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Special Report

EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

RETREAT 2024

‘Empowering Changemakers & Transformative Leaders’

Spread over three days, this unprecedented retreat convened in
the Himalayan foothills attracted 70 promoters, trustees, and
principals of K-12 schools from 16 states across the country

Summiya Yasmeen

T HE INAUGURAL EDUCATION Leader- Bharat and $30 trillion GDP economy by 2047 set by Prime

“For the country to attain the ambitious goals of Viksit
ship Retreat (ELR) 2024, organised
by EducationWorld and the Board-
Minister Modi, our children and youth have to be well-edu-
cated and trained to become competent and capable leaders
ing Schools’ Association of India
(BSAI) convened at the top-ranked
within the next 23 years. And the responsibility of nurtur-
Pinegrove School, Dharampur (Him-
achal Pradesh), concluded on May 11.
has devolved upon today’s education leaders. Therefore, it’s
Spread over three days (May 9-11), ing and developing tomorrow’s leaders in all walks of life
very important for education leaders themselves to learn
the fully-residential retreat attracted continuously and upgrade leadership and mentoring skills
70 promoters, trustees and principals of K-12 schools from to develop their students into knowledgeable school-leavers
16 states across the country. This unprecedented initiative ready to assume leadership roles in business, industry, poli-
was an outstanding success with all delegates demanding tics and society. The EW-BSAI Education Leadership Re-
follow-up leadership workshops. Because of pressing de- treat 2024 has been conceptualised to provide such a forum
mand, two more retreats/workshops are scheduled for the for school leaders to share and exchange best practices and
fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 — in Varanasi (Decem- level up their leadership skills,” said Dilip Thakore, Pub-
ber) and Udaipur (March). lisher/Editor of EducationWorld, in a message to delegates.
The objective of the retreat driven by the theme ‘Empow- Ideated and designed by Bhavin Shah, CEO, Edu-
ering Changemakers & Transformative Leaders’ featuring cationWorld, and BSAI President Dr. Sumer Singh,
Masterclasses and panel discussions conducted by proven the three-day ELR 2024 was carefully curated for school
primary-secondary education leaders supported by yoga leaders to deliberate the most pressing issues confronting
and mindfulness sessions in the scenic Himalayan foothills, primary-secondary education and develop leadership skills
was to provide a learning forum for delegates to upgrade to confront and manage them. “From teacher development
their leadership skills. to crisis management and cultivating global citizenship in

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