Podar Jumbo Kids

BACKGROUND :

MS SWATI POPAT IS AN EDUCATIONIST,WHO HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIELD OF CHILDREN’S EDUCATION SINCE THE PAST TWO DECADES. SHE HAS RECENTLY BEEN HONOURED BY THE SARVASHRI AWARD AND GOLD MEDAL IN CHILD EDUCATION,FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND MAINTAINING HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS.SHE RECEIVED THIS AWARDS AT THE HANDS OF GOVERNER OF GOA.

MS. SWATI POPAT IS PRESIDENT OF PODAR EDUCATION NETWORK. THE NETWORK IS INVOLVED IN FRANCHISING AND MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS WITH THE MOTTO- “SCHOOLS HELP BUILD NATIONS, WE HELP BUILD SCHOOLS.” PODAR EDUCATION NETWORK IS PART OF PODAR EDUCATION COMPLEX AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATION WITH 80 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION.

PRESENTLY RUNNING :

SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE RENOWNED PRESCHOOL BRAND PODAR JUMBO KIDS, THE SUCCESSFUL DAYCARE BRAND PODAR HAPPY KIDS AND THE INNOVATIVE PRE-SCHOOL CHAIN PODAR INDIA KIDS,PODAR INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THAT CONDUCTS A ONE YEAR PROGRAM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN LEARNING DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN.

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR’S AND WORKSHOP:

AN ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS MS. POPAT IS PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE n.a.e.y.c (national association for education of young children- u.s.a) AND PROMOTES DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM AND GIVES WORKSHOPS ON 'SAVE CHILDHOOD'.

THE CURRICULUMS DESIGNED BY HER ARE BASED ON HER KIDUCATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH MEANS EDUCATION KEEPING IN MIND THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND NEEDS OF THE CHILD.

MS SWATI IS A MEMBER OF n.a.e.y.c (NATIONAL ASSICIATION OF EDUCATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN-WASHINGTON)

SHE IS PRESENTLY ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE WORLD FORUM ON NATURE EDUCATION AND WILL REPRESENT ASIA FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS TO BRING ABOUT AWARENESS IN CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS ABOUT NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER

SHE HAS ATTENDED THE WORLD FORUM ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND THIS YEAR SHE WILL ATTEND THE WORLD FORUM IN MALAYSIA AND READ HER PAPER ON ASSESSMENT AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

BOOKS AUTHORED :

MS. POPAT HAS WRITTEN TWO BOOKS , 'MR. PENCIL AND FRIENDS' AND 'HOW TO TEACH SO KIDS CAN LEARN' IS A BOOK FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS AND PUBLISHED BY IL & FS.

EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR FOR:

THE KILBIL DAY CARE CENTRE PROJECT OF THE BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE
IB SCHOOLS IN MUMBAI- THE PRANJALI WORLD SCHOOL AND PINNACLE HIGH.
SHE IS ALSO CONSULTANT ON STAR T.V
POLICE BALWADI PROJECT.

INNOVATION IN EDUCATION :

SHE HAS ADAPTED TE–WHAARIKI (CURRICULUM OF GOVT OF NEW-ZEALAND)TE-WHARIKI MEANS ‘THE WOVEN MAT’ WHICH WEAVES TOGETHER 5 STRANDS OF LEARNING. THE 5 STRANDS ARE,

1.WELL-BEING
2 BELONGING
3COMMUNICATION
4 CONTRIBUTION
5 EXPLORATION

SHE INTRODUCED REGGIO EMILIA APPROACH-IT’S A WEBBING TECHNIQUE TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT VARIOUS INTER-RELATED TOPICS.
CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS ON BRAIN RESEARCH, VYOJOTSKY, ZONAL OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT.
PRESENTLY WORKING ON ASSESMENTS WHICH IS DEVELPOMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR PRESCHOOLERS.

CHILDRENS PRODUCT;

MS POPAT IS ALSO EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR TO TATASKY PROJECT WHIZKIDS AND AN ADVISOR TO IL&FS EDUCATIONAL KIT-WHIZKIT (SMART KIT)