The S Chand Group, one of India’s largest publishers for educational content, hosted Teaching Excellence Award 2015 in the Capital recently. The awards were hosted to celebrate the ‘Spirit of Teaching,’ and honour the profession which creates profession. S Chand Teaching Excellence Award 2015 had 19 categories which saw participation from schools across India. The awards were kept for K-12 segment participant with an independent jury comprising of Rita Wilson, editor, The Progressive Teacher magazine; Adbha Adams, founder member SBS Noida and John Mason renowned educationist to name few along with other industry experts.
S Chand Group was privileged to honour Sister M Cyril Mooney with the lifetime Achievement Award, for her work and contribution in shaping the quality of education for urban and rural pool children. She is an internationally recognised educational innovator and the 2007 winner of the Padma Shri Award, the Government of India’s fourth-highest civilian honor.
Speaking on the occasion Himanshu Gupta, joint managing director S Chand Group said: “This is the first year of Teaching Excellence Awards, and we’ll hope to continue our association with this platform to recognize the profession which creates the professions and celebrate the spirit of teaching. The group believes that if the dream is big enough to shape the future of millions, no one can stop you. The awards are our way to salute the spirit and share their stories.