Challenges definitely are disguised opportunities. Those, who take challenges head on and turn hurdles into hopes, become the future makers.
Preparing the next generation to sail smoothly through the unpredictable, is the new norm of true 21st century education. With the 3 Rs of the yore having paved the way for new era's 4Cs, the renewed pedagogies call for an amalgamation of synchronous and asynchronous learning that takes equal care of Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity.
Schooling comprises core value inculcation, etiquette refinement, leadership formation and the "cult self exploration". Way ahead than literacy, numeracy, sciences and computers, School life is the 'preparation for life' and above everything 'the art of living life to its fullest'. Understanding and optimising one's own strengths while respecting those of others, affirming one's own stance with conviction while amicably respecting diversified opinions, are the primordial tools to assemble happiness in a futuristic scenario.
This exactly is the hemline of all that is constituted at Ghaziabad's pride- Gurukul The School where the School Culture emanates from the grass roots and reverberates till stakeholders, visitors and associates. From the leading Director and interface of the School till its farthest unit of ancillary staff members, all reflect and reciprocate; are led by and are hand- held to contribute to the cardinal Vision of "educating the child and influencing the home" so that children do "not just follow but also contribute to the social change." Every single entity centrally aligned to bring positive change in the learners, by being the change maker.
Beset majestically in the most mesmeric location of the city outskirts, skirted over an unmatched 12 acres of a land mass, possessing vicinity first and only Horse Riding Club, Gurukul The School is poised and prepared to provide joy of learning to the clan alpha. Started as a small unit of Primary School, Gurukul The School successfully runs two renowned branches- each with an individual repute and dynamic forte of its own.
Instead of committing to become a manufactory of IITians, Gurukul The School believes in being a melting pot where the "how" part of processes is the axis of all practices. Pedagogies revolve around and evolve on the grounds of the performance matrix of each learner to pave the path for a rising graph in "competition with the self" and to subsequently turn stage shy children into confident stage handlers, non- participants into polished performers, non speakers into eloquent orators. And, this is counted as the success indicator.
No doubt then persists how this School with a heart and vision has raised its repute to stand magnanimously among top 5 schools of the State and 'Top 20 CBSE school in India' in less than 20 years of its establishment. Bejeweled with honours so innumerable : The Emerging Leader, The Stalwart of Education, the 'Light House School', the 'Leading School', 'The Most Innovative K12 School' , 'Most Inspirational School', 'Outstanding School Award', 'School Excellence Award', 'Global Education Award', 'The White Swan Award' for Excellence In Education, 'Pioneering Life Empowerment Award', the School officially owns the 'Best Infrastructure' too.
A pioneer in progressive educational practices, Gurukul The School has established for itself a repute for foresightedly evolving to achieve its operational imperatives: Academic Rigour, Professional Excellence and Extraordinary Care for the Welfare of Each Child. From a holistic Early Childhood Education programme till the foresighted career guidance, from pristine play areas to the dexterous digital infrastructure, from content planning to perfecting the practices with reflections, from building habits to instilling leadership, from revival of respect for the rich rituals of country to going global in outlook and approach, GPEP- Gurukul Progressive Education Policy, takes account of all.
The entire Gurukul hierarchy is knit with the fibre of "Traditionally Sharp and Progressively Focussed" outlook to formulate future citizens who "Think globally and act locally". The global game changer, Pandemic has taught many a lesson to the world, with "self reliance" topping them all. Nevertheless, Gurukulites' preparation and demonstration of self- reliance has been amply established through seamless conduction and unprecedented success of innumerable Intra and Inter School competitions, hosting CBSE events and annual shows of great grandeur- managed from conceptualisation and logistics till execution and post event reflections, by School's Student Body- the Prefectural Board.
Student lead campaigns under Interact Club, Helpage, Goonj, Project Ishwar, Friends For Change, TERI, Saviours SSSVV have listed laurels to the credit of alma mater. Gurukulites' dynamic leadership has been proven at platforms including MUN, DILA, Generation Global fetching rewards and recognitions of repute at state, national and international stages.
At the grounds of Gurukul, a stringent sports regimen reels under the guidance of internationally acclaimed trainers who stream students' mettle for national and international platforms. The Novice and Advance Equestrian Courses get structured and supervised by world cup winning coaches to cultivate the art of Horsemanship and to carry the country's National Heritage and Culture with utmost aspirational values.
From the rigorous chartering of Academic Support Programmes to the thematically mapped Activity and Assembly culture, from the chirpy cycle times of the tiny pre- primers to first hand career talks and streamed insights into competitive platforms in Senior Secondary arena, every process at Gurukul is absolutely child centric and driven to derive the 'Joy of Learning'.
Skilled faculty works relentlessly to create the best models of teaching: walled- unwalled, scholastic - co-scholastic, cloud computing - handicrafts, yoga zone - digital ocean, dances and dramatics, meditation and vedic mantras, adventure camps- edu-excursions, local field trips and international liaisons- every plan is made with a far- reaching and integrated approach.
At Gurukul The School, PTMs are the portals for parental engagement and empowerment through spiraling reflections and orientations on every domain. The warmth felt by stakeholders, students and special guests finds voluminous expression on the School's website and Facebook. The aroma of positivity that resides in School's periphery, reaches the world in the form of a success graph of alumni at institutes of National and International acclaim, IITs medical colleges, NIFTs & IIMs. With equal finesse they venture into less trodden territories like law, sports, print, tele-media and glamour. For inspiring posterity and appreciation, alumni are honoured as special guests at school ceremonies.
School's health and happiness and growth and sanity Index reflects through the enthusiasm reciprocated by the Team. With minimum attrition rate, the School has built a repute for maximum employee satisfaction with the continued skilling of faculty via collaborative platforms, exposures to National Conferences and involvement in resource mapping for Deeksha and NCERT.
At the wake of 2020 when the world was hurled on digital shift due to distancing, Gurukul's preparedness surmounted all glitches seamlessly with its giant digital infrastructure ready and resolute to mitigate all challenges. The learning curve of Gurukulites never halted. From subject enrichment plans to academic and co- academic charters, from peer teaching to class assemblies, from information impartment to diversified competitions, everything re-fashioned for the renewed platform without compromising an iota over quality and collaboration.
Schooling spans over the most formative stage of a child’s life and hence, must be well thought of to allow variety and prepare learners to fathom the unseen through the seen. With integrated curriculum and problem centric yet solution driven approach,
Gurukul The School is a place where life lessons are seeded by instilling communal responsibility, environmental sensitivity, thrust for knowledge and pride for the nation. If each child is different, a unique handling must matter. Giving back to the society citizens rooted in values, winged with skills the progressive outlook is ready to give its best at each medium and every modem.
