In a time when schools are being held accountable to the highest level of standards, strong leadership is critical for the schools’ success. Advaith’s school environment is open and supportive where strong leadership has high organizational knowledge with instructional environment. Individual student and staff needs, strengths and weaknesses are assessed and bettered. They have mindsets of a 21st century leadership with confidence and the will to take risks that makes them to think out of the box in order to promote growth of student community, staff, parents and everybody else near or far associated with Advaith. The leadership is led by example and driven by mission, vision, purpose and short and long-term goals that inspire, motivate and excite us every single day!
Our leaders play a vital role in influencing the climate, attitude and reputation of Advaith. They are the cornerstone on which learning communities function, grow and flourish. With successful leadership, Advaith has become effective incubators of learning, places where students are not only educated but challenged, nurtured, encouraged and celebrated!
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other” — John F. Kennedy
Some of the personal traits of the leaders include curiosity, resilience, flexibility, persistence, emotional quotient, self-awareness, social awareness, responsibility, smart work and hard work. Advaith Leadership is committed to regular professional development of teachers and non-teaching staff as well as students have national and international exposures. The school fosters a strong communication, inclusive learning environment and collaboration among students, teachers, parents and the society to unlock collective genius! Teachers are empowered and help cultivate leadership skills in them in order to give opportunities for career growth, autonomy, higher effectiveness and productivity and increased engagement. The Leadership has a culture of optimism, positive beliefs and high expectations. They have a high morale on students’ and teachers’ abilities to achieve, despite significant obstacles during schooling journey. Leaders of Advaith school focus on raising expectations for students and teachers.
The Board of Directors of Advaith allocate high budget towards upgradation and funding on new resources and projects.
In order to address high absenteeism and lower scores among students, the leadership makes tailored remedies to with the help of teachers and parents to boost attendance and scores. Therefore, by establishing a school culture in Advaith, we believe that the students will be high achievers, and reach these high expectations becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Positive beliefs and high expectations may be the most important factor in high-achieving schools. Not only does it establish a culture of success, but it is also an approach that draws upon a limitless resource. During these difficult economic times, when school budgets continue to tighten, your school’s belief system is the one critical resource that cannot be affected by funding sources or staffing levels.
"There are excellent relationships between teacher and pupils themselves, who are highly supportive of one another"
- A Parent of Advaith
Advaith International Academy is overseen by a Board of Members heavily invested in the school. Our board comes from a range of backgrounds with all being very successful in their fields. This mix of experience is clearly evidenced by the drive and passion they have for success in the school as a community, alongside individual success for our pupils and staff.
Mr. Aswath Naryana is a Bharat Jyoti Awardee in 1994 awarded by Former President of India, Giani Zail Singh. The Chairperson was one of the largest producers and florists in India who exported flowers to the Netherlands, Dubai, Singapore among a few other countries.
The Board of Directors of Advaith allocate high budget towards upgradation and funding on new resources and projects.
What distinguishes Advaith Leadership is :
- Lead by Example
- Organizational knowledge
- Understand the Importance of Building Global Community
- Create Collaborative, Inclusive Learning Environments
- Empower Students and Teachers to Cultivate Leadership Skills
- Building and allocation of resources and make the greatest use of them
- Professional development
- Funding and procurement
- Led by Vision, strategies and plans
- Highly Passionate About Their Work
- They are prepared to counter risks
- They drive extra miles
- Positive beliefs and high expectations
- Persevere – Staying with Advaith for a lifetime
- They Are Lifelong Learners
The Harvard Business Review said: “It takes a real sense of personal commitment, especially after you’ve arrived at a position of power and responsibility, to push yourself to grow and challenge conventional wisdom. Which is why two of the most important questions leaders face are as simple as they are profound: Are you learning, as an organization and as an individual, as fast as the world is changing? Are you as determined to stay interested as to be interesting? Remember, it’s what you learn after you know it all that counts."
While there are no solutions to successful school leadership, there are certain skills, traits, will, guts, strategies, and beliefs that school leadership possess.