Curtain Raiser (2021-22)
Our 'mission' is not only to survive through this challenge but to thrive; and to do so with all the passion, compassion, some humour and some style
Joeys Ambli Campus - staff, parents and children completed the rewarding historical year 2020-21. The first year where education, skills and knowledge were imparted not in physical classes but virtually!
2020 packed a wallop unlike any other period in our living memory. The pain is still with us — and will continue to be for a long time. But the start of this new year brings an opportunity for us to renew our hope and energy. Throughout the unusual and challenging year 2020, it was sometimes a struggle to look beyond the next few weeks—or even days—into the future. Contemplating the future is difficult when the present feels so unsettling, especially in the classroom.
The pandemic has dispelled the myth that student engagement can only be activated in a classroom setting. We are cultivating a generation of independent, self-sufficient learners. Parents are no longer on the side-lines of education. Many of them are in the trenches with us day in and day out—providing ongoing support to their children, voicing their concerns, asking insightful questions, solving tech problems—even though they have their own work to complete. When we look back at 2020, we see resilience and passion. And when we look ahead to 2021 and beyond, we see gratitude, promise and opportunity. Turning a challenge into an opportunity, the world has moved on. It stopped for a couple of months but now running faster, even better than earlier.
With this hope, we have stepped into the following year 2021 of Virtual School with a lot of consciousness, mindfulness, and receptiveness. As they say "You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun". The start of a new academic year is always full of promise, aspirations, and vitality. It would have been better if we could start classrooms, but we are making the very best of the circumstances we are in right now - taking a smart and safe approach.
Equipped with the best skills, wisdom, knowledge and experience let us all begin our journey to an extraordinary year of exploration together like no other we have ever had.
"Happiness & Success comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have.
Last years’ experience has made us more confident and with that credence we are ready to give our students better than the best. To nurture our little one's curiosity, we have bucket full of surprise elements. This in turn will multiply their emotional quotient by many folds, triggering the release of happy hormones (endorphins) and exhilarating the ripple effect of happiness into their overall learning. Our mission will be successful only if all the stakeholders work together with mutual trust and faith to make this learning experience rise like a CRESCENDO.
"Positive actions combined with positive thinking results in success. Let's believe in ourselves and anything is possible."
