Using collaborative games as a methodology to generate laughter, compassion and peace in communities and for community-building in schools

Research Area: Teacher Education and PlayfulnessDoctoral Thesis Title: Nurturing Playfulness as Pedagogical Competence in Pre-Service TeachersFaculty: Faculty of Education and PsychologyUnit: Teachers, Teaching and Educational Communities Funded by EDUFI through the University of Oulu (November 2023-July 2024)

- Designing sessions to educate parents and teachers about role of play in children’s lives. - Advocating ‘Right to Play’ as a fundamental right of children- Designing playspaces to enable children to fulfill their fundamental need and right to play by using Loose Parts Play Methodology

Designing and facilitating workshops related to relationship-building, goal setting, Experiential Education, Reimagining Classrooms, Play for Peace and Social Inclusion and Equity

Proposed, managed and facilitated initiatives to optimize learning of staff members, parents and students in order to create a learning community

Visioning, strategising, designing, implementing and facilitating processes and programs for providing all learners with meaningful learning opportunities along with meeting all requirements of Central Board of Secondary Education

Creating and facilitating learning opportunities and safe learning environment for students of Grade-6, by using Experiential Education as methodology

Facilitating the learning process of Pre-Primary children, designing and facilitating theatre workshops for children, and collaborative learning sessions for teachers

Designing curriculum for languages (Hindi and English) and Theme based Learning for Grades 1 to 3 and building teacher capacity to implement curriculum

Working with children of Grade 1 and 2 along with coordinating and facilitating creation of Language Curriculum and its implementation