Harbingers of Quality
Quality circles is an innovative concept introduced in our school to orient, engage and empower the staff and students with problem solving attitude. Series of techniques to solve problems which they face on day to day basis are amicably resolved through collaborative team work.
Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula has initiated the Quality Circle named ‘APOSTLES: Harbingers of Quality’ which is the first ever venture of its kind all across most of the schools in India. The group comprises of eight teachers from different departments of the school with a basic aim to identify the problems faced, there by working upon it and hence solving it. This all is being done under the mentorship of the school Principal Mrs. Gulshan Kaur who is formally training and facilitating the teachers during weekly meetings held every Tuesday and Thursday.
In these meetings, the teacher trainees receive training in formal problem-solving methods—such as brain-storming, Pareto analysis, and cause-and-effect diagrams—and are then encouraged to apply these methods either to specific or general school problems. After completing an analysis, they will present their findings to management and then handle implementation of approved solutions.
We are all working towards its gradual progress and implementation with the students as well in the days to come. This will equip them with a problem solving skill which is the need of the hour and which will help them grow as responsible global citizens and empathetic human beings.
After successfully furnishing and presenting the first phase i.e. “Identification of Problem” in front of the Management on 5th September, we started working on its second stage using quality improvement tools 5W1(Why, What, When, Where, Who ,How?
We gather for a meeting with Principal Madam every Monday. Under her mentorship and guidance, we prepared a questionnaire containing 20 questions and got it filled from the students of classes VII to IX.
On the basis of its analysis, a graph has been created which gave us an insight into the number of students who have the habit of bunking classes on the pretext of school activities.
We have steered into the stage “Why-Why Analysis” .We look forward to start taking measures once the root causes through the analysis is figured out.Our Next and final presentation will be given after that.
Quality Circle (Students)
It is a matter of pride that the Quality Circle has with in short span of time brought about a change in the outlook towards problems. Now we stand committed towards problem solving rather than problem creating.
In this journey of excellence our student has also come forward as a Quality circle
group “UBUNTU – Striving for Excellence” which is another the first ever venture of its kind all across most of the schools in India.
Under the able mentorship and a guidance of Our Principal Mrs Gulshan Kaur (Regional Director -Punjab Region of the Word Council Total Quality and Excellence in Education (India Chapter) it is introduced as an activity in the school. A group of eleven students under the supervision of two teachers Ms. Anjum Vigha and Ms. Geeta sharma are all set to transcender quality in the class rooms as well as in the School.
