NACC Leadership Biography

Swati Popat

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.

PRESENT PROFILE-

SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE PRESCHOOL CHAIN PODAR JUMBO KIDS (36 CENTRES IN INDIA) THE DAYCARE CHAIN PODAR HAPPY KIDS (4 CENTRES IN INDIA)
SHE IS ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF PODAR INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THAT CONDUCTS A ONE YEAR PROGRAM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN LEARNING DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN.

BOOKS AND PRODUCTS AUTHORED-

MS. POPAT HAS WRITTEN TWO BOOKS , 'MR. PENCIL AND FRIENDS' AND 'HOW TO TEACH SO KIDS CAN LEARN'.
SHE IS ALSO THE EDUCATIONAL ADVSIOR FOR TATASKY-(a venture of tata and sky t.v network) WIZKIDS FOR THEIR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION GAMES CHANNEL.
SHE IS ALSO THE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ADVISOR TO IL&FS FOR ITS CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL KIT- SMART KIT

WORKSHOP FORTE-

AN ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS SHE PROMOTES DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM AND GIVES WORKSHOPS ON PEDOGOGY, EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES AND SCHOOL DESIGN,
HER WORKSHOPS ON TEACHER SKILL ENHANCEMENT ARE IN DEMAND AND MOST OF THE SCHOOLS IN MUMBAI HAVE EITHER ATTENDED HER WORKSHOPS OR HAVE INVITED HER FOR WORKSHOPS.

CURRICULUM AND SCHOOL DESIGN-

THE CURRICULUMS DESIGNED BY HER ARE BASED ON HER KIDUCATION PHILOSOPHY.
SHE HAS SUCCESSFULLY ADAPTED THE TE WHARIKI CURRICULUM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEWS ZEALAND IN INDIA

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS-

SHE HAS GIVEN WORKSHOPS ABROAD AT THE WORLD FORUM IN CANADA, NEBRASKA AND MALAYSIA ON ASSESSMENT, NATURE EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM PLANNING
SHE IS PRESENTLY ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE WORLD FORUM ON NATURE EDUCATION AND IS KEEN TO BRING ABOUT AWARENESS IN CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS ABOUT NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER
YOU CAN CONTACT HER ON swatipopat@hotmail.com