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Bridging the Gap
Vision for the Programme
To bridge the gap between home and school, to make “OUR” child more competent and less helpless.
 
To coordinate parent-teacher efforts to achieve a seamless and accelerated development of the child both in the classroom and at home.
 
 
What is the ‘Gap’?

The “gap” is in “understanding” - that the teacher does nothing beyond the curriculum and class, while the parent does nothing outside of “providing” at home. Parents and teachers need to put in equal efforts to ensure overall education of a child.

Traditionally, parents and teachers interacted only once or twice a year to discuss “test-scores” and not the process or the learning journey. This meant that parents remained ill-informed about their child’s overall development and the school’s efforts. As a result, the children suffered the effects of misdirected efforts on the part of all the stakeholders in their development.

 
How can we build a “Bridge” across the “Gap”?
 
At Riverside, we have built a curriculum which is child-centered but where the child, his parents and the teachers are all equally important partners. The parents thus need to be fully informed and “educated” regarding the ongoing efforts at school, so they can supplement and enhance the activities that the school initiates.
 
Action plan
 
Newsletters (Bridging the Gap, Bright Minds Shine)
Creative Partnerships (Using Parent Professionals as Educators/ Resource Persons)
 
Clubs (Involving parents to teach specific skills)
Workshops for parents
Home Visits
Funderstanding and Bright Minds Shine
Student Led Conferences (SLC)
Volunteers for fieldtrips, etc.
Parent Teacher Meetings (Monthly)
Making Learning Visible
Grandparents’ Day
Potlunch
   

 

Quotable Quotes

Parent Quote after attending Orientation for the new academic year:

"The presentation was excellent.  Everyone got completely overwhelmed by it.  I guess you have just raised the bar of expectations sky high.  Also, the sense of release that people had of having chosen Riverside;  Ironically that Riverside has chosen them.  Thanks for an inspirational morning!"

Darshan

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