The Nepal Weekly 
August 30, 2022
The educational workshops on “Pedagogical Innovation”, that kicked off on August 15, 2022 concluded on August 26 with the participation of 78 educators of Nepal including directors, principals and teachers of various schools in Kathmandu valley and Dhading district. The first part of the workshop was organized (from August 15 to 22) at the initiative of Embassy of Israel and METC – MASHAV Educational Training Center Israel together with School Support Group in Kathmandu valley. Similarly, Nalang Model Academy collaborated with the Embassy of Israel in Nepal and METC to conduct the workshop in Nalang, Dhading from August 23 to 26. Both workshops were aimed at providing new tools and knowledge on the implementation and development of Innovation in educational organizations, according to the principles of innovation.
“Education plays a pivotal role in this modern world. Without development in education, there is not a possibility of development in other sectors. I thank the Embassy of Israel for the cooperation in educational sector in the remote area of Nepal,” remarked Salikram Jamarkattel, Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning, Bagmati Province during the Closing Ceremony at Nalang.
Ms. Sunita Dangol, Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu said, “The one who works with children never gets old. We really appreciate all the teachers for their incredible work to make the children of today, better citizens of tomorrow. We are looking forward to collaborate with the teachers to bring uniformity in quality of education and development of children.”
Emphasizing on the importance of Education in the development of a country, Hanan Goder, Ambassador of Israel to Nepal, said, “Education is the first step for Change. Investing in education will bring Nepal and any other country the best achievements.”
Ms. Yudith Rosenthal, the Director of METC and a trainer in Education has facilitated the workshops. Ms. Rosenthal has a rich experience of three decades in education development and in leading training activities. Expressing her contentment on the opportunity to share her knowledge, Ms. Rosenthal said, “Innovative education is the key for transformation in our world. It is our responsibility to do it through well-being of the educational ecosystem”.
Expressing happiness to participate in the workshop, Dr. Januka Nepal, Principal of Neel Barahi Secondary School said, “The training was very fruitful. I believe that now I can adopt innovative ways of teaching, to make our class active and participatory. It centered on critical thinking and future thinking, which made us learn ‘how to learn’, teaching ‘how to teach’. I loved the term ‘Banking Concept’ along with different approaches. I am really pleased and privileged for attending this training as a participant.”
