Manthan Feb’14 notes

Agenda

website

movie

fin update

fees & leaving in the middle

HP quiz

Holidays

Assessing

Manthan

Fear

Learning

KAA stall

website structure

am not able to find out information which I need

not having a search option

joining doc was read in the beginning

search button move up

comfort level comes little later

FIRST MEETING NEED TO HAVE A WALK THROUGH OF THE WEBSITE

newsletter

in the newsletter the links take you to the website

does not take u to the pag

NEWSLETTER TO COME IN-MAIL ALONG WITH

parent profile on the website

a 2 minute video preferably of the whole family

YES- GIVE A INTERESTING ANSWER- DON’T GIVE ANSWERS LIKE – DID NOT FIND ANY INTERESTING OPTION, SO CAME TO AAROHI

holidays

problem with van service, day care service- if the schedule is not matching with other schools

couple of weeks adjustment is fine

sudden offs are not comfortable

if for eg. O campus is off, can they come to I campus

it started with 2 months holidays….the imbalance was felt. It all came from children- we will work for some weeks, take a break-then work etc.

as of now, children are working on it, each child has a different take on it. Will discuss with parents and come back.- O c

SEND US YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS TOPIC- HAVE DISCUSSION WITH CHILDREN AT HOME.

why do we need to change the holiday just because outside holidays change.?

is it not better to match with govt holidays

SINCE YOU ARE PREPARING FOR HOLIDAY CALENDAR WHICH MAY BE FLEXIBLE- PLEASE LET US KNOW SO WE CAN PLAN WELL IN ADVANCE

introduction happened

KAA STALL

can we not have KAA from Monday to Thursday

can I not come 1 day late

KAA TRIPS ARE FOR EXPOSURE-3RD KAA IS VISIT A CITY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO EXPLORE KELAMANGALA. THIS KAA IS DIFFERENT AND CHALLENGING. SOME KIDS WANT TO GO DEEPER AND SOME CHILDREN WANT TO GO FOR 2-3 DAYS

DURING ONE OF THE DISCUSSION, DIFFERENT NEEDS HAVE COME UP.

REST, FUN, MASTI, RESTAURANT ETC

AS A FACULTY – WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF KAA

THE REASON IS TO GO INTO THE DEPTH.

IT IS TOO LONG-WILL MISS KAA

WE ARE LOOKING FOR DEEP INTEREST IN HISTORY

NOT FOR A TRIP

LAST KAA- HALF WANTED TO PLAY AND HALF WANTED TO EXPLORE THE TEMPLE

O CAMPUS IS THE STAYING PLACE

WE ARE TRACING THE HISTORY OF KELAMANGALA

SHARING OF KAA LOGISTICS

CHILDREN WHO HAVE THE NEED TO GO FOR 2-3 DAYS- WE WILL GO FOR SUCH A TRIP, BUT IT IS NOT THIS TRIP

THIS TRIP IS FOR UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY

child to take a call

children who are not going to kaa can attend sessions in I campus

can we have some discussions with history perspectives- different perspectives from different places

can we have a slot for book reading, to share information

we can do such sessions in both campuses

Notes by Pankaj

Financial Updates

Aarohi and Khoj have been merged, but the accounts reconcilliation is in works

Stress due to a child leaving without paying the dues.

Decisions: 2 months deposit and 2 installments

Discussion on building costs and plans of finding a cheaper place —

Need of a person to handle accounting

Fees may go up to roughly 90,000. Details still being worked out

Mela and Parent Workshop

Parent workshops are happening well now. Exposure happening and children look forward to it.

Mela — Participants miss out on other stalls

Mela — By parents for children

Discussion on merging mela and manthan

Need a team for Mela — thinking about concept and doing it

Discussion on date — 15th

Team for Mela — Annie, Aditi, Divya, Sridhar, Shilpa, Tina, Pratima, Dhanya, Anna, Vaishali