Learning Forward

Episode #32: Sandeep Dutt in conversation with Sunil Kant Munjal, one of the founder promoters of the Hero Group, an Indian automotive manufacturing group that has evolved from being the world's largest bicycle-maker to the largest two-wheeler maker. Sunil is a business promoter, an institution builder, a social entrepreneur and angel investor. He shares why we need to learn and unlearn, how the environment needs to be created for better learning outcomes, the idea of holistic learning and the use of technology. He shares his love for arts and culture, how we need to use our learning from the rich civilisation of the past to build a legacy of learning with liberal art at the core.

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Episode #31: Sandeep Dutt in conversation with Valentina Trivedi, a curious squirrel who loves to weave and perform stories and dip her tail in ink and write. She holds Playshops for teachers and children. The first lady ex-student to be appointed on the Board of The Doon School, an all-boys school, with the exception of some ex-girl students! She grew up on the famed Chandbagh campus, the environment helped shape her passion for storytelling, love for nature and above a sense of inner wellbeing. From a family of teachers, she has strengthened the legacy and helped take learning forward for many teachers and students alike.

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Episode #30: Sandeep Dutt, in conversation with Michael Paolucci, founder and CEO of Slooh.Com, travels worldwide to present Slooh to thousands of students who are very excited to catch a glimpse of space. Their desire to see for themselves something of these distant worlds captured for me the essence of space exploration, the power it has to inspire limitless dreams of the future, particularly among those with otherwise limited horizons. Mike says they fuel my passion for making space accessible for everyone. Daily, that means working to lower costs, increase automation, translate into foreign languages, and make it easier for students of all ages to learn how to think about what they see through the live telescope feeds. Education is about freedom; for Slooh sky is the limit...across galaxies, into the world of Star Trek, listen to how Mike is making a world of difference, just for the twinkle in the children's eyes across the globe.

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Episode #29: Sandeep Dutt in conversation with Saku Tuominen an idealist, entrepreneur, innovator, creative director, executive producer, restaurateur, author, keynote speaker, olive oil producer and right-wing (in ice hockey). He is of the firm belief that for all the challenges for education the solutions exist and we must find them. As founder HundrED he helps schools change by seeking and sharing scalable innovations in K12 education. The ambitious goal is to be the world leader in this field. Saku is sure that step-by-step the change will happen, every child is different, so is every teacher, every school, every community and every country. The problems we face in the world must be solved, globalisation and partnering with stakeholders across the world is a necessity. He hopes to have every child's dream of quality education come to life.

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First time since the formation of the India Affiliate, on the 13th Day of May 2020, the Executive Officers of Learning Forward held a meeting with the Learning Forward India (LFIN) Board. Present at the meeting Denise Glyn Borders President/CEO, Fredrick Brown Chief Learning Officer/Deputy, Michael Lanham COO/CFO, Elizabeth Foster Vice President Research & Standards, Rajinder Pal Devgan Chairman LFIN, Dr Vasudha Neel Mani Vice-Chairperson LFIN,  Karl Clauset Hon Advisor LFIN, Manoj Jeyaraj Member LFIN, Devanjali Dutt Member LFIN and Sandeep Dutt Founder LFIN. With the idea of the new normal in the COVID19 pandemic times, we unravel how LFIN took this as an opportunity to build on their core programs, what they have done for the well-being of Teachers and how the My Good School Online will deliver a personalised school experience. With innovations like the byte-sized PD, focusing on the core values and the focus on the personal and social development of every individual, the story of LFIN India, this could be a best-practices study for the Learning Forward Affiliates across the world. Please excuse us for audio quality, we recorded the conversation across time zones and with the challenge of poor networks.

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Episode #28: Sandeep Dutt in conversation with William N. Bissell, one of the co-founders of The Fabindia School (a unit of Bhadrajun Artisans Trust - BAT), he collaboratively developed the vision and approach of the school since its inception.  In addition to his unwavering commitment to the school, William is best known as a leading social entrepreneur and is the Managing Director of Fabindia Overseas Pvt Ltd, a textile company started by his father, John Bissell, in 1960. After completing his B.A. from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, USA in 1988, William returned to India with the goal of working in the rural crafts sector to address economic development issues.  Living in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and travelling extensively throughout the state, William helped to form the BAT in 1988 which was initially envisioned as an artisan cooperative for leatherworkers and weavers based in Rajasthan.  After encountering a number of limitations in running BAT as an artisans' cooperative, he changed his approach and helped to launch a Jodhpur based company in 1990 called Desert Artisans Handicrafts (DAH) in which artisans over the next 6 years became shareholders.  DAH has grown to witness tremendous success for its artisan members whereas BAT has become solely focused on education, with The Fabindia School as its only project.

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Hemlata a student at The Fabindia School shares her story. The Fabindia School's mission is to provide access to high-quality education for boys and girls at the rural level using English as the medium of instruction. The school views primary education as a major stepping stone towards social mobility, equality and employment opportunities. Since its inception, the school has been committed to encouraging education for girls.  Rajeshree Shihag the Principal of the school says... "Every time I see this video it gives me goosebumps to see Hemlata grow into such a beautiful human being, blessings to her".

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Episode #27: Sandeep Dutt in conversation with Gouri Gupta, she leads the Central Square Foundation’s work in the area of Education Technology. Prior to joining the Foundation, Gouri was part of the early leadership team at the National Skill Development Corporation, a PPP created with the objective of funding private sector initiatives in the skill development space. At the Corporation, Gouri worked on identifying opportunities for investments, developing the research base for skills and conceptualising and implementing state level projects. Prior to the NSDC, Gouri was a Project Leader with the Boston Consulting Group and did extensive work in the Financial Services domain across areas of strategy, operations and transformation.

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Episode #26:Sandeep Dutt in conversation with Peter Kaye, who has Board governance and HR Management consulting experience in 22 countries. Awarded in 2008 The Sydney Region Achievement & Service Award, for Outstanding Service by a Parent or Community Member. Peter’s various professional and voluntary appointments include CEO Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award in Australia; Chair Advisory Council, SIDS & Kids; Judge, Local & Regional NSW Small Business Award; Local Controller, State Emergency Services (Ashfield-Leichhardt), Member, Kids in Need NSW. Peter was appointed Member of the Order of Australia and was the Australia Day Citizen of the Year for his local community. Peter is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts.  A life devoted to people, care and compassion are his hallmarks. Peter says education shapes itself in many different ways, he talks about individual qualities, shares with us how the education journey is not necessarily a knowledge journey. He finds the system does not equip people for life, the current education model makes the young generation become more robotic in their behaviour.

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Episode #25: Sandeep Dutt in conversation with Dr Babli Moitra Saraf, the Principal of Indraprastha College and an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Delhi. She heads the Department of Multi-Media and Mass Communication. She has an M.Phil in English and a PhD in Sociology. Her doctoral thesis studies language change in the advertising industry in India in the first phase of globalization (1984-94), and the emergence of the Indian urban middle-class identity. She is fluent in several Indian and foreign languages. Active as a teacher both within and outside her College, her teaching interests include Translation, Poetry, Modern Indian Literature in Translation, Classical Literature, Renaissance and Modern European Drama, Poetry, The Bible, Cultural Studies, Communication Studies, Literary Theory, Literature and the Arts and the Hindi Film Song. Dr Saraf speaks about the role of institutions, learning to open one's mind and the need for social & emotional support. She shares her belief for taking learning forward and how she takes every challenge and works step-by-step.  

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