On August 15th, 2020, Chinmaya Mission West held an Online National Teachers Conference inaugurated by Pujya Swami Swaroopananda Ji. The conference was guided by CMW President, Swami Shantananda Ji. The training was conducted for all teachers & coordinators of all wings from Shishu Vihar – Vanaprastha and was guided by our very own Swamins/Brahamcharins/Sevaks – over 1700 people attended this conference. During this very unique time, many of our centers will be conducting classes virtually and this forum gave us valuable tools and insights so that we can continue to share the Mission & Vision of Pujya Gurudev whether in person or on-screen.
Key Topics Covered:
Creating a Safe & Secure Virtual Environment
Innovative Virtual Teaching Ideas for each group/wing
Networking with Fellow Teachers
Key Groups & Presenters:
| Zoom Rooms | Presenters |
|---|---|
| Shishu | Swamini Supriyananda (video) & Smt. Vibha Kulkarni |
| Elementary 1 (KG-2nd) | Brni. Shuchita, Brni. Shripriya, Brni. Shubhani |
| Elementary 2 (3rd-5th) | Swami Sharanananda, Brni. Archana |
| Middle (6th-8th) | Brni. Akalka, Br. Hari |
| JCHYK/ High School (9th-12th) | Swami Shivatmananda, Swami Prakashananda, Brni. Krtikaa & Br. Soham |
| BV Coordinators | Swami Shantananda & Sri Ram Ramachandran |
| CHYK | Swami Sarveshananda |
| CSK | Swami Ishwarananda |
| Adult Study Group | Smt. Sharada Kumar, Sri Vijay Kumar, Sri Dhiren Khatri |
| Devi Group | Smt. Vilasini Balakrishnan, Dr. Shashi Dwarakanath |
| Swaranjali | Smt. Rajashri Iyengar & Smt. Meena Shankar |
| Vanaprastha | Sri Mahadevan Parameshwaran & Sri Siva Velu |
| Language | Smt. Poornima Krishnamurthy, Sri Manikandan Somuveerappan & Neil Desai |
| Chanting | Smt. Anjana Suresh & Sri Gopalakrishna |
