Punes Hutchings High School and Junior College has been a guiding force in education for nearly one-and-a-half centuries
When it was founded by Methodist Church missionaries in 1879, there were 49 students learning their lessons in a rented house. Today, the Hutchings High School and Junior College has 3,045 students and 131 teachers and support staff on a campus lined with towering trees. Situated in the cantonment of Pune, the school is an integral part of the city’s life, serving the society for the past 139 years.
Tradition and Modernity
Credited with a rich legacy, the school has worked well to strike the right balance between tradition and technology. “We have adopted the advantages of modern technology in teaching,” says Principal Rita I. Katawati. “But we also believe in the traditional wisdom of instilling discipline in the young minds,” adds Katawati, who won the ‘Most Influential Principal’ honour for India at the World Education Congress in 2016. While there are smart boards, student portals, online student reports and sprawling computer labs, the school believes in reaping the benefits of technology in a discipline-oriented environment.
This story is from the October 2018 edition of Careers 360.
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