Cover Story - The impeccable, charming lady!

“Coming from the aboriginal word Billabang, which means water lagoon; Billabong High is an ecosystem where a child can develop intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. “

“Our school not only educates, it equips and enhances the skills, talents and potentials of each and every child”

“The importance of making education accessible to all kinds of learners is critical for the progress of a nation”

Ms. Lina Ashar, Chairperson and Founder – Billabong Schools has been at the helm of providing cutting edge education solutions to students across the country and abroad. MENTOR traces her desire to make education more relevant, applicable and enjoyable for children…..

Feature - Overcoming post exam stress

”Good assessment systems are essential from both of these perspectives: to provide credible information to help teachers improve instruction and to document the condition of children when they enter school for accountability purposes.”
“School educators prepare for a new year, wondering what skills and abilities this new group of children will bring to their classrooms.”

“Each fall schools across our country enroll thousands of young children who are starting school for the first time. This transition is an important juncture for families, schools, and communities,” writes ______________to MENTOR

Children are excited about “going to a big school.” Parents have mixed feelings–proud of their child’s growth and at the same time anxious about how their “little one” will do in the new school environment. School educators prepare for a new year, wondering what skills and abilities this new group of children will bring to their classrooms. Funders and policymakers want to know how well the community has done to prepare children for school.

“Gas chambers built by LEARNED engineers, Children poisoned by EDUCATED physicians, Infants killed by TRAINED nurses, Women and babies shot and burned by HIGH SCHOOL and COLLEGE graduates."

“Most boarding school students, though with comparatively lower academic grades, always make it big in life.”

MENTOR brings you thoughts on education as penned by Om Pathak- a soldier, civil servant and now an educationist. Om Pathak is the founder of Delhi Public School society, Ghaziabad. He is also the founder of SelaQui World School, an International Baccalaureate school in Dehradun - one of the top ‘fully residential schools’ in the country. Read on to share his thoughts on education….

Woman’s Day exclusive - Flow like a river

“Being a woman has never been an issue to overcome. In fact it has added many more dimensions, I feel, than a man would experience.”

Strand Book Stalls across the country has built its own rapport, its affinity with students and schools and teachers and Principals. This petite, pretty lady has often been associated with books and books that she can recommend at her finger tips to school heads.  On this Woman’s Day MENTOR profiles this dynamic entrepreneur Ms. Vidya Virkar, Managing partner of Strand book stall…

Today I run Strand Book Stall and its 7 stores in various cities of India. We nurture a data base of tens of thousands of loyal readers, are known as the 61 year old book shop that has set the standard for great book shops in India, serve up books at a minimum discount of 20% and much, much more and are present in Infosys and Wipro campuses across India. But it's rarely that one ever looks back at one's journey....