Every organisation has a purpose articulated in the form of a mission statement or sometimes two statements a vision and a mission. At CS Academy, our purpose statement was the following: CS Academy’s mission is to equip our students with the knowledge and skills required to succeed in the real world. We prepare students for success by focusing on four pillars: Academic Excellence, Core Values, Healthy Competition & Skill Building.
We revisited our mission to renew our purpose. Many of us increasingly believed that key elements of our aim and how we deliver the mission were not addressed in the existing statements. The senior team gathered and reflected on the progress we have made over the years. The holistic and practical nature of the education we provide was emphasized. For instance, we do have students who go to ultra-competitive colleges like the IITs and the AIIMs but never at the expense of neglecting skill building, physical activity or other co-curriculars. We debated, how important is it for us to offer an annual day that is virtual which provides a platform for students to learn innumerable skills vs. spending more time online? Should we offer a virtual physical education programme? An interesting exercise concluded with a rewriting of our purpose statement. We believe the statement itself is now more holistic and we will use it as our guiding light in the future.