School of the Future: Recent Episodes
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This is the School of the Future Podcast by GIIS. In this series we feature the GIIS Community of teachers, parents, students and thought leaders from across the region to discuss the forces, opportunities and challenges that are shaping Learning in the 21st Century.
In this special episode, we are joined by some of GIIS' most inspiring students with their stories of bringing about change, truly young leaders in the making.
- Jui Gupte saw the need for a platform that recognizes true artists and so was born the GIIS Exhibition. Jui and her team also organized the Pop Art Carnival along with their digital contests during the pandemic.
- Nevethita Bharati, with her team, was the proud pioneer of the National Law Summit hosted in GIIS. This initiative was the 1st of its kind in Singapore and 3rd in Asia. With such a great idea and execution, it didn't take them long to get other schools not only participating, but also starting their own.
- Jaidev Balaji started Hunger Warriors, an initiative with the mission of tackling global hunger. His initiatives have been commended by the Global Social Leaders and he and his teams have impacted more than 6000 people around the world.
- Gauri Swarup, realizing the threat posed to the migrant workers during the pandemic, decided to take the step forward and organized a virtual fundraising for migrant workers. This would deal with raising money for food, sanitation etc.
- During the pandemic where a lot was put on a stand still at school. Raman Gupta understood the boredom everyone was feeling and took an initiative to launch the maiden edition of the GIIS E-quiz series. What started off with a mere 150 attendees from the SMART Campus, grew to be acknowledged by GIIS campuses internationally. This led to Spell Online which was a 2hr event with more than 1500 attendees.
- Thanga Tharun Ponmurugu, alarmed at the rise of cybersecurity threats decided to start a series of webinars to educate students like you and me on how to stay safe on the internet along with exploring the vast and certainly rewarding field of cybersecurity.
This is a very special episode, as we have our students - Om Koli and Lakshita Kamat hosting this conversation.
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Parenting is incredibly challenging and rewarding. It is like putting together different colours to make a beautiful painting. It is an art. However, explosion of information makes it hard for a parent to understand how children should grow socially, emotionally and intellectually. All parents go through trying times when it comes to handling their kids.
In this episode, we are joined by Arti Girdhar and Deepa Choudhary from ANON Global Foundation to share some insights from their expertise and enrich our listeners with their experiences working closely with parents and children. We discuss about embracing and bridging generation gap, raising children in 21st century and how parenting has evolved in past 10 years especially during COVID-19.
This is a very special episode, as we have our Principal of GIIS SMART Campus, Melissa Maria hosting this conversation.
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Have you ever wished - at some point in your life - that you could go back in time and give your younger self some words of wisdom?
In this episode, we are joined by two of GIIS' most accomplished alumni, Kanika Gakhar, an aerospace engineer with commendable accomplishments to her name like stints in NASA and SpaceX and Jayasimha Pasumarti, Founder Director of JPR Capital, and the youngest founder of an Investment bank in India.
Such high achievers at such a young age. But, was there a time in their lives when they doubted themselves? Was there a time when the going got so tough that they felt like giving up? How did they cope with pressure and what would they have done differently now that they have the wisdom of hindsight?
This is a very special episode, as we have our GIIS student, Om Koli hosting this conversation.
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COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every aspect of our society and none of us have been spared by it. The world has seen many pandemics but this has created a far reaching impact and it will surely take a while to come out of its grip and go back to our normal way of life.
In this episode, we are joined by Vinti Mittal, Clinical Member and a Registered Counsellor of the Singapore Association of Counselling(SAC) and Sabahat Fatima, School Counsellor at GIIS to share some insights from their expertise and enrich our listeners with their experiences working with students, parents and teachers in light of COVID-19 and the tremendous stress it has caused. We discuss what mental or emotional well being is and how one can spot signs that an individual is not doing emotionally well.
This is a very special episode, as we have our Principal of GIIS SMART Campus, Melissa Maria hosting this conversation.
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In this time of COVID-19 when everything is virtual and is becoming the "new normal", there is a need to adapt and grow with the shifting time-frames. How have students responded and adjusted to the virtual classrooms? How has the role of a parent evolved? How have the teachers created a balance between virtual classes being both - engaging and effective?
In this episode, we are joined by GIIS teachers - Gayatri Srinivasan, Monica Sinha and our GIIS parent, Prajacta Balaji to share some insights from their recent experiences adapting to the virtual classrooms. We discuss the great success stories and challenges faced as the world is becoming more virtual in times of crisis like COVID-19 and it's impact on future of education.
This is a very special episode, as we have our Principal of GIIS SMART Campus, Melissa Maria hosting this conversation.
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Our Alumni have always been a feather in the GIIS cap. Many are busy pursuing a career of their choice in the likes of companies like McKinsey. Others are studying for their Masters and Doctorates in renowned Universities, all the while doing something on the side to help the society in some way.
In this episode, we are joined by Rishi Ganesh and Bhavya Gupta, recent graduates from GIIS who are pursuing higher education in a field of their choice. We get some insights from their past, present and future as they open up to share their secret treasure chest of tips to guide us through our journey.
This is a very special episode, as we have our first time hosts - Om Koli and Lakshita Kamat leading this conversation.
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How do schools, and the curricula that they teach, prepare student for the 21st Century? How do we equip students with the right skills and mindsets for this rapidly changing world?
In this episode, Deepa Chandrasekaran, Deepika Sodhi, Priya Kapoor and host Graham Brown, share about the 3 main programs, IB Diploma, IB PYP and the Cambridge Program offered in GIIS. They also share about how in one of these programs, they dont even have textbooks in the classrooms, and the outcomes they hope to achieve with such programs.
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Economical, social and environmental sustainablity are absolutely necessary for the world to thrive in the long run. So how we do bring these ideas across to the younger generations? How can we make children, as young as 5 years, relate to and undestand these issues?
In this episode, Rema Rajiv and Padmarani Srivatsan open up about the challenges in nurturing curiosity and passion in kindergarten students, especially about sustainability and society. They also discuss the possible ways to equip the next generation with the skills and mindset needed to create positive impact and change.
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Entrepreneurship for the next generation is no longer a career choice, but a skill set that is equally applicable in the startup scene, the workplace and in society.
So how do we teach this skill set to the students? How to get them to think like an entrepreneur when they make mistakes?
In this episode, Graham Brown and Radha Ganesh, Teacher & Academic Coordinator, will be discussing the methods and programs GIIS employs in the teaching of entrepreneurship and innovation to students, and how they have shaped the thought processes of young minds.
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Learning at any age can be tedious and challenging. But how can we make it a more fun and enriching experience for students? How can we make education the wholesome experience it should be?
In this episode, Graham Brown and Kaustabh Bodhankar, Deputy CEO at Global Schools Foundation will be discussing the biology, chemistry and physics of learning, and how it can be change the ways of learning in workplace and society.
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Leadership is not a job title. It is a deep passion to make a change into a situation or environment that you feel is perhaps not as desirable.
In this episode about students, teaching and smart ideas with Graham Brown, Melissa Maria, Principal of GIIS SMART Campus talks about leadership in the classroom, and why we need it.
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20% of the jobs today won’t exist in 2030 and the only skill we'll need to teach in the 21 century is the ability to learn new skills. As we head into the new decade, could we be seeing the revolution in how education is imparted to the new generation which is digital native and speaks the digital language perfectly?
In this free-ranging conversation about school, data and smart education with Graham Brown, Atul Temurnikar, Chairman and co-founder of Global Schools Foundation talks about the key skills we need to teach and learn today - creativity, persuasion, collaboration, adaptability.
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