Piramal Foundation partners Emory University to implement social emotional ethical learning curriculum

Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership (PFEL), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emory University, USA, to build the capacity of Educators, including Headmasters, Teachers and Government Officials, to implement the Social Emotional Ethical (SEE) Learning curriculum in Government schools across India.

PFEL will pilot the SEE Learning curriculum across 5,000 Government schools, to impact 5 lakh children across Gujarat, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, in two years.

The MoU was signed during a four-day workshop conducted by Emory University for PFEL, from June 17 – 20, 2019. Tempa Tsering, Country Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Dr Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Emory University; Aditya Natraj, CEO, Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership and Monal Jayaram, Director, Center of Excellence, Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership  graced the occasion.

Commenting on the partnership, Aditya Natraj, CEO, Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership, said “PFEL’s partnership with Emory University brings together two unique organisations that have the potential to transform the education ecosystem in India. Through the implementation of the Social Emotional Ethical Learning curriculum, PFEL aims to move from demonstration to advocacy by building the capacity of its 1500+ employees and impacting 5 million children by 2025.”

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Emory University, home of the SEE Learning programme, said, “Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics have developed the SEE Learning programme grounded in the idea that education can, and indeed should, be expanded to foster the values and competencies that lead to greater happiness for both individuals and society at large.”

“We are delighted that Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership has taken the lead in India, and with its presence across 14 states and over 15,000 schools, has the ability to transform education at scale,” he added.

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