Noida-based Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan (MBCN, esb 1999) completed 25 years of marked service in the field of special education this year.  As the commended school celebrates this milestone and lives transformed, Curriculum Magazine sought this opportunity to speak with Dr Vandana Sharma, Director and Chairperson, Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan –  The Ponty Chadha Foundation, to talk about the journey …

Sanjay Desai, Founder-CEO of ConsciousLeap (a platform offering (preventive) mental wellbeing courseware and interactive sessions on the principle of unlocking human potential with consciousness), has curated three programs based on this framework/curriculum for schools (Wellspire™, Make You Happen™ & Teachers wellbeing program).  An alumnus of the University of Mumbai and IIM Bangalore, Desai, who is also a chartered accountant, after …

Liberal Arts education is no longer believed to raise students who are “Jacks of all trades, masters of none.” Instead, it is understood as a comprehensive approach to learning that prepares students for a wide array of challenges and opportunities. This education fosters versatile skills, such as effective communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving, which are essential in today’s dynamic and …

Varthana’s remarkable journey of the last 11 years is seeded with an interesting beginning where Steve Hardgrave from US, also a Co-Founder, sparked this idea in the first place only to get fully involved and emigrate to India. Autar Nehru spoke to Brajesh Mishra to understand the company’s work and working. Brajesh Mishra, an alumnus of Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya and …

Alwar’s Mewat region in Rajasthan bordering Haryana at a distance of 80 Km from Delhi, a known pocket of poverty and backwardness in the country, of late was in news for cyber financial frauds taught and executed in an organized manner. While it may have brought more notoriety to the area and brought a welcome focus on dropouts and out …

Those 30-50 minutes of commute by children from home to school and then back to home on the school bus keeps every parent literally on tenterhooks. Many a times, the unexpected breakdowns, weather conditions or snarls not only raises the anxiety bar but even leads to heated exchanges between parents and drivers, helpers or in-charge teachers. Often seen as a …