Session on ‘Compassion and Kindness in Teaching and Learning’ by Mr. Ravi Gulati

In continuum of our practices of reconnecting through a circle time post summer break, we as a school community were part of a session on ‘Compassion and Kindness in Teaching and Learning’.

This was facilitated by Ravi bhaiya (Mr. Ravi Gulati) of Manzil. The objective of this session was to support each other in the inclusion of SEE learning practices in our classrooms. SEE learning is described as an education of the heart and mind. It is an initiative of Emory University under the guidance of His Holiness Dalai Lama.

Ravi bhaiya is the co-founder of Manzil, a youth lead non-profit organisation. He also engages himself with youth initiatives through institutions such as Delhi University, Ashoka University and Pravah.

‘You teach who you are’ – SEE learning provides educators with a comprehensive framework for the cultivation of social, emotional and ethical competencies. Ravi bhaiya with his wife and partner Neha didi facilitated activities which were for both internal and external development of an individual. Through these activities they highlighted the importance of personal domain of each child, the need for empathy at a social level and understanding the larger world by interacting and creating a web of interdependence. These interactive experiences provided a platform for a participative environment.