Learning life lessons THROUGH TRAVEL

PW invited parents from Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior to share some life lessons their children learned on a recent family vacation

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During a recent trip to Bhutan, among other things, we decided to trek the ‘Tiger's Nest’ — a popular monastery on the cliffs of the Paro valley — a 7 km trek but could be daunting for beginners.

This was our daughter Anika's (class IX) first trek. Within the first 30 mins, she was exhausted and gave up. In all our prior experiences before boarding school, we would not have tried to convince her to persist. But this time we knew we could push her a little. While she was initially reluctant, within the next half hour, she resolved to lift herself up and start climbing again. The commitment to finish what she started was an important life lesson. Anika has come a long way in her ability to push the boundaries of comfort thanks to her boarding school experience” — Nupur Agarwal, DGM Finance, Vodafone Idea