Major(Ex.) Rajesh Ranjit

Educational leader with extensive experience in school administration, focusing on teacher training and curriculum development. Demonstrated success in strategic planning and stakeholder engagement, implementing initiatives that improve institutional effectiveness. Committed mentor dedicated to creating innovative learning environments and empowering educators.

• Global competence certificate (global citizenship education), AFS, USA, 2023
• Google certified educator, Innovative Teaching practices, 2023
• Mindfulness, life coaching certification, New Skills Academy, 2019
• Cambridge Master training for KET & PET Exam, 2015. Yoga Teacher training course, The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, 2014.
• Science & management of sustainable living, Bhoomi college in collaboration with Schumacher college, UK, 2014.
• International TEFL Teacher Training course, itt, Hong Kong, 2011.
• Neuro Linguistic programming practitioner’s training, Dr. Dick McHugh, 2009.
• Executive Management Programme with specialization in Human Resources Management from XLRI (Xavier lab our Relations Institute), Jamshedpur in December 2007.

English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali

• 1992: Represented the state and university in national level athletics.
• 1992-95: Held four leadership positions in St. Joseph’s college of Arts & Science, Bangalore- Class representative, President of 400 strong college hostel, Sports captain of the college, Senior under officer of National Cadets Corps. 1995-97: Associate fellow at Samvada, pursued LLB and completed the AMI, Holland diploma.
• 1997-98: Trained at the prestigious Officer’s training and got commissioned into the Indian Army.
• 1998-2003: Served the Indian Army and was part of Operation Vijay popularly known as Kargil war. I’m a recipient of Parakram padak for my operations in Kashmir valley.
• 2005-06: Took up responsibility and challenge of teaching ESL classes to Thai and Korean students along with pastoral care duties. Transformed a boarding hostel with effective systems and processes.
• 2006-2013: Established a progressive child centered school in a small town in UP, CBSE affiliations, increased admissions from 34 to 500 in a span of four years, with the support of educators and management, established dignity of educators and non-teaching staff, led a group of 400 youth along with other facilitators in a 10 days long train journey with the Tata JagritiYatra, brought in 100 odd foreign volunteers in a span of 7 years to facilitate teaching various subjects. Led Youreka programmes of idiscoveri as the Campus Chief.
• 2013-15: Took a sabbatical and undertook a course called Science and management of Sustainable living at Bhoomi College (in collaboration with Schumacher college, UK), Bangalore and pursued my research in value education a IASE university, Rajasthan. I was also part of Adyayan Quality Standards, Mumbai, assessing Schools in India.
• 2014-15: Was part of the team selected by Ashoka foundation in the final round of Change maker schools.
• 2015-16: Became the Master trainer of Cambridge, India for English communicative and written exams.
• 2016-till date: Trained around 3000 odd Educators, whole school transformation in 20 odd schools, excelled in life coaching & mentoring students and educators and online virtual classes.

• Circle time, Jenny Mosley, Multiple intelligence and train the trainer from Genie kids, Bangalore
• Non-violent communication (NVC), Marshal Rosenberg, Restorative circle by Dominic barter
• Heal your life, Louise Hay, Heart intelligence, Fredrick Labrathe, Interplay, Mumbai
• Neuro Linguistic Programming by Dr. Dick McHugh, SJ, Transactional Analysis (TA 101)
• Permaculture Design course, RickoZook, Experiential outdoor Education, Explorer’s school, Pune
• Yoga teacher’s training course, The yoga Institute, Mumbai, Vipassana, Igatpuri
• Summer Teacher’s Fellowship programme, Central Institute of Education, Delhi
• Green teacher’s programme, CEE, Ahmedabad
• Leadership training from Disha, tGELF & idiscoveri
• Professional workshop on the facilitation & play from Tao of Facilitation by K Gulrajani.
• International TEFL (Teaching English as a foreign language) certification, Certificate course on Reading and Writing- ATOLC Level-1 by Alpha to omega learning center, Chennai, Cambridge master trainer’s certificate.
• Basic and Advance Labs in Human processes, with the Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Sciences (ISABS).
• Workshop on cob houses and eco-architecture by Bharat Mansata and SaurabhPhadke, Pune.
• Developmental natural intelligence and creativity workshop by Jinan KB, Kerala.
• Professional Achievement Motivation trainer’s course from NIESBUD, New Delhi
• Basic trekking, rock climbing, bouldering, white water rafting, river crossing, rappelling, snorkeling and sailing International Baccalaureate Primary Years Training Programme
• Teacher’s training, Teacher Foundation, Bangalore
• Education workshop at Digantar, Jaipur, Sidh, Mussurie, Wipro Applying thought in Schools, Pravah, New Delhi, Eklavya, Bhopal, Jodo Gyan, New Delhi, Shikshantar, Udaipur
• Basic and advance courses in counseling, Parivarthan, Banjara Academy &Sampurna, Bangalore
• The Campus Chief’s training programme offered by Youreka, the Outdoor Wing of idiscoveri
• Workshop on cob houses and eco-architecture by Bharat Mansata and SaurabhPhadke, Pune
• Learning society’s un-conference at various places since the past three years
• Waldorf education, Khandala, by Abanbana and Dilnawazbana
• Storytelling by Geeta Ramanujam, Bangalore.
• REBT training, Level-1, Gestalt therapy, Level-1, CBT training with counseling techniques
• CBSE capacity building workshop in Gender sensitivity, life skills and social science
• Classroom management strategies by Teach for India, New Delhi
• ATOLC Level 1, reading & writing, Alpha to Omega learning center, Lalitha Ramanujam, Chennai
• Nature cure workshop by Kalyan Sarkar, Agra
• Jane Goodall’s roots and shoots seminar at JB Academy, Faizabad
• Happy child, joyful learning by Institute of career studies, Lucknow
• California’s Clinical Hypnotherapy course, Life coaching certification, USA
• Experiencing Gandhi, IGNIP, Canada & CSECI, Madurai
• Qualitative research methods, Indian institute of public health, Bangalore.

• Learning Management
• MIS Reporting
• Stakeholder Management
• Admissions
• Innovative TLMs
• Goal Setting
• Policy Formulation
• Student Assessment
• Experiential Learning
• Safety, Security & Maintenance
• Fund Management
• Teacher Mentoring
• Government Liaoning
• Market Analysis
• Budgetary Control
• Relationship Management
• Curriculum Development