Celebrated Bharatanatyam dancer and dance education proponent, Geeta Chandran makes no bones about the lack of understanding on dance and music education by the school community in the country. According to her dance is not only a decorative art but an important tool of communication. “Dance is music, literature, yoga and poetry packaged in one and I feel appalled when people …
At a national consultation meet organized by RTE Forum, a collective of national education groups and networks in New Delhi on July 22, a study of 10 states made by CRY (Child Rights & You) and Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) made it clear that under provisioning of public school education is a big factor in poor quality of …
Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims. And the perpetrators of cyberbullying are also more likely to experience suicidal thoughts and behaviours, researchers say. The study, which is a collaboration of a number of researchers from across the UK, including the University of …
In a truly inspirational benchmark of celebrating the power of education and bringing education narrative into public and governance discourse , Rajasthan led the way by staging the first ever Festival of Education in India at Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre, Jaipur over two days on August 5-6. The festival held in partnership with Dubai-based GEMS Education (esb 1959, …
Amreesh Andrew Chandra, within less than a year after joining as Group President, GEMS Education, India, pulled off the first ever Festival of Education with Rajasthan government in Jaipur (on Aug 5-6) with great success. Chandra, coming from the UP’s Gorakhpur and an economics masters from Christ Church College, Kanpur and having worked with several governments internationally as a consultant is also …
The 2017 Annual International Career and College Counseling Conference (IC3) is scheduled to take place over two days on August 30-31 in New Delhi. The Conference brings together high school leaders/counselors/teachers and university leaders/admissions and higher education representatives for a collaborative dialogue on counseling practices. Curriculum magazine spoke with Ganesh Kohli, IC3 Conference Chair to get a sense of the …
