Aims and Objectives
It is said that today, information is doubled every two - and - a half years. If this is true, then despite knowledge and information progressing at an unbelievable speed, it is disheartening to see that human character has not improved beyond that of recorded history. We all agree that many highly qualified professionals are very poor human beings indeed!
With a new individual being added to us every fraction of a second we see a whole new expanse of untouched, fertile soil where we can begin a new plantation and visualize a great harvest of fine human beings.
Thus, we consider this institution to have at the core of its thrust, the development of human character.
We believe in the saying given in the Book of Proverbs 22:6 that, if we train up a child in the way he should go, when he grows old, he will not depart from it. This is a divine promise and not a probability. We observed that there is a great demand for people with academic excellence, both at the national and international levels. We set our vista beyond mediocrity, to lead a child with the soundest of mind towards a world of exploration and expansion without boundaries.
We all know that children learn best by doing. The school therefore, emphasizes on the pursuit of learning with practical and co-curricular activities, which will enhance and enrich the teaching-learning process.
In fine, we summarize the concepts of education as the Three H’s-the Heart, the Head and the Hand. This institution hopes to fulfill the dreams and aspiration of our youth in all their fullness.
What we stand for
- Northfield does not attempt to be the best school, but it attempts to do the best it can.
- Northfield does not believe in competition but in collaboration.
- Northfield believes that all children are blessed with different talents, and does not qualify a student with a uniform standard. It does not expect an elephant to be a better climber than a monkey.
- Northfield is not an exclusive, elitist school, but it accommodates children of parents from all walks of life be it a farmer or a minister, a Christian or non Christian.
- Northfield does not believe in intellect as the highest value, but love and compassion for fellow human being. It strives to make a student feel at home – to learn together as parents and children, as brothers and sisters.
- Northfield does not believe in her students’ achievements based on the result of
the Board exams, but puts her trust in how they live the rest of their lives with the
experience at Northfield. - Above all, Northfield wishes each student to be a child of God and to live as children of light.