Chandra Man Maharjan: We enable students to thrive in today’s world

Samriddhi School is an institution dedicated to nurturing creativity and fostering a passion for knowledge and discovery in its students. Here, learners are valued for their curiosity and encouraged to explore, rather than being treated as rote memorization machines. The school emphasizes a comprehensive academic orientation, focusing on Science, Technology, English/Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). Additionally, it prioritizes other key areas essential for overall academic achievement and sustained excellence. ApEx interviewed Chandra Mani Maharjan, +2 academic director of the school, to gain insights into the school and its educational philosophy.

What are the considerations that students have to take for further studies after Secondary Education Examination (SEE)?

There are numerous fields that students can choose after SEE like Science, Management, Humanities, Law, A-Level, Medical Courses, CTEVT etc. Every field has its own benefits and importance. After SEE, students should choose the field wisely considering their interest, future plans, aims and goals rather than following their friends. 

The next step is finding the best school that will help students achieve their goal. Before choosing and getting admission in school, students should know about the school. The major features that students should consider in a school are: a) teaching faculties; b) academic achievements; c) infrastructure; d) facilities provided to students; e) co-curricular and extra-curricular activities; and f) location and school environment.

How would you describe your school as a center for quality education?

Samriddhi School (+2), it is not merely a place of learning; it is a melting pot of cultures, ideas, and aspirations. It is a place where differences are not just tolerated but celebrated, where individuals are encouraged to embrace their uniqueness and learn from one another. It’s a school for the 21st century where learning is fun and life-long. Samriddhi School is committed to inspiring and motivating students to achieve the highest standards of intellectual development as well as personal growth, through a stimulating and comprehensive educational program. In this institution, we believe in upholding high standards with an absolute commitment to strive to understand and improve the educational process, using team strategies, while wholly centering on a student’s achievement.

We envision Samriddhi School as a dynamic and inspiring educational institution that sets an example for the learning community. We are committed to providing an outstanding learning environment to our students, to enable them to excel and thrive in a complex, constantly changing world, getting more interconnected by the day.

The mission of Samriddhi School is to produce lifelong learners with a value system that turns them into good human beings. Honesty, integrity, and sincerity are values that form the strong foundation on which we build an educational process, culminating in academic and personal success of our students.

Why should students choose Samriddhi School?

Samriddhi School is established by the qualified and experienced group of academicians at Kathmandu-16, Balaju with well-furnished digital classroom, spacious cafeteria, modernized library, sophisticated computer lab, event hall and ample playground.

Besides providing the quality education best on the NEB curriculum, it focuses on holistic development of the student through various events and activities. Here at Samriddhi, students get the opportunity to learn from the qualified, trained and well experienced teaching faculties. The innovative teaching methodology adopted by the teaching faculties with audio-visual, presentation and demonstration approach, will help students to understand the subjects matters easily and this is one of the major reasons for acquiring best academic achievement every year. 

In this current dynamic and changing era, besides the standard formal education, if students are not unable to prepare and equipped themselves with the necessary skills, they won’t be able to compete in the global market. Taking this into consideration, Samriddhi School has been following best educational practices that includes a rich curriculum and other necessary skills. We provide different skills as per the capability and interest of the students. Through the various co-curricular activities, we have been providing our students, different skills like communication skills, presentation skills and leadership skills. Competitions like business startup challenge, Shark Tank will help the students develop the knowledge of entrepreneurship among the students.

Besides that, we have also been providing additional IT courses like IT essential through Samriddhi Cisco Academy and coding classes.

Throughout the year, students of the internal management team organize other different club-based activities through various clubs like Sports club, Social club, Cultural club, Art club, IT club, Entrepreneurs’ club, Photography club, Literature club, Music club, Dance club etc. These events help our students to show and sharpen their potential in various fields and eventually make them competitive in the global arena.   

How can the education sector contribute to solving the issue of brain drain?

The emigration of highly skilled and educated individuals from one country to another, has been a growing concern for our nation. The major factors for this issue are limited opportunities, a discriminated education system, no accessible and affordable education, a desire for quality education, specialized fields of study, research opportunities, social and economic factors, education priorities and enhanced career prospects.

We can begin to reverse the brain drain by taking effective measures. We can, for example, create an environment in the education sector that nurtures talent, shows pathways or provides rewarding career prospects to retain skilled professionals from going abroad. This will also help in driving sustainable growth of our country.