WORKSHOP on ENHANCING LEADERHSIP ABILITIES
For the PRINCIPALS of
CBSE & ICSE Schools
Held on 17 & 18th July
At AIMIT, St Aloysius College (Deemed to be University)
Mangalore
St Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT), St Aloysius College (Deemed to be University) , Mangalore, and the Association of ICSE and CBSE Schools (AICS) conducted a 2 day workshop on July 17 and 18th, 2018 on Leadership for CBSE and ICSE Schools. The workshop was to enhance leadership abilities in School Principals and help them manage the challenges in the current environment. The workshop was organized by the Management Development and Consulting Center (MDCC) of AIMIT at their Center at Beeri.
The program received an enthusiastic response with the participation of 56 Principals from Daskhin Kannada Schools.
Fr. Denzil Lobo SJ, Director, AIMIT inaugurated the program with a meditation session and prayer and welcomed the participants highlighting the need for such programs. Mr. Vidyavantha Acharya welcomed the gathering and spoke about the need for principals upgrading their skills every year to effectively lead their schools. Mr. Rajendra Desai, Dean, MDCC introduced the program and the resource persons who would be conducting the individual sessions over the two days.
The program consisted of sessions by Mr. Rayan D’Souza, faculty, AIMIT on leadership and teams and communication at the workplace. Mr. Vipul Redey, Head –School Enablement, Khan Academy highlighted the resources that Khan Academy could bring to create Collaborative Classrooms and Fr. Pradeep Sequeira kept the principals delighted and engaged with his sessions on listening, caring and understanding people and handling Gen Z.
The day 2 sessions were lead by Fr. Denzil Lobo SJ bringing in his rich experience of over 40+ years of building and leading institutions with his session on effective leadership. Mr. Surfraz Hashim, Internationally acclaimed mind trainer conducted very impactful practical sessions on mind mapping. Mrs. Merida D’Almeida shared her experience of 18+ years as Principal of SMS Brahmavar.
The program concluded with Mr. Acharya and Dr. T.J. Quadros sharing their thoughts on the program appreciating the quality of the inputs and the hospitality and Mrs. Joy Rai, Past President, AICS delivering the vote of thanks.