Keekli Reporter, 25th – 27th April, 2014, Shimla
A Principals’ conclave was held at DAV Public School, New Shimla from 25th to 27th April, 2014. This congregation of intellectuals under the ageis of DAV CMC, New Delhi was graced by the honorable President Punam Suri. Three hundred delegates from various states, i.e., Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana participated in this mega event. The highlights of the event included spiritual discourse followed by an academic session.
The morning session on 25th April was initiated under the able guidance of S.K. Sharma with a Havan Yajna where 75 Havan Kunds were placed and more than 200 dignitaries performed it. The main focus of the conclave was on spiritual as well as intellectual growth of all concerned. President Punam Suri chaired the inaugural session and emphasized on the need to be the ‘number one choice’ of the masses.
Former director NCERT, Dr. J.S. Rajput spoke about the significance of time, faster communication as well as transparency in the education system, meanwhile President DAV CMC, Nisha Peshin expressed her concern over the qualitative interventions in the education system.
The afternoon session was chaired by R.S. Sharma, General Secretary, DAV College Managing Committee. Ritu Gupta ICT consultant and web designer stressed upon the implementation of E-Governance under the areas of communication and financial module as well as common DAV website layout. Furthermore Rajinder Narula expressed her opinion over academic audit which ensures quality education of an institution. The evening session concluded with a Vedic Katha delivered by Dr. Wagheesh Sharmaon, and the theme was ‘Spirituality and Education’.
On 26th April, the day commenced with Havan Yajna seeking the blessings of almighty. It was initiated by S.K. Sharma, Director Publication and Dr. Pramod Yogarthi, Principal Dayanand Brahma College, Hisar. The session was directed by Rajender Nath, Vice President DAV, CMC, and J.P. Shoor, Director PS-1 DAV, CMC, apprised the members regarding the administrative manual which stressed upon facilitating norms to be followed by schools.
A speech on the skills of ‘21st Century Learner Transforming Pedagogy’ was delivered by Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia, Principal, KIIT World School, New Delhi. In relation to the above, she discussed at length the learning as well as assessment strategies along with ICT integration. The morning session was concluded by J. Kakaria, Director PS-III DAV, CMC, by reinforcing the philosophy of education of Swami Vivekanand.
The evening session was chaired by Prabodh Mahajan, Vice President, DAV, CMC. Rashmi S.Chari, Asst. Director-Edu, DAV, CMC, shared her views over the fact that a little effort on the part of a teacher can result into holistic development of a child that paves the way for success. In addition to the above she anchored the entire Principals’ conclave.
Anita Makkar, Principal, DAV, PS Gurgaon discussed the significance of monitoring and mentoring staff for optimizing quality education. ‘Experiential Sharing Plays a Pivotal Role in Managing the Administrative Practice’ was the highlight of the speech delivered by Jeevan, Former Principal DAV College. The landmark of the evening was the narration of Vedic Katha by Dr. Wagheesh Sharma, under the theme ‘Nurturing Excellence through Value Based Education’.
President Punam Suri chaired the final session on the 27th morning as the day started with a motivating speech by Chitra Nakra Principal, DAV Public School, New Delhi. She laid emphasis on the dire need of value-based education among the students in the present scenario. Dr. R.K. Kohli, VC, DAV University, Jalandhar acquainted the delegates with the diverse range of courses conducted by the University. He reflected the vision of creating a society committed to learning.
President Suri focused on varied strategies, i.e. Yoga, meditation, exercising and being organized to reduce stress which accumulates overtime and erodes productivity. He also added that reducing stress would allow for a better work environment and will also promote mutual efforts amongst team resulting in higher quality of teaching.
The Principals’ Congregation concluded with the vote of thanks and a classical dance on the social issue ‘Save Girl Child’ was performed by the students of DAV Public School, New Shimla. Certificates of participation were conferred to all the Principals.
“The session stopped, not to end but to start again…
by not being satiated with the yester done,
but letting the spirit grow with yester achievements”.