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Some delegate responses

he inaugural EducationWorld-BSAI Education Leader- terclasses were excellent and have sparked
ship Retreat 2024 convened at the top-ranked Pine- many new ideas. I also got the opportunity to
Tgrove School, Solan ranked India’s #1 coed boarding network with education leaders from across
school in the EW India School Rankings 2023-24, and The the country. I look forward to attending more
Lawrence School, Sanawar, ranked India’s #1 vintage co-ed such retreats” — Joshua Thangaraj, representa-
boarding school in EWISR 2022-23, attracted 70 school pro- tive, Little Flower Public School, Chennai
moters, principals and leaders from 16 states countrywide.
Some reactions. “This initiative of BSAI and EducationWorld
was an extraordinary experience. It was
“It was an amazing experience to listen to wonderful to learn from stalwarts of Indian
highly experienced education experts dis- education as well as senior government offi-
cussing ways and means to develop school cials. Meeting and interacting with education
leaders. I loved the insightful Masterclasses, leaders from across the country has been
especially of Dr. Ameeta Mulla Wattal, Dr. an enriching experience. I am taking back great learning and
Prajapati Trivedi, Dr. Jagpreet Singh, and wonderful memories” — Amrita Burman, Director, Sunbeam
Lt. Gen. Surendra Kulkarni, and the panel School, Varanasi
discussion on redefining assessment. Many thanks to EW and
BSAI for convening this wonderful and memorable event!” — “Throughout my career as an educator, I
Mausam Arora, Founder, RIT Learningfields Pvt. Ltd, Delhi have not witnessed an event of this type
where educators from across the country
“The retreat was an event to remember and assemble to learn about education leader-
a wonderful opportunity to interact with ex- ship. The Masterclasses were excellent, and
traordinary education leaders such as Dr. interaction with fellow educators was truly
Sumer Singh, Dr. Ameeta Mulla Wattal, Gen. enriching” — Sachin Vats, Founder-Director,
S. Kulkarni, Dr. Jagpreet Singh, Capt AJ The Gurukul School, Ghaziabad
Singh and Himmat S. Dhillon, among others.
The goodwill, respectful attention, happy laughter, and intense “I am very happy I signed up for ELR 2024.
conversations I experienced over three days in the Himalayan The speakers were excellent, eloquent and
foothills prompted deep reflection and enthusiasm to acquire knowledgeable. Moreover, it was a delight
new knowledge and skills needed to develop leadership quali- to interact and learn from peers who had
ties” — Surjeet Khanna, educator and former founder-principal, assembled from 30 cities across India. The
DPS Greater Faridabad retreat provided a great learning opportunity
to revisit our school systems and leader-
“As the youngest delegate at ELR 2024, it was a privilege to at- ship styles, and improve them for the betterment of Indian
tend this fantastic retreat. Over three days, I had the honour of education” — Rohini Aima, Vice-Chairperson, Jammu Sanskriti
listening to nationally renowned education leaders. The Mas- School, Jammu & Kashmir

us an excellent opportunity to show- happy to co-host this wonderful
case our campus and best practices; Education Leadership Retreat for
our student volunteers got a wonder- heads of schools. The retreat has
ful opportunity to learn organisational been a delightful and transforma-
and event management skills and our tive experience for all participants
teachers the chance to interact with and provided practical strategies for
peers from across the country,” said institutional improvement. It reaf-
Capt. A.J. Singh, Executive Direc- firmed the importance of prioritiz-
tor, Pinegrove School. ing the well-being and happiness of
Himmat Singh Dhillon, Head- students and educators. This event,
master at The Lawrence School, which was a resounding success, is
Sanawar, also expressed “satisfac- a testament to Lawrence, Sanawar’s
tion” with ELR 2024. “We were commitment to contribute towards
raising teaching-learning standards
Dhillon: transformative experience across the country,” said Dhillon.

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