Emphasizing On The Importance Of Offering Holistic Education
By Suja George, Vice Chairperson
For some unique educational institutions, the exciting and challenging task of engaging in the education ecosystem to enrich and empower the student community inspires a strong commitment for a greater purpose. Taking this philosophy to heart, Alpha Group of Institutions was established with the vision to under pin the precepts of Christian values, service and holistic educational excellence. The main emphasis and mission of Alpha Group is to empower and enrich students to be global citizens equipped with competencies and skills to contribute and influence society in a positive and transformative manner.
For Alpha Group, the foray into higher education has gone through an organic path, with the experience of being in school education for many years and having made notable achievements, they were perfectly poised for the expansion into higher education. Operating with the motto of "˜Seek, Share and Serve' which embodies the tenet of service to society through dissemination of knowledge and social empowerment, Alpha Group was able to separate themselves from the rest in the crowded Indian higher education segment.
Alpha Group emphasizes on education for life through holistic and skill-based education embedded in values, and provide enquiry based and practical learning opportunities. "œAt Alpha, we strive for educational excellence by benchmarking our educational practices to global standards. We continuously evaluate and compare our progress against our own set measures of performance rather than compare with other institutions. We believe that improving our performance standards incrementally by engaging in valid evaluative and reflective practices helps us to distinguish our programs and create an edge in the pursuit of excellence. Our distinguishing factors are our educational practices that facilitate to educate students for life based on the holistic educational approaches, which we adopt and integrate into our curricula. Our curriculum integrates knowledge and skills in addition to molding students with the right attitudes. This along with value addition of providing a variety of learning opportunities ensures a well-balanced and qualitative instructional approach", avers Suja George, Vice Chairperson, Alpha Group of Institutions. By adopting best practices of pedagogy, assessment and evaluation, Alpha Group is able to personalize education and learning to facilitate every student to excel in academics with a holistic perspective.
Apart from Alpha Engineering Colleges, and Alpha Arts and Science College the Alpha Groups also runs various other educational institutions including Alpha International School, and Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School to name a few. Alpha Group knows that, to implement a well-designed curriculum encompassing varied learning opportunities through kindling the explorative interest of students, faculty who are effective facilitators is a must.
Thus, equipping faculty with good training and motivating them to have a focused approach is imperative to achieve teaching learning goals in a structured and systemic manner and thereby ensuring sustained quality and growth. Alpha Group gives equal importance to emotional needs as much as to the cognitive needs of students as effective learning can be achieved only when students experience warmth and care from teachers. Thus, great emphasis is laid on providing a stimulating learning environment within a caring atmosphere. This emotional and academic support provided with the parents is an integral part of the support system which helps Alpha Group to cater to the individual needs of students.
Thus, a host of learning opportunities are provided to bridge the academia-industry gap to facilitate for better employment opportunities for our students. We also focus on providing opportunities to develop the talents of our students through a host of co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Thus, the multifarious activities help students to develop analytical and creative skills along with leadership, team building and collaborative skills thereby facilitating holistic development", adds, Suja.
At Alpha Group of Institutions, importance is given to student-centred education and they believe that when students are allowed to share idea, involve in the decision making of instructional and other activities, it motivates students and improves their confidence. With this, the faculty of Alpha Group of Institutions help students to explore learning in a creative manner and kindle the interest and curiosity of learning by providing a variety of learning experiences.
Suja has a passion for excellence, devotion for duty and an eye for perfection. She is an illustrious academician with degrees and qualifications in Commerce, Business Administration and Educational Leadership from renowned Universities. She has also bagged "˜Biozone Icon Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2018 for her commendable role as an exceptional woman in the field of Education. She has been awarded the "˜The EDUCATION ICON OF THE YEAR 2020' by Education Today too.
For Alpha Group, the foray into higher education has gone through an organic path, with the experience of being in school education for many years and having made notable achievements, they were perfectly poised for the expansion into higher education. Operating with the motto of "˜Seek, Share and Serve' which embodies the tenet of service to society through dissemination of knowledge and social empowerment, Alpha Group was able to separate themselves from the rest in the crowded Indian higher education segment.
Imparting Holistic Education
Alpha Group emphasizes on education for life through holistic and skill-based education embedded in values, and provide enquiry based and practical learning opportunities. "œAt Alpha, we strive for educational excellence by benchmarking our educational practices to global standards. We continuously evaluate and compare our progress against our own set measures of performance rather than compare with other institutions. We believe that improving our performance standards incrementally by engaging in valid evaluative and reflective practices helps us to distinguish our programs and create an edge in the pursuit of excellence. Our distinguishing factors are our educational practices that facilitate to educate students for life based on the holistic educational approaches, which we adopt and integrate into our curricula. Our curriculum integrates knowledge and skills in addition to molding students with the right attitudes. This along with value addition of providing a variety of learning opportunities ensures a well-balanced and qualitative instructional approach", avers Suja George, Vice Chairperson, Alpha Group of Institutions. By adopting best practices of pedagogy, assessment and evaluation, Alpha Group is able to personalize education and learning to facilitate every student to excel in academics with a holistic perspective.
"œAlpha Group emphasizes on education for life through holistic and skill-based education embedded in values, and provide enquiry based and practical learning opportunities"
Apart from Alpha Engineering Colleges, and Alpha Arts and Science College the Alpha Groups also runs various other educational institutions including Alpha International School, and Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School to name a few. Alpha Group knows that, to implement a well-designed curriculum encompassing varied learning opportunities through kindling the explorative interest of students, faculty who are effective facilitators is a must.
Thus, equipping faculty with good training and motivating them to have a focused approach is imperative to achieve teaching learning goals in a structured and systemic manner and thereby ensuring sustained quality and growth. Alpha Group gives equal importance to emotional needs as much as to the cognitive needs of students as effective learning can be achieved only when students experience warmth and care from teachers. Thus, great emphasis is laid on providing a stimulating learning environment within a caring atmosphere. This emotional and academic support provided with the parents is an integral part of the support system which helps Alpha Group to cater to the individual needs of students.
Importance Given to Student Employability
By creating awareness of self-employment and entrepreneurship opportunities and by providing value-added adjunct training programs to enhance employability, Alpha Group has been able to leverage the growth and career opportunities of their students. "œWe are constantly providing value addition to students through adjunct training programs endorsed by industry partners to keep students updated on the latest technological advancements. We also integrate projects and internships in our educational programs to facilitate job readiness.Thus, a host of learning opportunities are provided to bridge the academia-industry gap to facilitate for better employment opportunities for our students. We also focus on providing opportunities to develop the talents of our students through a host of co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Thus, the multifarious activities help students to develop analytical and creative skills along with leadership, team building and collaborative skills thereby facilitating holistic development", adds, Suja.
At Alpha Group of Institutions, importance is given to student-centred education and they believe that when students are allowed to share idea, involve in the decision making of instructional and other activities, it motivates students and improves their confidence. With this, the faculty of Alpha Group of Institutions help students to explore learning in a creative manner and kindle the interest and curiosity of learning by providing a variety of learning experiences.
Suja George, Vice Chairperson, Alpha Group of Institutions
Suja has a passion for excellence, devotion for duty and an eye for perfection. She is an illustrious academician with degrees and qualifications in Commerce, Business Administration and Educational Leadership from renowned Universities. She has also bagged "˜Biozone Icon Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2018 for her commendable role as an exceptional woman in the field of Education. She has been awarded the "˜The EDUCATION ICON OF THE YEAR 2020' by Education Today too.