Under the aegis of Maharshi Patanjali Group of Schools and Swaraj Vidyapeeth, a four-day workshop on “Schools in the changing context: Challenges and possible solutions” was organised at Radhakrishnan Hall of Patanjali Nursery School. Principals and teachers of Patanjali Group of Schools, including Alpona Dey, Nityanand Singh, Madhuri Srivastava and Headmistress Vibha Srivastava, attended the workshop along with educationists from different colleges of the city.
The resource person was Prof Rajeev Sharma and other eminent speakers were Prof RC Tripathi, Geeta Sharma and Swapnil Srivastava from Swaraj Vidyapeeth.
The workshop started with lighting of the lamp. Principal of Patanjali Rishikul Nityanand Singh welcomed the educators.
Former professor of IIM, Dr Rajeev Sharma was the main speaker of this programme. He underlined the importance of education in the changing context of 21st century. He laid emphasis on transforming education and schooling system by bringing change in teachers and leaders of the school. He engaged the participants in the workshop through various activities to make the teachers learn the virtues of trust, relationship and team work.
Professor RC Tripathi laid emphasis on the importance of ‘listening’ in learning and life. He also discussed the role of ‘motivation’ for study and learning.
The role of parents and schools and their coordination in building a healthy educational environment was also discussed. He creatively engaged the participants in activities such as role play and experience sharing which made the session very practical and understandable.
Secretary of Maharshi Patanjali Group of Schools, Dr Krishna Gupta, in her message, said to bring changes in the field of education more work needs to be done with children, teachers and principals in schools along with parents and community members.
The members of the Management Committee of Maharshi Patanjali Group of Schools, Rekha Baid and Yashovardhan said the more the dialogue is established between the school and the community, the more relevant will be the change in the personality of children.
Principal of Patanjali Rishikul School Nityanand Singh, while proposing the vote of thanks said there is a need for radical change in the world of education because new minds have to be nurtured for facing the challenges with positivity and living in harmony with self, family, society and nature.