It gives me enormous pleasure to welcome you to the website of The Shri Ram School. Whether you are an existing parent or student coming back to the site regularly, or someone who is looking in to find out more about The Shri Ram School community, I hope that you find what you are looking for.

A school is no longer circumscribed by its buildings, land, infrastructure or bricks and mortar. As a result, a website like this is not just a communication vehicle. It is an extension of the school itself. As a result, we are very open to all feedback you can give us. Share with us your experience of using the website, your ideas for how it can serve you even better.

The school’s character is shaped and defined by the Mission Statement – a very actively debated and discussed statement of purpose that really seeks to encapsulate what The Shri Ram School considers important. This statement isn’t just one of those things which was cooked up by a group of people in a room one day, written down and then left to look after itself.

To strengthen the Mission we conducted a big exercise to determine the four core values that underpin it. After much deliberation we identified; Pride in One’s Heritage & Culture, Integrity, Sensitivity and the Pursuit of Excellence. Again, it would be very easy for these to be just treated as some nice words and left alone. However, these values are hotly debated amongst staff and students throughout the school. The children conduct assemblies, plays and skits based upon the values as themes and classroom debates bring each of the values alive for even our youngest pupils. The aim is that we don’t just talk about these values – we really live them day in and day out.

The nature of education is changing in India in order to equip young people with the skills and competence to fulfil their potential in a world changing ever more rapidly. Learning can no longer be ‘delivered’ in a one size fits all way, but instead needs to respond to the potentiality in each child and the aspirations of each parent. That is our aim in The Shri Ram School. To achieve it we need communication with all parts of the TSRS community to be as open as possible and to engage teachers, parents and students in the debates that define the school’s future. To contribute to that process, I have launched a ‘Director’s Blog’ – an online discussion forum for the exchange of thoughts and ideas on anything that has a link with children and their education. So, please come and check it out and keep coming back as I will keep a flow of new articles to share.

You can find it by clicking on the following link: http://markparkinson.wordpress.com/

Mark Parkinson
Director