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  • Education My Contribution To Society

    Education My Contribution To Society


    Born at the cusp of Covid, Prometheus School has leveraged technology to the hilt. Chairman Mukesh Sharma describes the steps that the school has taken in the right direction

    School education is going through unprecedented changes, thanks to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and also several challenges, in the wake of Covid. A school that had its foundation laid just before the pandemic is especially bound to have witnessed a tough time.

    Mukesh Sharma, Chairman, Prometheus School, at the 4th edition of BW Top Education Brands Awards shared the journey of his school and said, “Taking challenges is one of the core values of the Prometheus School. We do not want our children to get scared of failures and taking risks. As a school, we did fairly well. It took us only 24 hours to switch to online mode. We deployed many technical tools and one of them was ‘Prometheus OTT’ for conducting the classes.”

    Sharma also counted on the other technical tools that help them to figure out the situation like Covid.

    He added, “In the online sessions it was important to deploy the right tools so that everyone could collaborate together.”

    Talking about the affordability of Prometheus, he said that he intends to start the school wherein complete education would be taken care of by the school and the school would cater for the talented students of the below poverty line.

    As per Sharma, compared to the fee at other IB (International Board) affiliated schools, the fee at Prometheus is 25 to 30 per cent lower.

    Sharma mentioned that his school aims at unprivileged children who are talented but cannot afford to be educated. He assured that in the coming 3 to 4 years, Prometheus is going to work actively in that direction. He called NEP a great initiative but added that he was looking forward to seeing its implementation on the ground level.

    Service to society

    Describing the pedagogy deployed at Prometheus, Sharma said, “We always try to help students understand that it is competition versus yourself, not others.”

    “I do not consider education as a part of the business, rather it is my contribution to the society and nation that I live in,” Sharma added.

    While concluding the conversation, Sharma shared that he sees education as a self-sustainable entity that is shaping our nation.

  • Education My Contribution To The Society

    Education My Contribution To The Society


    Born at the cusp of Covid, Prometheus School has leveraged technology to the hilt. Chairman Mukesh Sharma describes the steps that the school has taken in the right direction

    School education is going through unprecedented changes, thanks to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and also several challenges, in the wake of Covid. A school that had its foundation laid just before the pandemic is especially bound to have witnessed a tough time.

    Mukesh Sharma, Chairman, Prometheus School, at the 4th edition of BW Top Education Brands Awards shared the journey of his school and said, “Taking challenges is one of the core values of the Prometheus School. We do not want our children to get scared of failures and taking risks. As a school, we did fairly well. It took us only 24 hours to switch to online mode. We deployed many technical tools and one of them was ‘Prometheus OTT’ for conducting the classes.”

    Sharma also counted on the other technical tools that help them to figure out the situation like Covid.

    He added, “In the online sessions it was important to deploy the right tools so that everyone could collaborate together.”

    Talking about the affordability of Prometheus, he said that he intends to start the school wherein complete education would be taken care of by the school and the school would cater for the talented students of the below poverty line.

    As per Sharma, compared to the fee at other IB (International Board) affiliated schools, the fee at Prometheus is 25 to 30 per cent lower.

    Sharma mentioned that his school aims at unprivileged children who are talented but cannot afford to be educated. He assured that in the coming 3 to 4 years, Prometheus is going to work actively in that direction. He called NEP a great initiative but added that he was looking forward to seeing its implementation on the ground level.

    Service to society

    Describing the pedagogy deployed at Prometheus, Sharma said, “We always try to help students understand that it is competition versus yourself, not others.”

    “I do not consider education as a part of the business, rather it is my contribution to the society and nation that I live in,” Sharma added.

    While concluding the conversation, Sharma shared that he sees education as a self-sustainable entity that is shaping our nation.

  • Purpose Of Education Is To Prepare Human For Life

    Purpose Of Education Is To Prepare Human For Life


    Education helps to prepare a human for life, not only to do a job for a living but also to develop a human being to be happy and fulfilled in life, says Purvesh Sharma, COO, Pragyanam, a K-12 school of Footprints

    Can you describe your journey with Footprints?

    Footprints started in 2013 with the vision to get the world’s best practices to Indian preschools and the journey was tremendous. We got an overwhelming response from parents and from all the franchises across India. Of course, Covid was a roadblock but there was tremendous growth too.

    How can we shift our education system from rote learning to innovation?

    There are multiple ways and the first thing is the primary curriculum. In Footprints, we got HighScope curriculum from the US. It is the world’s best curriculum which focusses more on active learning where children engage in different activities to stimulate their growth and development in all dimensions. The second thing is the focus should be more on activities like music, dance, sports, theatre, visual arts and reading. These are primary channels for developing human beings comprehensively and not everything can happen in the classroom.

    What role can NEP play in increasing innovation among students?

    We support National Education Policy and the changes the government is suggesting. It gives more freedom to students wherein they have the option to choose subjects. But during our time there was very limited scope. Now students have room to express themselves and their creativity. And the government’s plan to promote entrepreneurship will give a big boost to students.

    What is your philosophy on education?

    The purpose of education is to prepare a human for life, not only to do a job for a living. It is to develop a human being to be happy and fulfilled in life.

  • Our Children Our Future – BW Education

    Our Children Our Future – BW Education


    Vittal Bhandary, Founder, MD & CEO, Little Elly Chain of Preschools, stresses on having the right thought process and attitude to flourish in the education market and prioritising kids’ interests simultaneously. Excerpts from an exclusive interview

    While Bhandary and his wife Preeti became parents to a girlchild in 2004, they were searching for a top-notch preschool for their little one. While there were a few excellent playschools and nurseries in the area, none of them seemed to provide the kind of comprehensive early education that they wanted for their little one. Bhandary states, “Preeti and I made the decision to conceptualise and dream up a pre-school, since Preeti is an enthusiastic kindergarten teacher with a flair for innovation. ‘Little Elly’ was born, as a flagship brand of Learning Edge India, an entity synonymous with education in Bangalore.”

    Passion and patience are the two key traits that they inherit as early childhood educators. About engaging with children, parents and teachers, Bhandary shares, “We regularly interact with our centres and parents on numerous occasions and according to predetermined frequencies. Establishing consistency in our deployments helps maintain a continual connection with the children, parents and our centres.” “Our zonal coordinators go to the centres to observe the employees and offer guidance,” Bhandary adds.

    Little Elly recently won ‘Regional Preschool Franchisor of the Year’ award. Expressing his feelings on receiving this award, Bhandary states, “The team is thrilled to receive this honour. Our curriculum is our greatest asset and the combination of the Montessori and Steiner approaches distinguishes our methodology and this made us outperform other players in this category. “To ensure that every child, regardless of the centre they attend, receives the same value as elsewhere, we invest significantly in our training and coaching programmes with our partners,” he further says.

    Bhandary believes that business will follow if you have the appropriate attitude and thinking. He suggests, “This industry places a strong emphasis on honesty and integrity while keeping children’s best interests in mind.” There are numerous opportunities in education and India is recognised worldwide. With such a large number of young people, there is enough pie for everyone to enjoy. Our children are our future, he says.