A training program was organised for the staff of DPS Bathinda in collaboration with AFS on the topic ‘ Pathways to Global Classrooms Training for Educators’. The sessions were conducted in online mode for 3 days from 6th March to 8th March 2023. The resource person Ms. Anjum Panna, a certified Global Competency Trainer, conducts the sessions in a highly interactive and engaging format through practical experiences to raise the bar of teaching practices by integrating the final aspects of compassion, culture, empathy, communication and understanding aspects in the relationship between teacher and teacher, teacher and student. The school is the society which are extremely relevant to build an environment of trust and belongingness in creating a happier learning environment.
The takeaways by the educators were:
- Global competencies in an experiential way by focusing on building emotional intelligence by educating in socio-emotional skills such as mindfulness, empathy, and compassion to appreciate and understand different cultures and issues and interact respectfully with each other.
- Teaching pedagogy.
- Building global classrooms.
- Recognizing cultural differences & creating a safe multicultural environment that celebrates diversity.
- Relationship building.
- Understanding intercultural values and dimensions to widen the approach.
- Changing the stereotyping approach to generalization.
- Harmonize multicultural community in professional as well as personal lives
- More aware community to respond to overreaction and empower others as well.
- Controlling micro-aggression.
- Communication styles.
- Open-mindedness.
The principal Mr. Jatinder Kumar Saini express his sincere thanks to AFS, and the resource person Ms. Anjum Panna for the insightful sessions.
