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Publication Date: 2021
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Innovating for Children's Well-Being and Global Citizenship
Wagh, Nikhil
Childhood Education, v97 n3 p44-47 2021
"If a child is not learning the way you teach, teach the way the child learns." This simple education philosophy is at the heart and soul of Educon International School (EIS), a Global Schools First Champion in Maharashtra, India. Educon International School has been in the forefront of adapting and integrating 21st-century best practices for education and is ranked as one of the top five innovative teaching schools in India by Education World Grand Jury awards and ranked first in Maharashtra under the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education parameter for co-curricular education by EducationToday. Located in the Pune suburb of Baner, EIS is successfully implementing the concept of a "Living School," imparting a curriculum for excellence through holistic well-being pedagogy and education for global citizenship. EIS is recognized as demonstrating an extraordinary capability to break away from rote learning and adopt pedagogies that encourage development of students' creative thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Descriptors: Well Being, Educational Innovation, Best Practices, Foreign Countries, International Schools, Holistic Approach, Citizenship Education, Global Approach, Creative Thinking, Cooperation, Problem Solving, Parent Role, Teacher Role
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