Academic Head

“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.” Rabindra Nath Tagore

Change is constant and inevitable. Today, the meaning of education is being defined keeping in mind a wider panorama and perspective, which is closely linked to the needs of the new generation. What is expected from education at present was predicated ages ago by Gurudev.

Listening to what children say is the key to creating a positive environment in the classroom/ school. Generating curiosity that entails acts of observing, listening, questioning and wondering makes the child an independent and confident learner. Their discoveries, ideas and products need to be welcomed and should light up all the spaces.

A true sense of learning is highlighted when the learner is at the epicenter. Adapting to Heutagogy, the pedagogy that gives scope to the students to approach learning as a self-directed learning process, where the students take the lead and self-analyse their own development, potential and skills rather than simply acquiring knowledge. All educators need to be the facilitators and catalysts, guiding the students’ independent exploration and problem-solving journey for sustainability.

The three main components of meaningful education are Knowledge, Skills and Character.

Knowledge is about subject understanding and its integration, inter/ multi-disciplinary and global outreach. Curiosity, Courage, Resilience, Empathy and Ethics are the strong foundation of Character. Requisite skills are Creativity, Critical thinking, Communication and Collaboration. All the components, when well defined and woven, can create a successful and achievable story in education.

Technology and AI are playing a very crucial role in all fields, and it is important that we keep our students updated and aware of the future needs, for them to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Global students. With the advent of technology, we also need to ensure that our students do not lose out on relationships, emotional bonding and strength. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, along with physiological, safety, love and belongingness, self-esteem and self-actualisation are the aesthetic needs too. As a researched fact, aesthetic awareness plays a very crucial role in the student’s mental growth, as appreciation of beauty brings in self-confidence in the students, and their overall performance enhances multifold.

Education is a celebration, a joyful time, excitement, gratification and a pleasure. It is our responsibility as educators to bring in all these beautiful elements in the lives of our students so that their memories are always worth sharing with the next generation.

“The heart of learning beats strongest when diversity is honoured not as a challenge to manage but as a gift to celebrate.”Dr Donna m Velliaris

“Real Education should consist of drawing the goodness and best out of our own students” - Cesar Chavez

Education has been my fervent right from the beginning of my career as it gives me an opportunity to work closely with learners and impact their lives in umpteen ways. I am a firm believer that teaching learners to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best and this is what we replicate at Ambitus World school. We take pride in the fact that it has been almost 10 years since we embarked upon our journey to be one of the best Cambridge schools in the city, and we have been successful in churning out all the benefits which the curriculum has to offer to our students. The fact that it's the mentor who makes the difference, not the classroom, we at Ambitus administer a series of training sessions for our mentors, both inhouse and outsourced by Cambridge, which enable them to be fully equipped with the minute details of the curriculum. Every child is gifted in one way or the other and we as educators facilitate in unveiling their packages at different levels and time periods. Our vision and mission is aligned with the belief system of Cambridge International, the oldest education system in the world, being implemented in over 10,000 schools across the world. We have shaped the given curriculum in such an impressive manner that at the end of year we are able to have glimpses of Cambridge learner and Cambridge teacher attributes on our school campus. Besides giving them international recognition, our students are primed to tackle the demands for tomorrow’s world, adept at shaping a better world for the future. We assist our learner community in developing and nurturing the skills which they will be needing at every juncture of their education and work.

The offered three stages of Cambridge Pathway: Early years, Primary, Lower secondary and IGCSE are planned in an impeccable manner to lay the required emphasis on excelling in the opted subjects at length and depth supplemented by conceptual understanding that helps our learners dwell in a number of transdisciplinary projects. Cambridge Global Perspectives, one of our offered subjects, is an icing on the cake which is an exclusive, transformational programme that helps students at every stage of school education, develop outstanding transferable skills, including critical thinking, research and collaboration. Ambitus Schools are one of those schools, who adopted the Cambridge early years programme, the pre primary segment, at the initial stages of its launch by Cambridge International. It is a child-centred, play-based programme that helps young learners to develop at their own pace, encourages them to act independently, make their own choices and discover feelings of self-worth. We wish to deliver the best quality education along with holistic development with a perfect alliance of learners, mentors and parents. This teamwork which makes dream work, leads to an enjoyable and rewarding learning, making them responsible citizens of the country. We are dedicated to lending our ears and helping hands to mentors and school leaders so that we can understand how to bolster teaching and learning in classrooms.

As rightly said by Abigail Adams” Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardour and attained with diligence”.

Educational Qualifications: BA Hons Economics, MA Economics, PH.d in International Economics, BHU Varanasi, Gold medalist at university level. Total number of teaching years is 20 with around 15 years devoted to being a valuable part of the Cambridge curriculum. Have taught all the curriculum, ranging from CBSE, IBDP to CAIE as an Economics and Business Studies facilitator. I have been instrumental in penning down the recent developments regarding the research topic, named”Impact of import liberalization on Export performance of Indian Economy, over a period of 20 years”. I have had the privilege of heading the said curriculum as Head of the centre, Exams officer, teacher trainer and tedx organizer.

My best wishes to our learners and parents!!