Guidelines for Parents

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

Parents are equal partners in education. Without their cooperation the school can achieve little on its own. Here are a few ways in which parents can contribute:

  • Preparation for School Exams: Please take note of the school exams and tests the school conducts. Kindly prepare your child to study regularly. Correct study habits need to be imparted. Suggest active study skills to your ward.
  • Academic Conduct: Ensure that your ward is regular in submitting his assignments. Discourage copying from guide books. Suggest sources for research on a given topic. Grow and learn with your child. Have a close bond with him/her irrespective of the grade he is studying in. This will provide him with much needed moral support. Remain involved in your ward's studies even if he has moved to the high school. You are a constant source of learning for your child, irrespective of how old he becomes.
  • Grooming: Encourage your child to participate in co-curricular activities. Equip him with necessary skills like fluency in languages, a good diction, a high level of general knowledge and a commitment to the smallest jobs.
  • Personality Development: Guide your child to cultivate a hobby like playing musical instrument, drawing, painting, a musical instrument, drawing, painting and reading, playing a game ora sport.

    Curtail the T.V. viewing hours of your ward. Watch informative channels like Star Sports, Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet, History TV, NDTV 24X7. Times Now, CNN News-18, India Today, BBC and CNN among others. Watch good programmes together as a family and hold discussions on the same.

    Please take your child to a bookstore frequently and encourage the reading habit. Teach your ward to be responsible. Instruct him to take care of his things. Kindly put a name tag on his clothing. Also do counsel him about the benefits of packing his bag according to the everyday Time Table so that he is not burdened with heavy bag.
  • Value System: The child is a mirror of the home. Respect for others, following rules and politeness of speech first learnt at home. Be particular about good behaviour and a refined language. Avoid using abusive language Teach your child to value money. Do not give pocket money liberally. Encourage him to become confident through participation in school activities instead of relying on externals like branded things or cash.
  • Respecting Teachers: Maintain a cordial relationship with the teachers. Criticizing a teacher or the school in the company of a child is undesirable. It reduces the respect a learner should have for his teachers.
  • Following Rules: Do not permit your child to absent himself from school, to prepare for a test or on the pretext that co-curricular activities are being held.Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct school uniform and is neatly turned out. A student must wear his school uniform whenever he visits the school. Polished shoes, a neat haircut, trimmed nails are desirables. Please encourage your ward to carry metal bottles and metal tiffin boxes, so as to stay safe from using plastic ware.