Nurture nature for a better future
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A beautiful conversation
My association with School Chameleons and Ms.Sudeepta Dhruva, goes back to years post Covid-19. Her vision and keen intent to provide a platform for schools to share success stories of implementing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals caught my attention instantly. Ms.Sudeepta and Ms.Seema Sood as Co-Founders have embarked on a mission to reach out to…
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Hobbies for Happiness
Being creative and engaging in beautifying/rearranging household set up gives equal joy. I am able to be involved in my hobbies for any length of time which is valuable for me.
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Teachers and leaders said success is………..
Teachers and heads of 2 schools sat together to plan for academic planning for the new year commencing from June’26 onwards. I had an engaging conversation with these wonderful teachers who shared many ideas for curriculum implementation in each subject. New updates, learner requirements, school’s vision and mission, sustainable development, exciting teaching and learning approaches,…
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Bird Power in stillness and resilience
Nature shows us that living life joyfully with all that is already provided is the way always. Animate and inanimate things in this universe tell us in so many ways if we care to notice. Rains, rivers and oceans, mountains, forests, grasslands, deserts, wildlife, all animals and plants function with precision utilising everything available. This…
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Research by Learners
In today’s education approach, we often hear the phrase “Research skill” to be developed in learners. We see this being included in different Indian and International curricula as a learning and assessment objective. In a session with teachers, this became a topic of discussion. Teachers expressed their ideas and ways to inculcate this in their…
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Speaking for Learning
Talking or speaking with learners by the teachers and vice versa makes learning possible. When we focus on communication by engaging learners in the process, learning gets achieved. For this, we need to work on “Oracy skills”. Oracy refers to using spoken language effectively for any communication. Cambridge International brings this in each curriculum, teaching,…
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Teachers, the gift of every school
From the first day of my career till today, one thing that has been constant is the support from my colleagues, who are teachers wearing multiple hats of responsibilities. Each time they say, “Ma’m, we shall complete this task, do not worry”, they mean it completely. This is a blessing and privilege to experience. Every…
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Active learning is experiencing learning
Active learning is when learners experience, gain knowledge and are involved completely in the process. This is facilitated by the teachers but achieved by the learners by leading the learning process. The classrooms rather any learning space becomes alive and filled with meaningful engagement for each learner when we work on active learning. Active learning…
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Magic of Meeting
On a visit to Hyderabad , I met my aunt-in-law, Dr.Sridevi C, a reputed cardiologist at her work in Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad. It was late evening and an exhausting day as it happens most of the times for her. It was a different experience to meet her and go around the institute. I…
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People who have me made me what I’m
I was raised by my father, Sri.N.L.S.Sastry, my mother, Smt.Girijamma, my amazing parents, with values, love, care and guidance to become a responsible person. They inculcated good values not just by preaching but by practising and how hard work and sincerity play a huge role in making us achieve any task. In those days, they…