Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Publishes a Case Study on the journey of SAI International School
Indian
Institute of Management Calcutta Publishes a Case Study on the journey of SAI
International School
Indian
Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM Calcutta), has published a case study on
the life of Founder-Chairman SAI International Education Group, late Dr Bijaya
Kumar Sahoo and the journey of SAI International School. The case, namely, “SAI International School: In
Pursuit of Academic Happiness”, was published on the official website of IIMC, it will
be taught to all management students who attend the MBA program at the
prestigious institution. One of Asia’s finest management institution, IIM
Calcutta, has included this case within their core curriculum of management to
teach the country’s finest leaders the concept of SAI, the art of
entrepreneurship, and education management. This thesis is an incandescent joy
to read and states that happiness and education not only can but should
co-exist and must be taken seriously by everyone concerned about preparing
children and young adults to be better ‘leaders of tomorrow’.
“With
education we bring in new perspectives in the life of the children by exploring
& enhancing their infinite possibilities” said, Dr.Bijaya Kumar Sahoo once as a believer in education
being fundamental to the happiness of an individual. For his immense
contribution to education in East India, Today, even after he has left us
physically, his work continues to be celebrated across India.
About the Case Study
SAI International School: In
Pursuit of Academic Happiness is a revolutionary case study that speaks
volumes about the affiliations between education & happiness. This thesis
explores what we ought to teach if we take happiness seriously as an aim of
education. If educators were to accept its premise and be guided by its
arguments, those involved in educating children and youth would have to
dramatically rethink what they need to accomplish with their students; and
restructure what they do in classrooms, not only the content but also the
interactions they have with students. This thesis was developed under Indian
Institute of Management, Calcutta, Case Research Centre(IIMCCRC) which is a
distinct Centre of Excellence (COE) that constantly develops cases based on key
industry challenges and success stories. These distinct cases act as
supplementary reading materials to enhance classroom room learning of the
students.
Significance of
the Case Study
SAI International
School: In Pursuit of Academic Happiness published in the esteemed portal
of IIM Calcutta talks about how SAI International School, a day-cum-residential
co-educational school established by Dr. Bijaya Kumar Sahoo in the year 2008 in
Bhubaneswar (India), sculpted itself on the edifice of learner well-being and
happiness. Built on the mantra of “putting a radiant smile” on its students’
faces, this CBSE-affiliated school charted a little over a decade-long journey
by making parents and teachers the two key pivots in its pursuit of happiness
in education. This thesis beautifully synthesizes Dr. Sahoo’s admirable corpus
related to education, learning, leadership & entrepreneurship. It carries
noteworthy significance in different faucets of learning.
Elevate Class-room
Learning: Applying
knowledge in practice is a core element of progressive learning. This case
study demonstrates relevant topics that, if imbibed within the curriculum can
help young minds to expand not just their industry-specific knowledge but also
shape the way they approach their own venture challenges. Further, it will
serve as a distinct supplementary reading material to enhance classroom
learning of students in high school.
Effective Teacher
Training: This thesis focuses on pertinent roles that each stakeholder of
school education plays in the process of 360-degree holistic learning of a
child, that includes students, teachers, parents and educational institutions.
It emphasizes on augmenting students’ cognitive learning, specifies the
involvement of parents in the educational journey and enunciates the enrichment
of faculty for quality education. This case study will be immensely beneficial
for training programs of teachers & other educators to give them an
opportunity to advocate neoteric methods of teaching within and beyond the
classroom.
Fosters an Entrepreneurial Spirit: This case study aggrandizes an entrepreneurial acumen
in young minds in regard to their future endeavours. It talks how the emergence
of purposeful leadership in an academic curriculum not only amalgamates ideas
& efforts but galvanizes many to achieve goals. It depicts how nurturing
leadership combined with the passion of innovation is somewhat primary to our
very functioning. When efforts are pursued with unstinted zeal, practices help
habits & beliefs change for the better, creating a generation to face the
challenges of the world with unmatched perfection.
Education with a Difference: The insights shared in the study will bring about a
new perspective to education with a difference’ as facilitated in SAI by Dr.
Sahoo by creating a space that
nurtured children in a manner that resulted in them becoming responsible &
principled human beings despite all austerities that came along the way. To
enable, encourage and endow every student to initiate a lifelong pursuit of
learning & excellence where learning is a happy affair forms the crux of
the thesis. It outlines the know-hows of exponential learning by imbibing 21st
century skills of innovation, leadership & entrepreneurship whilst
combatting primitive concepts of education.
The
case study titled SAI International School: In Pursuit of
Academic Happiness has been successfully published under the
thematic group of Entrepreneurship and is available for purchase and
download on the IIM Calcutta website.
https://www.iimcal.ac.in/case-studies-lists#accordion-2
“We are extremely humbled and happy that IIMC
published our story as a 35-page case study, ‘SAI International: In pursuit of
Academic Happiness’, which will be taught to MBA students studying at IIM
Calcutta, in order to impart valuable entrepreneurship lessons to the students.
I am sure students will gain an insight into building an environment of
happiness in a school”, said Dr. Silpi Sahoo, Chairperson SAI International
Education Group.
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