HT School organised its first Thought Leadership Meet on March 14th at The Lodhi, New Delhi. Over 30 Directors and Principals from the field of education attended the meet where HT School unveiled some of the upcoming properties lined up for students in the coming academic year. These include Hackathon, Crickathon and the HT Science Fair. The event was marked by a fun cook-off led by MasterChef Pankaj Bhadouria and a stand-up comedy show by Atul Khatri.

Fun Cook-off with MasterChef
Pankaj Bhadouria

The Thought Leaders took part in a fun cook-off led by celebrity MasterChef Pankaj Bhadouria. They were divided into eight teams and the challenge was to create exotic dishes in a short span of 30 minutes with a limited set of ingredients. The enthusiastic participation of our Thought Leaders made this session fun and exciting.

Puja Sharma, Head, Special Initiatives, HT Media, felicitating MasterChef Pankaj Bhadouria

Thought Leaders sharing a moment with Roopali Dhawan, Head, HT Education, HT Media and MasterChef Pankaj Bhadouria

Stand-up Comedy by Atul Khatri

Our Thought Leaders thoroughly enjoyed the jokes cracked by revered stand-up comedian Atul Khatri. His jokes ranged from immigration troubles to school life woes. However, Khatri not only made our Thought Leaders laugh, but also thanked the teaching community for their dedication and hardwork during the unprecedented times of the pandemic.

Atul Khatri enthralling the audience with his jokes

Roopali Dhawan, Head, HT Education and Anita Gusain, AGM, HT PACE, felicitating revered stand-up comedian Atul Khatri

Unveiling Properties

Puja Sharma, Head, Special Initiatives, HT Media, unveiling the upcoming properties of HT School

HT School unveiled its upcoming properties — Hackathon, Cricathon, ID8, Code-a-thon and Ecothon and the HT Science Fair. The Thought Leaders welcomed these initiatives and appreciated the holistic approach of the HT School platform.

Event Details

Venue

The Lodhi Hotel, Lodhi Rd, CGO Complex, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi 110003

Time

5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Meet Our Thought Leaders
Dr. Rajesh Hassija Director Indraprastha International School, Dwarka
Madhulika Sen Director Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar
Dr. Ameeta Mulla Wattal Chairperson & Executive Director DLF Foundation, Gurugram
Rupa Chakravarty Director Suncity School, Gurugram
Dr. Ashok K Pandey Director Ahlcon Group of Schools, Mayur Vihar
Manju Rana Director Jaipuria School, Ghaziabad
Snehal Pinto Chairperson & Executive Director Ryan Schools, Mumbai
Manika Sharma Director The Shri Ram School, Delhi
Richa Sharma Agnihotri Principal Sanskriti School, Chanakyapuri, Delhi
Krit Serai Principal Satluj Public School, Chandigarh
Dr. Jyoti Gupta Principal K.R.Mangalam World School, GK- 2, Delhi
Nita Arora Principal Sri Venkateshwar International School, Dwarka-18, Delhi
Dr. Sudha Acharya Principal ITL Public School, Dwarka, Delhi
Swarnima Luthra Principal ASN Sr.Sec School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Jyoti Arora Principal Mount Abu Public School, Rohini, Delhi
Sandhya Awasthi Principal Delhi Public School, Greater NOIDA
Nidhi Tiwari Principal Ridge Valley, Gurugram
L V Sehgal Principal Bal Bharati Public School
Dr. Priti Ojha Principal Delhi International School, Dwarka, Delhi
Rashmi Malik Principal Salwan Public School, Gurugram
Tania Joshi Principal The Indian School, Delhi
Anita Makkar Principal The HDFC School, Bengaluru
Anita Malhotra Principal Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram
Anju Tandon Principal Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, KG Marg, Delhi
Minakshi Kushwaha Principal Birla Vidya Niketan, Delhi
Lata Vaidyanathan Principal Gyan Bharati School
Surendra P. Sachdeva Principal DPS, Sushant Lok, Gurugram
Dr. Neeta Bali Director-Principal GD Goenka World School, Sohna Road, Haryana
Seema Jerath Principal DLF School, Sahibabad
Dr. Manisha Sharma Principal Venkateshwar International School, Dwarka, Delhi
Experts Speak

"It's great to see all the Thought Leaders coming together for this exciting event."— Tania Joshi, The Indian School, Sadiq Nagar, Delhi

"The Skill Development programme needs to be aligned with the ongoing curriculum of students so as to help them develop their logical and analytical power."— Ms. Rupa Chakravarty, Director, Suncity School, Gurugram

"HT School is a very good learning platform for students and teachers as well. Meeting standup Atul Khatri and MasterChef Pankaj Bhadouria was a pleasurable experience."— Dr. Sudha Acharya, Principal, ITL Public School, Dwarka, Delhi

"Coding will help children become the citizens of tomorrow. I really loved Code-a-thon." — Ms. Meenakshi Kushwaha, Principal, Birla Vidya Niketan, Delhi

"ID8 is going to be a laudable effort by HT School. Entrepreneurship is the new buzzword with initiatives like Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make In India."" — Dr. Jyoti Gupta, Principal & Director, K.R. Mangalam World School, Greater Kailash, Delhi.

"HT has played a great role not only in shaping the personality of our children, it’s also a pleasure reading for them." — Dr. Anju Tandon, Principal, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi

"HT School is augmenting the school curriculum. Whatever we are teaching in school, HT School is strengthening that in a beautiful and skillful manner." — Ms. Supriti Chauhan, Principal, Delhi Public School, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Delhi

"Children have a lot of energy and a lot of potential. They are enthusiastic to explore their talent when it comes to a competitive environment. The courses and skills offered by HT School will help them in the twenty-first century" — Mr. Shishir Srivastava, HOD (International Relations), City Montessori School, Lucknow

"I appreciate all the newly launched fabulous properties of HT School, but I’m more excited about the science fair which would foster innovation and creativity among students." — Dr. Jyoti Arora, Principal, Mount Abu Public School, Delhi

"HT School is a new-age learning platform for collaboration, constructive thinking and problem solving. Students will find it very exciting and innovative." — Dr. Ashok Pandey, Director, Ahlcon International School, Delhi

"A platform can be made into a learning platform if it is reoriented in terms of innovative concepts, fresh skills and new paradigm of learning and HT School is just that." — Dr. Rajesh Hassija, Director, Indraprastha Group of Schools, Delhi

"HT has supported us during the COVID period so systematically and we found a friend in them. Through their various programmes they’ve helped our children know and be engaged." — Ms. Sandhya Awasthi, Principal, Delhi Public School, Greater NOIDA

"It was a pleasure to know about the new properties that HT School has unveiled. They resonate with the New Education Policy." — Ms. Alka Kapur, Principal, Modern Public School, Delhi

"We all thoroughly enjoyed the fun cook-off as well as listening to Mr. Khatri. Thank you HT, for taking these initiatives for us." — Ms. Swarnima Luthra, Principal, ASN Senior Secondary School, Delhi

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