Swati Popat Vats Explained

Swati Popat Vats
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Educationist, Author
Birth Place:Mumbai, India
Years Active:1986-present
  • President of Early Childhood Association (ECA)
  • President of Podar Education Network
Awards:NZTC Fellowship of Honour, IDA Education Awards 2023 for Exemplary Leadership in Early Learning

Swati Popat (née Vats) is an Indian educationist, parenting mentor, entrepreneur, and author in the field of early childhood education.[1] Her areas of expertise are child psychology, pedagogy, and curriculum development. She is the president at the Early Childhood Association (ECA) India[2] [3] and the Association for Primary Education and Research (APER) India.[4] She also serves as the president of the Podar Education Network[5] and is the founder and director of Podar Jumbo Kids and Podar Prep.[6]

Vats has received recognition for her contributions to education, both domestically and internationally.[7]

Career

Educationist

Vats has been in the field of education for 38 years. She holds several positions in the education sector globally.[8] These includes the President of Podar Education Network, Early Years Consultant, Series Editor for the Cambridge International Early Years Program in India, and serving on the advisory board of Cambridge University Press and Assessment South Asia.[9]

She is also a Global member of the Think Tank of Kidzania.[10] She is the founder expert on the world's first video-based parenting website Born Smart which helps parents understand and nurture brain development in the first 1000 days.[11]

She has also designed ECE curriculum for multiple global preps.

Author

Vats authored over 30 books for children, parents and educators covering topics such as early childhood development and effective parenting strategies. Notable among her works is 'Once Upon a Story,' co-authored with Vinitha, which offers insights into the life and teaching methodology of Gijubhai Badheka, targeting educators.[12] Additionally, Vats co-authored 'Once Upon a Child' with Swaroop Sampat, which is about the life and times of Lev Vygotsky and how his work has found an important place in the Reggio Emilia approach.

Contribution to early childhood education

Vats has studied the early childhood policy and curriculum of more than 52 countries and is instrumental in adapting the Te Whariki curriculum of the government of New Zealand and some other countries' curriculums. As an advocate for children's rights, Vats has worked incessantly to promote developmentally-appropriate curriculums and ban school interviews of children.[13] As President of Early Childhood Association, she is involved with many state governments in developing the policy for ECE and CBSE board's optional subject of ECE for standard XI and XII.

Vats has also introduced Kiducation philosophy which is about education from the point of view of the child's overall development. Its goal is to make changes in the education system, by obliterating stress by gifting children stress-free learning.

Her most recent agenda is the pursuit of bringing awareness about child safety be it road safety or the safety of children and adolescents from sexual abuse and for this, she has organized workshops[14] and written two books 'When Touch Becomes Trouble' and 'The Secret Touch', and a handbook A New Normal - Understand.Prevent.Heal: Winning the war against child sexual abuse,[15] that can help kids, teachers, and parents. She has used stories to train children on Good Touch Bad Touch and teachers on POCSO awareness.[16] [17] [18]

She has delivered two TED talks, titled Innocence[19] and A Full Brain Work-Out.[20]

Bibilography

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. News: क्या बच्चों को स्कूल भेजकर पढ़ाना ज़रूरी है? . 2024-05-18 . BBC News हिंदी . hi.
  2. Web site: Ayyappan . Aathira . 2019-11-15 . How much time can your kids spend on your smartphone? Dr Swati Popat Vats has the numbers . 2024-05-18 . EdexLive . en.
  3. Web site: Dias . Harsimran Gill,Karen . Magazine: On set with India’s child actors . 2024-05-18 . Al Jazeera . en.
  4. Web site: 2019-11-11 . ECA launches Association for Primary Education and Research (APER) . 2024-05-18 . India Today . en.
  5. News: 2018-09-05 . Maharashtra among states with fewest women principals . 2024-05-18 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  6. News: 2016-06-21 . Schools celebrated International Yoga Day with much fervour across the city . 2024-05-18 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  7. Web site: 12 February 2024 . Burlington English & Early Childhood Association of India Join Hands to Develop NCF-Aligned books following Play-Based pedagogy . APNNews.
  8. Web site: 2022-06-17 . Podar Pearl School holds investiture ceremony . 2024-05-18 . Gulf Times . en.
  9. Web site: 14 October 2021 . Introducing the Cambridge South Asia Advisory Board . Cambridge.
  10. Web site: ScooNews . Team . 2018-10-16 . KidZania adopts the model of direct learning by “doing”. . 2024-05-18 . scoonews.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: Dutta . Shelly Walia, Saptarishi . 2015-02-09 . Homework, stress, and tradition make it hard for Indian parents to spare the rod . 2024-05-18 . Quartz . en.
  12. Web site: Reporter . 2019-06-15 . Once Upon a Story- A book launched on the teachings of educationist, Gijubhai Badeka . 2024-05-18 . Punekar News . en-US.
  13. Web site: 23 December 2018 . Interviewing kids separately for pre-primary admissions isn't okay: Parents . DNA India.
  14. Web site: 28 March 2011 . Teachers in a flap over kids locking lips . Bangalore Mirror.
  15. Web site: 2 June 2014 . Saving kids from the monster . The Hindu.
  16. Web site: 29 November 2010 . Toddlers taught about good touch, bad touch . Mumbai Mirror.
  17. Web site: 29 January 2011 . A touch of sexed . TOI.
  18. Web site: 8 January 2013 . Schools become agents of change . Hindustan Times.
  19. Web site: June 2020 . Innocence . Ted.
  20. Web site: 16 May 2024 . Storytelling: A Full Brain Workout Dr. Swati Popat Vats TEDxBund Garden Youth . YouTube . . en . video.
  21. Web site: 8 February 2016 . The shocking findings in this survey of 900 kids will force you to introspect . Yahoo! News.
  22. Web site: Intouch_October_2019 . New Zealand Tertiary College.
  23. Web site: Journey of innovation spans decades for NZTC Fellowship of Honour recipient . New Zealand Tertiary College.
  24. Web site: IDA Education Awards 2023 - Winners . IDA.

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