Modern technology and the changing needs of today’s generation has brought the demand for a more holistic approach to learning—one that aims to unlock students’ intellectual, social, physical, creative or intuitive, aesthetic, and spiritual potentials.
Institutions following a holistic approach to education, like Fountain International School (FIS), ensure a fun and well-rounded learning environment for students. Being one of the top schools promoting this new and integrated approach, FIS believes that striking a balance between academic and other extra-curricular activities inside the school necessitates the active and full participation of parents.
“This integrated approach to learning demands not just competent teachers, an environment conducive to learning, and a comprehensive curriculum, more importantly, it requires the active involvement of parents,” Erol Bilican FIS Guidance Counselor said.
How a parent supports their children reflects on their performance on school, whether academic, or r non-academic activities. Studies have proven how children tend to become an achiever in school when they have full moral support from their parents.
With the proper guidance from students, children tend to become more attentive in class, more participant during class discussions, and more energetic in completing school-related activities in and outside the school. Their positive outlook about going to school and attending their classes are proven by researches to have a positive effect on their behavior.
“In fact, we have seen how those children with more active and involved parents have rarely been suspended or sanctioned with disciplinary measures. Most of them have not been placed in remedial classes, some of them are even top students in the classroom.” Bilican added.
Aside from the promotion of holistic child development, parents’ involvement also has positive outcome on teachers, and educators. Because of their participation in school, parents become aware of the kind of learning environment the teachers foster inside the classroom. They are given the chance to involve themselves in the promotion of a conducive learning environment by giving their comments, opinions and suggestions to improve the school, and the teacher’s performance.
“As teachers, we find it encouraging to see how parents are becoming actively involved in the performance of their children. It is fulfilling for us to see how parents are supportive of our way of imparting knowledge to their children, and it inspires us to do better every day inside the classroom,” Onur Kilicaslan, FIS Elementary Director said.
Fountain International School one of the premier and Cambridge certified institutions in the country, employs a combination of a well-balanced international curriculum with extra-curricular activities to empower students to excel in all aspects of development: academic, artistic, social and physical.
They have integrated the involvement of parents in their learning approach by creating an online platform where parents can view the performance of their child, and engage themselves in helping the school improve the status of their child’s scholastic achievements.
“Since we are promoting a holistic approach to learning, which involves development of all learning attributes, the involvement of parents play an integral role in every learning phase. We understand how parents involvement create an impact in the child’s development that’s why we always encourage parents to involve themselves and become active when it comes to their child’s school performance,” Kilicaslan added.
To learn more about Fountain International School, contact 02-7242177 for elementary and 02- 7237307 for high school inquiries.