International Council for School Leadership
Enabling K12 Schools for Competency-based Education
National Education Policy 2020: Indepth Discussions
The ICSL Family
The phenomenal success of ICSL is because of the people who wholeheartedly support our mission, vision, professional outlook, and ethical practices. Without their encouragement, involvement, and inspiration ICSL would not have been able to earn the formidable reputation of the most trusted organization for the professional development of teachers and school leaders.
Here is a glimpse of our valued family members and a few interesting anecdotes.
The family tree (yes, we do not call it organizational structure) of ICSL is multi-layered consisting of:
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National Advisory Board
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Regional Heads
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Executive Board
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Associates
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School Partners
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Members
Family Tree
Himanshu Gupta
The biggest supporter of ICSL, Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Managing Director, S. Chand Group is a person who strongly believes that supporting teachers and school heads is the best way to improve quality of education in India.
Mr. Gupta, alumni of Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Delhi and Delhi University, is the most accomplished and innovative leader in the publishing industry.
Since 2016, S Chand Group has been sponsoring delegations of school owners and heads to Finland and Switzerland for their professional development.
Dr. Atul Nischal, Founder Director
Dr. Nischal spearheads the strategic growth and executive team at ICSL. He believes that cooperation, collaboration, and team-work are the hallmarks of building a great organisation. His strong professional ethics and distributed leadership help him achieve ambitious goals with relative ease.
Dr. Nischal is an alumnus of Tulane University (USA), Delhi University, and Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, Delhi. Incidentally, he has also taught in all three of his alma-maters. He is a teacher at heart, mathematician scholar, and a passionate teacher educator.
Over the last 33 years, Dr. Nischal has led several projects in school education where has has worked with policy makers, government departments, and corporates from India and abroad.
Mr. G. Balasubramanian
The biggest supporter of ICSL, Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Managing Director, S. Chand Group is a person who strongly believes that supporting teachers and school heads is the best way to improve quality of education in India.
Mr. Gupta, alumni of Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Delhi and Delhi University, is the most accomplished and innovative leader in the publishing industry.
Our Story
ICSL is a not-for-profit company established on 1st October 2018 to serve the K12 education institutes and professionals. Our mission is to energize, empower, and enable school leaders and educators through quality professional development initiatives.
Our Team
ICSL is driven by a team of dedicated educational professionals, experienced school education administrators, and accomplished school leaders. The executive team is guided by a National Advisory Board and a panel of Regional Heads across India.
Our Initiatives
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LEAD the Change - Anthology on school leadership
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Leading in Chaos - A 2-days residential professional development program for school leadership and management team.
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ReSET - A 3-weeks course for educators focusing on pedagogy, assessment, and technology.
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Friday@5 - A free weekly eConvo on Education
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Connect2Learn - National Online Workshops
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School Partner Program - An annual 70-hour support program for teachers
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On-Campus Workshops - Available for selected schools
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Consultancy Services
Let's Implement NEP 2020.
Within a week of the release of the draft National Education Policy, ICSL organized a meeting where school leaders across National Capital Region deliberated on each chapter of the policy. The outcome of deliberation was a suggestive list of 43 points that were submitted to the Ministry of Education, Government of India. However, the unanimous viewpoint of the delegates was that "NEP2020 has the potential to revolutionize school education like never before".
After the final National Education Policy was released, ICSL embarked on the journey of discussing each chapter of the policy in detail with relevant experts. In fact, this marked the launch of our Friday@5 eConvos, that have today become the most attended educational webinars.
For a complete understanding of the National Education Policy 2020 and how it impacts your school or your professional career, you must watch the videos of these Friday@5 episodes.
National Education Policy 2020: Indepth Discussions
Lead the Change.
Proactive progressive schools and passionate teachers aspire to achieve excellence. They understand that change in inevitable and quality professional development support is the only way for them to remain relevant for the next generation of learners.
Our Connect2Learn School Partner Program provides complete support to schools that wish to implement an annual comprehensive professional development program for their teachers. Please contact Mr. Avi Chand, Head (School Partner Program) at achand@icsl.org.in for further details.
Connect2Learn National Online Workshops are available for all existing and aspiring teachers who wish to develop the essenetial skills to excel as professional teachers. You can apply here to attend any of these workshops for free to experiences its benefits.