3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #91, 5th April 2022

Are you a leader? Is leadership a noun or a verb? What is student leadership? What do we understand by teacher leadership? What does leadership look like in everyday situations? We need to lead each other in different situations, in different ways, and be change-makers. The very powerful message of Mahatma Gandhi rings true for the leader in us – Be the change you want to see… right? Here are some ideas to be the leader and help students be the leader they need to be in the world they are in. For the well-being of themselves and each other. 

Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” – Sam Walton, American businessman and founder of Walmart.

“Leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates, American businessman, co-founder of Microsoft.

One Video of the Week

Afsaar Maniyar, a 16-year-old student, describes the importance of student leadership and the way it has impacted his life. He explains the way leadership activities and extracurricular activities can help underprivileged children in holistic development.

Afsaar and 3 of his friends, started Project IQ (Inner Quest) to spread the idea of the student’s voice in his school. This was a completely student-led initiative and comprised of 9 extracurricular clubs that took sessions every Saturday. The objective of these clubs was to give students the chance to explore their interests outside academics and develop their skills. The team of 4 enlisted the help of other students in the school and had 20 student mentors to the clubs, along with 9 student observers.

In total, they had about 120 student participants who regularly attended the sessions. After a successful first year, Afsaar is now working on converting Project IQ into a business plan so that he can spread this to other schools in Pune.

Showcase of the Week

Webinar for School Leaders:

• This webinar is aimed to help School Leaders with methods and practices to understand and get insights into the strengths and capabilities of their team members. The webinar will be facilitated by Ms. Nivedita Mukerjee – an education advisor for schools, higher education institutions, and ed-tech companies. She is a master trainer with CENTA and over the last 3 decades, she has taught life sciences, genetics, and communication in high school and college, co-founded a Post Graduate Institute of Media studies, an IB world school, and helped set up a private University in Bangalore. Timings 5 pm to 6 pm IST.
• Registration link: https://m.centa.org/pwa/webinar/150
• Youtube link (for viewing the webinar and its recording): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enE9vHU44nM

Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write.  With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn and, experience while I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions and, ed-tech organizations.

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