EZ Vidya is India's premier school education products and services organization. All their endeavours are driven by their passion, which is to 'Let the child blossom'. They are headquartered in Chennai, South India and believe in 'cross-fertilized' approach, wherein sharing and learning happens across different functions within and with the partners.
Their services encompass development of academic curricula, training initiatives and strategic engagements with school. Their journey began a decade ago, when computers and technology started to gain entry into schools in a big way. They started out in a small garage where children would come over to explore technology in a meaningful and fun way. Progressively, activities and learning material were designed. EZ Vidya began to approach schools in order to make Information and Communication Technology (ICT) education more meaningful. With a handful of partner schools, EZ Vidya began its foray into formal school education. Today, more than 300 schools partner with EZ Vidya, whereby more than 1,50,000 students derive the benefits of learning and using technology, the Chrysalis way.
Eventually, EZ Vidya also stepped into the domain of teacher professional development. EZ Vidya has trained more than 5,000 teachers, clocking more than 50,000 hours of training, focusing on bringing to our teachers the latest from education research and pedagogy.
InspirED is an education conference focusing on innovative approaches in the classroom and creative solutions to the challenges faced by India's education system.
InspirED brings together India’s most innovative and creative professionals working in the field of education. Geared towards bringing about change and transformation in education across the country, InspirED is a platform to learn, lead and leverage ideas, to connect, collaborate and engage in ways that are key to transforming students lives and the future of education in our country.
InspirED was founded and organized by a group of educators devoted to supporting teachers and schools in developing innovative pedagogical approaches to create change in Indian education. It is our hope that the connections and ideas generated at the InspirED conference will power a transformation in our children's schools.
Correspondent: Ira Swasti
The Piramal School of Leadership is a first-of-its-kind school for principals of public schools in India – yes, you read that right -- a school for principals. The founder Mr. Aditya Natraj is passionate about education and believes that good leadership goes a long way in bringing about any change in society. Thus, the Piramal School of Leadership endeavors to empower school principals with essential leadership skills, motivation and training to help run their schools better—without charge.
The curriculum entails a three-way learning process using workshops, on-site coaching and self-learning material. One of the principals from the program tearfully said to Natraj, one day: “For the first time in 25 years, my students asked me to stay back in class and not go.” That feeling for a teacher is indescribable in words.
PSL a three-year program launched in 2008 and has had three batches since – one in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, another in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and the latest in Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The idea was to understand the education system and teaching environment of a rural, urban and tribal region and formulate a universal model for principal training programs that could incorporated in universities across India. The ultimate goal of the initiative after all, is to ensure every child in India goes to school.
