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India One ­ Coffee Table Book DR. SANTOSH KULKARNI 50 I am Dr. Santosh Kulkarni M.A. B.Ed. serving in Kanaiyalal Ravjibhai Public School & Sr Secondary as a Manager from Last 13 years this profession is not my passion due to circumstances of my family made me to choose this carrier staring i felt a lot of difficulty to understand my job as it was out of my knowledge but later when i started working of with my full heart there was a lot of changes in my mind and took lead to continue my education and completed my degrees like MA in Education and Diploma in School Management . i always like to serve to the parents to come with the quires related with school or studies i guide as well as counsel parents as well as students for the betterment of children now i feel Hon. working as a Manager in CBSE affiliated school. I will go through all the circular sent by CBSE and pass it to our Principal and Management related and sometime if time permits me i going for teaching also. Teaching is passion for me where i want to move in teaching field in future.After the loss of my father i could not continue my education due to the responsibility of family i struggle a lot to complete my education i used to work in morning hours study and take care of my mother , i always got good blessing from my mother to inspire me for my further education, igourly awaiting for my dream to come true.

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India One ­ Coffee Table Book DR. V. J. NAGESH CEO of Academic Centre of Excellence, Sheorinarayan, his Masters in Physics and afterwards a Ph.D. in Physics. Chhattisgarh, and Director & Principal of Takshshilaa He holds three doctorates. Besides being an educationist Can any of you guess the god of all the professions? International School, Sheorinarayan, Chhattisgarh. and entrepreneur, he is also zealous about social work. Dr. Yes, Teaching. It is the only profession that teaches V. J Nagesh isn’t in social work for income, he is in it every other profession. But, how many of us know Teaching is a work of heart. We need to put our minds and because of the outcome. Till now, he has served thousands what it takes to be a teacher? An educational degree, a few souls to nurture someone else’s mind. Dr. V. J. Nagesh is a of poor and needy children with textbooks, notebooks, years’ experience, a classroom, a strict face, and what so? corporate educational professional with the prolonged stationery, school dresses, etc. so that they could But the truth is that it takes a big heart to shape little experience of 25 years in the education sector. He is a consummate their schooling without any obstacles. He minds. Teaching is a great act of optimism and a teacher is prolific thinker, Practitioner, a dynamic researcher, path bestowed his expertise and took the initiative of bearing a person who surrounds his students with inspirations to breaker, freelance corporate trainer, orator, career their complete cost of schooling, dress, food, etc. until they learn again every day. Through this story, let us introduce counselor, and motivational speaker. Innovation and completed their studies and got settled. He has imparted you to the pioneer of the educational field Dr. Vishwanadh creativity being his strength, he is the one who broke the his educational proficiency to about ten thousand poor and Jaya Nagesh, who commenced his journey as a physics new ground of innovative and experiential teaching‐ needy children of Class 10th and 12th, various competitive faculty at FIITJEE, New Delhi, and now has become the learning methodology and designing the curriculum and exams of engineering and medical fields and that too “Free education system. His social footprints are regularly seen of Cost”. And presently, most of them are successful 52 through his artistry work & innovation in education as a professionals with a flourishing future ahead. He has also consultant, trainer, speaker, and panelist in various been an active person in blood donation to the needy and international and national forums. He has conducted various workshops for teachers, students & parents in various schools and at different platforms. For his astounding contribution to the educational field, he was bestowed with zillions of awards. To sum up a few, he has received the LifeTime Achievement Award – 2020 (International Teachers Excellence Award 2020), Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam award for Professional excellence in education, Exclusive honored Educationist 2020, Iconic Educationist Award 2020, the Shiksha Ratna of the year 2019, Legend of India award, and the Lifetime Achievement award. He has also won the best CEO of the education sector, the best National Edupreneur award, and the Remarkable personality award in the field of education. He has also been honored with Acharya Chanakya Shikshavid Samman, Indian Pride award, Indo‐ Asia award for excellence in education and this list goes on and on. Talking about his educational proficiency, he is a graduated Metallurgical Engineer. Later on, he completed

poor people as and when required and has done it about nearly 500 times. If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down. In his path, he encountered many stumbling blocks but with his courage, he overcame everything to accomplish his dreams. He believes that people are going to talk about you no matter what you do. So, it’s better to do whatever brings joy in your life. For him, the real achievement of his profession isn’t the zillion awards he won but the success of students at mental, physical, and social wellbeing. Everyone is on their journey seeking their dreams. But Dr. V. J. Nagesh is the kind of person who believes to seek his dreams through the success of others, by putting a smile on their faces, by watching them attain their dreams. People like him are second to none and the students who got the chance to learn from his wisdom are the luckiest ones to get the best teacher so far who puts his soul for the success of his students. 53

India One ­ Coffee Table Book MR. VIVIDH GUPTA times, is that, ‘faster we adopt, sooner we 54 will be apt’, we are working with a state‐of ‐ If to put precisely “The purpose of the‐art curricular blueprint. A design Education today, is not limited to characterizing the paradigm‐shift and need academic transitions but to see and of inculcating 21st century learner skills in explore the world beyond.”. Being an ardent our young learners. Since, we can’t put a advocate to the principles of revolutionizing blind eye to the future that reserves a whole and redefining the teaching and learning new range of career opportunities and practices, I believe that one has to be a parameters of assessment. Thus, the broad visionary, unique in his approaches in order outline is to promote co‐existence of distinct to meet the exigent demands of the disciplines that embraces whole society. contemporary world. Keeping this in mind our school has worked with a complete range of skill subjects such Being a crucial link in the chain of academic as Marketing, Banking, Mass Media, FMM a cartographers, we need to stay at power with separate stream. the ‘Information Intensive Society’, also a major emphasis in NEP 2020. The need of a This surge of attempts to break new grounds similar approach was also realized, the most can be comprehended after getting an in times of the pandemic. Laid out with a insight into the school’s philosophy and challenge, vague in nature and unpredictable vision. Hailing from extremely humble in outcome, the Edu Leaders were exposed to background, the founding fathers of Bal a soul‐searching blank canvas. A canvas to be Bhavan do realize that in times, when painted with sheer momentum and designs, education is no longer a source to ensure promising to deliver the holistic‐ academic transitions rather, a means of development of the child. shaping 21st Century learners, our responsibilities as mentors increases. I believe that against this backdrop, Bal Bhavan rose together, in realizing a far And thus, we are creating a plethora of fronts fledged possibility into a reality. With the in order to restore the essence of routine collaboration of my team, I can proudly say school for the students, be it virtual that Bal Bhavan Public School is successfully assemblies, Interhouse competitions or working with a virtual front, not only major virtual events. Beginning with the facilitating academics but a healthy virtual virtual assemblies, marking the beginning of routine. We have worked in the direction of the day for the students, these ‘Theme based creating a conducive environment for morning assemblies’ where every chosen learning and developing seeds of curiosity, context is in view of the contemporary needs envisaging future compassionate leaders. and value education. Realizing that the most basic skill of the Entailing this ideology of keeping the roots

strong to enable the tree of enlightenment stand tall, we have also invested our most creative thoughts in it. In the league of these efforts, we took yet another leap with the organization of Virtual Science Exhibition, which was a week‐long event from 1st August, 2020 to 6th August, 2020, registering the entry of about 270 virtual science projects and presentations under categories like Resource Management, Community Health and Hygiene, Science in Everyday Life. In a similar direction the school is operating Virtual ATL Labs, while celebrating ATL Community days, prospering scientific temperament. School’s efforts were acknowledged with the two‐time title of ‘ATL School of the Month’. No matter, how tough the times be, one cannot ignore the cultural investment which is the very foundation of weaving the core values in the youngsters. Thus, continuing the league, the school also hosted its virtual celebration on events like Independence Day, Virtual art exhibition, special assemblies to encourage corona warriors. The virtual events were the attempts to foster within students, national pride, artistic insight and sensitivity towards the Corona warriors and the present‐ day circumstances. The school went further by innovating with the possible way outs to ensure and create a formal platform for regular assessments. The purpose was to avoid any hinderance at the level of providing reliable feedback to the students in terms of their performance and the possible areas of growth. Along with this we also believe in catering to the professional competency of our teachers by engaging them in constant training modules with an in‐ depth introspection over the ground level need of the kids. As a result of this passion, 47 teachers of the school, achieved the title of Microsoft Innovative Education Expert along with 61 Microsoft Certified Educators for 2020‐2021. However, the voyage continues to take further leaps…. 55

India One2020-21 CED GLOBAL Mr. Maszlee Malik Mr. T Premkumar Former Minister of Education, Malaysia. Principal (Currently MP of Simpang Renggam) Indian Educational School, international Bhavan Kuwait BOARD members Mr. Mohamed Eissa Mr. Anand Prakash Sharma Educational Consultant, Principal Egypt Birla Public School, Doha Qatar Dr. Nasreen Banu The core areas in which GTEF is working upon first leg of recommendation are..... Dr. Ezzat Hassan Principal • Effective Learning Outcomes in Elementary Education Secretary General of • School standards, assessments and system management Eco Training Center Sweden Gulf Asian English School, Sharjah • Comprehensive inclusive Climate for schools in India • Child and Adolescent Health, safety and Wellbeing including Mental Health Promotion • Life Skills paradigm, Ethics, Arts, Physical Education • Innovative revamping of Teacher Quality systems • Examination reforms which are stress free

Mr. Ameer Ahamed Mr. Arun Kumar Sharma Dr. Konstantin Rybachuk Prof. Luis Miguel Cardoso CEO & Principal Principal, Deputy Director of the Testing Board, Professor Consultant FranklinCovey Education New Millennium School DPS, Ministry of Health of Ukraine Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre & Sri lanka, Maldives & Bangladesh Kingdom of Bahrain Centre for Comparative Studies University of Lisbon Portugal Mr. Kris Bhatt Mr. Pramod Mahajan Dr. Ruby Bakshi Khurdi Carlos Henrique Trindade Principal General Secretary, Principals Award Winning Innovative Chief Education Officer Educationist, TEDx Speaker Realvi, Brazil Secondary School, Executive Council of Author & Expert Trainer NPS International School, Singapore “Sharjah Private Education Authority” Govt. Of Sharjah , UAE Dr. Munther Mohammad Zyoud Dr.Thakur.S.Mulchandani Prof. Dr. Asif Mahbub Karim Ms. Corina Sujdea Assisstant Professor of School Director/Principal, FCGIA Honorary Chief Adviser, IIU International Ambassador ETC Sweden country director English Language Teaching. Sunrise English Private School, GARA Global Educlouds International Ambassador Al‐Quds Open University, Palestine Abu Dhabi, UAE

India One ­ Coffee Table Book knowledge system, social structure and life style is by far • Entertaining the best in the world and if it is imparted practically by • Providing adequate amalgamation of technology and modern day • Entrepreneurial learning, it will be the best for the learner community. • Adventurous Mr. Chauhan returned to motherland ‐ India and dived As per the nature of the child he/she can choose to a part of into establishing JIVA PUBLIC SCHOOL, in the year any one club, for example traffic club, naturalistic club, 1994. His goal was to build a healthy, wealthy and a entrepreneurial club….(just to name a few). peaceful society. Seeds of JPS were sown and today JPS is a four storeyed building with latest amenities and facilities Once the child comes to know about his/her nature(s) like ATL lab, Centrally Air‐Conditioned Auditorium, well he/she starts working diligently and in a focused manner furnished laboratories for Hands‐on learning experiences on development of the skills that will be required for a and LED projectors in classrooms for Smart Online mode successful career. Here, Mr. Chauhan also emphasized on of education. Goal of JPS is to nurture skills of logical the need of developing habits like punctuality, discipline, reasoning, problem solving and analysis among the routine, time management, work organization etc. students through cooperation, collaboration and effective Therefore he introduced the program called Dincharya Ke communication. Aim of JPS is to create successful global Niyam (DKN). This program has been implemented from citizens. In order to create successful global citizens, Mr. the inception class till class XII. Chauhan initiated the Ayur‐School Program. In this program body constitution of every child is studied Mr. Chauhan is a nature lover and very closely associated closely, thereafter conclusion is drawn about the type of with the environment. He strongly believes that every body the child has – Vaat, Pit and Kaph. This helps to child should contribute in preserving, protecting and determine behaviour of the child and the diet he/she promoting the environment. So for this he initiated the should follow. It helps to understand the likes and dislikes MR. RISHI PAL CHAUHAN of the child as they are determined by the body type of the child. Regular intake of nutritious (Satvik) food as per the Mr. Rishi Pal Chauhan is a mechanical engineer. While he body type is closely monitored. There by resulting into was working in USA a question came in his mind – “Why healthy body of every child. Indian engineers, doctors, scientists and other professionals are successful in the US and not in India?” Mr. Chauhan realised the need to understand the This was a question on which he pondered by studying fundamental nature of the child as it influences the overall various educational and social philosophies and schools of personality of every child. He introduced the theory of thought based on education. During the process of multiple natures (9 natures): research and exploration he realised that Indian • Protective 58 • Educative • Administrative • Creative • Healing

program called SOE (Self‐Others and health by the United Nation, Rashtriya Shiksha Environment). This program aims at developing a Rattan Award by Global Achievers Foundation, lifestyle and enhancing SELF, serving, helping Akhand Rajputana Sewa Sangh Award for social and protecting OTHERS and respecting, services, Quality brands of India School Award conserving and contributing to the and many more as the journey continues. ENVIRONMENT. The Vision and Mission of Shri Chauhan is He introduced the integrated teaching‐learning such that processes through the Project Based Learning Program. I C O T (India’s Curriculum of a. Students of JPS are Global citizens and believe Tomorrow) books were conceived, designed and in philosophy of Vasudeva Kutumbakam. created keeping in mind the topic star. In order to develop ability of circumstantial decision making, b. Students of JIVA believe in Mother Nature – ability to take initiative, have sympathy and empathy, various JIVAKUL activities are being ॐ ौ: शा र र ँ शा :, practised regularly. Successful and impactful International Exchange Programs have been पृ ी शा राप: शा रोषधय: शा : । conducted by the school. वन तय: शा िव े देवा: शा शा :, He has been honoured by the Governor of Haryana for his social welfare undertakings. He सव शँ ा :, शा रे व शा :, सा मा शा रे िध ॥ was bestowed National School Excellence Award by Brainfeed, Teledoc Award, First position in e‐ ॐ शा : शा : शा : ॥ c. Students of JIVA are healthy social beings ॐ सव भव ु सु खनः सव स ु िनरामयाः। सव भ ािण प ु मा कि द् दुःखभा वेत। ॐ शा ः शा ः शा ः॥ 59

India One ­ Coffee Table Book MR. A. S. GANGWAR challenges, this year has been an unusual and thought 60 provoking one. We wrapped up in the face of a possibly Working in the field of education for over three multi‐year global pandemic that compelled us to revisit the decades now, children have been my fundamentals of how we think about our most routine propelling forces giving me impetus to affairs. Unique initiatives like Rain Water Harvesting, Paper nurture, create, explore and execute every innovative idea Recycling Plant, Eco‐Garden, Vermi‐Compost, Organic with a zealous fervour. I believe a school leader must believe Farming and Solar Power Plant are a part of the teaching in himself, believe in the cause, be resilient and open minded and learning approach to make the students adopt to the to embrace the changes spontaneously to champion the future challenges and understand the need of sustainable cause of education. The perceptiveness of an educator development. cannot be confined within the four walls of a classroom, it has to carve new horizons. I have always strived to create The school has bagged many global citizens with ethos and values who would foster the prestigious awards under my flagship, love of humanity. Being a Principal is integrating oneself to mention a few: into the teaching learning process, to help children dream big and to see them realise their dreams. It has been my • International School Award in 2019 constant endeavour to equip every faculty member to be an achiever with empowerment in knowledge, content, life • Jharkhand No.1 school by Education World in 2019 skills and self reliance. Learning I believe is an ongoing continuous interplay between the five moments of context, • Eduleaders Award for “Use of Multimedia and reflection, experience, action and evaluation between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) parents, students and teachers wherein children deepen in 2019 their sense of wonder, reverence, creativity and communication and work towards the transformation of a • Asia’s Education Award By IBC USA in Bangkok, complete personality. The distinctive and firm underlying Thailand in 2019 philosophy that I believe in is to provide global education while being steeped in the rich Indian educational tradition • Best School Award City wise by Education Today in and core values. I envision to create a society of progressive 2019 individuals who will contribute to the intellectual development of the global community. Being pioneers in • Futuristic School Award in the category of Environ implementing technology in all facets of the school, Engage by Re:think India in 2019 promoting skill development through multifarious activities in a dynamic parallel curriculum, reliving history • Global Innovative School Award in Dubai in 2019 and on issues of concern, like ‐ Swachhta Abhiyan, drive against child abuse, Save Girl Child, Go Green, Save Energy • Best Practices of Leaders included in Principal’s and Legal Literacy.The recent 'New Normal' brought Digest in 2019 • Certificate for “Most Eco‐Friendly School” in 2019 • “Jharkhand Swachh Vidyalaya” by Jharkhand Government in 2019 • Best School in Academic Curriculum & Pedagogy

Award for 2020 Some of my Personal Achievements are: • Sandipani Vishishth Gurujan Samman in the year 2013. • Vidyapati Shikshak Samman in the year 2019 • Progressive Principal Award in the year 2019 by Re:think India • Best Zonal Principal Award (2021) by nationally recognised Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) • Best International Principal Award (2021) by nationally recognised Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) 61

India One ­ Coffee Table Book DR. B RAVI KIRAN ACHIEVEMENTS IN EDUCATION: • Attended an online Webinar on “Keeping children happy during lockdown” conducted by Smile I started my carrier as a mathematics teacher in a • Achieved Doctor of Education, Honoris Causa title foundation. small school. I have a strong zeal to become a from Los Angeles Development Church & Institute. Principal. Then, I worked hard day and night and • Attended various online webinars/workshops gained a lot of knowledge. In the year 2012, I was • Brought a 5 STAR Rated School award certificate conducted by CBSE such as Pedagogy of language, appointed as a Principal in Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's with a memento of 5 STARS to the present school Health and Well being in schools, Psychological care‐ Vidyashram, a good and internationally reputed school situated on NIRD Campus, Rajendranagar from the Gujarathi, Covid‐19 awareness for community level and brought many laurels to the school. Some of my CED Foundation – an ISO Certified Training & workers, Telugu, Initiatives in school education, achievements are furnished below: Assessment Unit registered under MSME‐Micro, Experiential learning course, Integration of ICT in Small & Medium Enterprises(Govt.of India) with the teaching, learning and assessment, 62 able managerial and leadership qualities. Pedagogy of Science, Developing social‐personal qualities and creating safe and healthy school • Brought 100% result in CBSE AISSE‐ Class X board environment, Pedagogy of Mathematics, COVID‐19 exams since 2013. infection control, COVID‐19 Stress management – English, COVID‐19 Training for NCC cadets. • Attended several conferences organized by CBSE and BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN at National Level. OTHER AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS: • Member of the CBSE Affiliation Inspection Received the following awards/certificates : Committee for schools in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. • Avantika Pt.Madan Mohan Lalviya Excellence Award 2021 from Avantika. • Centre Superintendent/ Observer for CBSE offline Examinations. • Atal Samman 2020 award and Corona Warriors Award from Avantika. • CBSE Mentor on CCE, Life skills, English ASL & Classroom Management. • Corona Warriors Award 2021 from Avantika. • Head of CBSE Hyderabad Sahodaya Schools • Received an “AWARD OF EXCELLENCE” from the Complex , Mehdipatnam Cluster. Global Talk Education Foundation‐an ISO Certified Training & Assessment Unit registered under0 • Observer for JEE (Main), CTET, NEET and UGC‐ MSME(MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM NET exams . ENTERPRISES (Govt. of India) as a token of appreciation for being an inspirational educator. • Observer for CBSE Class‐XII Practical examinations. • Letter of Appreciation from Smt.SMRITI ZUBIN • Worked as a Resource person for conducting CBSE IRANI, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Training programmes IN CLASS ROOM Development, Government of India for the role as a MANAGEMENT&REMODELLED ASSESSMENT model academician in the years 2014 & 2015. under CBSE, Kakinada. • Attended a workshop for Resource persons in INCLUSIVE EDUCATION &CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING conducted by CBSE,COE‐ Kakinada.

• “AVANTIKA Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Warrior 2020 (in recognition Award 2019 from Avanthika contribution & relentless leadership in organization. fighting COVID‐19 conducted by CLIRNET (Eminent doctor • “SOCIAL ACTION” Award from IDF associations). Foundation, Hyderabad. • Many Awards and Appreciation • “DRONACHARYA” Award from certificates from Silverzone, Avantika, Rangotsav Celebration, Mumbai Kalabharati Child Art Institute, Student Development Society, Jim • “OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP” Corbett, State level NCSC, Smile Award from National Astronomy & Foundation, Helpage India and Indian Science Olympiad. Development Foundation etc., • Kindness Galore of the year 2020 from • Actively involved in an N G O –“Indian Collins. Development Foundation” and mobilized amount and donated to • Certification of Appreciation from humanitarian causes. Govt.of India – My Gov for Pledging through “Jan Andolan COVID‐19 • Actively involved in mobilizing funds Appropriate behaviour”. for ‘SMILE FOUNDATION” and “HELPAGE INIDA” organizations • Certificate of participation from working for the welfare of the poor Telangana State Police Department for children. participating in Quiz competition on “How Safe are you online” and Quiz Actively involved in the development of competition on ’Effects of Cyber the school. Bullying’. • An article on Swachh Bharat was • Certificate of participation for published in Avantika Magazine. participating in CM RISE Digital Shikshak Prasikshan conducted by • An article (TIPS FROM AN CBSE. EDUCATIONIST) was published in Bhavan’s DIMDIMA magazine under • Certificate of commitment from PRINCIPAL DESK. Central Vigilance Commission for Adopting the Integrity Pledge. • An article on “TIPS FROM PRINCIPAL” for the students • Certificate from Telangana State appearing for CBSE Board Exams was Biodiversity Board in association with published in “EENADU” Telugu Lee Shreyus Foundation for Taking the newspaper. Biodiversity conservation pledge. • Certificate of appreciation _The 63

India One ­ Coffee Table Book DR. NASREEN BANU students of Gulf Asian English School in the grade 10 &12 64 in CBSE Board Examination since 2010 till date. I am Dr Nasreen Banu B.R ‐ BSc. Ed, M.Sc. M.A, M.S, M.Ed. M.Phil. PhD with the multitalented academician, I am also a renowned resource person who handles and the vibrant Principal of Gulf Asian English School orientation classes towards the various types of was born on 22 July 1962. After completing my audience like educators, parents and students on the graduation in BSc. Ed four years integrated course from topics such as Value based Education, continuous and REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION was comprehensive system of evaluation, Assessment of earlier named RCEM MYSORE students in life skills, Co‐scholastic areas, Assessment/Evaluation pattern, Classroom I expanded the world of knowledge by acquiring degrees Management, Effective lesson plan Techniques, UAE‐ with masters in three different areas including science Vision 2021 & National Agenda parameters, Teaching for and arts and education. I have been working as an effective Learning, Activity‐based learning and enlightening figure in the field of education for the past inspection frame work regarding school evaluation. My 36 years and has adorned the designation as a principal contribution is well recognized by the CBSE that I have of various educational institutions for around 30 been given responsibilities as a Head for six schools from years. Being a well‐qualified educator, I have been different countries in the Gulf Region under the honored in India and UAE from many organizations. By programme, ‘Hub of Learning’. analyzing my unconditional sincerity and commitment for the development of educational field, I have been I have been elected and selected as the Chapter honored with lots of accolades. Convener of the CBSE schools in the UAE has enabled me to successfully impart my service so effectively that I Visionary Principal Award 2021 by ZENIK received a lot of praise from all the school principals for LEARNING, Eminent 50 PRINCIPALS OF INDIAN my meticulous planning and arrangement of SCHOOLS by LIFILOGY 2021 and Inspiring school orientation sessions and sharing the best practices for a Award 2020 more productive learning environment to all CBSE schools in UAE. The ‘Best principal award in Bangalore karnataka on 05 September 2010, DR. A P J Abdul Kalam Outstanding THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF SCHOOL I AM Principal Award’ 29 January 2016 Global Achievement ORGANIZING EVERY YEAR Award (2016), 100 Effective Principal’s Award (31 January 2017), Indywood Educational Excellence Award 1 BLOOD DONATION CAMP (2017) are achievements that are noteworthy. 2 CHARITY DRIVE I have also nominated for the National Award for the Best Principal of CBSE Schools & CBSE Best Mentor 3 SUSTAINIBILITY DEVELOPMENT Award (2015 & 2016). My service as an “Educational PROGRAMME IN COLLABORATION WITH leader” academic and administrative excellence could SHARJAH MINISTRY well be proven by the 100% pass percentage achieved by In short, I am an operational leader , strategic leader and a functional leader with a vision in the field of academics who works relentlessly for the cause of education.

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India One ­ Coffee Table Book MS. NEETA PANDEY This affected my studies and I could only complete my 66 graduation with a second division, in the year 1985.After \"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles \" that I had to shift to Nagpur where I took admission in Nagpur University in Master of Arts‐English, as a regular I was born in a middle class traditional, Brahmin family in student, in the year 1987. In the second year of my post Varanasi (UP). My father was a doctor in the Eastern graduation I was expecting and that too with high risk twin Railways and mother a housewife. We, were four brothers pregnancy. But I maintained my inner strength and and sisters. I was the eldest child of the family and my courage and with the permission of my doctor appeared in parents raised me with a lot of love and care. I did my the final examination of MA. After a year my husband was schooling from St. John's School, Varanasi which was the transferred to Central Coalfields Ranchi, and again I most prestigious convent school of those days. Childhood decided to pursue my studies alongwith looking after my was fun and time just flew by, I finished my Senior children. I did an MA in English in the year 1992 again to Secondary (plus2)in the year 1981and passed the exam enhance my percentage in which I secured a first division. I with first division. However destiny played a cruel ,role in pursued B. Ed, in 1994 from Ranchi University and passed our life when the ,very same year my father suffered a with distinction. Then I joined school as a middle school Massive Cardiac arrest, and we lost him forever, on the eve teacher, in English, in the March 1996 in Cambrian public of Diwali 25th October 1981.The whole world crashed school ,Kanke road ,and was gradually given the post of before us ,as all my brothers and sisters were small and he Section Incharge of the whole school. Soon after this I was was the only earning member of the family. My mother felt designated as the Vice Principal of the school. Meanwhile I devastated, she was left with so many responsibilities and sought admission in Bachelor of Journalism and Mass anxieties, especially to raise all the four of us. Communication, in 1999 and topped the university. My mother was a very strong woman and with great In the year 2000 I was given the offer to become the patience and determination bore the trauma of Principal of a middle school of the same trust which was widowhood, alongwith trying to assemble the broken located in HEC‐Heavy Engineering Corp, Dhurwa, Ranchi. fragments of life. As time passed I took admission in The school was in shambles with hardly fifty children who Graduation and did my BA(English honours) from Bananas were also not regular. It was 20kms away from my Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi. But even before I residence and was run in a poor infrastructure, an old could adjust to the situation ,my mother found a suitable building was taken on lease to provide English education to match and got me married in the year 1984,at a very early the children of the mazdoor category working in the HEC age of 19(nineteen years) and assured me that I would be factory, the school timings were also matched with the shift completing my graduation.

timings so that the workers could pick and drop their children. I readily accepted this challenge as I wanted to prove my mettle by doing something independently as a school leader. I worked for ten long years there and despite the odds ,I gave my cent percent. There are a number of good schools in that area but still I managed to establish the school with 1200(twelve hundred) students and essential infrastructure. I managed to earn a lot of respect and good name in that area and feel very happy to know about some of the students, now many of them in government jobs and in good positions in various companies. Almost after a decade I was again transferred to my previous school in Kanke road ,Ranchi as a Principal where I am working till date. During my tenure here, ie over a decade again the school has grown in great proportions and has carved a niche for itself. Recently it has been certified by the British Council in International Dimensions in School. After my joining here, there has been a lot of infrastructural developments and our students are doing very well on all fronts of life. The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it is possible to achieve the desired goals. The job of a school leader is never complete and I know that my deep faith in God, in myself will always help me to surge ahead in all my endeavours. I must quote here the most inspiring and famous lines of Robert Frost : \"The woods are lovely dark and deep But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep 67

MS. AMANDEEP KAUR This journey started when I completed my B.Ed in 2006 you know in India there is a culture of tution, really a and got a job in a reputed college in Amritsar BBK DAV saddening situation. I developed a system where student I am Amandeep for Director Principal at Saint Soldier college. It was a dream come true working there as a adhoc study for 5 hours and in sixth and seventh are they play Elite Convent school Chawinda Devi Amritsar. I am a lecturer it didn't satisfied me. I moved to a school venture and the study in the school premises without giving extra complete Amritsari who studied till masters in and put my heart , soul and energy and thought process in fee for that. This has lessen the burden of parents minds Amritsar only and B.ed from chitkara university got job in it .My children so young at that time and this school was and pockets as well. Amritsar in reputed college and established myself in the like a another child. They all grew together and same city with the grace of God. blossomed. we manage slow learners special need children in this time. My career as an Administrator started at the age of 26. As a leader of school and fourteen years of experience I learnt a true leader not only progress but build a space We know students work much better when parents are 68 where everyone grows and nurture .I am a strong believer involved with students. I try to use those techniques of read and learn, reflect ,improvise and innovate and where the learn as the elementary students are learning. introspect. At times parents were least bothered to come to school for PTM. we were continuously mailing and messaging to I remember my journey in the first few years of my job as parents, orientation programs were arranged to showcase Principal in a rural belt the things are different people are the importance of PTM used to organise high tea so as to different the think tank is entirely different , opinions and increase the number of footfall in the school. we hosted believes are totally different from urban belt. Coming annual function each year, maths fair, science fair a saga of from a city and teaching in rural belt it was a challenge a history from mesopotamian era to modern era. just to completely life changing process. sensitize the various ways to preserve water and air we created certain skits for that. In my first year of annual function preparation boys and girls were performing together some parents created To develop a bond between school and community we negative agenda and voice it out. It was a different organise nukkad natak awareness camp. To encourage scenario for me there were two way one is to step back the students work and involve the members of community we performance or to go and change their present scenario present workshop to help parents understand how the and the underdeveloped thought process. I choose the world outside the school does really connect to what is second one and today there is nothing of such sort in my being taught in our classes. school. I believe change occurs out of comfort zones. It was difficult but not impossible. Every Principal dream is to develop successful students. Event organised now and then in the class or school is just What a school is? It is not only a place to read the books to motivate and recognise special hidden skills and talents and write on the copies cram the lessons score the grades. in school every event is followed by prices presented on No No.... the same day of event .Praise letters were sent to parents as well as a sense of belongingness is important and help It is much more school is a nurturing ground of child to reach standard and expectations behaviour, attitude, strength, talent, abilities and above of all the maker of tomorrow citizen. In villages there are As a principal I recognise the needs of teacher as well there not much educated facilitators living in the rural belt. And are real backbone of a school organisation

Acknowledgement at the end of the year is a event where there is excitement, improvisation ,collaboration, growth and positive competition occurs and ultimately the teaching learning process enhance the awards and rewards boost the confidence and energy of the teacher. It was strenuous process starting school and upgrading it till plus 2 .I believe the best part is I not only teach but I learn plentiful things from fresh young people around me and my colleagues . The success is when you are recognised by various agencies around the school has grabbed his prestigious award as Best school in area Innovative principal award best food in sports and cultural activities school won overall trophy in under 14 CBSE games in 2019 . In this present scenario though the schools are closed but we as organisation and I as a principal striving to give the best of the best to my students . we have purchased Google suite and other ERP systems to enhance the teaching learning process in this pandemic. I am greatly impressed by the efforts put my teachers and students where they acknowledged this changed way of teaching and learning process. Students sitting in the rural belt are creating their own YouTube channels on science and English subject is itself success story My life is a journey each day I learn I learn and I learn. My job as a principal is to translate response into result and innovation. I am a firm believer of karma what you give is you get return .whatever the consequences would be a teacher and the learner inside me try to build India's youth into responsible citizens of globe. And at the end I would like to to thank cedx for giving me this opportunity to showcase my success story for the very first time in my life and also to just sit back and think about my journey till date .I am blessed and I am feeling elated. Thank you 69

India One ­ Coffee Table Book MS. ANURADHA SINHA efforts started reflecting in the results thereby receiving 70 recognition from students, parents. This encouraged me I belong to a middle class educated family from a small a lot in taking up new challenges in my life. town in Bihar, India. My father was a professor in an engineering college and my mother was a house maker. I Presently, I have been in the teaching profession for more was raised in a close‐knit joint family. Since my than 20 years with teaching experience in various childhood, I had witnessed my parents going out of their boards, CBSE, ICSE, and State Board at different way to help the less fortunate children with their locations in India and abroad. My educational education, today the majority of them are successful in background along with my teaching strategies and their professional lives. Most of my other family methodologies, adaptability to various education members were in the teaching profession which systems and my capability to balance & manage my work probably inspired me to look for my career in the with fellow staff, students, parents etc. in any adverse teaching line as well. At the time of marriage, I was an situation have given me enough confidence and strength undergraduate. I obtained my graduation, post‐ to deliver my duties and responsibilities efficiently in my graduation and Bachelor of Education degree after my professional life. marriage due to the support of my husband and daughter. They were the ones who kept motivating me to My working experience in different countries, different pursue my career. cities, different education boards, different educational environments, dealing with different sets of students, During those days, it was rare not only in Indian society parents, teachers, staff with different working cultures but also in our family to go out of the house for any and lifestyles, gives a fair idea about the depth of my professional career but my husband stood by me and practical knowledge in dealing with the complexities. rendered his unconditional support, making it easier for This highlights my diversified abilities like me to establish myself. i. Efficiently in organization & planning, Initially, I realized that it is difficult for a middle‐class girl to find a footing and make a place for herself in the ii. Communication with clear ideas professional world having a huge cultural difference. Yet my hustling nature and my upbringing never allowed me iii. Handling complexities in dealing with people to surrender. The initial hurdles in my life made me stronger and boosted my self‐confidence. iv. Demonstration of trustworthiness and reliability I started my teaching career at a small level coaching v. Leadership skills institute teaching students of the State Board. As a part of teaching strategies, I involved myself completely with the Today when I look back, I find that a simple girl from a students, trying to understand their problems, having small town has today grown to become a beautiful, clarity in my communication, trying to solve them more confident, strong, driving individual. It was a journey full with practical examples than being theoretical etc. My of hurdles but giving up was not an option; I always looked forward, faced obstacles, resolved the issues, always maintained a positive approach and believed in myself & my capabilities.

Today I am Principal of a CBSE school, wife of reputed Banker and mother of successful IT professional daughter. During the period, the performance of the school has improved significantly. No doubt, my recent tenure was also full of challenges due to COVID. It gives me immense pleasure and satisfaction to say that I have been able to maintain high morale of my teachers students and also the parents by adopting certain out of box thinking, specially motivating the teachers and students to use technology, getting involved in various activities while being home, celebrating various occasions and festivals online like Republic Day, Independence Day, Environment Day, Religious events, debate& dance competitions etc. Recognizing my contribution in the field of education as also society as a whole, especially towards under‐ privileged children besides remarkable work during pandemic period, I have been awarded Seed of knowledge award, Indian Humanitarian award and also Nation Builder Award. During my tenure, our school has been awarded The Best CBSE School in Maharashtra India under the category of extracurricular activities & innovations. While I feel, still a lot more I have to do and I intend to carry on in my life. It will not be out of place to mention that despite my sincere and dedicated involvement in professional life, I have maintained a work‐life balance and equally I have carried out my responsibility towards my family and society. My journey in the education field has created a balanced personality within myself to enable me to contribute the best of mine in personal life, professional life, social life and family life and to make me feel a proud Indian. 71

DR. KRISHNA responses into results, by three simple rules ‐ ‘Intent’, ‘Impact’ and Ignite’ KATHURIA What makes me a Successful Success for me is a summation of Leader? diminutive efforts repeated with consistency, concreteness and For me a leader is one who walks with coordination. It is journey of experiences his/her team, empowers his/her team, good and bad, lessons learned and lessons comprehends that a vision to dream is the taught. I got to relive my passion and grow road to attainment of a goal. I am driven to each day in learning through teaching. create autonomy but I do take responsibility Though the journey wasn’t an easy one, but too. I transpire to inspire my team to dream a giving up wasn’t in my stride. I have always bigger picture of their goals. I believe that kept a goal in mind, worked towards being a leader is not a designation but it is attaining it as I do believe in translating being an impact to create a positive difference for all. 72

MR. UPKAR GOYAL MR. UPKAR GOYAL education and acted as PGT. This helped me understand teaching as well as learning and I would rather give credit to my parents also made me aware of child's psychology and teachers for their benevolent and behaviour. Meanwhile, I got various guidance for my journey. Right after opportunities on various different levels may passing intermediate from a nearby English it be Deputy Centre Superintendent and then medium school, it was a common dream to be Centre Superintendent for conducting CBSE some doctor or Engineer. And so was with boards examination or being given the me. But may it be destiny or by inspiration, responsibility of School Training Incharge. I my exposure to teaching started as early as also acted as Chairman, School Result 18, just after intermediate. Though science Committee and also successfully conducted was one of my favourite, but other subjects various other examination like PET and too attracted me. Frequent discussion session ANTHE. But more or less, the passion of and debated which I luckily got to take part in teaching and simultaneous learning acted as helped me nurture my teaching skills. Post the prime driving force which continuously graduation in Chemistry really helped me a helps me working for upliftment of my lot in understanding minute teaching details Students and thereby playing or pivotal role as well as strengthened my confidence. After in field of education. this, I officially got inducted in formal 73

India One ­ Coffee Table Book DR. NRIPEN DUTTA Leadership for Schools in a guidance I dreamt to be an Educational Entrepreneur in Changing Environment” which life. In parallel, I must extend my gratitude to my all time Myself Dr. N. K. Dutta, Founder & Principal, was conducted by Indian supporting better half Mrs. Nandini Dutta, Secretary of Miles Bronson Residential School, Guwahati. I Institute of Management, Miles Bronson education Society, who always had done my schooling from Tuensang Govt. Ahmedabad (IIMA) from accompanied me in all ups and downs making the journey High School located at Tuensang in Nagaland. After February 6 to March 7, 2021. very smooth and beautiful in its truest sense. I believe that, completing my pre‐degree (Arts) from Cotton College, everyone is a lifelong learner and each day brings new Guwahati, I completed Bachelor and Masters in History So far my career is concerned, I nectar of learning and experience in our lives. Thinking from the Kirorimal College under Delhi University. would prefer to highlight about and Imagining about a Boarding School with no financial Further, I did my Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Master of Miles Bronson Residential support and making a journey of more than 3 decades and Education (M.Ed.) and Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) from School, which I founded on 16th reaching such a level where we visualize MBRS as one of Gauhati University. I completed my Ph.D in History from August, 1987 with only 17 best schools in the city, region and country with Tilak Maharashtra University, Pune. Thereafter I was students in a rented house. With International accreditation, is really a dream come true. To selected for the Leadership Program at Indian Institute of surging demand of students and be very honest, 16th August, 1987, the day when I along Management (IIM), Ahmadabad by Central Board of the need for more space, our with my better half Mrs. Nandini Dutta who is the Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and Project Zero School was shifted to Beltola, Secretary of MBRS laid the Foundation Stone of my Classroom Programme at Harvard University, USA by the Guwahati in 1990 with 98 Cherished Dream Project Miles Bronson Residential Principal’s Centre, Harvard Graduate School of Education, students. Initially it started School, is my most memorable and significant Day as well Harvard University, Boston, USA respectively. Recently I functioning with two buildings, but extended to include as Moment of Life. have completed a virtual leadership programme “Strategic nine buildings all under lease or rent. In the next 10 years, the student capacity increased remarkably in between It’s said that, necessity is the mother of invention. At Miles 74 1990‐2002 and it stood at 240 resident students. In 2002, Bronson Residential School (MBRS) we considered MBRS shifted to its permanent complex at Borjhar, COVID – 19 Pandemic and its various impacts like Guwahati, Assam. The students intake capacity has Lockdown, Healthcare, Social Distance, Sanitization, swelled to its maximum present intake capacity of more Wearing Facemasks and similar as an opportunity of than 600 students in its 5 Boarding Houses. learning. So far as our most influential learning experience is concerned, then we must admit the Paradigm Shift Since then the School has grown rapidly and has now which happened in the form of Virtual Classes in the established in its own premises with permanent complex school’s pedagogical system, is quite remarkable, over a sprawling campus of 28 acres of land, providing all progressive and much more fruitful. facilities for quality education. Our school which is the only pure Co‐Ed Boarding English Medium School in the The introduction of various Learning Management Guwahati city, now has a full capacity of 650 boarders Systems (LMS) like Microsoft Teams; Zoom; Google coming from different parts of the North East. In addition Classroom; e‐resources like MHRD; CBSE; NCERT; it houses another 400 Teaching, Non‐Teaching and Diksha; e – Pathsala; Tata Classedge; Khan Academy; You Support Staff. Tube; in amalgamation to various online interactive tools have made the teaching learning process much more My inspiration is my father Late Chandra Nath Dutta & interesting and absorbed. Moreover the launch of Blended Mother Late Anu Dutta and under their influence and

Classes have made a transformation change in the school’s educational system which includes Instructional Videos; Self Paced Guided Practice and On Spot Assessments. These assessments are made by providing some short and effective questions called exit slips strategically designed under five levels Basic; Proficient; Excellent; Exemplary and Outstanding. We have another fascinating experience which is the designing of Lesson Plans considering various parameters for the effective online classes like Engage; Explore; Explain; Elaborate; Evaluate; Extend; Instructional Tools; Learning Objectives; Evaluation Timeline and Deadline; Learning Outcomes with competency based results. The lesson plan also bears a component of Bloom’s Taxonomy and 21st Century Skills. We would also like to emphasize upon the e – Assemblies which are conducted in the virtual mode was quite a splendid experience where all the students congregated and the Head Boy & Head Girl conducted the assemblies where the choir group sang assembly song through online mode. The web conferences conducted by Revered Founder and Principal with Parents, Students and Staff; the online celebration of National Festivals, School Festivals left an indelible impact in everyone’s heart and mind. The virtual motivational sessions from the Revered Founder and Principal by which students unleashed their potentials and excelled their hobbies in a more productive and fruitful manner like Photography as Physics; Gardening as Life Science; Kitchen as Chemistry Laboratory, Numismatics, Book Reading Skills and many more. Finally we would like state that, everything depends on how we perceive things. We know COVID – 19 has immense negative impacts and if we go on exploring its negative footprints, then things will turn worse and will become more negative. But if we watch the things with a discerning eye then we get positive vibes against all odds hence COVID has brought incredible opportunity of Learning Experiences amongst us. 75

India One ­ Coffee Table Book MS. VIJAY LAXMI KUMAR at State and National level. It is during her tenure • Convinced by her efforts, Honourable CBSE, New when the school achieved the accreditation of Delhi has appointed her as District training Current Assignments: International School Awards by British Council“, Coordinator to abridge the connecting link between being one of the very few schools in Howrah acquiring Centre of Excellence, CBSE and the schools in • Mrs. Vijay Laxmi Kumar is currently working as the recognition. All this has been possible with her Howrah District. Principal of Asian International School since March constant training and encouragement to her team. 2017 taking the institution up with great heights in • Bestowing the trust upon her, CBSE has appointed terms of Numbers, Academics Results, Co‐curricular • It has been during her tenure that the School was her as Resource person through which she has been and Sports Participation in a span of three years. awarded the title of “Best 20 Futuristic Schools of conducting various workshops on “Life Skills, India” as well as a special recognition was bestowed to Classroom Management , Stress management” and • Ever since she assumed the responsibility of Principal the School for the “Best Faculty” in the District. the latest one being on Virtual Classroom of the School, she has been the guiding force in Management“ for which she was bestowed with an bringing accolades to the School on various platforms • She has restructured the curriculum of the School appreciation certificate by the honourable Board. wherein latest concepts like “Creative and Critical 76 thinking, Olympiad based questions and High order • On various occasions, she has been appointed as thinking skills” have been made an integral part of the “Observer” for AISSE and AISSCE, the Board pedagogy. It is through her efforts and motivational Examinations conducted by CBSE. approach towards her students, teachers and staff of the school including parents that the Students have • National Testing Agency, a unit under Ministry of been holding a rank at in all the competitive Human Resource Development, responsible for examinations and they have been securing positions conducting all the professional Entrance examination at District and State level. She believes in making namely JEE, NEET, UGC has appointed Mrs. Kumar children future ready and has been making every as Certified City Coordinator for Howrah district for possible effort to achieve the same. last three years. Under the toughest possible situation during COVID‐19 she has been meeting her • She enjoys accepting challenges, she proved it once responsibility with her swift coordination and again when she made the entire team of her School organizational skills. Recently conducted NEET is an make a smooth transition from “Offline Mode” to example wherein she had handled as many as 15 “Online Mode”. This required a composed mind, clear schools with most of the centre Superintendents vision, well‐coordinated team effort, last but not the being new to the job. least working together with the weak links and the strong links in a strategic way, however, motivating • Her passion for Science leads her to find a prominent them all. place in a ten member STATE Committee of “Shiksha Shilpi” a wing of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan, a unit • With her brainstorming thoughts, she was one of the under Vigyan Parisar of Ministry of Science and first in the city to introduce the concept of “Student technology. She is an active member of the Webinar” wherein she not only did conduct an Committee wherein she is spreading the awareness of Interschool webinar at city level but also at National Science amongst schools in the schools of West level choosing pertinent and relevant topics like Bengal. “Biodiversity and Artificial Intelligence”.

Very recently she has been appointed as District Training Coordinator for Howrah and Hooghly districts in West Bengal. The appointment ahs been conferred upon by CBSE. Professional Experiences • Prior to joining Asian International School, she has worked with esteemed organizations like Institute of Engineering and Management. Here she took the responsibility of setting up a new School matching the educational standards of IEM. The School rolled off beautifully in a short span by starting its journey with 150 students right in the first year. • She has worked with a prominent educational Group, Ashok Hall group of Schools and met various responsibilities honoured to her shoulders. The Group was the first amongst a few to initiate efforts on “reducing children’s bag load”. She played a prominent role in implementing the concept of worksheets replacing the text books and allowing children to come to school with a lighter bag load andhence a happier mood. She not only did conceptualized and got the content developed but also coordinated efforts between all the School units under the umbrella of Ashok hall Group of schools ranging from Kolkata to Uttarakhand. She tirelessly, oriented and trained the teachers to adopt a new pedagogical approach and move ahead successfully with a concept which was not only new to school but the society, way back in 2005. She has the honour of coordinating various segments of the renowned SPECTURM, a five yearly mega scale programme organised by the group. Due to her wide knowledge, she was appointed as Management Representative for ISO, Quality Management System and Environmental management System. • A passionate Sciencee, Mrs. Kumar had 3 publications to her achievement as mentioned below: 1. Paper entitled ‘Impact assessment of Coalmines and Deforestation on Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Reservoir due to Thermal Power generation’ published in the ‘Proceedings of National Conference on watershed Management and Remote Sensing Applications’. 2. Paper entitled ‘Rehabilitation of Overburden for reducing the danger of Siltation of a Tropical water body’ published in the Journal of ISRS, Ahmedabad chapter. 3. Paper entitled ‘Status of Biomedical Status Waste in Pachmari town” published in the ‘Proceedings of Biomedical Waste – Its handling and Management’, conference organized by Institution of Engineers, Bhopal. 77

India One ­ Coffee Table Book MS. SIMRAN SANGHERA That is where my journey as a teacher began when I was implement and to put into practice of what all I had learnt living with my husband in a remote village named Somsai in the past nine years from the eastern most frontiers to I was born and brought up in a family with traditions of near the Indo‐Myanmar border in the year 2011. Having the western most frontiers of our country. soldiering for the motherland and as it happens for seen the not‐so‐good condition of teaching of our every army child, my schooling years were also spent country's future generation over there, my hidden instinct In my new role as Headmistress, I started going into the in various nooks and corners of our country ranging from of a teacher could not stop me from joining the local school basics of instituting a framework for scholastic and non‐ deserts to mountains. And in between all this, I had the voluntarily and without any remuneration. I never knew at scholastic domains with the principles of four C’s‐ fortune of unknowingly learning about the beautiful and that time that this instinct will later turn into a passion Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration and diverse cultures of our great nation. Having seen my which runs in my blood today a decade later. Communication. Innovative practices were introduced to father, who later retired as a Colonel donning the accommodate different learning styles to maximize glamorous olive green uniform for so many years, the I continued with my love and zeal for teaching the young student comprehension. A synergy was endeavored to be same had always fascinated me and so I was very happy to minds at our new place of posting in Punjab in the year developed which integrated various learning activities find an Army officer as my life partner. 2014. After a short stint at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ferozepur, I with the common aim of learning specific lessons. In the was appointed as the founder coordinator for the junior process of the restructuring of the school curriculum, I 78 wing of the newly opened Delhi Public School in the city. ensured to walk an extra mile to keep my team as one Over there, under the umbrella of Delhi Public School strong cohesive unit where everybody moved together and Society and the able guidance of a very learned and well where everyone found an ample space for individual experienced Principal, I was instrumental in establishing growth. the SOPs and the curriculum of the newly raised institution. Within a span of two years, the management of Simultaneously, I kept working on improvement of the the school came up with a new venture of Delhi Public primary school curriculum of the primary schools being World School in the neighboring town of Jalalabad and the run under the aegis of the Indian Army in the eastern management promoted me as Director Operations for this region. For my efforts towards the same, I was awarded new school. Towards the end of my tenure in both these with AWWA Award of Excellence by the President AWWA, schools, I was fortunate enough to have been bestowed the wife of the present Indian Army Chief. with the honour of an appreciation letter from the Ministry of Youth, Government of Punjab in recognition of my As I was completing a year in my new assignment as efforts towards the upliftment and promotion of the Headmistress and while everything seemed to be running education of the girl child in the rural backward border smoothly, the world got struck in the deadly pandemic. belt of the district. New and innovative methods were now required to be devised to overcome the unknown challenges of teaching. While my husband had moved to J&K on his next posting, I At this juncture, my team pioneered with implementing continued to stay with my children in Ferozepur and work the online teaching in the first week of April 2020, while at the same institution. I finally moved with him to Kolkata other schools in the city were still framing methods for it. on his posting in the year 2019. Here I was lucky enough to have been appointed as the Headmistress of one of the The online teaching also came up with new avenues of most prominent school of the region, Asian International trickling the brains of our young learners. Very soon the School, Howrah (Kolkata). Now it was the time to children started enjoying the new methods of learning; which today gives me a great sense of satisfaction as we are

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India One ­ Coffee Table Book almost halfway through our second academic year of • Study of Indian Monuments in comparison to the 8. Other innovations in teaching: online teaching. A glimpse of the innovative practices and architectural forms of the western world. activities undertaken in the past one year are enumerated Virtual Scholastic Clubs: below: • Rise in consumption of Junk‐food in India and • Fun with Maths countries like America. • Cookery Club 1. Integrated learning through • Virtual Literacy Club interdisciplinary approach: 5. Flipped Classroom: 9. Learning beyond Books: A learning model was established to enable the students to Sharing asynchronous digital learning material with the think out of the box and challenge their preconceived young students before introduction of the content to be Resources beyond textbooks were used to acquire skills notions by exploring multiple ideas and concepts in more covered during the live classes initiated a new pedagogical through real life hands‐on‐activities. These activities were than one way. approach called the Flipped Classroom where the aimed at personality development, learning life skills and traditional element of the lesson taught by the teachers empowering children to become lifelong learners. 2. Art integrated learning: was reversed. This strategy aimed at optimal usage of • Gratitude Journal screen time while meeting varied needs of the students. • Environment Conscious Activities Teaching with the help of Art was introduced and • Recognition of Community Helpers Activity promoted to ensure a happy and engaging learning 6. Organised international virtual • Nurture the Nature environment. In the covid times, this proved to be a boon competitions: • Feeding the Needy as the learners’ experience of engaging their mind, heart, and body benefited them in a holistic manner. Covid‐19 pandemic struck havoc on the lives of school 10. Additional Information: going children. To restore motivation and zeal to achieve 3. Experiential learning: Following and excel amongst the students, various virtual • Philanthropical Initiative: In collaboration with the activities were introduced: international competitions were organised wherein leading media house “Sanmarg”, I took an initiative famous personalities like Mr Sonu Sood and Mr Jimmy to extensively reach out to the needy children living • Mind Maps Shergill presided as chief guests to boost the morale of the below poverty line in West Bengal who had been • Sketch‐Noting children stuck in the four walls of their homes. affected by the digital divide during the pandemic. • Story Telling (Storyathon) • Cartooning Activity 7. Organised augmented virtual • Media Coverage: My views in the field of education • Joyful Learning tours: were given adequate coverage in leading print media houses like TIMES NIE and Sanmarg etc. 4. International dimension added to Remote education during Covid‐19 scenario was used the curriculum: Below mentioned judiciously by introducing augmented virtual tours • International Appearance: During this period, I activities were undertaken under available on ‘Google Art and Culture’ and ‘Museum also had an opportunity to express my views on IDS approach in alliance with Explorers’ to the young learners. The lockdown isolation reopening of schools when I was invited as an British Council: was overcome through these applications and it analyst in a global seminar hosted by the Ministry engrossed the children in meaningful learning through of Education, Govt of Bangladesh on 21 Oct, 2020, • Comparative study of endangered species across entertainment. the World Teachers’ Day, as celebrated in countries. Bangladesh. 80

MS. FATMA SOGRA 2021by IDYMF Successes Stories and Achievement in the field Education • Outstanding contribution towards creating sustainable difference to the society received certificate of • Hum Cen award mentor of the year finalist – 2021. appreciation by GAIIM. • Indian Humanitarian award 2020 by GTEF. • Zero investment innovative idea teacher innovation award By ZIIEI • President of Chhattishgarh swapna Ratha Consultancy. • iB hubs super 30‐ received certificate of appreciation • Attended many national and international event. • IDYMx speaker • Guinness World records with The Bharat Scout Guide. • Speaker Unique u @ kuch baten zindagi ki • Member of Chilparco International Dream team • Raised awareness of Plastic hazards in 2019. (coverage • Director of IDYMF at Chhhattisgarh. by Media more than 13). • Member of UN Volunteers. • Recieved Corona Savior award By NIG. • Raising awareness of drinking water, swachata campaign every year. • Recieved Nalanda The pride of Knowledge award • Raising awareness of COVID‐19 in my locality. • Helping economically weaker students to continue their studies. Job Responsibilities: 1. Very efficient hard working. 2. Eager to participate in all activities. 3. Exuberant personality. 4. Consistently seeking success. 5. Under my leadership 6 girls were selected at Nation level (Football). 6. Under my leadership at state level wrestling Dist ‐ Jashpur won 3 gold, 13 silver, 27 bronze. (Four student were from my school). Strengths: • Self Confidence. • Quick Learner. • Quick decision maker. • Complete dedication towards my job responsibilities 81

India One ­ Coffee Table Book MS. PRIYA PARASHAR still getting) was unprecedented. This kind of 82 support from the parents is unique because we Starting from humble adobe of two rooms although does not provide the bus facility yet and ninety odd innocent faces, it was not students come from as far as 30Km to TTIC, then speculated that the institution would skipping scores of other schools along their way own two palatial units of school. In the beginning, from home to this school. The number of students number of teaching and non‐teaching staff was started to soar – up rapidly and consequently the lesser than the total number of fingers in two hands, size of the staff grew up from a handful of moreover it was all male‐dominated field. hardworking class teachers to an auditorium‐full of skilled professionals, who all does believe in the The institution itself has certainly pulled a rabbit motto of the school – ‘Serve the child to serve out of the hat for onlooker but I would rather ask humanity’. one to observe how much hard work, sleepless nights and restless days has been invested before a Just like a relay race the baton of responsibility was roaring infrastructure is erected out of the thin air. then transferred from Mother to the daughter’s hands and since then Mrs. Priya Parashar the The Tiny Tots Inter College bears the proud title of principal of Tiny Tots Inter college, is fighting her being the precursor of senior secondary schools in tooth and nail to make education accessible for town, affiliated to CBSE. Which definitely demand students of all economic category on one hand, lone woman to possess the skills of a magician to while a front runner of quality education on the make that happen in a semi urban area like Tundla. other hand. When the founderess of TTEMS Mrs. Lalita Pillai As we famously say – “Charity begins at home”. Tiny observed that the young girls and boys of tender age Tots group provide absolutely free education to the had to commute around fifty kilometers everyday needy students while we have the lowest fee just to avail the good education after passing class structure among all the CBSE affiliated schools in VIIIth, which we strongly believe is every child’s the district. Our school is producing 100% result in birth right, from then on she didn’t look back and board exams for the past so many years that I have decided to lay the foundation stone of the school in stopped counting anymore. April, 1994. It is not just the hundred percent result that gives The last decade of the previous century was a time me job satisfaction but we take proud to provide this when people living in remote areas were lacking a town its topper every year and occasionally the strong socioeconomic backing ‐ which is still not topper of district as well. strong though, so it was a big hurdle for us to convince parents that quality education in an The science stream (PCM and PCB) and Commerce English medium school won’t disturb their budget. stream are running since 2009 alongwith it The support of parents that the school has got (and commerce with mathematics has also started from current session in view of the new education policy.

I still take pleasure not only in teaching students their curriculum but also in sharing experience & holding a discussion with them started by joining not as Principal but as a friend. Starting a school is a strenuous process, setting up infrastructure, agreement, recognition & affiliations & so on. My love for education has helped me develop an essence for making and living a joyful experience. I am trying to spread the importance of helping a child get an education which is one of the most imperative processes to make the world a better place. As a principal of a school I have always tried to bring the complete development of my students/pupils. To run a school is not my profession it is my passion. We have started this school with a definite aim and it is “serve the child serve the humanity”. We also proceeding in the same direction and in long journey of brilliant, splendid success which the parents and children have been the integral parts. I and my team work for each and every students. On one hand provide a conducive environment to settle a student nicely in our campus and on the other hand I set an example of hard discipline history of the school tell us that our students have achieved grand success in every filed. Besides providing the 100% result our school conduct competition like sports, debate, drawing completion, Mehndi competition, singing and dancing competition, essay writing competition etc and the students prove their quality and potential. Every year many students win 100% attendance award, we & provide such atmosphere where a students wants come to school every day. The top most priority of my school is to create a friendly and secure environment for girl’s education. Time to time we send our staff in the workshops to acquire the required skills of teaching. Finally I would like to share a pride moment and for me and you that some stars of TTEMS shining in the galaxy. They have made their carrier nicely. Some are going to achieve very soon. 83

India One ­ Coffee Table Book DR. MANOJ MADAAN The amiable and conducive milieu has shown unmatched self‐ reliant. The faculty is highly devoted and dedicated to excellence in results over the past two decades. Both the the philosophy of the school. The bond between pupil and Dev Samaj society has a remarkable legacy to be schools have a well‐built infrastructure with a two‐ teacher is indeed remarkable. The teaching and admirative acknowledged. Founded in 1887, the society of Dev Samaj [ storeyed building with modern laboratories, a resourceful staff is approachable to all their students. The warmth, Registered under the societies’ Registration Act 1860] has library, technically advanced classrooms, and a integrity, and compatibility in the work culture make the been in the service of education since 1889 when it started playground equipped with swings. whole environment ultra‐productive. This culture roars its first school at Lahore. This was followed by a Boys’ loud and clear that a precious tender life is more important school at Moga [1899] and a Girls’ school at Ferozepur At Dev Samaj, strong emphasis is given to value education than any cruel insane competition. The faculty strives to [1900]. The latter has developed into a mini university and interpersonal relationship. In the contemporary era ignite the inner goodness and honesty in a child so that campus, providing education from Nursery to M.A and when the core value system stands eroded and they can flourish in the most contended way in the journey M.Ed. The society has at present a chain of institutions – substantially drained out due to superficial artificiality, ahead. Regular seminars, life skills sessions, counseling Schools, colleges, and Teachers’ Training colleges in Dev Samaj Insist on instilling essential human values like are a few of the many tools employed to attain the desired Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Ambala. Compassion, kindness, Loyalty, Gratitude, results. interpersonal harmony, respect, Teamwork, and In Delhi, there are two well‐established schools – One honesty. The institute believes in leading by example. At The teaching methodology is carefully designed, utilizing situated at Nehru Nagar and the second at Sukhdev Vihar. regular intervals, special functions are being organized to modern technology, audio‐video aids, and comprehensive cater to these values. Some of them are Pati Patni Diwas, insight into the concerned subjects. It is inter‐disciplinary 84 Mata Pita Diwas, Employer‐Employee Diwas, and a and well‐ integrated. Theater, art, music, and sports are patriotic day to celebrate relationship with the given due importance for the overall development of the motherland. All these days allow us to acknowledge and students. The school is eagerly looking forward to the NPE appreciate the precious relationships and their crucial so that the real potential of students can further roles in our lives that otherwise stand neglected. There is strengthen the best of their abilities. an unsung melody of togetherness in the ambience that is well experienced by one and all. Moving a step up from In a nutshell, it can be said that the school, under the materialism and bitter competition, the school focuses on guidance of Dev Samaj Philosophy leaves no stone polishing the core values. Once this is attained, all the rest unturned to fulfill its responsibility of carving glorified entities follow. Students experience the sanctity independent, value‐oriented and successful individuals of these emotions at a tender age and nurture these values out of all its students. throughout their lives. Dev Samaj society strongly believes that the role and responsibility of an educational institute are not merely restricted to academics. In fact, it covers a wholesome spectrum of life. In the light of this vital realization, the founder Chairman of Dev Samaj Modern School, Shri S.P. Kanal established Kanal Sewa Sadan to serve the weak and underprivileged children of the neighborhood. Skill‐based vocational education has made many women and children

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India One ­ Coffee Table Book BRO. JENNY KURIAKOSE personality, value system, vision of education and the Health Award 2019” for its exceptional world. He led the institutions under to be the best in the commitment towards the health of its children. A man of all seasons, Bro. Jenny Kuriakose is known locality in term of academics and discipline. about due to the wide range of transformative 5. The School was appointed the “Lead Collaborator position he held during the last 20 years of his life From 2015, he is the Principal of Lake Montfort School, School” under “Hubs of learning” by the Director of in Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel, an international Bengaluru. Since then, the school has witnessed a rapid Academics, CBSE Board, Delhi, to guide 5 CBSE organization for Educational services to humanity. He increase in admissions. At the same time, several crucial schools in the city. worked 6 educational institutions of different nature in the changes were initiated in the teaching‐learning process. states of Karnataka, Kerala & Tamilnadu. He started off his The school office was given a new look, increased more 6. The School was awarded “Yellow Certification” carrier life as a teacher in a technical institute, then finance number of school buses and safety grills were fixed for (campus is 80% green) under Green School officer and Principal. Irrespective of the position he held he balcony rails. As the school continued to expand, a new program by Centre for Science and environment, is always a transformative leader, strategist, service four‐storey building with 30 classroom was constructed Delhi. entrepreneur, institution builder, mentor and an abiding exclusively for the Primary Section of the school. The inspiration. Much of what he did to transform the school campus reflects many of our priorities and values, 7. The School received “ELDROK India K‐12 Award institutions under his leadership flowed from his responsible use of the environment, a culture of 2019” for integration of promising social programs innovation, skilful use of technology and aesthetically along with curriculum. 86 designed physical spaces. From a tiny seed, today Lake Montfort School has grown into a large tree with state‐of‐ 8. The School was conferred “National Educational the‐art facilities, a beautiful campus with spacious Excellence Award 2019” for quality education as the playground and games facilities, with a strength of over “Top School of the year 2019 in Karnataka”. 2800 students on the roll and 218 teaching and non‐ teaching staff. The School also occupies a high place 9. The School was awarded “AKS Education Award among the schools in Bengaluru city with extraordinary 2020” under “ High performing School of 2019” for characteristics and recognitions to its credit. exemplary contribution to the Education Field. 1. The School has ISO 21001: 20218 Certification for 10. The School was awarded “National Education providing quality education from Pre‐KG to Grade Brilliance Award” for the “Best CBSE School of the 12 as per the norms of the CBSE Board. year 2020” for the continued dedication and endless contribution in field of Education. 2. ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management System Certification for providing educational services in 11. The School was declared Champion at several an Eco friendly, non‐polluting environment and interschool competitions at regional & state levels hygienic compliance. in sports, art, literary, martial arts, technology and cultural competitions. 3. The School was conferred “Mother Theresa Memorial Award 2018” from Indian Development 12. T h e S c h o o l r e g i s t e r e d C e n t u m R e s u l t s Foundation (IDF) for Supporting various health, consecutively since 2017 in All India Senior education and rural development activities. Certificate Examination (AISSCE) and All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) with all 4. The School received “The Rainbow Address School the students passing in first class and above. Pandemic‐ A Lake Montfort School response to continued learning:

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India One ­ Coffee Table Book The COVID‐19 pandemic is the greatest challenge we are for the new platform for learning, Students have shown outstanding professional achievement & facing since World War II, and we have been part of this enough enthusiasm and regularity, KG children even contribution in Nation building. new painful experience for more than a year. In fact, kissed and hugged the screen, while the teacher was Pandemic has separated us from the lifeline of our talking to them. Feedback from parents made us realize 8. He also was awarded Rising Star Achievement SCHOOL; our Students, the School indeed looked lifeless, it’s neither the whiteboard nor the blackboard, but the Award 2021 by D K Education in commendation to but we were determined to flip the situation and make it teachers who can create magic. Amidst the socio‐ his outstanding contribution in the filed of K‐12 the most interesting one. It all started with a change in the economic disruptions caused by COVID‐19, we learned to Education & Exemplary Leadership. mindset and extraordinary support from the staff and the adapt to the newly emerging systems and processes. parent fraternity. So, the work began, and we decided to 9. He is a member of CBSE Affiliation inspection become clean slate to LEARN, UNLEARN, Achievements of Bro. Jenny Kuriakose committee since 2018. RELEARN...the process is still going on. The first challenge was uncertainty…. will it be days, weeks or 1. Bro. Jenny has also been awarded Outstanding 10. He is also the designated CBSE mentor for 5 months we were not sure. The pertinent question was Teacher Award 2018 by Presidency University, schools under Hub of learning from 2018. how can we take this current global situation into our Bengaluru. stride and not let the learning get hampered? What we as 11. He is also the centre superintend & observer for educators need to do? The answer was very simple. Take 2. He received Best District Principal award 2019 by CBSE board examination. the resources available to us and make good use out of it. Science Olympiad Foundation in acknowledging of It’s the world of technology, the world of digitalization. All Vision, Leadership qualities and Academic 12. He is also the centre superintend for NEET across the globe, great institutes provide distance initiatives. examination. education through online and offline learning. Though at first, we tried we failed, we tried again and the wheel of 3. He was conferred 100 Highly effective Principal’s True to his oft quoted line, “ Bring out the beautiful learning and mastering the new skills started. But for us award 2019 by AKS Educational Awards for his butterfly within you,” he awakened the dormant forces, apart from taking care of academics, keeping a check on unique contribution in the field of Education. faculties and talents within every student, making them the emotional quotient of our learners was important. We amaze at their own capabilities and strength. took to technological platforms, making use of all the 4. He also conferred Educationist of the year 2020 by resources available, like Skype first and then slowly move Rifacimento International, New Delhi for the to Google Meet to start online classes for Grade 10 & 12 outstanding achievements and high dedication in from the second week of April 2020. Online classes the field of education. became students delight; we got an overwhelming response from the parents. We didn’t stop exploring better 5. He was awarded Perficio Award 2020 for Best platforms to sustain our online classes and to initiate the Principal of the year 2020 from DHS Foundation, same for other classes. We have succeeded with Microsoft Delhi & Campell University, USA for the distinguish (to use their application “Microsoft Team”) in getting 1 gesture for the unique and versatile school leader. Lakh each free license to create ID for students and teachers, as a platform to continue online classes for the 6. He received Educational Reformer of the Year entire school. Parents were candid in their appreciation Award 2020 by Smartcircuits, Delhi. His exemplary service won him National Education Brilliance 88 Award for Top 10 Principals of the year by Hypedge, Delhi. 7. He was conferred India Achievers’ Award 2021 for Excellence in Education in recognition of

MS. NATHIYA JAIN But due to this pandemic, parents are started to ignore the little kids educations, makes this online teaching Namasthe to the team who are selecting me and method to little kids are very tough and challenging to us, giving me this oppurtunity for participate in it was very tough to engage the little toddlers into this grand ceremony.I was from poor family learning basics. With the use of online teaching and background and struggled a lot to get an education, as a learning platform, we found out the way to attract & girl child I am faced so many obstacles to read, write and make them to sit in the classroom and respond to my pursue my dreams.I never lose a hope and I tried very questions and slowly they are attracted towards virtual hard and faced so many struggles and harms until I get classrooms and started learning. I strongly believe the my Post Graduate and B.Ed degree. Now I am a Vice kindergarden education ( Age :‐ 3 to 6 ) is feed for the Principal of one of the Reputed CBSE school in chennai.I every child to become a good and responsible citizen. had a great passion towards the teaching to the little Being humane is must rather than just human being. Jain toddlers, because that is the age we made them to attract Hind. towards the field of learning through play way method. 89

India One ­ Coffee Table Book MS. DIPINDER KAUR one in my inadept Punjabi and so mixed it determination to teach wherever my husband was posted. with Hindi & English. I discussed Learnt to adapt and prove myself with passion wherever As Ben Sweetlands said,” For me success is a everything under the sun with them. And and whichever school I joined. Happy to share that I was a journey and not a destination”. In my life too, I to my utter surprise I sailed through. It much‐revered teacher in all the schools that I have worked have perceived success as a journey and not as a gave me courage and confidence to face in till now. destination. the days happily and with great zest. During my holidays I would often spend time in the school I first savoured success when I started my journey as a Gradually I started teaching them English which my father‐in‐law had opened in his village after his young school teacher way back in 1990. After completing and was also given the additional charge of retirement as a Headmaster. Found so much enthusiasm my post‐graduation, I was sent by my parents to my moral education which now is called value and the will to learn and absorb more in the students of maternal grandparent’s house, which is in a small village education. Big lessons learnt over there rural area. They were ready to come during the summer in Punjab. The aim was to spend some quality time with were to remain grounded and value break just to learn and participate in activities which I them. Well, on reaching there my grandmother who whatever one has. would arrange for them. Their happy faces always though was illiterate but wanted me to go and interact instilled so much positivity in me. with the students of the school which my grandfather had After few months was summoned back by opened. I was a little scared that being right out of college my parents and I picked up a job in a The lesson of selflessness and to work for the how would I do it and the question kept coming to my convent school which grilled in me the development of the less privileged people of society was mind was that in this environment, how would I reach out importance of discipline and punctuality something new that I realised from this experience. to the student. Nonetheless I took the plunge and went to which has stuck to me till date. I learnt to the school and was given grade 11 on the very first day. I be self‐sufficient and self‐sustainable wherein small I came to be associated with Delhi Public School in the year vividly remember interacting with the students that day things such as be ready with your own chalk and duster, be 2003 and since then have never looked back and till date I 90 right outside your class two minutes before your period feel every day is a new day for me. was supposed to start and don’t keep any teacher or any student waiting. This brand taught me and made me aware of the global scenario. Many a times I was entrusted the task of After that I got employed with Kendriya Vidyalaya as a escorting children for various international programmes, permanent post graduate teacher in 1994. Worked in that whether to NASA, to Copenhagen for an Environment establishment for nearly four years and then quit with a Summit to Exchange programmes with Germany. The heavy heart due to some personal reasons. It was one of plethora of experience gathered has been immense and the toughest decisions taken by me. gave me exposure to the schools and curriculum outside of India. This I incorporated in my daily teaching. The kind of I was brought up in a defence family so I was ready to independence to work with students and teachers given to marry an army officer and always knew that I have to pack me was immense, as a young Headmistress of a leading my bags every 2 years. school of Gurgaon. The nuances of administration were learnt here at this platform which gave me the confidence I used to build up rapport in every school, in a new set up to take the plunge in a bigger area. and during this journey I realised that I have a personality to easily mix up with new people and can easily adapt to The opportunity to take the reins of an independent any situation and for me change was a normal way of school came my way and here I am with three years living. behind me of working as a principal overcoming all odds and the ubiquity of a new place. ON a daily basis I make it a Well, I was always filled with renewed energy and

point to interact with children of all age groups. I take keen interest and interact with them while they are playing outside, whether they are organising science fest or even when they are having lunch in the ground. But leading a branded school is not counted as success, real success is to see the students and staff growing with you. In these few years as a leader I have been felicitated from well‐known organisations like Rex Karamveer Global Education Change Champions and IIHM but I feel that meeting my ex‐students, seeing them grow and still being in touch with them brings a wide smile on my face and that certainly can be counted as a big achievement in any educationist’s life. The phone calls from ex colleagues reinforce the goodness that is inherent in me. An educationist’s happiest moment is to see successful students and leaders. In my 28 years of service, I have risen from a humble teacher to being an evolved teacher. My ultimate goal is to motivate teachers to follow the passion of being a teacher. What keeps me motivated is a beautiful quote by Shiv Khera “\"Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” My secret recipe to be successful is: Have Passion to keep going further To Hope for a new morning Have the Will to keep crossing the milestone To build up Strength to set new records Develop Power to set a new benchmark To keep the Spirits high to touch new skies To have an Intention to change with the times To be Inspired always The best part of my journey was not just teaching, but learning in return from bright young minds and I aspire to keep learning more because SUCCESS IS NO ACCIDENT. IT IS HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE, LEARNING and SACRIFICE. Most of all love OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING OR LEARNING TO DO. 91

India One ­ Coffee Table Book DR. CHITRA JOSHI She has received the following awards: English Literature. She has vast experience in the field of research, education, pedagogy & communication Dr. Chitra Joshi is an eminent educationist with 26 years of • National Award for “Best Principal‐2017” by enhancement skills. She has presented 05 papers. 04 rich experience in the field of education. She has been Knowledge Hours papers are published and available online for reference. instrumental in establishing quality educational She has attended national conferences, national seminars organizations. She has rendered her services to the • National Award for “Progressive Principal of India‐ and workshops. She has contributed to the curriculum development of quality schools as DPS and served many 2018” by Rethink India development for B.Sc, B.Com, B.E. and MBA students in other institutions. In her long career spanning over 27 the stream of English literature.Her forte lies in Teachers’ years she has made a difference in the lives of 15.000 • “Principal of the Day” by ACER Training, Motivational workshops and exploring students across the globe. Innovative pedagogical methods for skill development at • Best Principal Award 2017 by It’s A Matter of school levels and institutes of higher education. Dr. Chitra 92 Principals Joshi has been associated with several institutions across the globe. She has successfully contributed to teachers and • ISOQAR 9001:2015 Certification students enhancement programmes and various community services. Her process‐driven approach • SKAL Education Excellence Award for Global ensured that these organisations rose above challenges Montessori Plus in the Girl Child Category and were firmly placed on the path to academic excellence. • Savitri Bai Phule Award for “Best Principal” by the Her success story revolves around National Kaladarpan Art, Cultural and Social three phases: Foundation QualTech Award for Team Excellence, Process Improvement, Innovation and Green As a teacher, I am proud to take you back in time to when I Breakthrough by Qimpro ® was helping high school students explore their inquisitiveness. I introduced them to a whole new world of She has also received some prestigious academics where they were encouraged to invent certifications: solutions to the problems they faced. This was a stepping stone on their path to academic excellence. I'm glad I was • Six Sigma Green Belt for Quality and Processes able to promote the spirit of inquiry in them. My heart Improvement from Indian Statistical Institute swells with pride when I see them as Engineers, Doctors and Administrators who are contributing to make India a • Data Analytics, Educational Neuroscience and better place to live in. Neuroleadership and Conceptual Approaches in Educational Neuroscience from Central Leadership is a trait that has defined me over the years. Queensland University, Australia This trait has helped me not only to teach and gain the confidence of students but also to have an influence that • COVID‐19 Safety and Prevention certifications extends beyond my classrooms‐to the school and the from WHO and Mohammed Bin Rashid University educational community. My interest in Languages and of Medical and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE Science helped me initiate ground breaking design Dr. Chitra has a passion for working with the young and making them life‐long learners. She has a doctorate degree in Linguistics. Basically a science graduate, she developed her inclination towards Language and did her masters in

techniques for future generations. I am a highly creative person, great with people and tech‐savvy. My proactive approach has helped students and institutions achieve their academic goals. As an Edupreneur, I have been awaiting to share this story for years. I get asked a LOT about my journey and how long it took me to get where I am at right now. I am a national awardee who spent 12 years in the classroom and 15 years as a leader. In 2012, I turned my passion of leadership into a service and since then, I have been helping educational organizations develop and change as per the latest trends. My goal is to support the educational network of Students, Facilitators and Parents towards achieving excellence and contributing to the community. She believes in the cycle of unlearn and relearn which helps in developing the right attitude for performance. Her vision to build an inclusive society brings in the practice and support required for schools to be inclusive. She has partnered with various groups in India and abroad to support a highly productive, future ready and resilient educational organizations. 93

India One ­ Coffee Table Book BRO.THAMPY ALEX In my 29 years of experience in the field of education. I The age‐old, traditional NCC Scouts & Guides programme tried to ensure that the school delivers a high‐quality subsists to cater to the needs of the pupils to be disciplined “Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to education for all of its students with continual to discipline their peers. The scouts & guide has been become a person of value.\" Albert Einstein improvement in student attainment through effective nationally acclaimed and Montfort School Students have leadership and management of school activities and received the honourable President’s Awards. During my I feel I am a proficient, conscientious, and compassionate stakeholders in line with the overall direction and past three years here, Montfort School has organized Two leader with a sanguine disposition and charismatic expectations of the Governing Board. All‐India level Scouts & Guides Camps at its campus. personality. I am a open‐minded person with a sound and optimistic outlook for all things in life, which is positively To support the differently abled children, I ensured lifts To build curiosity about culture and art, we also have depicted in all my policy‐related decision‐making and I try were promptly installed. Also, I was instrumental in launched a Cultural Exchange Program with Papua New to make an excellent working environment for all introducing Humanities Stream in the institution.My firm Guinea. And an educational trip was also organized to members. belief in ecological methods were the driving force for Russia which was an enthralling experience for both several sustainable changes at Montfort which minimized teachers and students. 94 the school’s carbon footprint. Multifarious sustainable, and school beautification projects have been set up and In the year 2020, Principal of Public & Private schools successfully accomplished. Not only tried to make an effort experienced one of the most challenging times in to educate and create awareness, but also initiates socially education. We have realized that a shift in mindset will be useful and productive contributions towards a greener needed to teach & learn. So, I emphasized more on planet and sustainable living by planting more than 2500 students & teacher's emotional, social and behavioral plants within the school campus. I aspire to make Montfort health. We organized various mental health‐related School Delhi a live example of small beginnings that sessions for teacher and students to keep them positive in become mass movements of change. The Solar Energy this new normalcy. As the COVID‐19 situation began to System, Rain‐water Harvesting, Tree Plantations, are worsen, we rose up to the challenge and shifted the entire some projects which were taken up during the last few system to online mode to achieve academic continuity. As years. the pandemic prompted, to innovate and adapt to online format, regular trainings were organized for the teachers I firmly believe to inculcate the values of charity work and and technological advancement took place. the spirit of giving in Montfortians by setting an example. We regularly donate Ration Kits and other necessary School advocate and aims at pushing forth for gender things to the needy people and encourage students also to equality by enabling girls with adequate resources to donate their old textbooks, clothes, and stationery to our initiate movement of change. We have recently started second shift underprivileged students. Not only Girls Up Club in the institution to raise more awareness materialistic things, however, but our students are also about this important aspect of our world. My aim is to sharing their acquired knowledge with these children by make Montfortians, resilient enough to face the world. staying back after school hours and teaching them, and Recently seminars were conducted on the very topic which assisting them in their studies under the program ‘each was loved by the parents, teachers and students the most. one, teach one’. My aim is to make Montfort School Delhi a live example of small beginnings that become mass movements of change.

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India One ­ Coffee Table Book MS. SHALINI BAJAJ have an innate urge to keep learning 98 new things. For me, being a leader I joined The Maurya School in June meant thoroughness and perfection in 2013 oblivious to the fact that the all areas. beautiful and pristine exteriors of this 5‐acre school in the plush locality of I believe that to progress we have to Palam Vihar, Gurgaon lacks basic move together. A number of workshops character. I being a dreamer, fell in love on varied subjects were organized for with the school building and didn’t the upgradation of teachers. Next on my bother to investigate about the work list was collaborating with international culture, staff and the reason to have a agencies and complementing the new head after three years of inception. academic planning with a wide range of A number of School Heads had already activities to ensure the essential global given up and moved on. exposure to students and staff. The school had frail health with parents Leaving no stone unturned and after withdrawing their children every day. facing insurmountable odds, I saw my Initially, work felt like a punishment vision shaping into reality. But I have a with majority of staff having negligible long way to go and in the words of motivation to work. Any advice, Robert Frost, ‘The woods are lovely, dark instruction, request or order from my and deep. But I have promises to keep, side went unheard or unheeded. ‘When and miles to go before I sleep .’ the going gets tough, the tough get going’. With this in my mind, I plunged into the mission with a strong determination to set things right. Taking some difficult decisions and stricter measures, I commenced my journey, aiming for a total makeover. I took into my hands the humongous task of monitoring every single aspect like ‐ lesson plans, activities and decisions. I devoted 14‐16 hours a day. For this rigorous and tiring schedule, I prepared my body, mind and soul by doing Sudarshan Kriya, Pranayama and Yoga every day. Like every human I too

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