Global

Global Policy

School’s Global Dimension Policy

Introduction

The Global dimension has always been an integral part of our policy. The entire world is a family and Bachpan Family has extended its dimensions to include as many people from different nations in this family as possible.

Rationale

Recent advances in technology have made the world a much smaller place. Global issues are becoming local issues through massive inputs from omnipresent information channels. The younger generation today is more receptive to fast pace of changes in the world than even before. Therefore there is a greater need to equip our youngsters with skills to communicate and develop better understanding and tolerance towards diverse cultures of the world. Bachpan Pre-Primary & Primary School recognizes the need for broadening the horizons of its pupils. Our youngsters should be able to gauge the issues and develop a wider perspective. Our Global School Partnership with Schools in UK, France, Japan & South Africa is a valuable tool for realizing the objectives mentioned below.

Aims

  1. To promote a global dimension within our respective school curriculum.
  2. To develop communication skills, creative & critical thinking, taking & sharing responsibility, and participation & collaboration amongst students who are the citizens of our global village, through a range of media – ICT/writing/drawing.
  3. To raise awareness of global development issues amongst students and equip them with the skills, knowledge & attitudes relevant to their future, as active global citizens.
  4. To understand the concepts of citizenship, interdependence, values & perceptions and. sustainable development.
  5. Understanding and respecting diversities between peoples, cultures and environments.
  6. To broaden & deepen professional expertise and commitment to global dimensions goal by exposing staff to very different learning and teaching contexts.

Global Partnerships

Bachpan has been lucky enough to contact, connect and collaborate with partner schools in various parts of the world. Through the Global School Partnerships (GSP) it aims to motivate young students’ commitment to a fairer, more sustainable world. The sustainable partnerships are founded on principles of equity, global education learning and other partnership issues. Bachpan has these prestigious partnerships with

    • Southroyd Primary & Nursery School, U.K. since 2004
    • Buffelsdale Secondary School, South Africa
    • Yokosuka-Gakuin Elementary School, Japan
    • College Henri Wallon & Collège Montesquieu, France

Global Awards & Recognitions

Bachpan has bagged number of Global awards from British Council. These awards are under the title of International School Award (ISA) which recognizes and celebrates exemplary practices of internationalism in schools. Bachpan is among the pioneer institute to receive this award.  International School Award (ISA) is a benchmarking scheme that accredits schools as having an outstanding level of support for:

  • Nurturing global citizenship in young people
  • Enriching teaching and learning

ISA provides a framework to develop an action plan and implement international activities throughout the year, and encourages collaborating with overseas schools to create a rich learning experience for students through use of ICT, creative pedagogical practices and real context for learning. It has a positive impact on not just the students, but also the teachers and school in entirety. It is a leadership challenge and fosters teambuilding, innovation, and project management. International School Award, International Teacher award, Global Teacher Award, Outstanding School Partnerships Award are various categories which recognise and celebrate exemplary practices of internationalism in schools. Mentioned below is the journey of the precious milestones covered in the journey of Internationalism.

  • 2006: International School Award by British Council
  • 2009: International Teacher Award (Miss Chaitali Dave)
  • 2010: International School Award by British Council
  • 2012: Outstanding School Partnership by British Council for its outstanding Longest Running (10 yrs) Global School Partnership with Southroyd Primary School, UK,
  • 2013: Global Teacher Award (Miss Chitra Parikh)
  • 2014: International School Award by British Council for its outstanding development of the International dimension in the curriculum.
  • 2018: International School Award by British Council for its outstanding development of the International dimension in the curriculum.

Reciprocal Visits

Reciprocal visits are an integral part of our Global Dimension Policy . It  play a beneficial role in cementing the relationship between the partnered schools which itself is a two-way exchange where students and staff in both the schools are benefitted. These personal visits give a ‘value added’ impact on students and the teachers and brings a significant change in awareness, attitudes and behaviours of both. Teachers get a chance for their professional development too. Students get a deeper understanding of a wider range of global issues, respect differences and similarities between two cultures , celebrate the ethnic diversity to have a broader understanding of solutions to these global issues with more positive attitudes, learn to plan and manage things independently and see the things in person and get acquainted to the global world nicely. Bachpan Southroyd‘s partnership is almost a decade old. Mentioned below are list of all the persons to and from Bachpan who have been a part of these visits and benefitted a lot. Have a glance at those lucky ones.

Visitors from UK to Bachpan
Year Name
2005 Mr. Dave Manton
2006 Mr. Dave Manton, Mr. Wills Overton
2007 Mr. Dave Manton, Mrs. Janet Poynting, Miss Amanda
2008 Mr. Dave Manton, Miss Carol, Miss Lizz
2009 Mr. Dave Manton, Miss Elaine, Miss Katy
2010 Mr. Dave Manton, Ms. Lynn, Ms. Kate Prior, June Brighouse (Prince Henry Elementary School))
2011 Mr. Dave Manton, Ms. Emma, Ms. Jodie
2012 Ms. Kathryn, Ms. Anna Dixon
2013 Ms. Kate Prior, Ms. Anna Dixon, Ms. Candice Syan
2014 Mr. Dave Manton, Mr. Will Overton, Ms. Amie Harvey
2015 Ms. Kate Prior, Ms. Kath Walsh, Mr. Andy Cheeseman, Evie Prior, Elyot Walsh
2016 Mr. Dave Manton, Ms. Sarah Smith
2017 Mr. Dave Manton, Ms. Sarah Smith
2018 Ms. Kate Prior, Ms. Emma Mathie
2019 Ms. Susan Ward, Ms. Elizabeth Jobson
2004 Mr. Brad Baldwin
2009 Mrs. Shino Katagiri, Mr. Jun Yamaguchi, Miss. Sakiko Inamoto
2010 Thansen Singh, Ms. Mona Singh, Shinelle Singh (Earlington Secondary School)
2019 Ms. Mona Singh, Principal, Buffelsdale Secondary School, Durban South Africa
2005 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath
2006 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Miss Romina Kachrani, Miss Padma Pillai
2007 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Miss Chaitali Dave, Mr. Vishnu Devdaparmar
2008 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Miss Romina Kachrani, Mr. Bharat Rabari, Miss Tanya Gadani, Vraj Patel, Shubham, Khushali Patel
2009 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Miss Chaitali Dave, Mrs. Chetna Panchal, Preet Raval, Ramya Shah, Nishi Vasant, Krinda Sejpal
2010 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Mrs. Anjana Shrivastava, Miss Chitra Parikh, Aayushi Sejpal, Nicky Joshi, Nishi Vasant, Dhruvi Shah
2012 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Mr. Ishan Mer, Mrs. Anu Trivedi, Harshpal Jhala, Shivani Champaneri, Dhruvil Patel, Archita Parmar
2013 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Mr. Vishwjeet Trivedi, Dhruvin Patel, Keli Gandhi
2014 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Miss Khushbu Jayswal, Ankita Shrivastava, Rutvi Doshi, Yashvi Talati
2016 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Miss Chaitali Dave, Moxit Vora, Poojan Shah
2017 Dr. Sanjay Chatrath, Mrs. Meena Chatrath, Miss Chaitali Dave, Falak Parmar, Ishani Patel, Richa Gupta
2018 Miss Chaitali Dave, Miss Chitra Parikh, Mrs. Chetna Panchal