Rangeet attended the India Life Skills Summit on 17 Nov, 2022, hosted by the Life Skills Collaborative (LSC). These were notes taken during several presentations and panels aiming to summarise what was said and are not direct quotes: Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Head of the drafting committee for India’s National Education Policy (NEP) and former head …
“Education is crucial to promote climate action. It helps people understand and address the impacts of the climate crisis, empowering them with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to act as agents of change.” – UNESCO The UN, the Paris Agreement and ACE call for governments to educate, empower and engage stakeholders relating to …
Simran Mulchandani talks with Annie Brookman-Byrne about his vision for education, which focuses on social and emotional learning and developing ecological knowledge. Read More
It’s no secret that children and indeed all humans have multiple intelligences, some of which are far better developed than others. The Guru of this theory Dr. Howard Gardner, proposed this way back in 1983. Yet most schools today still test a student’s success by how well they do linguistically, logically and perhaps mathematically. But …
“Social and Emotional Learning is about the education of the human heart. The future of human civilization and the protection of the planet depends on the evolution of the human heart and these methodologies are utterly essential.” – David Sawyer, Converge, Education Reformer Sowing Seeds My wife, Renisha and I raised our children, Ishan (20) …
Rangeet and Mountain Climbing: How my Heart and Brain Connected Read More »
“Human relationships are at the core of loving & learning. Through song & playful activities, Rangeet flexes our social muscles & prepares children to be tomorrow’s carers, thinkers & citizens.” – Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Current education systems in most countries do not prepare children to thrive. Most systems have their rote learning …
The Importance of Social Emotional and Ecological Knowledge (SEEK) Read More »
