Learner centric teaching Teach children or curriculum? 16 Aug 20127 Sep 2018 Lately, we have been silent on the blog front as we untangled curricular confusion and cobwebs helping four schools under the same management spring clean their primary school curriculum. Over…
Education Play is Work 25 Feb 2011 For most of my adult life, I have been fascinated by the way children play; the impact playfulness has on their development and play as a language of children. As…
Education… Nursery Admissions- A Game of Russian Roulette 1 Feb 2011 Getting a child admitted into a good school is a matter of consternation for a parent anywhere. More so in a country of 1.2 billion people, where gaining admission into…
Education… How technology is transforming the future school 19 Nov 2010 The last few weeks or so have been full of news/instances about applications of information technology in path breaking ways, which have the potential of changing the way we live…
Reggio Emilia Patti MacDonald on Reggio approach 17 Sep 2010 Payal Mahajan: Good morning Patti. Thank you for making the time to speak with us about Bishop Strachan and the work that you are trying to do here. To begin…
Educational Videos Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! 21 Jun 2010 In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where…
Education “Holistic education”- Walk the Talk 29 May 2010 Growing up to a certain age is always fun; it’s growing up after that, which is usually a pain. My schooling was in an era when ‘holistic education’ was something…
Education What’s in a name-a school’s name? 1 Apr 2010 Life is full of strange coincidences. We were in Reggio Emilia, Italy for most part of last week, meeting and discussing with their core team, visiting their resource centres and…
Adult Education Jan Sjunnesson on Adult Education 17 Mar 2010 http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10190228&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Transcript Sandeep: Good Morning Jan. We will start with the objectives of Adult Education and its relevance for society? Jan: Adult Education in Scandinavia, which I know most about…
International Schools Lalage Prabhu on International Schools in India 28 Feb 2010 http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9937975&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Transcript Payal: Very often one reads and hears about the sudden spurt in the growth of international schools in India, do you feel that there has been a sudden…