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EW SPOTLIGHT FEATURE

“Education is the soul of society passed

down the generations”

A business management alumnus of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai who
pressed on to study for a PhD from the International University of America, London. Dr. Chandan Agarwal is
chairperson of GD Goenka Public School, Kanpur.

What is the objective students and parents,
behind the promotion frequent motivational and
of GD Goenka School, counseling sessions by
Kanpur? iconic personalities from
Education is the soul of a different walks of life were
society passed down from also organised
one generation to another.
With innumerable players What are your school’s
in this arena, it becomes future plans?
important for schools The need of the hour is
to build a formidable to provide students with
reputation in society, enriching experiences
and enjoy the support which will reinforce their
and loyalty of its parents, learning and expose them
students’ and teaching to various opportunities
communities. A positive of self- growth. The NEP
image helps attract Dr. Chandan Agarwal 2020 has also been
and retain skilled and designed to nurture
experienced faculty and also influences inculcates a lifelong love for learning. skill-based learning and focus on socio-
students’ achievements. To create and A futuristic approach to learning based emotional, intellectual and physical
sustain a popular image, it is significant on experiential and child-centric needs of students. In the future, we
to ‘live the brand’ and reinforce positive pedagogies has been our forte from intend to focus on experiential learning,
reputation through various platforms inception. personalised attention, and gradual
such as websites, newsletters, implementation of NEP 2020.
participation in community welfare What initiatives did your school take
programs etc. over the past two pandemic years to What are your suggestions to revive
ensure that every child continues to Indian education post pandemic?
What are the distinguishing features receive holistic education? Reopen schools now!. The past several
of your school? The disillusionment regarding months of schools’ lockdown has
Our school provides a learning the seriousness and objectivity of taken a severe toll on children’s social
environment that focuses on and online education did not shake our and emotional well-being resulting
augments the evolution of 21st determination to provide quality in enormous learning loss. We must
century skills- -- critical thinking, education. We adopted a progressive restore their confidence and enable
communication, collaboration and approach and during the initial stages them to recover lost learning, identify
creativity. We believe that every child of the pandemic, charted a strategy new and innovative strategies to sustain
is unique and blessed with inherent to implement multidimensional through changing times and prepare
capabilities. Therefore, our endeavour teaching pedagogies, using different students for the future. Let us not forget
is to provide appropriate developmental mediums of communication to reach “Education is the passport to the future,
programmes with not more than 25 out to all our students. To ensure the for tomorrow belongs to those who
students in a class. The ambience physical and mental well-being of our prepare for it today”.

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