The founder of STEM Club India, Mr. Yashraj Singh is in conversation with Dr Amrita Vohra , discussing the impact of STEM Education in India. STEM Club India comes with a series of experiential STEM learning programs designed by global educators and corporate firms spread across various industries like #Automobile #Designing #Project #Management #Artificial #Intelligence #Gaming #Coding #Machine #learning #3D designing #Robotics and #Entrepreneurship .
Dr. Amrita Vohra Director of Education for GEMS Education, India, and Executive Principal for GEMS International School, Gurgaon. Dr. Vohra has over 25 years of transformative work in education. She is a Ph.D. in English Literature and a certified Program Leader for Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications. She is also a Bharat Natyam Dancer. She has helped set up and led various schools as a Principal. Dr. Vohra has reviewed various textbook series for eminent publications like Oxford University Press and Macmillan Education. She has also been supporting the CBSE with research on embedding international standards and best practices in the assessment and pedagogical practices aligned with the NEP 2020. She is a member of the National Council of the Association of Indian Principals (AIP), a member of the Steering Committee for CII Schools Summit, a member of the CII Indian Women’s Network, and also a member of the Progress Card Committee formed by CBSE.
She is the proud recipient of various awards and recognitions over the years including the Woman of Excellence Award by Indian Achiever’s Forum and Best Principal Award by the All India Swacchha Bharat Art Forum. Under her leadership, GEMS International School, Gurgaon won the Inspire School Award for Best Skill-development. Dr. Amrita has also been chosen among the 10 most Influential Women in Education 2020 by Insight. She is currently catering to over 100 Franchisee and Affiliate schools across India, she traveled the country training teachers and schools.
Dr. Amrita Vohra is a passionate learner and educator currently serving as Director of Education for GEMS Education, India, and Executive Principal for GEMS International School, Gurgaon. Dr. Amrita Vohra’s mantra of life is “The Power of Yet & The Power of Because”. And her inspiration for being an educationist is Teachers.
Her message to all the educators is “Ignite the curiosity” and be a Co-Learner with the students to make them your buddy. Dr. Amrita’s message to students is “Be Patient”. She firmly believes that It’s no longer about Communication it’s about Cross-Cultural Communication and It’s no longer about Collaboration it’s about Cross-Cultural & Virtual Collaboration. Communication.
Take a quick look at her monosyllabic answers to our rapid-fire questions:
📚Favorite Subject: Psychology
❌Not-So-Favorite: Maths but likes every subject
🚶♂️Favorite Sport: Walking
🍲Favorite Cuisine: Indian
🌄Dream Vacation: Mussoorie
📕Favorite Book: The Palace of Illusions
🧑💻Favorite STEM course: Coding