Leadership in Teaching
Excellent teachers and leaders build environments that foster learning and growth. They connect deeply with themselves, their context, and the communities that they serve. They immerse themselves in the lived experiences of their people and together envision bold possibilities. They plan effectively to meet this vision. They build a culture that promotes safety and love, and drives for outcomes and they consistently reflect on their outcomes as well as the leadership they display every day.
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The five pillars and 25 strands build our Fellows as leaders with a strong commitment to Self, to Others and to India. This sets them up to contribute in the most effective manner towards an India free of poverty, filled with love, and the "one day" that we envision for all children.
Connect
When we connect, we establish a deep and evolving understanding of ourselves as individuals, of the communities we serve, and the systems we operate within. We approach those around us with compassion, ask questions with curiosity, and become conscious of our own beliefs, and understanding of the world.
Envision
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When we envision, we reimagine education for our children. We operate with curiosity to decode power structures and identify key barriers to transformation. We challenge the status quo with courage. We communicate with our people to envision an alternate future and we develop a consciousness of who we are called to be as leaders to best serve this vision.
Plan
When we plan, we think of ways to best reach the outcomes we have envisioned. We leverage our critical thinking abilities to pick tasks that are aligned, well structured, and logically sequenced. We think of creative ways to bring joy, fun, and excitement and purpose to every space that we design and facilitate.
Execute
When we execute, we enable the creation of spaces filled with joy, safety and collaboration. We communicate clearly, listen intently and enable actions that will help our people reach the goals that have been set. We face challenges that arise with courage, knowing that they are an opportunity to grow.
Reflect
When we reflect, we get curious about our leadership, who we are choosing to be in every moment and the results being created in our world as outcomes. We are conscious of our emotions and our states of being. We think critically about key levers that will make the most shift towards transformative outcomes.