Getting ready

I am excited! On May 25th I will begin a new professional development adventure as a visiting psychologist and Resource Fellow at the Taktse International School (pronounced "talk-see") near the city of Gangtok in Sikkim, India.  I expect to learn a lot about Indian culture and history and through this lens learn how to translate my knowledge of psychological principles and school practices into a form that teachers can use in this progressive and unique school.

The school is a progressive non-profit coeducational school that serves about 220 students in grades K through 12.  The curriculum is designed to produce "compassionate and ethical leaders" who are prepared to meet the "challenges of rapid modernization, the growth of mass consumerism, a growing disparity in wealth and a degradation of environmental resources" so common in developing countries such as India. 

What questions do you have about Indian schools?