The Wonder Public School

I came across this amazing quote quite suddenly when I was looking for some information in the internet and realized how relevant it is for all of us: children, parents and teachers. There is never any point in the life of a person when he can sit back and say. “There is nothing more to learn, I can relax with the comforting thought that the universe around me is an open book. I know it all.” Education is not just about the subjects that are learnt and taught in school. Becoming educated is not restricted to being in school and then in college, gathering certificates and feeling proud of oneself. It is a lifelong exercise that can be unbelievably exciting if only we wish to jump onto the train of experience and take a trip to every conceivable place on the earth. Now we know that this cannot be done literally, so how do we manage it, first in school and then as we go on through the journey of life? First, we all have to be on the same page: children, teachers and parents have to understand that education is not restricted to lessons taught in the classroom from text books. Parents and teachers must encourage children to ask as many questions as they can. For it is in wanting to know that will result in actually getting to know. The thirst for knowledge is not restricted to the child. It is also essential for a parent and a teacher to keep adding to their own knowledge bank by keeping their eyes and ears open and by reading as much as possible and ensuring that children develop these habits as well. Besides all of the above, that add to children becoming truly educated, schools and teachers must ensure that children have a society of enriching experiences. Surprisingly, these experiences develop a child’s creativity and imagination and lead to something that is often thought to be more important than knowledge. Creativity and imagination make children grow up to be productive adults who then arrive as citizens of the world ready to make their own great contribution to mankind. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand. “ - Albert Einstein My message to the Principals, Staff, Students and esteemed Parents of The Wonder Public School-REWA administered by the Lott Carey Baptist Mission in India, is to dedicate this year to a correct understanding of what education really means and let us all benefit from this understanding.

Years, months, weeks, go by children leave our protective nest, new ones are welcomed into our fold. Years filled with promises, dreams achieved, lives enriched. There are many miles to go, challenges to be met, dark forests to be entered. At The Wonder Public School we all walk hand in hand- Staff & students, together knowing that the hand of God is there to guide us and we will win against all odds. When we look back, it is with a sense of fulfillment, achievement and pride. Every member associated with the school has done what they set out to do. Year after year the school has carved a special niche for itself not only in Rewa but in the Madhya Pradesh. The bedrock on which The Wonder Public School is rooted – moral and human values will remain unchanged.We turn out good, educated children who will one day bring about a change, a change for the better. "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." And so, as the years go by, changes are made, lives turned around, The Wonder Public School will stand- enriched, towering above all, a force to be reckoned. May God give us the power to move upwards honestly and with a sense of commitment.