This week I've been involved in what is one of my favourite tasks of the year - the New Teacher Institute. Each year in April we bring all our new teachers to Mumbai for 3-4 days to introduce them to ASB and to India. We always start off our institute with photos on the floor - a variety of different photos and people are asked to pick up the one that most speaks to them. We stand around in a circle, introduce ourselves and talk about why the photo has meaning. It's a great ice-breaker. It introduces the rest of the cohort to who we all are as individuals.
At the end of the institute we do something similar - this time we have all bonded and we want our new teachers to feel part of something bigger than just themselves. We start this activity with quotes on the floor and again each person gets to pick one that means something to him or her. They can talk about this in small groups but eventually it gets whittled down to a small number of quotes and collectively the group votes on which one they want to take forward as their quote for the upcoming year.
This is the one that was chosen this year:
At the end of the institute we do something similar - this time we have all bonded and we want our new teachers to feel part of something bigger than just themselves. We start this activity with quotes on the floor and again each person gets to pick one that means something to him or her. They can talk about this in small groups but eventually it gets whittled down to a small number of quotes and collectively the group votes on which one they want to take forward as their quote for the upcoming year.
This is the one that was chosen this year:
This quote really speaks to me too. I love the way it ties in with our mission statement, where students are empowered to pursue their dreams and enhance the lives of others.
Just for the record here are the quotations from the last 2 years.
2014 - this cohort focused on the idea of collaboration and togetherness:
2013 - this cohort were keen to throw themselves into their new life in India - to learn, to grow, to change:
We have a fabulous group of new teachers joining us in July. I'm looking forward to next year already!
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