Education is of paramount importance in one’s life, and Dr Chetana Keni is a person who has brought a revolution in the field of education. After working for ten years in the corporate IT sector, Dr Chetana left her job to bring a change in the education system of the country.
After facing a road full of challenges, Dr Chetana achieved her dreams of bringing changes in the education system of India through her consistent efforts. She currently works as a counsellor and provides coaching to students and teachers. She aims to make education the strength of every individual as being educated means having the greatest strength to conquer your weaknesses and fears.
“Education should not be limited to classroom learning. Rather, education can be found everywhere, from nature, rivers, human beings, animals, if a person has an eye for knowledge, he/she can learn from various sources.”
Dr Chetana Keni believes that students should not be limited to learning based on the syllabus or in order to score marks, rather education should be more about providing knowledge to the students so that they can know more about the world. Her aim in changing the education system has even led her to achieve various awards. She has received the Transformational Leader award for the year 2019 for her contribution and dedication towards Alternative Education and has even received other awards such as the Best Parental Engagement 2018-19, Best School Happiness Quotient Index 2018-19.
Dr Chetana Keni is the founder of the Aurinko Academy, which has received various awards such as Best Progressive SChool for progressive education, cultural and academic excellence. Her academy has also won Best School for Innovative practices 2018-19 award and India’s best project-based learning school 2017 and 2018 award.
When asked about the unique teaching methods for her school, Dr Chetana Keni says,
“Education should be more practical as it helps the students to grasp the concept in better. Instead of mugging up a chapter, the students can learn new things through practical learning. These methods not only makes learning fun but even makes the students interested in various subjects.”
Dr Chetana Keni is even known for providing counselling for parents. The reason as to why she provides such sessions is that teenagers nowadays face various problems such as peer pressure, depression due to various reasons, which they find it difficult to share with parents. By making the parents aware of such situations from an early stage, the students can easily share their difficulties with parents. She has observed and analysed the teaching system in various schools in order to know more about the education system. Her idea of Education 4.0 is new to India but is surely going to spread throughout the country. Though it took some years to prove the concepts of methodology and philosophy which she has used for her Aurinko Academy, the struggle was worth it. Afterall Dr Chetana Keni was able to establish a school where the happiness of the students matters more than the marks that they score in the examination.
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