Surender Pal Sachdeva is a school administrator with more than 25 years’ of experience. As an administrator he has shown exceptional critical thinking, problem solving, listening and communication skills. Mr Sachdeva was the Principal of Delhi Public School, Bopal, Ahmedabad between 2014 to 2021. Currently, he is the Principal of Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok, Gurugram
With over three decades in education,
Mr Sachdeva has created a culture in schools where constant learning happens with the help of research and innovation. A gradual move towards experiential learning has been at the helm of this change. Identifying Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in education and incorporating related activities to lessons transacted in classrooms have been a part of his innovation. It has helped students understand the essence of the SDG better.
Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education has been a prime agenda of Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok, Gurugram. ATL and AI exhibitions organized by the school has pushed students to make ingenious AI and Robotics projects. Such exhibitions rendered a platform where students could contribute projects ranging from space, games, robotics, drones, AI, VR and XR. ATL exhibitions cover all core STEAM concepts and themes following National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The school empowers students to follow a participatory approach and equips them with collaborative and conflict-resolution skills. Competitive exams such as Science and Math Olympiads are held periodically to gauge students’ progress in learning the STEAM concepts.
Being media literate is vital. In the Primary and Middle Wing, Cinema is an integral part of the curriculum and has helped students learn to relate and reflect better. It has also helped them in self-expressing their thoughts well. Film education is beneficial for increasing student engagement and has improved their writing, literacy and behavioural skills.
To make education more purposeful, core ethical values has to be emphasized. Fostering ethics into school systems to create a code of conduct for students, staff, and faculty is very important. Including ethics and moral education as a subject in the curriculum, starting from elementary school till senior secondary is a way forward. Encouraging ethical discussions and debates in classrooms to help students develop critical thinking skills, empathy, and respect for diverse perspectives should be religiously observed. Curating a safe and welcoming environment where students feel comfortable expressing their thoughts and values without fear of judgment or ridicule and using real-life case studies to demonstrate ethical dilemmas and encouraging them to think about how they would respond in these situations should be actively taken upon. Students and teachers should brainstorm ideas without any fear of judgment or criticism. This approach would allow students to think freely and develop creative and innovative solutions with fluidity of thought and expression.
TedEd Student Talks Club has been instrumental in identifying and celebrating ideas. ATL and AI exhibitions organized by the school has encouraged students to make ingenious AI and Robotics projects. Film education is beneficial for increasing student engagement and has improved their writing, literacy & behavioural skills
