Traveling can give you a different perspective, new ideas, and a fresh outlook. While I was spending time in Bangalore India, we visited a boys residential school on our way to explore the city of Mysore. My host school is planning on building a new innovative park in the next year and was looking for …
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The Happiness Curriculum
The capital city of Delhi in India has started a new educational initiative called the Happiness Curriculum. Happiness…..sounds so simple of a concept, right? I think that we can all agree that all people seek happiness. The happiness framework works around the idea that students will learn best when there is no conflict within. The …
Say YES!
Opportunities will come to you in all different kinds of ways. Sometimes they show up as travel opportunities, new friends, education, employment, or even in some much needed alone time. And as I sit back and reflect on the last year of my life, I realized it has been one of the most exciting years …
The Khichripur School of Excellence
My Fulbright cohort had the privilege to visit The Khichripur School of Excellence on Day 3 of our India journey. That same day, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi also visited the school, so we had an opportunity to meet him. He is responsible for many new educational initiatives in Delhi. The Happiness Curriculum and Entrepreneurship …
Be Present
While traveling, make sure you are present. This is true even in your normal everyday life. During my three weeks in India, I was intentionally not using my spare time to peek at social media, blog, or communicate too much with my life back home. I really wanted to take time to reflect on every …
Delhi Public School, Bangalore-North
Check out this school’s website! http://north.dpsbangalore.edu.in I had the opportunity in India to travel to Bangalore for a week and be hosted by Delhi Public School, Bangalore-North and the wonderful host teacher/principal Manju. Host schools were chosen by Fulbright and IREX and each school had close connections to an in-country Fulbright alum. I feel so …
Travel and Find Yourself
So when I tell people my name in India, they often pronounce it “Kali”. They keep telling me that it sounds very similar to a popular Hindu goddess and that I remind them of her. When first researching about her, the images are super scary (YIKES!). She is often one of the most misunderstood goddesses. …
We Need To Care
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Compassion, Empathy, Equality, Education, and Respect. Let’s “CEEER” (care). I had this “CARE” talk this school year with my high school students. We put aside learning physics formulas and discussed why we should all care. …Care about their behavior, how they treat others, their grades, …
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