Y G Parthasarthy to receive educational award in US

Lalit K Jha

Washington, Sept 4 (PTI) Noted Indian educationist Dr Y G
Parthasarthy has been selected for a prestigious US award for
her exemplary contribution in the field of education.
Dean and director of the PSSB Group of Schools in Chennai,
Dr Parthasarthy would be presented with the Achievement Medal
for Leadership and Commitment to Excellence in Education by
the Virginia-based Centre for Excellence in Education (CEE).

The award would be presented to her September 12, along
with four other recipients. Two of the recipients are
international awardees including Parthasarthy.

"Each of the CEE esteemed medalists has led efforts to
promote meritocracy in education. They have been an
inspiration to the Center and to educational advocates
throughout the global community," the centre said in a
statement.

Parthasarthy is an Indian legend in education, a staunch
follower of Vaishnavism, an art connoisseur, and a visionary
in progressive practices of schooling. She started assertive
discipline for students and made the schools do away with
ranks, the centre said. (MORE) PTI LKJ
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Parthasarthy established the PSBB school system to enable
the students to discover the uniqueness in each of them by
integrating creativity into the curriculum. Her trend setting
ideas like Math Lab, Language Lab, Creative Science Lab, and
Social Science Lab have been adopted by the Indian Central
Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

"CEE has been a leading organisation promoting US
innovation, competitiveness, and international collaboration
among nations for 25 years," said Joann DiGennaro, president
CEE.

"I commend the Center's Achievement Medal Awardees for
their commitment to excellence in education. It is an
exceptional honour for CEE to bestow its annual medals to such
esteemed individuals," DiGennaro said. PTI LKJ
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