Three decades is
a significant for the then five-year-old kid to turn into a complete citizen by
completing academics and settling down in a career and the family life as well.
The educational institution that provided the primary and secondary schooling
to the kid too can become a ‘complete’ institution in the span, provided it has
the visionary management, hardworking employment and parents and children who
can develop a strong personal bondage with the establishment. Nevertheless to
say that Subha Niketan, a CBSE school from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, has all these
qualities. By the time its first batch of students settled down well in their
professional and personal lives and became complete citizens, the then small
school metamorphosed into a complete and one of most reputed educational
institutions in the coastal region.
Similar to the
beginning of any other outstanding establishments of today, the beginning of
Subha Niketan too was quite humble. It was all started with a single classroom,
single teacher and single student! At a
time when education in the private sector was not to well-versed with the
public, the new school became a cynosure of all eyes within no time. The school
grew up along with the first batch of its students. Which means, by the time
the first batch of students completed their class X, the school had 10 classes,
besides equipping with library, laboratory, playground and other facilities.
The strong
foundation has helped the institution grow leaps and bounds within no time from
then and in letter and spirit there was no looking back for the school. “We are
very happy to see the individual development of the students of our initial
batches. They pursued higher education of their choice and settled down in
respective careers. What I believe is the real success of our school lies in
the success of each and every student to whom we imparted education,” says V.
Subhashini, Correspondent of Subha Niketan.
Be it bringing
changes in the interpersonal relations of the teachers and students (here in
Subha Niketan, the students never call their teachers as madam!) or introducing
novel concepts like ‘No Book Day’ (the day on which, students reach the school
empty handed!!), they are all incorporated in the school’s culture in a phased
manner. “School means not just a construction of bricks and mortar, but a
revered place of learning. We are against imposing restrictions, as we believe
the knowledge knew no bounds,” explains Ms. Subhashini, the woman behind the
institution. ‘Svatanya,’ a film made by the school with its students and staff
portraying the nation’s Independence
struggle, is a classic example to showcase the values that are being inculcated
among its pupils.
“We are changing
with the times, but not at the cost of our value system. Not just the staff and
students, but the parents too developed special bondage with the school and
promoting it the world outside on our behalf,” smiles Janardhan Chowdary,
Director of the school. Of course, there is a long way to go!!
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