Women of SubstanceGuest Lecture Series
Girl students talk with women who have built meaningful lives in different fields. Speakers share choices, setbacks and values as well as achievements, and students ask their own questions.
Role models girls can relate to.
Some girls rarely meet women working in unfamiliar fields. The series aims to broaden exposure, nurture self-belief and help girls see that their aspirations need not be limited by stereotypes.
The kind of conversations we hold
Speakers include engineers and professors, educators and artists, professionals and armed-forces officers, who share their choices and setbacks as well as their achievements.
Dreaming big
Preparation, self-belief, persistence, and breaking gender barriers.
Being yourself
Individuality, family expectations and creative pathways in education and the arts.
Embracing change
Adaptability, curiosity and continued learning.
Breaking stereotypes
Overcoming fears, discipline, setbacks and challenging expectations.
In conversation with role models
Bring Women of Substance to your schools
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Educational GamesLearning Through Play
Three educational games made in India: I Want To Be! and Ups & Downs on careers, and Kahanikar for storytelling.
I Want To Be!, Ups & Downs and Kahanikar.
STEM EducationAt Higher Education Institutes
Hands-on workshops at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune, in robotics, energy, astronomy, chemistry, biology, maths and coding.
Hands-on workshops at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and SIT Pune.
Exposure VisitsScience Centres, Museums & Zoo
Guided learning days at science centres, planetariums, museums, the zoo and natural-history institutions.
Learning days at science centres, museums and the zoo.
Innovation ChallengeSolve Real-World Problems
Students solve a real-world problem, building an innovative solution with a working prototype, guided by expert mentors and presented to a jury.
Students build innovative solutions to real problems.
Ask SeniorsCareer Guidance
Students interact with experienced professionals from 35+ diverse career fields and learn to make informed career choices.
Learn from professionals in 35+ career fields.
Financial LiteracyMoney Skills for Life
Practical sessions on money, banking, saving, investments, taxation, insurance and making informed money decisions.
Money, banking, saving, investing and tax basics.
Arts & MediaHands-on Workshops
Filmmaking, cinematography, photography, sketching and sound, taught by faculty at arts and media colleges in real studios.
Film, photography, sketching and sound workshops.
FASTSports Coaching
Overcoming local challenges of coaches, space, equipment and uniforms to bring professional sports education to schools, with regular weekly coaching.
Professional sports coaching, every week, in school.
Sports DayEnd-to-End Management
Interschool sports days with multiple events, age categories, trained referees, medals and smooth on-ground management.
Interschool events, referees and medals.
Sports Exposure VisitAt Professional Sports Complexes
Guided visits where students see professional facilities and try multiple sports under supervision.
Try multiple sports at professional complexes.
Teacher TrainingActivity-Based Teaching Methods
Curriculum-linked workshops where teachers experience, discuss and practise ways to teach difficult concepts.
Workshops to teach difficult concepts by doing.
ASSESS & ABCDLearning-Level Assessments
Student and teacher assessments with granular results by skill, concept and competency, linked with the National Curriculum Framework.
Results by skill, concept and competency.
Life SkillsFor Life Beyond Exams
Age-appropriate sessions in communication, confidence, self-awareness, exam preparation and adolescent development.
Confidence, communication and self-awareness.