Nationality

Indian

Present Position

Senior Principal, and Faculty, Social Science, Klorofeel School Brahmapur

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS:

• Dec 28 2019 to Nov 2020: PRINCIPAL, POLLOCKS INTELLI SCHOOL, Vizag, an English medium, Co-educational, CBSE-affiliated start-up school engaged in the transformational initiative through education.
• Nov 22 2018 to Dec 2019: ACADEMIC DIRECTOR, UNACCO group of schools, Co-educational, Residential, Senior secondary, English medium schools having students’ strength of 5,200, affiliated to CBSE located at Imphal, Manipur. This school is ranked as the number one day cum boarding school of Manipur for the session 2019-20 by the “Education World”. I led a team of more than 120 educators and three vice-principals and two principals.
• June 11th, 2013 to 21st May 2017: PRINCIPAL, PUSHPDEEP INTERNATIONAL, A Senior Secondary, Co-educational, English medium school, affiliated with CBSE. A premium school neat Indore.
• June 2011 to June 2013: SENIOR COORDINATOR, at ANUBHUTI INTERNATIONAL – a Senior Secondary, Residential, English medium, and Co-educational school affiliated with ICSE Board at Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
• July 2000 to June 2011: SENIOR COORDINATOR, RAJGHAT BESANT SCHOOL, KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION INDIA –, an English medium, Co-educational, Senior secondary, Residential school affiliated with CBSE was established in 1928.
• Coordinator - Middle School CCE ▪ Took Theatre in education as a club activity. ▪ Taught History and Social Sciences in senior and middle School through innovative methods. ▪ Training on Body – Mind harmony through workshops. ▪ Physical Education Coordinator for junior and middle school. ▪ Part of the admission cell. ▪House parenting for middle & senior schoolboys. ▪ Yoga trainer for children and teachers. Guidance and counselling to the students struggling in academics and behavioural issues.
• 1999 –2000:  SRI AUROBINDO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, HYDERABAD -PGT -History, Social Sciences & Physical Education Coordinator. I acted as the resource person for organizing National Integration camps & Adventure camps. I conducted workshops for colleagues on Integral Education.
• 1996 –1998: MIRAMBIKA, FREE PROGRESS SCHOOL, NEW DELHI - Researched in Integrated Physical Education program for holistic growth and taught through innovative Projects and Action research activities.
• 1992 - 1996: PRINCIPAL, SRI AUROBINDO INTEGRAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH CENTRE, Rajgangpur, Odissa. An Integral school engaged in actualising the possibilities envisaged in fivefold education.
• 1988 -1992: NEW LIGHT SCHOOL, - Biramitrapur. Founder member of an English medium, coeducational Integral school to promote holistic learning and worked as a Primary Teacher got trained under New Life Education Trust.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

• New life Education Trust, B.Ed.
• Teachers’ training at Mirambika
• Teachers’ training at Krishnamurti Foundation schools
• Trained in Integral psychology and yoga at IPI, Pondicherry
• Teacher’s capacity building training by CBSE empanelled organizations.
• Certified as CCE Master Trainer, trained by CBSE centre of excellence, Pune, in 2016.
• Trained in CCE, Skills development, Attitude and values development, and Principal’s leadership training program under CBSE training program.

ASSIGNMENTS, PROJECTS ACCOMPLISHED:

• CBSE flying squad responsibility
• CBSE Observer responsibility
• CBSE Master trainer from COE Pune
• Teacher Trainer at Mirambika in physical education
• Resource person on Integral education
• Resource person for body-mind alignment
• Conducted workshops for teachers.
• Teacher Educator

RESEARCH WORK & AWARDS

• Received the “Earthian” Award from Mr. Azim Premji in 2011 for All India Essay writing competitions as a guide, on behalf of the Anubhuti International School.
• Keynote speaker at Principals’ conclave organized by Strategum at Raipur in 2017.
• Presented paper in the year 2016 at all India symposiums on “Alternative Educational Practices” in the New Creation School, Hyderabad.
• Wrote an article “Philosopher’s Stone” in Teacher plus Magazine Sept. 2012.
• Action research program on Physical Education for holistic growth.
• Presented paper on “Self-awareness and Reflection in Education” in the International Seminar on Indian psychology.
• Article published on Integrated Physical Education Programme in the KFI school teachers’ journal.

INNOVATIVE IDEAS:

• Designed activities on enhancing “self-awareness and reflective capacity” through various games.
• Developed a module on the body-mind relationship and how physical activities can facilitate the development of different faculties in the mind.
• Designed an Integrated Curriculum for primary, middle, and secondary levels.
• Designed and worked on Self Learning Programme in the schools.
• Guidance and counselling related to parenting and behavioural disorder in children and young adults.
• Used Yoga as a therapy in hostel life for the all-round growth of students’ personalities and solving behavioural difficulties among adolescent students.
• Organizing study tours and adventure camps for teaching life skills.

INTEREST:

 

• Yoga, Adventure sports, Major games & Minor games, Theatre in Education, Bird watching, Origami, Reading and listening to music, Workshop Integral Education, playing with young ones, Origami, spirituality, Nature walk, trekking, Juggling, Creative thinking and mind mapping skills, Nurturing life skills, Enhancing Thinking ability and Creativity, Writing blogs on Education https://alokmohanty13.wordpress.com/

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:

 

• ODIYA: READ, WRITE, SPEAK
• ENGLISH: READ, WRITE, SPEAK
• HINDI: READ. SPEAK
• SANSKRIT: READ AND COMPREHEND, Speaking needs practice
• BENGALI: Basic level. Can speak & comprehend