Sean Covey Meets Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik; Visits SAI International School

Bhubaneswar: SAI International School in Odisha capital witnessed the New York Times best-selling author and President of Franklin Covey Education, Sean Covey in an interactive session with students and educators from different schools on Tuesday.

Also present were Vice President of Franklin Covey Education William Bill Mclntyre, Founder of Live Life Education Kannan Gireesh and the Green Man of India Dr K Abdul Ghani.

The interactive session was attended by educators from different schools including Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan schools and schools such as DM School, Kendriya Vidyalayas, JNV Munduli & KV Munduli of Odisha, teachers and students under the LeaderInMe Connect programme on the school premise.

SAI International introduced the learning curriculum of LeaderInMe Programme which has benefitted the students and teachers immensely. This programme incorporates ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ as authored by American Educator, Author Stephen Richard Covey, the father of Sean Covey, a press release said.

The 7 Habits combined with the framework of the LeaderInMe Program is an evidence-based, comprehensive model that builds leadership and life skills in students, creates a high-trust school culture, and lays the foundation for sustained academic achievement.

The session was highly interactive with educators and students posing numerous questions to Sean Covey.

While addressing the august gathering Sean Covey said, “Everybody has the potential to lead and can-do wonders. Every child is incredible special and worthy”.

When students asked him for suggestions for imparting the 7 habits in the children post pandemic, he said ”SAI International is diligently following and imparting the 7 habits in the students through various activities in the classroom learning space and I’m sure through these activities students of SAI International will definitely scale up to be the leaders in the future”.

Headmaster of DM School Bhubaneswar was highly appreciative of the entire session and said, “such sessions are imperative for educators as well as children to learn from.

Speaking at the occasion, Chairperson SAI International, Dr.Silpi Sahoo said, “Taking into accordance how the paradigms of leadership under this program has immensely benefitted the students, teacher efficacy & the school as whole. This programme is aligned to our Founder’svision of empowering students to be leaders, equipped with the life-skills for building a better India”.

Sean Covey, William Bill Mclntyre, Kannan Gireesh, and Dr Silpi Sahoo also met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas and discussed about school transformation programme.