What Does It take to Make Happy Teachers?

It started with one question: what does it actually take to make a teacher happy?

Years ago, in “Health is Wealth,” I wrote about something that stuck with me since school — how my teachers never seemed to take a sick day. A headache, a fever, a body ache — perfectly valid reasons to stay home — and yet they showed up, grave-faced, every single day. I used to think it was discipline. 

I now think it was more of a necessity. Nobody had built them a safety net that made rest feel safe. That question sat with me through the years. And the longer I sat with it, the more I realised we’d been asking the wrong question all along.

The training exists. The teacher doesn’t.

India has started taking teacher training seriously. NEP 2020 now requires every teacher to complete 50 hours of Continuous Professional Development per year — covering classroom methods, subject knowledge, digital tools, and values. Boards like CBSE and KVS have built entire frameworks around it. On paper, this is progress. Professional development is finally a policy priority, not an afterthought. But here’s what we found once we actually sat in the room with teachers for the last 40 years!

Schools aren’t investing in teachers. They’re investing in teaching. 

There’s a lesson plan, but no health plan for them. A classroom management framework, but no retirement plan. We ask teachers to master differentiated instruction while paying many of them below-average wages a month — wages that leave little room to save, let alone plan for the future. Studies on private school teachers in India have found the majority reporting high stress, and lower pay consistently comes up as one of the sharpest predictors of it.

You can’t build resilience on top of financial anxiety.

That’s not a training gap. That’s a foundational gap.

It’s Maslow’s pyramid, basically, except we’ve been asking teachers to leap straight to self-actualisation — reflective practice, 21st-century pedagogy, STEM integration — while skipping the base entirely: safety, stability, health, belonging. Professional development, as it’s currently designed, assumes the base is already there. In most Indian schools, it isn’t. So we started somewhere else.

The Literacy Project for Educators isn’t a classroom-skills programme. It’s Financial Literacy, Food Literacy, and Emerging Literacies (including AI) — built for teachers, first and foremost people, second professionals. Not a one-day workshop where people show up, clap, and forget. We follow up. There’s a webinar every week. We are hosting events in four schools in Chapter 1 of our outreach program, including two that taught me more than any planning document could — at Ballia and Jammu. We didn’t arrive with ten posters, twenty banners, or a convoy of cars.  

Made possible by people who choose to stand behind us without being asked twice: Dr. Kr. Arun Singh of Sunbeam School Ballia, Nandan Kuthiala and Arati Kuthiala of Jodhamal Public School, Amit Bajla of Taurian World School, Pradip Burman and Indira Burman of Gyan Anant Vidyalaya. We thank each one of these wonderful patrons and their teams for standing by us.

Our partners, the Association of Mutual Funds in India and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, who backed the financial and food literacy components with real institutional weight and provided their resources with open hearts. 

None of this was ever about filling a bank account. It was about giving something back to the people who’ve spent their careers giving to everyone else’s children first. And slowly, city by city, we’re watching it work.

Teachers walk out with a plan for their own money, a clearer sense of what they’re eating and why it matters, and a little more comfort with the tools reshaping their classrooms. Happy teachers — or well on their way to becoming that.

Chapter 2 starts now.

If you’re a GSA school, my question to you is the same one I started with: what does it take for your teachers to be happy? Are you ready to actually invest in them — not just their lesson plans, but their lives?

There’s no cost of training. No transaction. Just a school willing to open its doors and a teacher’s staffroom that could use a little more hope in it. 

We’re going into Chapter 2 of this project, and we’d love to have you on board. The question is yours now.

- Kunal Rajpurohit, Manager at the Learning Forward India Foundation, you can reach out to him at KR@LearningForward.org.in

Better Health and Fitness at School

Learning Forward Saturday

May 30, 3:00 pm, 45 min

 

Dhruv Mehrotra from FittGen presented a comprehensive fitness program for schools, emphasising the importance of health and fitness. The program, which includes tests for various parameters like hand-eye coordination and agility, costs ₹1,500 per child per year within Tamil Nadu and ₹2,500 outside Tamil Nadu. Dhruv highlighted a 95% improvement in children's fitness due to the program. He also discussed accommodating children with medical conditions and the importance of gradual fitness improvements. The session concluded with a discussion on the benefits of yoga and daily exercise routines for teachers and students.

Action items

  - Implement the Fit Generation fitness programme at Prateeksha’s school within the next 15–21 days, including providing iPads and the curriculum and ensuring the school follows the structured programme.

  - Share your email ID and phone number with the group so teachers can message or call you with any questions about the Fit Generation programme.

  - Share the nutrition plan that was previously sent with the parents so they can follow it for their children’s health.

Here are the questions asked during the meeting and the answers given (speaker noted where available):

1. Q: Can you share the PPT? (technical/help request)  

   A: Sneha Pundir offered to share the PPT and successfully did so so that Dhruv could present.

2. Q: What are the programme commercials/costs? (Brinda)  

   A: Dhruv — Cost depends on location and school size. For schools within Tamil Nadu and with >1000 students: ₹1,500 per child per year. For schools outside Tamil Nadu: ₹2,500 per child per year (higher due to the possibility of coaches needing to relocate). There is variation (example: a ₹500 increment in some cases) depending on numbers and logistics.

3. Q: Why is the cost less for Tamil Nadu? (Brinda / Speaker)  

   A: Dhruv — Lower because coaches/local support are available; outside Tamil Nadu, extra cost accounts for coach relocation or finding local staff.

4. Q: How do you reach children from different/disadvantaged backgrounds (NGO schools, rural children) who may have different home situations? (Brinda)  

   A: Dhruv — Every child can benefit from basic daily movement; the programme uses simple exercises and technology for tracking so teachers can monitor progress. Even minimal, regular basic movements produce improvement. Fittgen adapts the curriculum to the school context.

5. Q: Can the programme work in schools that cannot spare daily timetable slots? Can children follow routines from home? (Brinda)  

   A: Dhruv — Yes. The programme is flexible; there are app-based sessions and routines that children (and parents) can follow at home if school time is constrained.

6. Q: Are there accommodations for students with medical conditions (e.g., diabetes)? (Minakshi Prasad)  

   A: Dhruv — The first step is medical identification by a doctor. Most conditions (including many cases of diabetes related to obesity) can be helped with gradual diet control and basic movement. Exercise plans must be gradual and tailored; severe conditions (e.g., certain heart conditions) may need medical clearance. FittGen also refers nutritionists (with discounts) and can work with medical partners (Apollo Shine Foundation mentioned for non-invasive tests).

7. Q: How to motivate or give tips to adult teachers for maintaining fitness/energy? (Brinda)  

   A: Dhruv — Daily 30 minutes of basic yoga/pranayama/walking and a modest diet change can yield large benefits. He shared personal/family examples (his parents’ improved health) and recommended making fitness a daily habit.

8. Q: Do you tie the programme into the school timetable and ensure mandatory participation? (Brinda / re: Vellumal school example)  

   A: Dhruv — The programme is designed to be integrated into school schedules; FittGen works with schools to make it mandatory and slot it into timetables. If schools can’t provide daily slots, app/home routines are an alternative.

9. Q: For Prateeksha’s school: Will you implement Fit Gen there soon? (implied by Dharma/Prateeksha)  

   A: Dhruv — Yes; he confirmed a visit/implementation in about 15–21 days, and provided iPads and curriculum, asking the school to follow the programme.

10. Q: How are students’ fitness parameters tracked and reported? (implied from presentation/teacher queries)  

    A: Dhruv — FittGen tests multiple parameters (height, weight, speed, endurance, flexibility, agility, reaction, coordination, balance, strength), provides dashboards and individually measured report cards, and gives teachers analysis to focus training where students lack skills.

11. Q: Can parents be involved, and are there nutrition plans? (Minakshi / others)  

    A: Minakshi — She had shared a nutrition plan with parents.  

    A: Dhruv — FittGen provides nutrition charts at the beginning of the year and refers nutritionists (with discounts) to support families.

12. Q: Are there medical/health partners for testing? (implied)  

    A: Dhruv — Yes; Apollo Shine Foundation was mentioned as a medical partner for non-invasive tests when needed.

Notes courtesy of Otter AI

Educate Girls 15th Anniversary and the Power of Mobility

Read and Lead

To read from the book Educate Girls by Safeena Husain and discuss a chapter on the transformative power of girls’ education. 

Key Takeaways

• The Power of Literacy: Education provides a critical defence against exploitation, enabling girls to navigate complex systems (e.g., government schemes, property contracts) and make life-saving health decisions.

• Breaking Generational Cycles: Educating one girl creates a “new normal” for her family. Younger siblings gain more education than their elders, forging a path toward greater freedom and opportunity.

• Empowerment Through Mobility: Education grants girls the freedom to travel independently, drive vehicles, and pursue careers, breaking traditional constraints on movement and work.

• Leadership & Community Impact: Educated girls become community leaders (e.g., Sarpanch Arohi), using their positions to allocate resources and advocate for girls' education, creating a virtuous cycle of progress.

Topics

Educate Girls’ 15th Anniversary Tour

• Objective: Verify the impact of Educate Girls’ work by meeting beneficiaries in person.

• Scope: A 4,500 km tour across 16 districts in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.

• Scale: Events drew 800–2,000 attendees, including 11,928 volunteers and 2,765 staff.

• Significance: The massive turnout underscored the community’s deep commitment to girls’ education, a stark contrast to the organisation’s humble beginnings.

The Power of Literacy: Safety & Financial Security

• Financial Protection: Literacy helps women avoid fraud.

  • Example (Sapna): Read a government pamphlet → refused to pay an illegal fee for the Swachh Bharat toilet scheme.

  • Example (Vijaya): Handled an aunt’s property paperwork → saved ₹20,000 in broker fees and gained valuable experience.

• Life-Saving Health Decisions: Education enables informed medical choices.

  • Example (Samitha): Insisted on taking her sister Varsha to a registered hospital for a seizure, overriding her illiterate mother’s plan to use a village healer. Varsha’s life was saved.

  • Context: In 2017, ~80% of Indian women needed male family permission to visit a health centre.

Empowerment Through Mobility

• Education grants girls the freedom to travel and work independently.

• Example (Jyoti): Flew alone to Pune, Maharashtra, after her mother stated, “Because you are educated, you can travel alone.”

• Practical Skills: Driving tractors or motorbikes can save hours of daily labour (e.g., collecting water), freeing up time for study and personal pursuits.

Leadership & Community Impact

• Educated girls become community leaders who advocate for further progress.

• Example (Arohi): Enrolled in school by Educate Girls in 2010.

  • Outcome: Became Sarpanch for seven villages → allocated the majority of the administrative budget to girls’ education.

Generational Change: A “New Normal”

• Educating one girl creates a “new normal” for her family, with younger siblings gaining more education than their elders.

• Example (Ganaki’s Family):

  • Eldest Sister (Pyari): Never attended school.

  • Youngest Sister (Ganaki): Pursuing a BA, drives a motorbike, and interprets soil test cards to improve farm yields.

• Tension: Ganaki and her sister Hansi will marry next year on a traditional date (Akshya Trithiya), showing the ongoing clash between modern aspirations and community expectations.

• Symbolism: Ganaki’s name (“Enough”) highlights the family’s initial desire for a son, making her subsequent achievements a powerful symbol of progress.

Next Steps

• Brinda: Attempt to contact Safina (author) about joining next week’s meeting.

• All: Meet next Thursday at 5:30 PM to finish the book.

FATHOM AI-generated notes

The Open School, by Kartik, Founder, Driveway Devi

 

On a recent airport transfer, as I debated between reading my book or getting some work done on the laptop, I couldn’t help overhear stray bits of my Uber driver’s phone conversation. Things didn’t seem alright and I organically proceeded to ask him if something was the matter. 

Neither did I read a word of my book, nor did any work; like most of us I had assumed that in either activity, would be a judicious use of the time the longish drive would take – instead I ended up talking to the Uber driver for the entire hour and a quarter my intra-city journey lasted.

The minutes hardly called attention to themselves. Though that wasn’t the reward, that I’d been able to traverse a most unpleasant commute without glancing at my watch. Far from it. What this interaction did gift me, as I quickly realized settling into my seat aboard the flight, was the kind of insight, and knowledge, that years of academic study couldn’t have; compressed, authentic, from the horse’s mouth, in a fraction of the time!

This bounty of newly gathered wisdom around small-town Uttar Pradesh and migrant workforce in the national capital, their lives, struggles and modest triumphs, their hopes, fears, dreams and aspirations, their forsaken native lives, sacrificed family members, this gentleman’s wages and survival-mode existence, his ‘education’ that had falsified the promise of prosperity – each word out of his mouth encapsulated an India that I wasn’t ever a part of, and was unlikely to be – more significantly, his was a microcosm of a dismal epic-sized reality, one, astonishingly kept veiled, secret, a closely hidden & protected recipe that served and serviced only a waver-thin minority.

I digress, since this isn’t intended as a socio-political rant. That I’d gained so much, from such little time, and zero effort, got me to thinking. What I’d always known, practiced half my life then forgotten somewhere along my bigger journey, hit me like a ton of bricks. 

Freedom and Peace - Reah Sikand

We often hear words such as freedom and peace, and every individual has their own interpretation of these words. Freedom for some could be sharing their point of view; for some, it could be attending a dance class or music class, and for some, it could mean wearing the clothes they like. When we teach kids freedom, it mostly means giving them space and the right to make their own decisions, they will definitely make mistakes and go wrong at times, but that is the best way for them to learn what freedom means. If we as adults keep spoon-feeding our kids, our kids will never be independent. Kids need their space as much as adults do; they don’t need people telling them what to do all the time. They definitely need to be guided by adults, but they also need to make their own choices.

I knew a kid called Sara, who was 6 years old, and her parents were very strict with her and never let her have junk food, so when her parents would not be around, she would eat so much junk that she would get sick. She knew she didn’t have the freedom to eat junk with her parents, so any chance she would get, she would eat so much junk that she would fall sick. We need to help kids become responsible citizens, and for this, freedom is important. Sometimes we adults go wrong too, and kids should have the freedom and right to correct us. 

Peace everybody's need for their mental health and physical health. Peaceful kids are happy kids; peace is essential for people to be happy. If the environment you stay in and work at is peaceful, you will definitely be a happy person. Sometimes we need to compromise a little and push our egos aside for a peaceful environment. Kids look up to adults as their role models, and when they observe our values, they automatically learn them from us. We need to help kids understand that fighting and hitting is not the only way to resolve an issue. We need to teach them ways like communicating their problem with each other, and talking it out would be more helpful. We as teachers sometimes get angry with them and sometimes raise our hands so for them they think it’s normal to shout and raise their hand, for kids to learn values from us we adults need to understand these values and work on them, kids will learn by observing us. 

Peace and freedom are essential for all of us, and with these values, we can become better human beings, better teachers and better parents. 

Reah Sikand
Drama Teacher at The Doon Girls School - India

Joy Of Learning PLP Cohort 2020-21 www.LFIN.Academy

Lavalina Sogani "I am passionate about Education...

Listen to the story

You will love the stories shared by our happy teachers and passionate educators. We grow your people's capacity to improve student achievement and transform your school into a culture of trust and collaboration in less time with fewer resources. Each person in your school contributes to the culture of your school. School culture is built on the actions and interactions of the people. You make your school stronger by adding value to others and making others feel valued.

Episode #73: Sandeep Dutt, in conversation with Lavalina Sogani, founder of Vimukti, providing high-quality education free of cost to girls from low-income families living in urban slums of Jaipur. Convinced the community to send their daughters to school. Earlier, girls were either forced to take up some micro-level income-earning activity, work as domestic help or stay at home and look after siblings while parents went to work. VGS was looked upon merely as a place where girls got free meals. But as girls learnt to read and write, helped their parents with mathematical calculations and reading newspaper/letters, parents realised the importance of girl education. Girls who have completed vocational training programmes are now gainfully employed. Listen to her story of awe and inspiration, starting with 20 girls to near 750. They have tirelessly worked not just to educate girls but families.

Find out more: https://www.vimuktisanstha.org/

Photo courtesy: https://www.indianwomenblog.org/lavalina-sogani-of-vimukti-school-tells-us-how-she-is-bringing-progressive-education-to-jaipur-slums/

Exercise - Urvish Singh

Courtesy: healthclevelandclinic.org

Exercise is a part of our daily life. Everyone should do exercise every day at a regular time. It reduces fat and increases the flexibility of our body Exercise improves muscle strength. Exercise can help you to maintain a healthy weight exercise. It improves brain function.  

It also reduces the risk of developing several diseases in our body, it improves your quality of sleep. Morning walk is the first and most common exercise and is suited in almost all constitutions. Diabetic patients should do morning walk regularly as a morning walk is very good for their health. 

If you will do the exercise you will be healthy, fit and fine. In most of the schools, teachers make students do exercise that keeps children fit and fine.

Courtesy Source: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/head-toe-benefits-cardio-workout-infographic/amp/

Urvish Singh

ush@fabindiaschools.in

The Fabindia School

Good Health - Prerna Rathod

Health is the well being of our body physically, emotionally and mentally. But the definition of health is different for everybody. For some people, being healthy is just having an average weight, for some, it is like just proper functioning of the body, for others it may relate to having just no disease. 

In my opinion, this is based on the factor of how a body reacts. For example, if the body is surrounded by a happy environment, then it is happy, and positive energy is released, helping develop good health. Being happy and stable from mind makes you emotionally strong, mentally fit and motivates you to become physically fit and fine. 

Health is something which can be acquired just by having peace of our mind. If the body is surrounded by an unhappy environment, the case will be reversed, then it is unhappy, and negative energy is released, and we become unhealthy. We can also make some of the following steps as our daily routine to develop good health and stay fit.

1. Go for morning and evening walk.

2. Do yoga for having a fit body.

3. Do meditation for peace of mind as well as for inner peace.

4. Take a balanced diet which contains all basic nutrients that are necessary for our body.

5. Eat fruits regularly to protect yourself from diseases.  

Most importantly, one must have inner peace and happiness as it is a source from which our happiness germinates. So stay healthy to live a happier life.

Prerna Rathod

The Fabindia School

prd@fabindiaschools.in

Competition Oriented Schooling - Manish Jaiswal

Hello Everyone, once again, I am before you with another relevant issue. I hope this article touches you when you are in the state of good health and spirit. Every time I come before you with a new welfare topic related to students.This time I want to draw the kind attention of educators towards the well being in the career of School students.

In our new education policy, we are very much concerned about the pattern of learning, we are providing to students. There is a lot of impact of the early school days on the career of a child. Whatever he or she learns in the school remains with him/ her till the achievement of a career.

Therefore it is of utmost importance that we give our students something efficient, very relevant and very much related to to the trending skills/requirements of the job.

Balancing between board exams and competitions

Some exams student can prepare in and after  10th are:-

National talent search Exam

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

Olympiad

NEET(MEDICAL CAREER)

IIT JEE & ADVANCED( ENGINEERING CAREER)

SSC EXAMS ( GOVT.JOBS)

OTHERS

One of the several issues is competition exams which a student faces after schooling in the years of graduation to get a job. 

If a student is provided with the exact information on the career options by the school faculty then mostly the students make up their mind to go in a particular stream as per their knowledge, skill, interest and aspirations.

After the information on career options, faculty members should guide the students toward the syllabus and requirements different career options. It means which exam will lead to his desired career.

Then information of the syllabus good books, study material and guidance (what to study and how much is to study) is needed to be given to students.

We should tell them how much of the current curriculum will contribute to the competitive exam. It will raise the awareness of student and will give him the motive of studying current class syllabus.

Teachers should share some interviews of toppers of competition exams, revealing their strategy to get success.

We should guide students about how to maintain a perfect balance between class curriculum and competitive syllabus.

More emphasis should be given to multiple-choice questions, and one-word answers as it is the inherent pattern in all competitive exams.

Reference books should be included while covering the NCERT curriculum. Teachers should sort out topics common to both board exams and competitions and focus more on them.

Emphasis should be given on both speed and accuracy of the students in answering the questions.

The occasional test may be planned on the pattern based on career exams.

Orienting the students towards the pattern of career exams has become the need of the hour.

Thank you.

(Courtesy: Times of India)

Manish Jaiswal, The Fabindia School <mjl@fabindiaschools.in>

Positive Thinking - Jitendra Suthar

People with positive thinking mentality scrutinize the brilliant aspect of life and anticipate happiness, health and success. Such folks, square measure assured that they'll overcome any obstacle and problem they could face.

Positive thinking isn't a thought that everybody believes and follows. Some, think about it as nonsense and scoff at those that believe it. However, there's a growing range of individuals, who settle for the ability of positive thinking as a reality and believe its effectiveness.

This subject is gaining quality, as proved by the various books, lectures and courses regarding it. To take advantage of the ability of positive thinking in your life, you wish to try and do over simply remember of its existence or believe it. you wish to adopt the perspective of positive thinking in everything you are doing.

With a positive perspective, we tend to expertise pleasant and happy feelings. This brings brightness to the eyes, additional energy, and happiness. Our whole being broadcasts sensible can, happiness and success. Even our health is affected by an exceedingly helpful means. we tend to walk tall, our voice is additional powerful, and our visual communication shows means we tend to feel.

Jitendra Suthar

The Fabindia School

jsr@fabindiaschools.in

World Coconut Day: 2nd September - Ajay Vijayvargi

World Coconut Day is observed on 2 September each year with an aim to create awareness about the importance of the coconut across the world. World Coconut Day is celebrated by the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) and its member states every year. World Coconut Day was established in the year 2009. The day is observed to commemorate the formation day of APCC which functions under the aegis of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP). World Coconut Day is observed to highlight the importance and uses of coconuts.

Coconut is a source of B-complex vitamins such as riboflavin, folates, niacin, thiamin, and pyridoxine. A coconut carrying 400 g edible meat and around 30-150 ml of water holds all the daily-required essential including minerals, vitamins, and energy of an average-sized individual.

The 100 g kernel holds 354 calories. Coconut oil is commonly extracted from Copra or dry kernel. The oil is an excellent emollient agent. It can be used in cooking, applied over the scalp as hair nourishment, employed in pharmacy and medicines.

Coconut kernel is an excellent source of minerals such as copper, calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc. World Coconut Day is celebrated by raising awareness about the health and commercial benefits of Coconut.

Ajay Vijayvargi

The Fabindia School.

avi@fabindiaschools.in

Shout For Help - helping the distressed through online platform!

As part of giving back to the Society, Abhiram Kandoor <abhiram@shoutforhelp.org>  has formed a Charitable trust in the name of 'LK FOUNDATION TRUST' (LKF). Under this TRUST they wish to help the distressed people by connecting them to the Philanthropists Experts like you through our online portal www.shoutforhelp.org (SFH).

LKF found that when a ‘Help Seeker’ is in distress & wanted help, at that point he would not know whom to contact and also how to contact the right Philanthropist Experts for seeking their advice & help; likewise ‘Philanthropists Experts like you who are always willing to help the needy / Help Seeker may not be able to reach out to them as there is no formal & neutral medium to do so - although traditionally it is being done through reference, more often than not, the needy would not get timely help or correct advice !!!

LKF believes that we can bridge this gap by creating a platform, connecting both Philanthropists Experts and Help Seekers so that the needy can be served in a transparent, democratic way through selfless service - Seva. We strongly believe that Seva should be selfless without expecting anything in return so that the Help Seeker can lead a dignified life as he would not have any obligation towards the help giver (Philanthropists) and history says a  mutually interdependent society becomes stronger and stronger than a dependent or independent society which has always led to exploitation & weakening of the Nation.

As a first step, before we launch this portal to the Help Seekers, we are reaching out to Philanthropist Experts like you with a request to register under any of the four categories (Legal / Financial / Healthcare / Educational) so as to be able to extend help in the chosen areas of expertise.

LKF earnestly request you to be a part of our endeavour in giving back to the Society by registering yourselves in our portal SFH which provides easy access to reach out to the registered Help Seekers and render help appropriately. Together let us make our Nation a HAPPY Nation!

For registering yourselves as a PHILANTHROPIST EXPERT in your field of expertise, you shall visit our Portal https://www.shoutforhelp.org/ register yourselves, further if you have any issues in registration, please do not hesitate to reach out to me on my Whatsapp (98492 56919) or do mail me at abhiram@shoutforhelp.org.

Sincere thanks in advance for joining us in our social initiative to give back to the Society to help the distressed and to make a difference in the lives of the needy!



Note: THIS PORTAL IS COMPLETELY ON CHARITABLE BASIS & IT MAY BE NOTED THAT UNDER THIS PLATFORM PHILANTHROPIC EXPERT SHALL OFFER FREE ASSISTANCE TO THE HELP SEEKER.

Learning Forward Saturday - 13th June at Billabong Thane

LEARNING FORWARD SATURDAY - 13th June 2020

Host School: Billabong High International School Thane

3.00 PM to 4.30 PM

The future of education will be built on immutable values alone: Appreciation, Caring, Co-operation, Courage, Freedom, Friendship, Happiness, Honesty, Hope, Humility, Love, Patience, Peace, Quality, Respect, Responsibility, Simplicity, Thoughtfulness, Tolerance, Trust, Understanding & Unity.

Joy Of Learning (JOL) is based on The Little Book of Values: Educating Children to Become Thinking, Responsible and Caring Citizens by Julie Duckworth and Ian Gilbert, explores twenty-two values that can be taught through schools.

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Jyotsna Bhatia Obhan & Param Obhan
Our Special Guest for Learning Forward Saturday - 13th June 2020

“Why Sooo Serious?”
... is focussed on the non-academic learning of a child, which spans from Habits, such as adequacy of Sleep, Self-study, Water intake, Outdoor play and limiting Screen time and Junk food, to Values such as Honesty, Justice, Perseverance etc. and knowledge on Essentials such as Hygiene, Bullying, Importance of Friends and more.

A unique and amusing way to ensure that the child and parents learn, understand and follow these key developmental aspects.

Towards this attempt, they developed-
THE APP
Online Mobile App- Android and IOS
Offline App Pack (for Parents averse to technology or screen)
FROM THE BOOK STORE
Child Development Pack Vol 1- Habits
End Rhyme Poetry Vol-1 Habits
Coming Soon- 
Child Development Pack Vol 1- Values
Child Development Pack Vol 1- Essentials
Sibling Bond Pack
“Brats can be Genius too”- Hooder and Dorky’s Adventures- Junior Novel

Research-based amusing product offering, and believe, they can bring joy, happiness, great mental and physical health to thousands of children, and help and guide the parents towards developing their child into a sparkling young adult.

www.whysoooserious.com