Value Education
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action–
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
~ Gitanjali
Ravindra Nath Tagore
Our Core Values
Core Values
If there is one value that we wish our students to take with them into the world, it is that of compassion.
We desire our students to be always ready to lend a helping hand to those who need it. While holding individuals as being accountable, we will not judge anyone if they fail to meet our expectations, but try to understand underlying differences in perspective or circumstances. In all situations, we will strive not to hurt, intentionally or unintentionally.
This is the bedrock of all our values. At IPS, we commit to being ethical, honest and transparent in everything we do, and to always maintain the highest levels of professional and personal conduct. We will never sacrifice our values to achieve our goals – we will do what is right, not what is convenient or easy.
We aim to develop a school community where everyone is considerate and treat others as they would like to be treated. We respect everyone’s views and feelings, and their right to be heard, irrespective of how different they or their viewpoints are.
We believe in a culture of empowerment and encourage students and staff to step forward and take ownership of tasks in their ambit. We acknowledge and reward initiative and leadership. We will hold ourselves accountable for our failures as well as our successes. We recognize that giving back to the community is a key responsibility.
We will set high standards for ourselves in all that we do, and we will do our very best to execute to these standards. We do not believe in perfectionism or the necessity to be first in everything we do. However, no matter how big or small the task, we will put in our best effort, and make sure we pay attention to all important details.
We recognize that excellence takes time and effort and that greater the objective, more the challenges to be overcome. We commit not to be disheartened by adversity or failure, but to learn from them and to continue to work towards our goal till we achieve it.
Courage, for us, does not mean “not afraid”. Rather, it means doing the right thing even if the challenges are intimidating, and even if doing so goes against the popular opinion.
We will strongly encourage teachers and students to challenge status quo and to continuously seek opportunities for improvement: in themselves, their guiding principles, and in their environment.
We believe in working hard as an institution, but we equally firmly believe that working hard should not be synonymous with drudgery. Our goal is to create an environment that teachers, students and staff all feel is a friendly and supportive one, and that they look forward to coming to daily. We will celebrate our school’s success and milestones and value a sense of humor.
Our core values underpin every aspect of our school life: curriculum, pedagogy, our activities, the assembly, our everyday actions and decisions.
“Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.” – Horace Mann
Our values are integrated into classroom lessons, and each grade has a weekly SEL period in which traits of successful learners and habits of mind and 21st century skills are taught. We use house points to reinforce positive behaviour, and house captains and role bearers are entrusted with monitoring and tracking the points.
All grades from Upper Kindergarten onwards have a service-learning project during the year to give them hands-on experience in caring for individuals, community or the environment. From 2021-2022, we will be including an Acts of Kindness week in our academic calendar to build a school-wide spirit of giving and service.
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and think critically. Intelligence plus character; that is the goal of a true education.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
