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Special Report

The 2nd EW-BSAI Education Leadership Retreat 2024 convened
between December 21-23 in Sunbeam School, Varuna, Varanasi,
which attracted 108 school leaders from 21 cities and towns across
the country, was a great success. Post-event feedback indicates this
initiative made a substantial positive impact

T HE SECOND EW (EducationWorld)- ber of atrocities and crimes committed against children by

BSAI (Boarding Schools Association
employees and strangers, and consequent civil and criminal
of India) Education Leadership Re-
liability of institutional managements and school leaders.
treat 2024 held between December
Against this backdrop, there is rising awareness among
21-23 in Varanasi, attracted 108
school leaders of the importance of education institutions
school leaders from 21 cities and
and regulations on subjects relating to children’s safety.
towns across the country. This Edu-
cation Leadership Retreat (confer- becoming well-acquainted with the plethora of laws, rules
A distinguishing feature of the carefully conceptualised
ence) hosted by the Varanasi-based EW-BSAI Retreats is that the agenda is not restricted to
Sunbeam Group of Educational Institutions comprising 14 classroom-style lectures and academic presentations. The
K-12 schools in Uttar Pradesh with an aggregate enrolment role of the host in this tripartite partnership is to acquaint
of 35,000 children, was convened by popular demand af- delegates with the geography, terrain and culture of the
ter the inaugural EW-BSAI Education Leadership Retreat venue environment. Therefore during the first Retreat
hosted by the Pinegrove School, Dharampur (Himachal hosted by the top-ranked Pinegrove School, promoter-
Pradesh) proved a great success. Over 70 school trustees, principal Capt. A.J. Singh in consultation with BSAI Presi-
principals from 16 states countrywide attended the first dent Dr. Sumer Singh, and EW’s CEO Bhavin Shah devised
three-day retreat. a cultural programme for delegates to explore the scenic
The theme of the first Retreat at Dharampur was ‘Em- environs and ecosystem of Dharampur sited in the Himala-
powering Changemakers & Transformative Leaders’. In the yan foothills, and also a visit to the neighbouring Lawrence
recently concluded second Retreat, it was ‘Future Proof- School, Sanawar.
ing Education: Navigating School Safety, Student This time round, Dr. Deepak Madhok and Dr. Bhar-
Success and Brand Resilience’. The theme of the Va- ti Madhok, promoter-directors of the Sunbeam Group of
ranasi Retreat was driven by media reports of a rising num- Educational Institutions, masterminded an excellent itiner-

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