Mrs. Pratima Sinha holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at DSR Educational Society Hyderabad .The Society has seven schools named Birla Open Minds International K 12 and Birla Open Minds Preschools in Hyderabad . A Post Graduate in Education with Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Business English .
She has headed schools with CBSE , ICSE ,Cambridge and IB programmes , she has held the position of Regional Academic Head with Pearson Education . She is an EDEXCEL(Pearson Teacher Training) certified trainer. Many new initiatives have been initiated under her leadership. She is on Advisory Board of various organizations. All the organizations that she joined ,she has worked with clear vision and passion and has raised the bar of work environment. Her foresight and understanding the future of education has always led her to initiate futuristic practices in her schools for the benefit of the students and the teachers . She has recently introduced IBCP Programme in her School because of her belief in its need for the students of the future generation .Her Passion for Professional Development of the teachers has her conducting sessions for the teachers on a regular basis not only for schools but also for schools across the country. She has always encouraged Art Integration in the curriculum both visual and performing arts.
Her career graph showcases more than three decades of progressive qualitative experience across a wide gamut of functions Classroom Teaching, Academic Audits , Curriculum Developing and Planning , Teacher Training ,Mentoring and Monitoring , School Operations and Finances , Setting up and Managing schools.
She has done extensive research and developed many modules in Teaching Pedagogy and English Enhancement Programme for Adults as well Pre School Life Skills and Theatre Modules .
Recently she has authored a book “ Striving for success today and tomorrow.” The book is about intensive and detailed growth plan for a School . She has won many awards and accolades for her exemplary work in the field of education . She has published many articles in various educational magazines and written blogs of her experiences . Her videos on finer nuances of teaching strategies are in demand. She is invited across the country and worldwide as a speaker in various Educational Conferences . She has visited various countries and studied their educational system closely ,Finland , Singapore and Japan impresses her the most and she has brought in many good practices into her schools . She is closely associated with DIDAC and FICCI . Recently she has been advocating the use of Heutagogy which is Pedagogy for Management of learning for Self-Managed Learners .
Her passion for performing arts has led her to be a member of Nishumbita Theatre Group where she has played many pivotal roles. She is right now working and researching on correlating life skills with theatre and benefits of theatre on children with Autism.