hope you are doing well.

As this academic session has come to an end, I would like to thank you for all your love, support and motivation to Savya all throughout the year. I really appreciate how patiently you dealt with all her problems in learning. Your continuous motivation helped her in regaining her lost confidence in Maths. I can now see a big difference in her learning from where she started one year back.

You have been such a wonderful mentor and more like a friend to her and no wonder why she is so fond of you and speaks about what you wear to school, how nice you look and how much she likes your hair, which water bottle you carry etc. etc. It was great to be associated with you and I wish you all the very best for your next class. Both me and my daughter will miss you a lot.

A big thanks
Dr. Ashima Gupta

Dear Ms Deepti,

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being such an amazing teacher. More than that, you have been a mother, a friend who was very polite, loving, caring and at the same time being firm for various engagements which happened in the class. I have seen Aarav growing and being more confident about himself because you have always believed and motivated him. Your class routines, the activities and the engagements were so well planed and thoughtful which was a delight to hear from our children. I would also like to mention the timely feedback which you gave me throughout the year in order to work on my son and it helped me in channelizing my energy in the right direction at home.

The year has come to an end but, honestly it feels like yesterday.My child is so happy which is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing for me.

Thank you once again for nurturing Aarav so well.

Kirti Trehan

Dear Ma'am,

Today when I was reading the newsletter & saw the pictures of the blue paint smeared on the floor during your "oops" fun session, I realized that there is so much freedom allowed for creativity, for encouraging free thinking, there are clearly no guidelines or strict rules when it comes to children's learning. That's unlike any other school or any institution for that matter. And that's what gives the children the power to think confidently. Special praise for your school staff who must have scrubbed the school's floor that day.

Coming back to the week that was, Ishaan had come home very excited the day he had his "oops" moment & had told me proudly that I wasn't scolded for spilling blue paint by Ms. Deepa. He also encouraged my daughter & me to create our oops moment & have fun. It was a good opportunity for me also to talk to both of them that mistakes happen & we all always learn & get better from them.

Ishaan was also very excited about Samar's cuckoo clock & had excitedly explained it to me about his creation. It was fun to see his picture too.

Also played the skip the 2s counting game with me.

It was indeed a week full of learning & play.

Happy weekend.

Regards
Ashwita

Dear Ms Shirin,

I am writing this mail to express my gratitude and to share positive changes I have recently noticed in Shobhita. With each passing day she is growing into a confident, optimistic and independent individual. In a short span of time she has changed herself a lot in a positive manner.

I am happy to share with you that Shobhita is thoroughly enjoying her journey to the PYP exhibition. Each and every day she shares her work with me and never forgets to check everyday newspaper for any news related to her topic. She is super excited and is really looking forward for her PYP exhibition. She is working very hard and is showing lot of interest to get information from all the sources available around her. Her father is into medical equipments business and she keeps asking him many questions since she has chosen medical advancement topic for her PYP exhibition. She gets really fascinated when he tells her how development has changed the course and style of treatment. Also how with time a simple operation or surgery has gone through lot of changes due to medical advancement. He shares with her various technological advancements in medical line and she enjoys listening to him and makes her notes accordingly. She has developed so much interest in this particular field, that now she aspires to be a doctor.

As I had shared with you earlier, she had lost her confidence and inquisitive nature but now I feel very happy to see that she has developed that hunger for knowledge again and feels proud of all her work. I am very proud of her that she hardly or rarely takes my help to do her assignments. Once again she has started showing her enthusiasm to learn and do things setting a time limit for herself.

Big thanks to you for nurturing such confident, independent and organized child. Your efforts to help her in gaining back her confidence really shows. I am sure she'll learn many more beautiful traits of life and personality in the months to follow. My humble regards to you.

Best
Pooja

Dear Ma'am,

Thank you so so much for this wonderful acknowledgment for Ishaan's work & a merit too for the same . You have been very kind to mention it specially in the newsletter too . Ishaan also told me proudly about going to Ms. Singhal's office to share his letter . It is because of your constant encouragement to Ishaan which has helped him gain more confidence & move in the right direction. It is truly a blessing for Ishaan to have such a wonderful teacher with him , because really ma'am you have bought out the best in him.

And as for the book" the baobab tree" Ishaan has enjoyed reading it so much that, today the minute he reached home he immediately wanted to get down to research about it more. He found the story online & was very excited to share & read with me & has also requested his father to take him to Africa to see the Baobab trees.

Another book which had deeply impacted Ishaan was "Shabana & the baby goat ". Maybe it was because the author personally read the book to them or because it is a beautiful story of friendship, Ishaan has been very influenced by it & has repeatedly asked me to write an email to the author to tell her that he loves her book (which I intend to do ). Has also politely asked us if he can adopt a baby goat too !!!

It makes me so happy that we have chosen Pathways for our children because it really does encourage them to think & gives them a platform to voice their opinions. And thank you once again Deepa Maam, it's really a blessing to have a teacher like you in Ishaan's most important formative years.

Thank You

Regards
Ashwita

Dear Ms Truchi Ma'am & Ms Rafat Ma'am,

Greetings for the day !

This mail is to appreciate the time, effort & love put together to teach our little ones the learnings for life ahead . Today , after the workshop we got to see fantastic display of the festivity put up by you Teachers.

Mannat was so excited to tell me that we have a mosque in our classroom the moment she saw me - expressing how beautifully you have done this. It was a delight to see the way you lovely teachers are being a role model for our lil ones.

Not to miss the Seviyan which Mannat enjoyed a lot !

Gratitude

Thank You

Kind Regards
Sahiba Verma

Good evening Ma'am,

From a parent's perspective, I was very impressed to see how the children were exposed to various artists in this unit and were allowed to choose a medium of their choice to express themselves, whether it was through choosing poetry, dance, drama etc.

Freddie Mercury revived a lot of memories for me and I shared a lot of his music with Arshiya

All in all, I felt this unit encompassed the current flavors of this time along with poets and artists of the bygone era beautifully.

In this unit of inquiry, Arshiya did research and presentations on
(1) The Louvre - It houses a collection of history and art across all ages
(2) Mozart: One of the most famous musicians and composers of all time
(3) Prague Castle: Gothic Architecture at its best
(4) John Lennon (ready to present any day this week): Recent contemporary Poet, Musician, Rock Star and Legend

Since this unit of inquiry is on how we express ourselves, the study of these four elements covered quite a lot of ground on this subject. She happens to have visited these places and so excitedly made connections of these with the current unit.

She worked almost independently with very little help from us. Reading and research are her strengths and as a parent I am pleased to see her continue to try to better herself each time.

Thank you for your continued support and encouragement.

Warm Regards
Jaya Manchanda

Dear School,

In 2013,when I enrolled my daughter in Pathways School Noida ,I did not have much idea what the IB was about. However through the years , not only have I been absolutely amazed by the standard of excellence in the curriculum of the IB,I have also appreciated the way it is delivered by Pathways School Noida. I have seen my daughter not only learn content , but acquire critical thinking skills which will allow her to be a lifelong learner. Moreover ,it was heartwarming to see how much her teachers cared for her ,and I always knew that my daughters education was in good hands.

I am especially thankful to Mr. Osmond for going above and beyond in helping my daughter realise her potential without his help , she may not have been able to join Newcastle Medical School, one of the most selective medical schools in UK. I am truly obliged to Mrs. Sandhir, Mr. Alex and all teachers who showed me why teachers are most respected lot. They not only guided Aastha in her academic pursuit but also taught her all the life skills and temperament to be a good human being which is essentially a founding stone to face challenges in life. I am falling short of words to express my gratitude to all pathways family.

Regards
Dr Ajay Agarwal

Dear Mam,

Thank you so much for sending the Settling Report as we as Parents Really wanted to know how our little is one doing in their class. It is so satisfying to know that Vivaan has settled very well.

I would also like to share few things or changes I see in him in just one month. Firstly thank you so much for removing his diapers and making him toilet trained. It's all your efforts mam. He has actually learnt the concept of taking turns, now when he pays with neighborhood friends he understand that he has to take turns, unlike earlier.

One day I saw him in the evening, after playing with his toys, he starting singing like "clean up time....etc." and also started picking up his toys and putting them back to his toy basket. I was so astonished to see that, then my elder son told me than in school this song is being taught, it made me realize that my little cutie pie is growing now.

Normally every weekday I wake him in morning and make him brush his teeth, today being weekend I felt lazy and forgot to tell him to go for brushing, so Vivaan came to me and on his own said "mummy I want to brush my teeth, otherwise germs will go inside my tummy" I was like really who told you that, then he said Mam has told me that. So thank you mam, what every ideas or tricks you are using to put things into their mind, it's really working.

Even everyday he is singing various new songs and rhymes and dancing on them. Seriously I am noticing a tremendous change in Vivaan in just one month only. The only problem now I am facing is that he is too happy in school and he does not want to come back home.

A Very Big Thank you.
Regards,
Namrata Kapoor

Hello School,

I Just wanted to tell you that Aiza has got very sensitive to the topic that you are doing in the school related to saving the water. Every day when she returns from the school she waters all my house's plants from her water that is left from her water bottle that she takes to school.

It would amaze you to know that when it started raining today in the evening, she got a bucket from the washroom and kept it in the porch of the house and called the aunty who washes clothes to use it later. And strictly told everyone to not to throw that water away when she sleeps!

Everyone in the house is so happy and praising the school's effort and how things taught in school are registered in their brain.

Thanks a lot.
Regards
Priyanka Manchanda

Dear Teachers

You are in the noblest profession there is and by making that choice in your life we got lucky that you came into ours. When I see Zahra today I see a reflection of all of you. The sacrifices you made, choosing to help her, to care for her, to love her, to invest in her growth and grooming. All this is shining through in her personality today. In all your eyes I have always seen Parental love. You understand all her emotional signals in a way that I thought only I knew.

You created a community for her to treasure. You hugged her, consoled her, cheered her, put up with her good days and bad. Your influence has shaped my child and I pray she makes you all very proud.

With a deep sense of gratitude and respect I thank you all.

Warm Regards,
Jeeva

Dear School Director,

It was 7 years ago when our daughter, Muskaan Srivastava, became a student of Grade VII in your reputed institution. A shy demure girl with barely any confidence and a limited view of the dreams she was capable of fulfilling, Muskaan joined Pathways as a person quite opposite to what she is today. It was beautiful how the Pathways family took her in and in less than few years she felt that she had belonged here since forever. Her grades went up, a new found confidence slowly became the source of her radiance and she grew into a strong, wise and sensible girl. Not only did she do well academically, she received opportunities to build a dynamic personality through a plethora of extra-curricular activities and leadership positions, especially as Interact President in the academic year 2017-18. As her parents, we must admit that she has turned into quite a young woman who holds promises of making it big, in her own humble ways.

The environment at Pathways was a constant source of encouragement for Muskaan, motivating her to move beyond her comfort zone. It is here that she harbored dreams of studying in a Foreign University. Marching towards the end of her high school life and keeping her aspirations in mind, she diligently applied to various renowned Universities in Canada, United Kingdom and the United States. We are extremely happy to share that Muskaan has not only been offered admissions in most of the universities, she has been given a rare distinction by the University of British Columbia, Canada. She has been offered the International Major Entrance Scholarship (IMES) and Outstanding International Student (OIS) Award - a feat reserved for only few candidates across the globe. As a recipient of these honors, she will receive a grant of 95,000 CAD (Approx. INR 48 Lakhs) towards her course. As much as this is a moment of pride for us as her parents, we wish to share this moment of happiness, excitement and glory with the Pathways fraternity. We have enclosed a copy of the letter from the University for your records.

We are extremely grateful to the school, its Management, the Principal and the Teacher Mentors, we wish to name (not in any order but as a token of our reverence - Sir (s) Mr. Alexander Abraham, Mr. Samuel Osmond, Dr. Ravender Kaul, Ms. Divya Pandanda, Mr. Amit Bhttachrya, Ms. Indira & many more for playing such a significant role in Muskaan's life - Pathways has truly "turned her around" as a person and a student, which will enrich her life for many, fruitful and laborious years that lie ahead of her. Here's wishing that Pathways continues to build its legacy in the world by shaping leaders of tomorrow.

Best Regards,
Priyanka & Sanjay Srivastava

Dear Dr. Advani & Mr. Abraham,

The graduation event yesterday was thoroughly enjoyable. I just wanted to say that when Shoaib joined Pathways School Noida and the Shoaib of yesterday, are two different person (for the better !).

Both Shoaib and I have always had a great equation with Mr. Abraham. The hug that he and Satvik shared with you yesterday, on stage, was a special moment for me. Shoaib has the highest regard for you and I personally feel that the children are lucky to have such a great principal.

Your closing remarks and Ms Advani's opening remarks resonated strongly with me and I hope the students are able to imbibe some of that.

Regards,
Sameer

Dear Ma'am,

Thanks for all the help you have provided in the present situation. There are no words which can convey the feeling of gratitude towards the support you have provided for Aryan and also when Pearly was going through a similar phase. It is rare to find such a caring and dedicated College Advisor.

Mr Alexander and Mr Samuel,

I always see you as an example of perfect human being, who have always supported me as a parent and Aryan and Pearly. There is love and care beyond a student and teacher relationship.

I feel privileged to have sent Pearly and Aryan to Pathways.

They are and would understand this as they grow up.

Thanks again.

Let me know if I could be of any help to this great school, anytime now or later.

Regards,
Sanjay Srivastava

Hi Ms. Vandana

Zoey thoroughly enjoyed this UOI. She loved reading up and discovering various communities around the globe. Since Zoey has spent a lot of her earlier time outside of India, she absolutely loved getting to know different communities within our country and that has made her curious about various cultures as well. Religion as a topic has never been discussed with her at home since we wanted her to explore it on her own and not conform to views told her. I think this was a perfect time for her to discover different religious communities through the classroom which made her curious to research and ask questions about her own religious community. She absolutely loved the culture gully and now wants to collect something from different communities and cultures. She understands well the roles within a community and why a community is important and is able to draw a parallel to the church youth community she is a part of. All in all, it was great experience for Zoey. Couldn’t have been introduced at a better time for her.

Thank you as always.

Regards,
Serena Albuquerque

Pallavi

Thanks Pallavi for this comprehensive report. It really gives me a big comfort that Sehaj is settling in well. I can also see that when I interact with her at home. I give this credit to you, you are a my big partner in helping her settle so well and fast. Believe me she was not very happy to leave her school in Paris.

Thanks for all your support.

If there is anything which needs my attention, please do let me know. I will be happy to provide any additional support. But you otherwise know that I completely rely on you.

I am so happy to partner with you for development of my daughter.

Wish you a good day
Abhilasha

Ms. Aggarwal

Thank you very much to you and everyone else who made Ishaan's first day at Pathways comfortable and special. He described his day as "fabulously good". He was touched by the warm welcome and lovely card he received from his classmates. He was all praises for the various lessons he received today and is looking forward to more fun days. Thank you for capturing some of his special moments and sharing them with us.

Best Always,
Durba

Ms. Pallavi

I would like to thank you for the wonderful handling of the entire group of kids you took for the Thailand MUN.

From the stories we are hearing from Keya-from mixed up bags to faulty alarm bells- I can make out that it was a great experience for them all and they had great fun, but I am sure it must have been a difficult task for you to manage them all!

Keya had a wonderful time and says she did better at this conference than at the previous one (notwithstanding the fact that her resolution was not passed, she says the chair acknowledged her).

All in all, a very special experience which I am sure she will cherish for a long time.

Many thanks!!
Warm Regards,
Nidhi Verma

Deepa

I was so happy about this that I couldn't wait to share with you.

In 15 minutes flat, Katyayni read both ORTs cover to cover and every single word on the 2 pages dated 16th March in the green book. I am so very proud of this achievement. Credit to you. And Katu ofcourse. Katu is standing here as I type this and is asking me to tell you she loves you very much

Thanks for everything.

Warm regards
Aarti

Miss Vandana

I would like to express my gratitude for the way you took the last unit i.e. simple machines. It was so impressive to see our little ones learning new concepts with so much ease and comfort. Though, initially I had the perception that the unit would be tad tough for them but you made this unit so interesting by giving them challenges, hence, giving them full opportunities to explore and learn. I have seen Ishanya talking about household things and simple machine associated with the same. She even made a tool box for herself

You have done this unit amazingly well!!

Thank you so much!!

Best Regards
Ruchika(Ishanya's mother)

Ms. Lily

Yashraj displayed an increased sensitivity towards the issues plaguing our environment which he seemed oblivious of before. Like, global warming, cutting of trees and vanishing species of some animals. This year he did not succumb to the pleasures of burning crackers and for the first time fulfilled his pledge. He made sure that others family members also abstained from crackers.

He really took great pleasure in researching and preparing his presentation on Sway. Slowly he’s getting used to the idea of research and making presentations.

Regards
Priya Jain

Ms. Shruti

To begin with I feel it was a wonderful unit of inquiry - products . Shubham regularly showed interest and inquired about the products around him from soap to toothpaste to salt to toys to plastics and metals to computer chips and mobile technology. He always used to discuss the products discussed in class and show tell done by other kids.

He also shared how some products cause pollution and others help preserve the environment. The visit to the biscuit factory Gave him a first hand experience and with equal enthusiasm shared the information about products showcased by parents.

Above all I feel the unit made him an ENQUIRER and EXPLORER which still continues.

Thanks and Regards
Ruchi Rathi

Dr. Advani

I hope you are doing well. It has been a little over two months since I relocated to Goa. I have been wanting to write to you about all the great things that Pathways School, Noida did for me in the two years that I was there.

I cannot begin to put into words how much I miss being a part of the team and work at the rigorous pace that is synonymous with Pathways. I miss the busy walkways, the ever smiling faces of the beautiful children, Didis, support staff and teachers. I miss the training sessions and the grilling sessions with Aneesha. The large number of responsibilities of a Form Tutor pushed me out of my comfort zone and ensured I learned something new - each and every day. That for me is what I miss most about Pathways.

I have had some terrible days at Pathways too when I wanted to break down and just quit. But I always came back because of the support system I found in my team with Ms. Deepa as the fantastic head. Thank you so much for nurturing amateurs like me and turning us into educators who take immense pride in doing what we do.

I will continue my search for another organization like Pathways that believes in continued learning for students and teachers alike. For now, I terribly miss my second home and purpose in life and wish the organization continued success. Thank you once again for having given me the opportunity to be a part of the wonderful team at Pathways School, Noida.

Regards,
Megha Goel

Mr Alexander and Mr Samuel

I always see you as a example of perfect human being, who have always supported me as a parent and both my children . There is love and care beyond a student and teacher relationship.

I feel privileged to have sent them to Pathways.

They are and would understand this as they grow up.

Thanks again.

Let me know if I could be of any help to this great school, anytime now or later.

Regards
Sanjay Srivastava

Mr Samuel

Greetings from Abuja, Nigeria. I have been thinking to write to you following my son's IB result but my incessant travel and shifting family from Delhi to Abuja has been hectic alongside my work.

I can’t thank you enough for the support, mentoring and teaching Aninda in last two years. It was absolutely wonderful.

To update you he has an offer from the University in US for BioMedical Science with a scholarship of $10,000 and I think it would be good for him to join the course.

Kind regards
Dr Anis Siddique

Pihu

Thank you for making my son's first year at Pathways positive, fun and happy. You provided him a place he loved coming to every morning. We could never have made him love school like this, you did that.

Thank you for loving my child with all his craziness, all his ideas and all his stories. Thank you for guiding him through the basics. As he moves to a higher grade, we know that we owe these lessons to you.

He will never forget his most favourite Pihu mam and neither will I. Your teary farewell to him today reaffirmed my faith that he had the most loving tutor who made this world a better place for him with her never ending love, hugs and kisses.

Most importantly, thank you for loving my child like your own. Thank you a thousand times, thank you!

Regards
Charru

Hello all

I was given the opportunity to present the old artefacts of our family which have been passed on to us through generations...

And I was pleasantly surprised to see how kids interacted with me and how many valid questions they asked ..... honestly to some I had to think before responding.

And when they started putting it on paper for recording I was really overwhelmed to see the individuality of all kids. They were not interested in what their friend was writing about , they exactly knew what they had to write about.

This is a very good initiative by school to involve the parents in these activities...

I can speak for myself - I would really like to do these interaction when ever possible because it gives us better insight to what and how kids are evolving..

Thank you
Warm regards
Deepa Dubey

Hello Sonu

Let me begin by saying thank you first and foremost.

When I first met you, I was a tad bit skeptical, not about you, but in general, as by then we had met so many special educators and with no results what so ever..

With you as time passed, and as we met, there was trust that developed, and it had more to do with my son bonding with you, so steadily that as a parent my doubts were set aside and the outlook became more receptive.

He managed to find a guide, and friend and a mentor in you.. the time I spent with you I found some interesting perspectives that you gave on his personality that were honest, candid and yet positive and hopeful.

From an academic improvement point of view from where I stood .. you helped him overall with his persona that made him think positively about himself, helped him deal with the challenges of the change of the school and teachers, you had a soothing effect on him which to him, meant a lot.. you are and will remain someone important to him for a long time..

Thanks and Regards,
Anu
[Grade 12 parent]

Ms. Jasmine and Ms. Harmeen,

My husband and I are so happy that our daughter enjoyed her trip so much, you have no idea!! It's not an easy decision to send her away so far away from home for the first time but she had such a great time and we know we have to thank you for that.

The entire experience was incredible for her, and it's helping her (and us!) believe that school trips are so much fun, and how much care you have taken to ensure that are happy and safe!!

Thanks for everything!
Regards
Zarbin

Dr Advani,

Good morning. I’m writing in to you today with two thoughts in mind.

Firstly- I would like convey my heartfelt thanks to you for meeting with me a couple of days ago and extending so much support and co-operation. I’m overwhelmed with the support and understanding that is being extended to us at all levels- all the teachers, especially Mitakshi’s form tutor Ms Aprajita, Ms Bharti, Mrs Sandhir and not to mention yourself. Words aren’t enough to thank you all !! As hard as it already is, it makes it even more harder to leave a school like Pathways.

Secondly-I can’t help but write in to mention the absolutely brilliant theme that was chosen for Jharoka this time-Understanding “Othering”. There couldn’t be a topic more relevant in the current times. It was an academic exhibition that clearly wasn’t only about putting up models or presentations-I think it was more a personal reflection for everyone, and one that was allowed to come out and be exhibited in so many different ways. I think it opened flood gates for everyone to reflect on the broader meaning of Othering and what all forms a part of it.

It was a theme that all children- right from the younger ones in the Primary wing, to the senior most students could relate to. Many of us may have either experienced or been a part, whether consciously or unconsciously, or directly or indirectly, of “Othering”. It was beautiful, how many grades were infact dealing with this topic in some way or the other in their ongoing UOIs. All this lead to the extremely high personal involvement and connect of the students to the displays they were putting up. I’m sure this sensitising of children will help them to become even better friends and classmates and ultimately better individuals.

In my view-“Education with an impact” would be the right phrase to sum up this year’s Jharokha and only a visionary like you could have make it happen!

If I may add….when your 7 year old comes back and says “Mummy this year’s Jharokha was really good”, and she’s actually read notes written by students on the India’s partition-you know the impact has been made!!

Thank you for providing this learning environment to my daughters.
Best regards,
Tejal Mathur

Respected Pallavi Mam

I have been wanting to write since a long time but it got delayed.

Good teachers are everywhere but it's rare to find a teacher like you who puts her 1000% in nourishing a child and helping him build a strong personality at such an early age.

I thank my stars my son got you as his class teacher. I will never forget your care and love for him and all the other kids in the class. You've taught us mothers too the right definition of loving and disciplining the child at the same time. Your guidance always worked wonders!

The way u've always been in touch with the mothers shows your connection with the kids and that you always wanted the best for them. I know one thing for sure that the initial time in kindergarten will be easy and comfortable for all the kids of nursery-D since you've already created such a strong base for them.

Let me know if I could be of any help to this great school, anytime now or later.

A big Thankyou to you on behalf of all the mothers of Nursery-D for giving them a great start towards the higher ladder !

Will always be grateful to you.

Regards always
Rubaina Singh

Ms Grover & Ms Khandelwal

It was good to know about Adhiraj . It is easy to take you for granted but it is difficult to forget how much motivation you are putting in these little monsters to make them & achieve goals of life. It is so easy for us to complain & difficult to realize the patience you have while dealing with us. Thanks for overlooking our Easy's and never forgetting to do your Difficult's

Warm Regards
Parent

Shruti & Amrita,

As the session draws to a close, I cannot let it end without a thank you email to both the teachers of Dia , Ms. Shruti & Ms.Amrita. Thank you so much for helping her settle in mid term. She adapted fast to her new environment because of Shruti s ever smiling attitude , it definitely helped Dia be at ease. And of course Amrita was always there as the backbone , for all the times Dia felt lost for small things she was always there to help her out.

The curriculum was interesting (especially the UOI) & the teachers came up with exciting methods to teach them to the kids . I noticed from Dia s feedback that a lot of activities are done in groups & I liked that because it really helps in the long run , to work with people & adapt to their sensibilities & not just focus on yourself alone.

Dia loved all the extra circular activities in school & always looked forward to swimming & music classes specially where she got to hold & play most of the instruments.

It has been a wonderful term for Dia , short but definitely memorable & close to her heart. She has found some of her best friends in school & always looks forward to going to school in the morning.

A big thank you to Ms. Shruti & Ms. Amrita & all the co-teachers for nurturing Dia & giving her a head start. Happy holidays!!!

Regards
Ashwita Bhatia

Pallavi and Rachna

As the academic year comes to an end tomorrow, I want to place on record my deep appreciation and gratitude as a parent.

Tara has progressed by leaps and bounds this year and the credit goes entirely to the care and guidance you have provided her. I am touched that you took the effort of understanding her specific needs and by your genuine affection for her. I also want to call out the consistent and thoughtful feedback you would provide. The positives are always good to hear but it was really useful to discuss the opportunities - addressing those were and are key to her progress.

While I am really hoping that she gets another year with you, just in case she doesn't, I will make sure she always remembers her Cindrella and Fairy Godmother (yes, if she loved you earlier, she is now obsessed!!

Good luck and warm regards,
Urvashi

Ma'am

As the academic year comes to an end tomorrow, I want to place on record my deep appreciation and gratitude as a parent.

I want to thank you and all the teachers and express my gratitude for achievements of Dev and Shravan. During their extended stay in Ireland, the boys spent much of their time studying. Taking initiative on his own, Dev pursued some prestigious courses apart from school work. Dev finished a course in Python computer language from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) U.S.A. with 97% marks and has earned credits for his university education. Dev also 'earned' an appreciation mail from the institution conducting the course for his outstanding performance. Since the course was for undergraduates, thus finishing course at this age and in grade 8, is an achievement for him. Apart from this, he also competed a course from University of California in English, which Dev wanted to dedicate to Ms. Divya Pandanda.

Dublin is a city of literature, culture and arts and Shravan wanted to make the most of his stay. He wanted to pursue a course in writing, which was a two week regular course with daily classes from morning to evening. Shravan was interviewed without him knowing that he is being interviewed and they judged him way ahead of his peers in writing and creative arts and were very keen to have him there for this courses. Shravan was very vocal in singing laurels of the school, Principal and teachers and acted as a true brand ambassador of the school. He could not pursue the course as I was not well.

We as parents always want our children to be extra ordinary. While we, despite our all best efforts are able to provide the ordinary, it is the School, Principals and Teachers, who add that extra to our ordinary to help us release this dream. Ira, joins me in thanking all teachers and principals for helping Dev and Shravan excel in whatever they are doing.

I humbly request you to please thank all the teachers on our behalf. I only had the email address of Ms. Divya (Class teacher), Mr.Satyajit Bag (Math Teacher) and Ms. Anshu Sharma (Science Teacher) of grade 8 and Ms. Aradhna Sikri (Class Teacher of grade 5).

Many thanks.
Kind regards
Vipul Verma

Shruti

Thank you for having our parents in your school & celebrating their relationship with their grandchildren , which is the most special bond for them.

Dia was very excited right from the beginning at the thought of having them in her school. She had repeatedly invited her Dadi & Nani for 11th Feb. Also the whole idea of simple things like mask-making & creating a short story & then narrating it together was absolutely wonderful. Dia also told me about the video message you had recorded for the grandparents. Very thoughtful !!

The more I get to know about Pathways , the more I like it. It is the best decision which my husband & I have taken for Dia. The pathways family is doing a brilliant job in keeping that BIG smile on Dia's face. A BiG hug & a BiG thank you!!!

Regards,
Ashwita

Ms Lily

Attended the back to school for Ishaan and it was super to sit and in and see how they are exposed so beautifully to huge concepts without pressure is really happy as a parent to be able to give the kids this form of learning at Pathways. The thinking and the amount of evolution they go through and each day be joyful and enthusiastic is great.

I as a parent have constantly had to unlearn my way of knowing and learning to be able to support my kids in their journey.I have discovered I have to be an engaged partner, answer lots, learn from them, re-learn and explore as a parent its not about me having all the answers but really discovering.

Since we are looking at the environment in grade 4 on our way to school today we googled about the fact that Pathways has emerged as a green school. As we read it was absolutely fascinating to see how much is there in school not as a good to have initiative but in every facet of how the school operates really impressive. Hope this year brings in many more such achievements.

I had to rush for work so I did not have the opportunity to give feedback in school and hence this mail.

Warm Regards,
Antara

Dr. Advani & Ms. Lamba

A sincere and heartfelt thank you for conducting the Informative and worthwhile Parenting workshop.

Parent as the Role Model" and "No-limit Child" were the main areas of discussion and the presenters did an outstanding job of sharing their expertise with us. I wish the workshop could have lasted longer. The whole session was very informative and knowledgeable. Your positive spirit and idea of conducting such workshop in school helped make our time (that we utilized to attend the workshop) more productive and fun.

I look forward to attend many more such workshops in future.

Thank You so much Once again!!!

Regards,
Pragya Aneja
(Ayaan Aneja's Mom)

sir,

A sincere and heartfelt thank you for conducting the Informative and worthwhile Parenting workshop.

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks for all the endless support and encouragement we have received from Pathways School Noida towards our daughter. Pathways as a community have been extremely helpful and accommodating towards our needs. The school staff and teachers have all stood by us, motivated and supported us through difficult times. Be it emotional support or administrative adjustments, you always helped us find a solution.

We are extremely grateful to the entire Pathways community, led by Dr. Advani and Mr. Abraham, and are privileged to be a part of the loving and nurturing Pathways family.

Warm Regards,
Richa Gupta
(parent of Shreya Gupta)

Ms. Pallavi,

I am so thankful to school for consistently working towards developing leadership traits in young children . Leadership one of the most beautiful phenomena in today's time which should be inculcated in children - tomorrow's leaders as an attitude and habit.

I myself am a strong advocate of leadership and " Leadership without title " by Robin Sharma i refer almost everyday to understand the magic of leadership.

I was recently hearing our honorable Prime minister talk on inculcating leadership in children and wished I could recommend the efforts and initiatives of school.

I have evidenced Nishtha grooming as a self-less leader with enormous passion towards her objectives and the willingness to make others and her team realize their true potential.

Good Luck and let the magic happen.

Thanks !!!
Anila Rampuria

Ms Megha

Thank you for sharing this detailed Settling In report for Suchetana. It gives me much needed insights to support and nurture her at home and work together with you and the school for her holistic development.

I am also taking this opportunity to share with you an incident which reflects the impact of mindfulness & circle time:

A few days ago I was not feeling well- somewhat dizzy while sitting at the dining table. I was trying to understand whether it was any tremor or I was feeling dizzy. My housekeeper and Sucehtana both assured me that there were no tremors. After that She told me "Close your eyes , think you are among flower, you are touching them and not plucking them". After 1-2 minutes she said "You can open your eyes. Are you feeling better?" I did feel better.

I was very happy to see how the circle time is helping her to grow as a sensitive person and generate positive attitudes.

Thank you so much for your guidance, counselling and support to Suchetana

Best regards
Dr. Sebanti Ghosh

Ms Advani

Congratulations on this achievement....on your leadership and guidance to develop the ethos of the school.

I have been meaning to write in to you because as usual your speech on the Primary Awards was so inspiring the way all children are included meaningfully and the fact that they can be inspired in myriad ways and always have a hope and enthusiasm for excelling rather than a pressure to just perform to for the grades. An awareness of their capacity to move from one point to another and see how much they have grown that is beautiful for me as a parent and the fact that my children spend 8 hours of their waking lives really enjoying being in a stimulating environment.

As a parent I draw my lessons of how to be supportive in this learning process and constantly do things differently from what I may have known in my student years letting my child, the newsletters from school and at various points the teachers guide me.

thank you for this

Warm Regards
Antara

Dr. Advani

Thank you for appreciating Aditi's writing and art. She feels important in her own little way!

I am amazed how at Pathways you celebrate each child on their simplest achievement and focus on celebrating the child first and then the achievement! It is in these small details that geniuses are created (if they weren't already born that way ☺️!).

I thank you and all the wonderful teachers who have applauded Aditi at each baby step and encouraged her to follow her heart.

Warm Regards
Ganga

Hi All,

Just wanted to pen down my appreciation for the SLC session that I attended with my daughter, ( Form 7B), yesterday.

Was thoroughly impressed by the intent and execution of the entire exercise. Not just it made us feel proud of our daughter's achievements, but it reflected a character that spells behind it, lots of hard work, grit and learning with a purpose.

Many thanks to each and every one of you to make this happen. I know that it takes lot of hard work in the background by all teachers and faculty to make this happen, and that more often than not those efforts remain in shadow. But the results are the refection of what has gone into this.

Many Thanks & Best Wishes
A Grade 7 parent

ma’am

Just to check if xx understands what she is reading I have her a blind dictation of words from the ORT book. She wrote each one (except kipper by which time she was bored!!) on her own using the sounds as a guide for the spelling. I am floored. So sharing with you. So nice to see children grow and learn. Thank you for making this possible.

Regards
KG Parent

Lopa

We wanted to thank you for giving us the opportunity to watch the show. It was just AWESOME! We enjoyed it thoroughly, and my daughter wants us to take her to the show again, everyday!

One of the best stage performances we have ever seen, notwithstanding the fact that it was put together by students! Just Wonderful! Thank you so much!

Regards
A future parent

Ms Mayura

If today my son is able to write poems, its all thanks to your efforts! As I also said earlier, you have made the task of writing poems so simple and enjoyable for these kids.

Your appreciation has given him immense confidence. He submitted these poems only because of your encouraging feedback.

I am working on his 'talkative & disruptive' behaviour in class & do hope you see some improvements there.

Thank you!
Best Regards
Grade 6 parent

Letter to Pragati

Thanks a lot for the great experience we had going through the Student Led Conference with you and Kritin.You are doing a great job in making them more responsible and self aware. We are grateful to you for Imparting these values and it will surely make a great foundation for them.

Regards
Form 4 parents

Dr Shalini Advani,

Firstly I want to congratulate the school management for receiving the PYP approval from IBO. We feel proud that we are associated with the school and our children study there.

I am the father of x studying in 11th A at Pathways School Noida school and this is her 1st year. I want to take the opportunity to express my sincere thanks to the school management and especially the team with whom she had participated the adventure camp to Uttarakhand recently.

As she got an accident and got a minor fracture in her right elbow during the camp, I as a parent was informed by the Principal Mr Alexander Abraham in an extremely courteous as well as professional method and mentioning that Priyal is also his daughter. This was extremely important and caring at this tough and critical time. He ensured and organized all the calls giving us so much of peace. We are proud to have such a Principal of the school where our children study.

Moreover the tour organizing team took so much of care of my daughter which was simply commendable. He is a true soldier with a lot of responsibility to take care of so many kids yet he handled very well. Moreover the way they organized the calls and coordinated about the whole episode was extremely caring as well as professional.

Most importantly Mam Kanika Gupta is an example of a True Guardian. What she did for Priyal is something perhaps her real parents could not have done during such a critical time leaving the adventure camp and taking care of her and driving for couple of hours back and forth from hospital. We parents really thank her from the bottom of our hearts. If we have such caring teachers then the future of our children is completely secured not just in academic side but also developing as a good human being in life. It is needless to express that the friends also took special care of her after this accident during the whole period of the trip.

I want to take the opportunity To thank the whole Management of Pathways that we feel highly blessed to have our child in such a caring school in all departments.

Thanking you once again with kindest Regards,
Parent of Form 11 student

Dr Advani,

I did not stop by to speak to you as you were busy. I am sure many parents must have already applauded your efforts.

Jaroka 2014 was indeed the best way to exhibit the vision of IB- "moving beyond and looking deeper".

I was impressed by the primary wings students understanding of the scientific terms on which their models were constructed. The subjects like use of renewable energy was heart warming

The middle and senior school challenges truly reflected the education that you at Pathways value. From the challenges that were set, to the way the students along with their mentor's worked and the spirit in which the teams came together should have been a great learning. Learning not only of knowledge, concept and principles but also of taking set backs and then having the resilience to go back and find a solution.

Occasions like these reassures me that we will leave the future in able hands.

Parent of Form 7 student

Dr Advani, Ms Lamba and Ms Sania

Bharati and I would like to thank you all for the joy you bring to parents like us. Please find the link above wherein xxx performed during the Diwali celebration in our apartment.

Thanks to the annual day practice she decided just a day before that she will sing Dancing Queen track on stage and she did reasonably well. We never knew that she can sing too.....which was unearthed during the annual day preparation by you all. Hats off to you.

The question of stage fear doesn't seem to exist in the students of Pathways and all credit should go to you all for giving such an opportunity in thy school.

Even the ramayan skit was done by the kids with just 2 days of practice.

We sincerely thank you all and hope that this trend continues even though the school continues to grow in numbers and we sincerely hope the focus on individual kids is not lost.

Beginning from Aneesha and now Sania, the trend to encourage children continues and we would like to thank the music teachers specially for unearthing hidden talent and giving the children a platform to perform.

Kind regards
Bharati and Balaji

Hi Ms Upasna,

This unit is an absolute hit in terms of learning and curiosity it has generated.

I am so pleasantly surprised to see so much of learning happening in Arnav ....and in varied areas ...Geography ; languages and cultures all together.

He can now look at an Atlas and knows so many countries n capitals !

Also he knows many Indian states their capitals n even languages (Maharastra ,Tamilnadu , Westbengal, Punjab ...)

He was telling me how Hindi /English are written from left to right while its right to left in Urdu and Persian and top to bottom in Chinese !!

Infact he was even saying good morning & good day in German along with his name.

He thoroughly enjoyed the food sharing activity and the family artefact n picture sharing activity. Had whole lot stories to tell me as to what all his friends bought n shared.

Please advise with the show and tell activity be a regular activity for form 2 ; like it was last year and if so ; on which days and how frequently do you plan to do this.

Just wanted to thank you for this wonderful unit and the way you have delivered it with so much interest generated among kids ....absolutely brilliant . hope the coming units of would be equally enjoyable and full of learning too.

Wish you a great day
Regards
Bharti

Dr Advani,

I did not stop by to speak to you as you were busy. I am sure many parents must have already applauded your efforts.

Jaroka 2014 was indeed the best way to exhibit the vision of IB- "moving beyond and looking deeper".

I was impressed by the primary wings students understanding of the scientific terms on which their models were constructed. The subjects like use of renewable energy was heart warming

The middle and senior school challenges truly reflected the education that you at Pathways value. From the challenges that were set, to the way the students along with their mentor's worked and the spirit in which the teams came together should have been a great learning. Learning not only of knowledge, concept and principles but also of taking set backs and then having the resilience to go back and find a solution.

Occasions like these reassures me that we will leave the future in able hands.

Parent of Form 7 student

Mam

Through this mail, I would like to share the fact that my son actually tries to read the ingredients of the packed products such as chips, chocolates and tries to find out the origin of the same and locate it on the globe. For eg- While taking out litchi juice from a tetra pack, he asked me when and where the litchi grown.

Also, he has developed a habit of differentiating between man-made and natural things in his real life scenario.

Apart from this, I would like to thank you from the core of my heart to inculcate a feeling of planting more trees to reduce pollution. On listening to an air purifier advertisement on radio, the instant reply came out from Ayaan’s mouth- “Why people waste so much money for air purifiers, they are of no use and expensive too, why not planting more trees instead because they are cheaper, looks beautiful and the only way to reduce pollution.

Listening such words from the mouth of a seven year old child actually makes you feel proud.

I Hope to share many more good learnings in future too!!!!

Thanks and Regards
Pragya Aneja

Respected Pallavi Mam

I have been wanting to write since a long time but it got delayed.

Good teachers are everywhere but it's rare to find a teacher like you who puts her 1000% in nourishing a child and helping him build a strong personality at such an early age.

I thank my stars my son got you as his class teacher. I will never forget your care and love for him and all the other kids in the class. You've taught us mothers too the right definition of loving and disciplining the child at the same time. Your guidance always worked wonders!

The way u've always been in touch with the mothers shows your connection with the kids and that you always wanted the best for them. I know one thing for sure that the initial time in kindergarten will be easy and comfortable for all the kids of nursery-D since you've already created such a strong base for them.

Let me know if I could be of any help to this great school, anytime now or later.

A big Thankyou to you on behalf of all the mothers of Nursery-D for giving them a great start towards the higher ladder !

Will always be grateful to you.

Regards always
Rubaina Singh

Letter to Dr Advani

I am very happy with my son (form 2) being here. I was wanting to write in to you the other day after hearing you speak at the awards ceremony and where you said children should be celebrated and not pressurized. I as a conditioned product of the the CBSE education system am unlearning a lot and defining my parental involvement with my son in a very different and fresh light. I believe what you are promoting and feel happiness at the school will help them excel naturally and continue to support him with that perspective. I hope the essence of the IB being about being non-competitive and non pressure does not get diluted as parents bring in their own perspective of achievement.

The other area which I hope Pathways will stand up for will be the value system of being good citizens which goes beyond sensitivity and caring for just yourself and your family and extending beyond comfort boundaries to include and think about issues that are relevant to us as a society and country the need of the hour as can be seen what is happening around. I interacted with Ms Lamba and she was sharing about the Uttarakhand discussions that are taking place and how children are growing in their sensitivity through it, I think brilliant for impressionable minds. I feel being privileged we often get insular and that is something to be watched out for.

All the best for another great year ahead.

Warm regards
(Parent of a child in Form 2)

Dr. Advani,

Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you and everybody at Pathways!

Indeed Pathways is a school that provides an all rounded education to the children, helping them embark on not only a journey of learning, but more importantly on the journey of "learning how to learn"!!

Its wonderful how students are first permitted to explore their own personalities and individualities, then encouraged to discover who they really are -and then provided various spaces enabling them to achieve 'their" highest potential.

However, more importantly, I would like to mention the excellent partnership that the school maintains with the parents. My personal experience, being the parent of two children in the Primary School, has been extremely positive. Mrs. Lamba has always been really forthcoming and open to feedback. In fact, I would like to thank you too for taking me through the history of the UK Education System after the MYP Presentation on Saturday. It helped put things into perspective. I really appreciate how every query and concern of parents is addressed with thoroughly, by all of you.

I congratulate you once again and look forward to the many more years at Pathways.

Best Regards,
(Mother of child in Form 5B and -Nursery A )

Teachers,

Thanks for giving me an opportunity to come and read stories to your wonderful class 1-A. What a experience !!

Great class, super excited students and then a healthy breakfast with Mrs Lamba. My day is made.

Thanks once again.

Pooja Nagdev
Parent of Aman Nagdev

Ms Akanksha

As the academic year draws to a close, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for being a wonderful Form Tutor.

Thank you for your patience, empathy and hard work in helping my son get through another year is school and also for helping me navigate the school systems to answer my queries related to academics, discipline etc. I now know that Ms Anshu will answer my outstanding query on the end of semester reports.

I will always remember your help especially when he wasn't confident to travel for the school trip due to his asthma.

I wish you the very best. I will miss having you as his teacher.

Hopefully he will continue to interact with you in the future as well.

Thanks and Regards
Kanika

Dr Advani

An emotional moment indeed when we see what Pathways has done to our daughter. We still remember the day we walked in, not sure of where to admit her, post meeting Ms Lamba and you, we were convinced that this is the place and we are happy to be proven right.

From a stage of playing and learning today she has graduated to a stage of learning and then playing. That to us is an immense change. Today, thanks to your able guidance and a day to day involvement of all her teachers right from beginning, Ms Aneesha, Ms Sana, Ms Aruna, Ms Sonia and Ms Shirin we see a different girl, one who is caring, adjustable, focused, independent yet having her fun moments flirting with music and co curricular activities. We wish her to be a good citizen when she grows up, that's it and this we are confident when she is with you and Pathway.

We are happy and reassured that she is in the best hands possible. Wishing Pathways and you a very successful path ahead in grooming children for the future.

Best regards
Bharati and Balaji

Shalini Ma’am,

Thank you all for making Karn feel so very wanted, special and most of all comfortable in his new environment. Even with his limping foot and at times unbearable pain, I can feel and see the happiness and his emotional drive to be in school. It is a pleasure to see and hear from him about his comfort level with teachers and bonding with his classmates and the surprise factor being his relations with his seniors.

My apprehensions as a parent have been set aside as I can see he is adjusting well to a very new system of learning [for him], all thanks to the great team, ably steered under your steady guidance.

I look forward to our long healthy relationship.

Thanks and Regards
Anuradha Nag
Middle School Parent

Dr. Vineeta,

Hope you are doing well. Having seen the forwarded e- mail, I must say that the curriculum booklet contains all the pre- requisites and parameters which are required to see the all- round progress of our children. This is amazing. I wish to see all the mentioned pragmatic approaches getting imbibed in Sara with the passage of time.

Please convey my sincere thanks to the Director, Principals and especially teachers who have meticulously planned the curriculum.

Best Regards
Rashid

Ms. Aneesha and Ms. Rupal,

Yesterday when I was sitting with Hardit to read a book, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Hardit telling me that the name of a book is called a 'Title' and the person who has written the story is called an 'Author'.

It feels nice to see that Hardit is learning new things and is able to recollect much later.

Infact I would say both his father and I are able to see positive changes in Hardit after he has joined Pathways.

If you feel we as parents need to extend any specific support, please do let us know and we will be more than happy to oblige.

Thanks once again!

Warm Regards
Srilakshmi and Maninder

Ma'am,

First and foremost, THANK YOU Pathways for making my children Sameera and Manav feel important and confident within a span of few days.

I would like to share my experience of the Middle School Form Evening with you which took place on 24th of January'10. This concept of form evening was something new to me. We received a very warm welcome by the Principal herself and then she led us to the cafeteria for tea and snacks. In there, we interacted with other parents which built a healthy relationship between all of us.

The form evening started with the presentation by the co-curricular activity teachers and that was really interesting. Pathways lays a lot of focus on sports, music, dance, drama,art unlike other schools which gives children a chance to experience life beyond the academics. The evening was then carried on by the subject teachers presenting the past course they have covered and what they are planing for the future. Then children too gave a commendable presentation towards the end which reflected their confidence in the system. After this we could interact with the Director, the Principal and the form tutors. The whole of Pathways family lend us our ears and helped us solve problems which we face with our children. They're open and are honest about the counselling which is very important for the child, as well as the parents and teachers. They make us feel like family members, and treat us very kindly and hospitably. The communication between the teacher and the parent is very easy and effective. I am really happy with the school and I am glad that my children are nurtured under faithful hands.

Thanks
Regards,
Puja Khurana

Ms. Megha,

We are indeed very happy and thank you for encouraging Neha. The title you have given her is a wonderful compliment.

Neha's grand parents were overwhelmed with the love and affection showered upon them by the kids and you, and touched after reading your mail yesterday.

We are indeed sure that we have planted our darling sapling in the right garden and will one day make us all proud by blooming into a sensitive & responsible citizen.

In a lighter vein please be warned we are sending Neha's younger Sister your way next year to take care of.

Looking forward to many successes with you & the school.

Thanks
Regards,
Puja Khurana

Pratiti,

I and my husband, would love to thank you for taking such good care of Samarth and all the other kids and also shaping their personalities beautifully. Everyday Samarth comes home and tells us something new that just startles both of us at home! Some of his words like “Mumma is a girl and Papa is a boy” just left us bewildered. Today he’s been telling us sentences, beginning with ‘This is a …’, like ‘This is a car’ and ‘This is a new shirt’. We both are rolling with laughter and swelling with pride while Samarth is busy answering the same boring question, “What is this?”… Coming from a 2 year old, it surely is a reflection of your hard work. Thank you once again for being a part of Samarth’s growing up days. We wish you all the very best with these naughty little fellows!

Warm Regards,
Vandana and Satish

Letter to Teacher

That day walking out of school with me he told me its my fav school and i will love it for a long time, for thousand numbers. He is really happy in your school.

Regards,
Antara (Parent of Ishant Dave, Kindergarten)

Letter to Ms Sana

We all sat and played around with the different websites/tools you've been teaching Anjali in class. Very cool stuff.

Regards
Ellen Peterson

Sunanda,

Thanks to your intervention, Orkojeet had three memorable days in Pathways. Please convey my gratefulness to the Director too. It was a pleasant surprise for me to see him walk out confident, happy and chirpy after his first day of school. I then realised that he has outgrown his reticent self. My mind was put to rest. But this was not all. When I went to pick him up on the second day, The headmistress junior wing and his form teacher Megha met me and were all praise of him. Indeed it was a proud moment.

He found the classes interesting, loved the homeworks and enjoyed the cafeteria and made friends who wanted him to stay back. I am not divulging much as I hope to see him write it in his blog soon.

These three days has changed my perception about him. To a child who found new classroom a challenge a few years back, pathways friendly and encouraging environment slipped him into its way without any hitch.

Will meet you when we come back for the orientation.

Regards
Srabani

Ms. Lamba,

I must thank you for the wonderful form day – so very well organized by you and your staff. I really appreciate the commendable job which is done by you all and really hope that all these kids bloom under the umbrella of personal warmth and affection.

My very best wishes with you to maintain the same standards and personal touch to everything despite the continuous enormous growth of the school – which definitely is going to do good to everyone.

Regards,
Shefali Gupta
Mother of Agastya and Advay

Letters of Appreciation

Pre-term Showcase Assembly

“It was an amazing program and we, from a parent’s point of view, thought it was a really good way to fill in two months and help the child settle down at the new school.”

Chitra Ganesh
Mother of Supriya Ganesh (9)

Hi, I am Roshni's mom. After watching the pretermer's assembly today I realized that Dr. Advani's advicse to make Roshni join the preterm programme even for a month was absolutely right. She has developed her confidence level in these few weeks and the most important of all is that she is not missing her old school and her old friends at all, just because in Pathways all the children and even teachers are very friendly with each other. Hope they keep up the spirit.

(Mother of Roshni Arora – 11)

We believe that the Pre-term Program is an excellent concept having far reaching advantages. Its a perfect bridge - especially for students coming from other than IB / IGCSE boards. We have seen Shikha (our daughter) grow in confidence during this term, her questioning / reasearching ability aroused. It was indeed a pleasure to see her exploring and discovering her true interests and makinge wise choices. This is such an important intersection of life as wrong subject selection / choices not aligned to one's interests can set you up for life-long dissatisfaction. I have never seen her more interested in looking forward to go to school. Here, we must extend our compliments to Dr. Advani, Mr. Jaffaer and the entire team of Pathways to make transformation happen in these beautiful children.

(Father of Shikha Vats-11)

Satish Sharma, Chief – India Operation

The Pathways pre-term programme is a wonderful way to get students from other systems eased into the IB way. At the end of it, the student feels totally equipped to hit the ground running! That apart, it has succeeded in making Aakanksha a part of the Pathways family. Most importantly, she has made lots of friends, often the most critical step in settling down.”

Warm Regards
Archana Jain Gupta
(Mother of Aakanksha – 11)

Letter Parents

Dr. Advani & Ms. Lamba

A sincere and heartfelt thank you for conducting the Informative and worthwhile Parenting workshop.

Parent as the Role Model" and "No-limit Child" were the main areas of discussion and the presenters did an outstanding job of sharing their expertise with us. I wish the workshop could have lasted longer. The whole session was very informative and knowledgeable. Your positive spirit and idea of conducting such workshop in school helped make our time (that we utilized to attend the workshop) more productive and fun.

I look forward to attend many more such workshops in future.

Thank You so much Once again!!!

Regards,
Pragya Aneja
(Ayaan Aneja's Mom)

Letters to Teachers

teachers

We appreciate all the wonderful efforts by yourself in shaping these children into fantastic individuals. After being part of the Parent and Me workshop we are truly able to imagine the kind of fun that these fortunate children are having. We can also well imagine the kind of effort from your side that would be going into making this endeavour successful.

All our compliments for both of you and the fantastic team out there at school who work so hard to ensure that these children are shaped into good and responsible citizens.

Thanks and regards
Jaslin and Harsharan Marwah

Appreciation Letter

Ms Madhurima and Ms Preeti,

It was a great pleasure to meet you both and learn from you about Ishaan and I am very happy with how he is blossoming in all aspects of his being-----learning of course but his hindi divas performance, his creative expressions in what he creates at home and the art work he makes, the concepts he comes up with and things like that which make me really admire what the school is all about------giving him space to really open out the way he wants to and enjoy his own ideas and thoughts.

He is always happy to go to school and that is a great indicator for me, each day when I see him i ask him whether he had a a happy day and he has.

Thank you for all the inputs and efforts your end. He relates and likes you both very much.

I will be working on his writing with him at home too, so thank you for that insight. I have also explained he can always reach out to you both in school when something upsets him and also that I have spoken to both of you about the issue bothering him.

Warm regards
Antara

Letter of appreciation

Madam,

The back to school programme that has been initiated by you was a wonderful experience. The hours spent as a student gave me an insight into not only the method of teaching but how as a student my child could contribute towards making it a true knowledge harnessing exercise. Being in academics, it also was an eye opener to how teaching at school level is undergoing a change and its not far, that Universities will have to change their methods of teaching.

A fall out of Orkojeet joining Pathways has been that both my husband and I, often end up counselling friends.We have sent a few to your school and two of them have already considered Pathways and they look forward to formalising the process. This programme which was essentially a role play will enable me to give more relevant inputs of how the learning exercise is a different trajectory to that given in the other cirriculam.

I would like to thank you and your faculty for giving us this experience and look forward to many more such innovative programmes.

Warm regards
Srabani

Letters to Teachers

teachers

Ms. Agnihotri, Ms. Mittal and Ms. Lamba, Thank you for organising the SLC today. I thought it was brilliant to have the children present themselves the concepts they have learned and share with usI their grades. While grades are always subjective in the minds of a parent in a PYP scenario, specifics of their mistakes are never subjective, and I'm glad to see where the children are doing well, and where they need improvement. And reviewing this with them in a formal situation, it set the stage where we as parents could assist them in setting goals in front of their teachers (whom obviously they respect and fear more than their own parents) like daily hourly practice sessions for math and english writing. We set up that their iPads, iPhones, iMacs could only be accessed in the evening after their practice sessions are done. Sort of like, no bath no dinner. And doing this in front of their teachers gave it some gravitas.

You'll notice I gave both my children a "Fair" ranking vs. a good and excellent, and not for any other reason other than that they need to understand that there are always areas of improvement and when presenting a case/ scenario/ brief later in life, there is no 2nd chance. You have to give it your best. Either you win the deal or you dont, and setting the expectation from their father that they need to strive continuously will assist them in self improvement in the years to come. My grading is not a reflection of their education, but a reflection on their ability for continual self improvement.

Thanks again for setting this stage today. Its marvellous to see how far they have come and am glad the 3 of you are continuously shepherding these kids.

Have a great weekend.

Letter To Ms. Aruna

Aruna Ma'm

Aditi being aditi will always hold you and the memories of this year very close to her heart.

You'll notice I gave both my children a "Fair" ranking vs. a good and excellent, and not for any other reason other than that they need to understand that there are always areas of improvement and when presenting a case/ scenario/ brief later in life, there is no 2nd chance. You have to give it your best. Either you win the deal or you dont, and setting the expectation from their father that they need to strive continuously will assist them in self improvement in the years to come. My grading is not a reflection of their education, but a reflection on their ability for continual self improvement.

For all that you have done for Aditi, a mere thanks feels inadequate. But then that's the inadequacy of the language. Being a mother yourself- you know how to perceive feelings that rise from the heart- especially those of love, gratitude and a bonding that will stand the test of time.

Aditi is blessed to have you in her life and she will hold you in her heart for the whole of it.

You are twice blessed (and even more) to have had many children in the past and many more in years to come, who will love you and hold you in their heart forever. I'm sure you too will remember each of them in the same way. That's their blessing!!

Sincere thanks and Kind Regards
Ganga

Letter to Ushaji

Ushaji,

Anjali and Jaiya are truly enjoying their experiences at Pathways thus far. They both have so many stories to tell me on the drive home. Yesterday, after their first day, Anjali said, "It was so fun-the day seemed so short." Without me even asking how the day went, Jaiya burst out, "It was the best day!" My husband and I ended the evening saying how happy we are for Pathways.

I will continue to pray for you and the staff for a successful, fruitful, fun school year.

Sincerely,
Ellen Peterson

Letters to Mrs. Lamba

Ms. Lamba,

Our purpose of meeting Mahuaa's form tutors and co-tutors is to get a feedback on Mahuaa and know her areas of improvement. As you say together we can work on child's progress. Our purpose to meet you is to get counselling for ourselves as parents. We feel proud to say that whatever you advice us we follow it with full dedication and it has made us feel good, confident and satisfied that we have seen a lot of improvement in our child.

When we met you on 24th September 2011, our only concern was that Mahuaa is an introvert, she is quiet, she is not making friends with her fellow students. At that time, you told us to be patient and observe changes in Mahuaa's personality gradually. We want to thankyou for that. Mahuaa has shown tremendous progress . She has shown a big change from Pre Nursery to Nursery.

We are very happy that since the beginning of her education phase she is with you and your teaching staff.
Ellen Peterson

Regards,
Rahul Agrawal, Deepika Agrawal

Letters to Mrs. Lamba

Ms. Lamba,

Our purpose of meeting Mahuaa's form tutors and co-tutors is to get a feedback on Mahuaa and know her areas of improvement. As you say together we can work on child's progress. Our purpose to meet you is to get counselling for ourselves as parents. We feel proud to say that whatever you advice us we follow it with full dedication and it has made us feel good, confident and satisfied that we have seen a lot of improvement in our child.

When we met you on 24th September 2011, our only concern was that Mahuaa is an introvert, she is quiet, she is not making friends with her fellow students. At that time, you told us to be patient and observe changes in Mahuaa's personality gradually. We want to thankyou for that. Mahuaa has shown tremendous progress . She has shown a big change from Pre Nursery to Nursery.

We are very happy that since the beginning of her education phase she is with you and your teaching staff.
Ellen Peterson

Regards,
Rahul Agrawal, Deepika Agrawal

Aneesha,

First let us thank you for sharing Samaya’s report and pictures. They were very motivating and I am amazed that Samaya has now learnt how to spell her name. All thanks to you and Rupal.

Regards
Shuchita
Primary School parent

Letter to Aneesha Balwani

Aneesha,

It was really nice speaking to you on the phone yesterday. We are really grateful to you, just because of your help Arnav has started interacting with people he meets. As you know he was quiet a shy boy but nowadays he comes up with sensible replies to the questions he is put up with. We really feel proud and delighted seeing him cross-questioning us and showing an awareness about the things surrounding him. The best thing is also the fact that he has started speaking in English and tries to answer in that too with confidence. His communication skills have also shown a remarkable improvement. He now does not hesitate to speak out his mind and in case he sees something which according to him is wrong he points out that with full confidence. In the last six months he has changed for the better and whole credit goes to you.

Thank You so much for always being there to help us out and being always available even on mobile and internet. We would be really obliged to be in touch with you in future also.

Regards,
Bindu Sangal

Letter to Aneesha

Aneesha,

First let us thank you for sharing Samaya’s report and pictures. They were very motivating and I am amazed that Samaya has now learnt how to spell her name. All thanks to you and Rupal.

Regards
Shuchita
Primary School parent

Aradhana Mam,

Amazing work Aradhana and Lakshmi! I can't tell you how happy Kritin is when he discusses these things at home. He does not get much time to read at home, but the way concepts are handled in the class, I'm sure he completely understands them. Especially, UOI on Migration has been handled so well. This is exactly how learning is made fun for the kids.

Regards,
Renuka

Appreciation Letter - Grade 3

Aruna Ma'm

Thank you very much for the interesting snapshots of the weeks that have gone past. 

Aditi is enjoying every bit of the learning, sharing and doing processes the school so gently encourages and nurtures. She is gradually progressing in her friendships too. She even shares her eating successes with me -- narrating how she tried a new dish or enjoyed a different taste--simply because her teachers encouraged her to try. 

I thank you for you kindness, patience and calmness in dealing with Aditi. She has developed great regard and respect for you as opposed to overt love as a smaller child would. She feels proud and accomplished when she carries out your instructions independently and completes tasks with very little help or cajoling or reminders!! For the first time she has recognised authority in a teacher and appreciates the cordial yet balanced relationship she shares with you. 

Thank you for always making Aditi feel welcome and assured. 
Regards,
Ganga

Appreciation Letter - Grade 4

Ms. Vandana,

I had been meaning to write back to you since I got this report and thank you for the same.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you and Ms. Anuradha for helping Mitakshi settle in so well. Moving from a different country, I had my initial apprehensions as to how soon and how well she would settle in. However, she took to Pathways like a fish to water right from the first day. Though she was already quite independent and confident, I’m surprised to see that in just a span of a month not only has she gained new skills, but also a much higher degree of confidence, independence and maturity.

She’s clearly enjoying the way the lesson plans are conducted, and as a parent I can see that how each assignment and lesson is aimed to teach students not only academic content but also essential life skills.

Thank you both for making the class such an exciting place for my daughter.

Regards,
Tejal Mathur