Shashank Shekhar
Bokaro ( Jharkhand ) : Delhi Public School Chas, Bokaro, in association with Quality Education Asia, on December 5, 2017, held Principals’ Leadership Conclave with their mission – Leading an Outstanding Learning Community – in which more than sixty principals and educators of ICSE and CBSE schools from Jharkhand including Ranchi, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur and Bokro participated
The programme was led by resource persons Martin Matthews and Nadene Mackay from UK along with Rupam Sah, CEO of Quality Education Asia.
In the inaugural address, Hemlata S Mohan, President, Dr. Radhakrishnan Sahodaya School complex and Director and Principal of DPS, Bokaro, stated that all the principals have gathered together to imbibe the latest teaching strategies and move a step ahead in the excellence focussing on ‘Relearning’ where one practices the needed skills more and more along with ‘New learning’ to imbibe the latest ways to excel in the process of educational learning. She said that such conclaves are an opportunity to explore, unlearn, relearn.
The event was well-organized in three different sessions. The first session was headed by Martin Matthews and supported by Nadene Mackay and Rupam Sah. The resource-expert Martin revealed the concept of ‘Defining Excellence’. He stated the importance of exploration of the international research and evidence into best practice with special focus on the work of John Hattie and Visible Learning.
The second session witnessed Nadene Mackay elaborating on the idea of ‘Measuring Excellence’. The Principals as well as educators were made to understand how to undertake meaningful school evaluation by different techniques.In the final session, Rupam Sah emphasized on the concept of ‘Developing Excellence’. It highlighted the required strategies and guidance to create a powerful, visible learning environment for all. All the three sessions were carried out with innovative activities. A Structured International curriculum for Play school / Pre-school / Preparatory was also launched.