A success story of the holistic development of a school

This book reports the success story of WSIP - whole school improvement programme, initiated in a private girls’ high school in the context of Gilgit – Baltistan (the remotest northern part of Pakistan). WSIP is the significant and effective model of school development as all the stakeholders such as students, teachers, head teacher, school management committee, parents, community and senior management of the system contribute their complementary or interdependent roles in improving quality of education in schools. In other words all mechanism of the school machinery simultaneously takes part for a proper functioning of the school system. The centre and focus of change in the programme is the child, and all human, material and financial resources are utilized to achieve the objective that is the holistic development of the child. WSIP focuses on six major areas which are called the pillars or the targets i.e. Qualify of Teaching and Learning; Curriculum enrichment and Staff Development; Community Participation; Leadership and Management; Building, accommodation and resources; Social, moral development and Health Education