Education Coordinating Network : Daman Workshop

Daman Workshop for the ECoN

There was a workshop of the DEOs, Teachers Union leaders and Head Teachers of Makawanpur and Kathmandu districts on last Thursday, 4^th April, 2013. Me and Mr Sahadev Regmi (Principal, Jyoti HS School, Kewalpur) participated as the representative from Dhading for the first time. The program was organized in a hotel of Daman, a popular hill station on The Mahabharat  Range ( 2100M from sea level). Mr. Sanubhai Karki, Principal of Janakalyan HS School, Palung.

The major participants

1.      Mr. Baikuntha Aryal (DEO, Kathmandu)

2.      Mr. Kamal (DEO, Makawanpur)

3.      Mr. Rameshprasad Lamichhane (Co-odinator for the network)

4.      Mr. Vishnu Paneru (Member secretary)

5.      Mr. Raut

6.      Mr. Saroj Pandey

7.      Ms. Maharjan

8.      Mr. Rajendra Adhikari

9.      Mr. Vishnu Prasad (NNTA)

10.  Mr. Sundar Pant

11.  Rajkumar KC

12.  Badri Prasad Dahal

13.  Taranath Khatiwada

14.  Ganga..Sagar(NTA)

15.  Sanubhai Karki

16.  Sahadev Regmi

17.  Laxman Sharma

18.  Kumar Negi (Reporter)

Discussion and Decicions were made on the agenda;

1.      Annual operation calendar for the network

2.      Inclusion of two more districts Dhading and Chitawan.

3.      Revised the name of the network as “Education Coordinating Centre”.

4.      Learning exchanges tours for subject teachers ( English, Math and Science)

5.      A picnic program within head teachers

My reflection:

Its good to share the ideas. It needs to be re-designed to make more productive. Categorization, prioritization, planning and executing the events wisely in a cost effective way is essential. Best practices sharing can be an additional workshop for day two. One day is not functional. Hands on products, punctuality, child at the center, less discussion more sharing, talk with evidences rather than beliefs etc are essential policies as it is a network, not an executive body.  High tech communication can be an effective tool to communicate with in the institutions. I am interested to participate as a communicator of the events and outcomes.