It is that time of the year when parents are busy picking
the school, they would like to have their child admitted. The next academic
year is still 6-7 months away, but schools start the admission process - not
just for the first standard but also for nursery and playgroups - in November.
The fact is parents want their kids to get the best
education possible. Unfortunately, in their eagerness to provide the best
education often they consider only the affordability factor before deciding on
the school or curriculum.
1.Pay attention to Infrastructure
Spacious and renovated buildings do
create an impact in the lives of school children. Well-equipped labs help them
to perform lab activities in an effective way. Library halls, games equipment,
large playgrounds give an extra boost to students for making the most out from
such facilities. Assembly area and proper sanitation facilities are other
infrastructural elements that speak volumes about the overall level of
infrastructure in schools.
Though, there is no denial to the
fact that focused students tend to perform brilliantly in all plots but even
the experts suggest that such facilities provide an extra edge to the potential
students. Thus, the infrastructure of schools should be properly planned so
that it assures convenient teaching and learning.
2. What are the Values and Ethos of a
School?
Should a school impart religious values?
This is a choice for individual parents to make, ideally in consultation with
their child. In the majority of cases, there’s at least some religious control
on the board of management, even if a school may initially appear to be
secular. It’s generally a little easier to opt young people out of religious
instruction at second-level.
3. What kind of environment does it
provide?
The environment with sincere and
disciplined students encourages various other children to follow the same
disciplined pattern. The external conditions play an influential role in
fostering child's overall development. If the environmental features are
appropriate, the students will face the positive impact else, the scenario can
be the other way round.
The parents should make sure that they look
up to a school that follows precise regulations while taking in students as
it's yet another factor that tends to make an environment that can be fruitful
for their child.
4. Existence of Extra Curricular
Activities
Most of the researchers and educationalists
have time and again accepted the role and contribution of extracurricular in
the development of children and the fact that they develop the leadership and
social skills.
Involvement in creative activities can give
an extra edge to a student as it fosters the intuitive and intellectual skills.
The creative art, music, dance or sports sessions give students a break from
the long tiring classes.
Parents need to realize that these activities
have emerged as the most productive way to utilise the time that students get
after their theoretical studies. Also, the students from schools that conduct
workshops and classes based on sports and creative activities are more capable
of acquiring new skills. So, while choosing the right school, the parents
should make sure that the school is not just bound to the academics but also
lays importance towards the extracurricular wing.
5 . Access to Modernity
As students from higher classes look up to
the e-books for competitive exams and academic preparations, there are schools
that keep their websites updated with such digitized study materials and give
parents the option to track the overall performance of their child through the
website.
The digital classrooms and smart classes are
yet another trend that has made the classroom sessions interesting and
interactive for the students. So the next time you judge a school's
proficiency, do keep its digital existence and modernity in mind.
Remember, while school is a big part of our lives, it's not
all of it. Our time as a family before school, in the evenings and during the
weekends and holidays is what really shapes our children. School is an
essential part but it amplifies what you have already begun to develop in your
child. You were and will continue to be, your child's first teacher.
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