2019 in Reflection

Umes Shrestha
Empowerment Academy
3 min readDec 31, 2019

At EA, we are passionate about empowering teachers, students, and professionals so that they can create more impact in the society. And we do so by creating amazing workshop experiences. That’s what we have been doing — sharpening our skills in understanding, designing, and facilitating participant-centric workshops so that they leave with a sense of empowerment. Just like earlier years, 2019 has been an awesome year of sharing, learning, reflecting, and growing. We want to thank all the schools, colleges, and institutions we’ve worked with this year. You guys are awesome.

Workshop @ Women Lead Nepal

January:
Workshop @ Women Lead Nepal
A 1-day workshop on “Ideation” for the participants of Sujata Basket Changemaker Bootcamp
Our first workshop in 2019 was with the wonderful people at Women Lead Nepal, an ngo working in the empowerment of young women.

Workshop @ Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu

February:
Workshop @ Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu
A 1-day workshop on “Motivation, Mindset, & Methodology” for the teachers of Budhanilkantha School

It was a dream come true for us to be able to conduct a teacher workshop at one of the finest institutions of Nepal. We did train but we ended up learning even more.

TeachLAB

February:
TeachLAB (Pilot)
Inspiring Innovation in Teaching, a 3-day workshop based on design thinking and Labs model practiced at Oamk Labs, Finland

This was one of the biggest accomplishments in 2019 as we designed, developed, and conducted this 3 day program for teachers and professionals with an objective to bring innovation in teaching. Too many learnings.

Smart Urban Technology Challenge

March:
Smart Urban Technology Challenge
A 2-day workshop on Ideation, Prototyping, and Idea Pitching for the participants of SUTC 2018 Competition by KMC

Redefining Teaching

March:
Redefining Teaching
A 2-day workshop for passionate teachers to learn, unlearn, and relearn their teaching philosophy, methodology, and classroom practices.

Workshop @ Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu

March:
Workshop @ Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu
A 2-day workshop on “Motivation, Mindset, & Methodology” for the teachers of Budhanilkantha School

April:
Workshop @ Triyog High School, Kathmandu
A 2-day workshop on “Motivation, Mindset, & Methodology” for the teachers of Triyog

April:
Becoming a 21st Century Professionals
A 1-day workshop for the members of ACCA Nepal

April:
Workshop @ Kanjirowa National School
A 2-day workshop on “Motivation, Mindset, & Methodology” for the teachers of Kanjirowa National School and Pragyakunja School

April:
TET @ Kaasthamandap School
Phase I of a year-long continuous teacher empowerment program based around self-reflection, feedback and mentorship

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Umes Shrestha
Empowerment Academy

Teacher. Teacher Developer. Right-brain@Unlearn Academy