mrs. vasanthi thiagarajan

‘STRENGTHENING SAHODAYA AND USING IT AS A VEHICLE FOR

IMPLEMENTING REFORMS’

VASANTHI THIAGARAJANSISHYA SCHOOL,HOSUR

SOME REFLECTIONS…

• What is our common vision for our Sahodaya?• What can we do to dissolve individuality, shed

inhibitions and all that impedes our progress so that we can usher in the ‘oneness’?

• How can we ensure a smooth-secure-successful future for our children (the very purpose of our existence)?

ANALOGY OF THE VEHICLE..

*SUPPORTING *SHARING *SUPPLEMENTING *SUSTAINING

SUPPORTING

• Newly affiliated schools that need to be updated on the CBSE rules and new changes and systems

• Formulating processes and systems that take care of new/paradigm shifts in educational policies. The CCE implementation is a classic example of this statement.

….SHARING

• Sharing-implies sharing resources as well as providing a forum for sharing common concerns. Whenever new policies arise, schools must get together, express their concerns and this concerted effort alone can create solutions or methodologies to manage the challenges that arise in such situation.

…..SHARING• Acknowledging and assessing global

challenges that can be effectively addressed as a cohesive unit than as a single school with its own ethos-implies that the feeling of being the ‘lone victim’ or of ‘isolation’ melts away. In its place effective collaborative thinking-planning, execution and follow up ensures that cohesive and multi-pronged strategies are shared and adopted.

SHARING

• In an age where resources are scarce as well as precious, everything we have needs to be used not just economically but effectively. Return on Investments-though intangible in most cases- becomes more meaningful when the resources are shared and benefits are spread across a larger student community.

SUPPLEMENTING:

• Augmenting current resources and devising plans to fill in the lacuna in new upcoming schools by sharing what one has as an exclusive resource to supplementing the gap in another school.

SUPPLEMENTING:

• To initiate supplementing –one needs to move from a competitive mode to a cooperative mode-involves shedding all our personal/individual school perceptions of quality and moving on to cooperative efforts of learning and supplementing resources in each localized Sahodaya.

SUSTAINING:

• Any programme needs sustenance or most of the enthusiasm and euphoria one can perceive during a novel initiative will die a natural death. Thus, to sustain all the above mentioned efforts, all Sahodayas need to develop teams who will take charge of each area and coordinate and reflect frequently on whether the Sahodaya vehicle is moving forward.

…SUSTAINING

• Ensuring through ‘sharing’ and ‘caring’ that continual improvement is happening. This can happen when Sahodaya complexes meet and evaluate or assess the current situations that prevail-modify or totally change systems with the concurrence of all members and carry new policies ahead.

THE OBVIOUS ADVANTAGE OF COLLABORATION

Every school is empowered to retain its uniqueness and freedom to operate following broad guidelines and support and keep the school in touch with ‘what’s happening’ so that ‘no school will be left behind’ and ‘every school is included’ in this gamut of developmental activities.

THE U.S.P. OF THE B.S.S.C.• A strong, inspiring motto: PROGRESSIVE

PARTNERSHIP• An emblem that reflects our strong roots and

cultural ethos• Inclusiveness• Openness • Simplicity in appearance but lofty in approach• Sharing – good practices• Caring - especially for newly affiliated schools• Cooperation in all the ventures undertaken

ON THE ANVIL….

• Teacher exchange for broadening and strengthening the core competencies of all our teachers through exposure in other schools

• Student exchange programmes for broadening the vision of our students and making them more adaptable

• Sharing resources such as library, experienced faculty, consultants and sports facilities etc. for cost effectiveness

ON THE ANVIL….

• Non-competitive programmes to promote student understanding and build strong student relationships across schools

• Seminars and workshops to address specific needs as well as for cost effectiveness

• To create a common pool of expert teachers to be shared amongst schools to manage the shortage of competent teachers in the future. This can also ensure on-going induction training for new teachers/new schools.

THE MANTRA… ‘WIN WIN’

Kathalaya –story telling workshop-organized by The Ashok Leyland School, Hosur

Non-competitive Cultural Fest -Hosur

Sharing best practices- Mrs. Rita Reddy, former Principal ,ACHS, Hosur

CCE Workshop-@Sishya School,Hosur

Quality Concerns of Schools@MEC,Hosur

Student Exchange: Students from The Titan School at Sishya School

Inclusive Education-sensitization programme for 1000 Headmasters and CBSE Schools

@Sishya School,Hosur withDr.Perumalsamy, Director of School Education,

Govt.Of Tamilnadu

Positive Discipline: workshop for CBSE Schools @ Sishya School

Basic Counsellingworkshop for CBSE Schools@Sishya School

Strategic Leadership Mr.G. Balasubramaniam

Workshop for Heads of CBSE Schools of Hosur @Sishya School, Hosur

Sharing best practices of CCE by CBSE Schools,Hosur

Music teachers of CBSE Schools Training Students for the Prayer song

Teacher Exchange Math faculty of The Titan School @ Sishya School

Teacher Exchange English faculty of Sishya School@The Titan School

The Titan School’s Annual Science Talent Quiz

National Education Day:2010Sharing best practices @ The Titan School

Celebrating Sahodaya Day:2007@The Vani Education Centre,Bangalore

BSSC-Inter-School Sports and Athletic Meet:2010@Lake Montfort School,Bangalore

LET’S FOSTER THE SPIRIT OF

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