A Guide to Making the best out of your final year at aLphabet internationaL
With series of units and lists of assignments and deadlines for assessments, students might mistake their school years as devoid of any kind of fun. For them, the grass is always greener on the other side. However, when asked the parents – or any adult for that matter – they always reminisce about their school days with great fondness and a twinkle in their eyes. The end of childhood is signified by the board exams that classes 10 and 12 must take, the two years deemed the two most important milestones in children’s lives.
The emotional investment is high during these two years not just by the students, but the parents too. The end of these two years represent a cusp of an uncertain future for the students and a whole new set of responsibilities for the parents. However, for their alma mater it’s another hit of nostalgia, seeing their beloved students slowly blooming into strong and confident individuals ready to step out into the world and face its challenges. We here at aLphabet International are no exception. The collaborative bond that the teachers and students here have built over the years is something we treasure and hold close to our hearts.
The Final year is always a year that rushes by. Be it academic or extracurricular, aLphabet International tries and succeeds in making the final year memorable and enjoyable for its students. While the society measures a student’s success using rigid, outdated parameters, we at aLphabet International do not quantify any child’s success by the grades they receive, but rather encourage and help them grow the skills they already possess. We strive to make education relevant to students which they could carry with themselves throughout their lives.
Here we bring you a few pointers to help you make the most of your final year at school:
- Know what to prioritise
The final year of school is the culmination point of twelve years of your hard work. These twelve years would be filled with a number of experiences and activities. Your final year is a great time for you to reflect on what you consider important for your future and use those experiences and condense them down to a few aspects which you would want to prioritise. Although not the only important thing of your entire education path, the board exams are deemed singularly crucial. Therefore, to make the best of your final year, you need to realise the gravity board exams hold, and work towards them.
- Learn to make the best of both worlds
It is not unusual to have analysis paralysis when it comes to choosing the right path for your future after you finish school. Your interests might be diverse and you would want to do it all. What would help is to find an intersection between your skills and interests. The two do not always align, hence it is important to find a common ground and make the best of both worlds.
However, it’s never a bad idea to hone your other skills or interests. Even if they don’t align directly with the career path you choose, you never know when they’d prove to be handy. Having additional skills even if unrelated to your selected field, would help you have a more holistic and diverse approach to things.
- Make full use of the resources in your hand
Resourcefulness comes not from trying to procure more, but to make the best use of what is available at hand. Schools are a treasure trove of people experienced in a variety of fields. aLphabet International has a dedicated career counsellor to help you out with all the guidance you need about the next step in your journey of education. As one among the leading international schools in Chennai we believe in providing all the support you would need with making your education journey seamless.
- Get to know your peers
Friendships, and acquaintanceships, that you nurture during your school years is not something that should be limited to the school but rather should be nourished and enriched even later. These bonds that you form are some of the purest bonds that one could make, which could be of later use for your professional pathways.
So, do not hesitate to engage in conversations, and discuss and exchange thoughts and ideas with your peers because you never know when you might just get a different perspective on the thought process that you had, and it might solidify into something even more meaningful. Most importantly, engage with those who you would not usually engage with. You might be surprised to know how little you know about your peers. It can be a wonderful opportunity to expand your mind and start opening yourself up to new worldviews and opinions.
- Don’t forget to have fun
Having said that, remember that there is a lot more to life than a few numbers; there is always something that needs to be done, but do not forget to have fun and also make time for your hobbies and interests since those will be entertaining and engaging you for the entirety of your life and not just for a year. So wish you all the luck in the world, and do well in whatever road you take…
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.”