Message from Mrs. Nayana Rastogi – ISA Coordinator – Podar World School, Sherkhi.
My journey started when I was given an opportunity by our school authority to be a part of British Council as a coordinator, reminded me of my old association with it.
As an ISA coordinator, it was a challenge for me to motivate the entire school to gear up and work together on collaborative projects involving both students and teachers. Brainstorming session was held in the school among the teachers led by the Principal with intention to cover diverse subjects of Global dimension and assign them to teachers in their respective domain of expertise. The Team exemplified the ideal way to follow and execute the action plan and deliver the desired output in the set timeframe.
Every child is either blessed with different abilities or inculcates them during the process of learning of the subjects taught in the school. Some do not find interest in the latter, as they might have penchant for topics not covered in the school curriculum and tend to lose track of their interests. Fortunately, the ISA journey comes to the rescue displaying the multiple intelligence of our students.
The ISA projects have helped to spot the hidden talent of the students along with a change in the attitude and perception of the students as well as the teachers holistically. “On the job” learning has made its way in the corporate world and is gradually entering the student’s life in school in the form of performing activities that challenge them to critically think to research about the topic, utilize and explore their skills, based on the understanding, interact & exchange information among each other. This has changed the fundamental way of learning and I believe that the students now have a broad idea of the gravity of the problems existing all over the world.
In a nutshell, it served as a platform where not only the students showcased their talent by wandering out of their comfort zone but the teachers also got the opportunity to widen their horizons, explore and focus on unconventional parameters that helped to gauge the area of interest of the student. We wish to embark on this journey in future with more challenges and learning experience in store for us.
