What I enjoyed most about Townshend:
Townshend was a life changing atmosphere. Coming from the almost completely theoretical Indian school system, Townshend provided me with a broad range of academic prospective ranging from theoretical science, to history to philosophy and comparative religious studies.
The most important aspect that I would highlight from my stay at Townshend and Czech Republic is the students and people that make Townshend a school. The integrity of the academic staff and students is what makes it a truly life changing atmosphere. I am most probably not the only one who would think this, this was a pretty common opinion.
The boarding school culture is critical for a youths development, as they are exposed many a much wider set of experiences which students in India don't usually get living with parents and at the comfort of home. The students at Townshend grow as individuals within a diverse community of students from all around the world.
How Townshend prepared me for the future:
Townshend prepared me both academically and culturally. The class sizes are small, as compared to Indian class of 40 students or more per section, which makes learning a little more on the personal compared to mass learning and testing.
The teachers have the time and opportunity to spend more time with each students for excellent and enhanced knowledge transfer. The teachers go beyond their job description and try to engage the student into the subject matter using visual and text based tools as well as group activities which are one of the best methods for optimum knowledge transfer.
During my Masters program at Purdue, I have taught thermodynamics to 1st, 2nd and 3rd year bachelor students with a class size of 70 each semester for three semesters.
When I was put to this role to teach university students the only thing that I could remember was the strong verbal and presentation skills Townshend had taught me. It is because of the excellent Townshend training in how to present to an audience, I was comfortable in speaking confidently to these students and teaching them.
Adhiraj Mathur
Product Validation Engineer for mid-range engines at Cummins Inc. Columbus, IN, USA.
Townshend Graduate, Class of 2007