Pritha Ghosh, Director

An abiding interest in how Government provisions can scale quality, despite the state of resources led to years of action research, documentation and testing across contexts. The resultant clarity of variables that render pedagogic good practices context-free or context-dependent has been the basis of the establishment of an NGO and an education consultancy company. The personal objective just as that of the two organizations remains to use the understanding of the educationally underserved first generation learner to provide quality at scale through various stakeholders and means.

Work

CURRICULA

2008 – 9 Curriculum for Whole School Improvement through School Leadership. Tested successfully in 8 Government-Aided schools in Delhi

2008 Age-free and context-free course for English fluency for teachers who are first generation speakers of English in consultation with 7 NGO partners

2004 Curriculum on non-discrimination and peace culled from dialogues with children

2003 Curriculum for schools bordering Rajaji National Park on conservation of the wild elephant

2002-2010 Curriculum in Languages, Soc. Sc.,Gen. Sc for the irregular, hard-to-reach child (PP-V)

1998-2002 Curriculum development for teachers on technology to enhance learning in school

PEDAGOGIC DIRECTION

2010 Learn Without Fear Campaign. Music Video

2010 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Uttar Pradesh –Activity Based Learning

2010 M.H.R.D, Elementary Education. By special invitation of the Jt. Secy. Education – Assessment of State Education Quality Plans for the AWP&B 2010-11(Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, U.P)

2009 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Assam – Preparation to implement the Right To Education Act

2009 -10 Establishment of the consultancy firm, Gen1Can – Strategies for First Generation Learners to address the pedagogic needs of Out Of School Children

2008 Establishment of the LearningInq schools in 2 urban slums

2007 Health & Spirituality Channel of the www.copperwiki.org portal ofwww.iwoodapple.com

2004 Film on non-discrimination. Film has won 4 International Awards.

2003 Pre Primary Workshop Series on creativity

2001-2 Advisor and coordination of the teachers section of Schoolnet India Portal

RESEARCH

2009 Impact of interventions by Navjyoti vs. Govt. on Pre Primary & Primary Education in Bawana

2008 Qualitative research on the education needs of the Savda Ghevra JJ Resettlement Colony

2008 Evaluation of the quality of the Amar Jyoti Inclusive School

2008 Needs assessment for vocational education for adolescent street children

2008 Evaluation of the Food for Education Program for adolescent street children

2008 Identification and evaluation of variables that affect quality in MCD schools

2004 PRA for Needs Assessment for capacity building on community outreach of the Association of People with Disability, Bangalore to its target group

2003 Impact Assessment of Pre Primary Curriculum of CASP PLAN community centres in Badarpur

2003 PRA for Needs Assessment for capacity building of crèche workers

1994 Theory of Mind in a sample of Autistic, MR and children with Normal IQ

DOCUMENTATION

2006 Organisational brochure for Kargil Development Program

2006 Manual on creation on education systems to mainstream children from the rag pickers’ community

2006 Manual on waste awareness curriculum for schools. Pedagogic direction

2006 European Union Grant Proposal. Was subsequently granted. Part of two-member team

2004 Workshop documentation for consultative workshops held via the GoI & ILO in Madhya Pradesh

2002 Annual Report on Girls Education Project in the State of Uttar Pradesh, CARE India

EDUCATION AUDITING & INSTITUTION BUILDING

2002- 2010 Creation of systems to implement and monitor curricular content and methodology developed by LearningInq to retain OOSC in mainstream education in Child Survival India, Salaam Balak Trust, Tejas Asia, Fabindia Pre Primary Schools, Chintan Environmental Research Group, The Hope Project Charitable Trust

2009-10 Education audit and course correction of internal communication systems and messaging to target group in Janani. All districts in Bihar. 7 districts in Jharkhand.

STATE CONSULTATIONS

2004 State Level Children’s Parliament, CREATE, Uttar Pradesh

2003 National Level Children’s Parliament, Global March Against Child Labour

NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS

2010 Senior Consultant, Technical Resource Group, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, MHRD

Education

Harvard Graduate School of Education. WIDE World (Wide-scale Interactive Development for Educators)

Assessment Strategies and Tools for Improving Student Learning - 2003

St. Xavier’s Inst. of Education, Mumbai

Counseling Psychology - 1997

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Masters in Social Work - 1996

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi

Bachelors (Honors) in Psychology - 1994

Skills

Ability to provide overall strategic direction & management of a growing education portfolio, while continually increasing the impact of organisations’ programmes and activities, in line with budgets and the strategic goals and mission of an organisation. Ability to foster strong collaborative relationships with relevant Government, Non Government/Civil Society Organisations and private partners, ensuring a high level of strategic convergence between the organization’s and the partners’ plans, policies and programming, ensuring a high level of Government and donor interest and support for the organisation’s education programme. Ability to lead, manage, motivate and continually enhance the capacity of a diverse team of national and international professionals.