1. Vol. 11
Issue 06
2021
Comfort Learning
Understanding the dynamic
of homeschooling
Ed-future
Dynamics Of Technology
Advancements in The
Education Industry
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4. Editor’s Note
ave you ever wondered why we never forget
HNursery Rhymes or number recognition and
counting? That is because brain development is
maximum during early childhood. Early childhood
development includes physical, emotional, cognitive, and
social behaviours. When educators realised the need to
develop these aspects holistically, pre-schools came into
being.
Around 40 years back, the concept of pre-school barely
existed. Creches were all that resembled a pre-school of
today. These creches cared for the children of working
parents, and some of them tutored school-age children.
Research has shown that maximum development of the
human brain occurs during the first three years of life. By
the time the child is five years old, the brain is almost
developed. The brain development then takes place at a
slow pace. Memory retention is good due to brain
development, and this is the right time to tap the potential in
every child.
TAPPING
THE RIGHT
POTENTIALS
AT THE RIGHT
AGE
5. Children learn to socialize, share, and form
relationships besides linguistic and math skills during
these early childhood years. Children develop a love
for learning during these years, and pre-schools
enhance these skills and qualities. Children were
taught and groomed at home by parents, but a formal
education setup enhances the child's development and
social skills.
Learning with peers during those formative years
shapes the foundation of a child's overall personality.
They are curious and learn through exploring.
Teachers specially trained in early childhood
education, child development, and child psychology
groom the child as required. Entrusting your child
under their care assures healthy development.
During its nascent stages, people needed a lot of
convincing about a pre-school's advantages. Once they
began to see the results, a reputed pre-school became
every parent's dream for their children. The past three
decades saw a monumental growth in the number and
popularity of pre-schools. The ones that stood out of
the herd with extraordinary teaching methodologies
achieved another milestone by giving out franchises
and establishing their supremacy in education. It is the
dream of many educators to be associated with these
schools through the franchise option.
We celebrate their unyielding efforts in grooming
children in our latest edition, Most Engaging Pre-
School Franchises in India. Discover more about
these schools, what it takes to be the most sought-after
institute for parents and why educators want to be
associated with them as franchises.
Have an enlightening read!
Sumita Sarkar
Editor-in-Chief
sumita@insightssuccess.com
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Bachpan
Going an Extra Mile by
Providing Children Best
Educational Experience
Maple Bear
Teaching Children the Best
with its Innovative Concepts
Cambridge Montessori
Pre School
Nurturing Young Minds with
Quality Education
Pebbles Pre-School
Helping Children Grow
Intellectually and Socially
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9. Management Brief
Company Name
Ajay Gupta,
CEO
EuroKids
International
Pankaj Kumar Singh,
Founder
Maple Bear
Cambridge Montessori
Pre School
Prajodh Rajan,
Co-founder
Bachpan play school instils a spirit of joy and fervour in children for
learning new things and outshine in the competitive world.
Cambridge Montessori Preschool creates a healthy and happy
environment for children to learn, explore and grow in a warm
and caring atmosphere and develop to the full potential with
confidence in the company of supportive teachers.
EuroKids International is committed to delivering the joy of learning
to students in the early childhood education and K12 segments.
Maple Bear's goal is to deliver a student-focused learning system in a
safe, secure and stimulating environment that prepares students for
success at the high school and post-secondary level and that instils a
passion for lifelong learning.
Bachpan
Sumit Taxali,
CEO
Pebbles preschool
Franchise
Pebbles' mission is to provide a safe, friendly environment to develop
young children with active, creative minds with the courage to act on
their beliefs with a sense of understanding and compassion for others
Kennedy Nesamoney,
Founder and CEO
Sayali Bhosale,
Director
Angels Paradise Academy is extremely dedicated towards ensuring
every child is treated with utmost love and care in an environment that
promotes curiosity led learning, social development and fun.
Angels Paradise
Academy
Most
Franchise in India
Sanskriti Global
Sanskriti's mission is to promote the Hindi language and Indian
culture across all nationalities and to help learners become
multilingual global citizens.
Geetanjali Dhar,
Founder
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12. Education is one power that
makes an individual create an
impact all over the world.
Education is the only asset that
provides us with knowledge, creativity,
and new learnings. As easy it sounds, it
is not everyone’s cup of tea. Creating
the atmosphere, the will to educate and
to get educated can be a task.
Knowledge can only be assembled if
one is curious about their surroundings.
Angels Paradise Academy encourages
its children to ask questions at school
and at home as learning is a never-
ending process.
Angels Paradise Academy is located in
Pune, Maharashtra. It is ardently and
passionately involved in shaping the
young minds and re-shaping the next
civilization. Mrs. Sayali Bhosale is
the Director of Angels Paradise
Academy. Through her rich experience
and great mentoring attitude, she has
been able to proliferate her innovative
ideas and preparing a motivated band
of revolutionary educationists.
The Visionary Start
Angels Paradise Academy endeavour
to equip its children with skills they
will need tomorrow. It prepares the
student’s foundation by enhancing
creative and critical thinking skills,
effective communication, and
interaction skills, along with a
complete focus on their holistic
development.
Angels Paradise is nestled within a
single-level 15,000 square feet of safe
and secure environment. All its rooms
are spacious, bright, and well-lit with
large windows for natural light and
ventilation. Each classroom is
sprawling enough to allow the little
minds to explore and enjoy every
purposefully designed learning corners.
The classrooms are structured and
designed keeping in mind the utmost
safety of its students. Each classroom
has an attached washroom, which is
also very child centric. The classrooms
have sensory corners, reading nooks,
free play and pretend play zones, and
art zones to give the best possible
learning opportunities to the students.
Inspiring Leader
Mrs. Sayali Bhosale, the Director of
Angels Paradise Academy and Founder
of Uriel Kids has been instrumental in
her career towards creating a balanced
educational ecosystem, where the early
learners can learn with fun. She
leveraged her international background
towards establishing a new era in
Edtech domain and delivering globally
benchmarked curriculums and
institutional development services.
Mrs. Sayali is a visionary educationist,
a committed professional, pioneer of
change, and appreciates disruptive
technologies in transforming and
facilitating the Indian education
system. She is a game changer and
believes in the vocational learning
system with emphasis on ‘listen and
learn’ approach and genuine adoption
of online platforms.
Having diverse international teaching
experience of more than a decade in
multicultural environments in London-
UK, Dubai- UAE, and India, she got an
opportunity to be able to recognize
multiple styles of teaching.
Motivating Outlook
As an educationist and a mother, Mrs.
Sayali understands the delicate balance
between work and personal life. This
was the reason behind the genesis of
the academy – to offer parents and
guardians, quality childcare solutions.
Having spent considerable time
overseas, she got the opportunity to
explore and experience multiple styles
of teaching. She brings back this rich
experience to Angels Paradise, where
she is integrating the British and Indian
methods of teaching that emphasize
curiosity led learning and fun.
Knowledgeable Learnings
Angels Paradise programme aims at
supporting the psychomotor, social-
emotional, linguistic, and cognitive
development of children from two and
half to six years old. The institute also
aim at building self-care skills and
prepare the child for primary
education. Its programme is totally
holistic. Achievements envisaged in
this programme encompass all
common skills adopted by primary
education programmes. Problem
solving, communication, reasoning,
connecting, decision making,
undertaking, and fulfilling
responsibility, investigating,
environmental awareness, creating, and
many other skills are imparted
naturally to children through situations,
environments, and play based
activities.
While responding to the developmental
needs, its programme also aims at
advancing, diversifying, and enriching
the behaviour of the child by
cultivating values, good habits, ethics,
and teaching the children the difference
between right and wrong.
Apart from all the specialities
mentioned above the school has an
16. innovative curriculum that is designed
and developed by a team of early
education experts. The academy works
coherently with educational advisors
from the UK, with an approach of
integrated aspects from Indian as well
as British curriculum. The curriculum
includes a scientific amalgamation of:
• The Theory of Multiple
Intelligences
• The Montessori Method
• The Play Way Method
• Angels Paradise Academy’s
Original Methods (Tried and
Tested)
The school is equipped with a puppet
theatre, dramatic play centres, splash
pool, sand pit, and a large play area.
The entire premises is under CCTV
surveillance and complete and
continuous visibility to parents of their
child during school hours and during
day care hours is provided.
Battling the Pandemic
The Covid-19 Pandemic had brought
much of the world to a virtual
standstill. As a result, innumerable
schools were being shut all across the
world. Many schools collapsed due to
the economic impact.
Like every other preschool it was a
very challenging time for everyone, but
as the school struggled to come to
terms with these circumstances where
a pandemic of this magnitude had
derailed the best of planning in the
whole world, it was looking for ways
and means to minimize the academic
loss for its students.
The school then initiated a process to
provide fruitful academic experiences
for its children. Therefore, it planned to
go for online teaching to make this
time a productive and happy one for
the students.
With this paradigm shift, the school
aimed to utilize interactive
collaborative tools on a single
platform. It redesigned its curriculum
for virtual schooling and tried best to
reach out to the students and bring in
the difference in their lives.
With so much free time, the school
believed keeping kids on a routine was
important.
This was the time when the school
introduced its first ever 24x7 online
preschool Uriel Kids to reach out to
parents from all across the globe. Apart
from regular school it also started after
school activities like Phonics, Foreign
language classes, Shlokas, Chess,
Public speaking, and much more for
kids to keep the kids engaged and
giving them the joys of limitless
learning! (www.urielkids.com)
Since safety of the staff was of utmost
priority to the school, it then started
practicing work from home and the
team geared to take up the new
challenges ahead. The next few days
were onerous for the school as it was
going to prepare for distance learning
17. though online content, pre-recorded
videos, taking live online classes,
preparing worksheets, and assignments
from home. It supported and mentored
the teachers by providing them various
online training programmes to help
them become adept with online
teaching through innovative and fun
ways.
Since this was a new experience,
Angels Paradise Academy needed to
practice patience, flexibility, and
understanding. After all these arduous
times the school was able to proudly
say that they efficiently adapted to this
new normal and shifted seamlessly to
suit the current need making sure that
none of its children are impacted.
Quest to be the Best
In the long run Angels Paradise
Academy want to be an innovative
leader in childcare education where the
child is continuously encouraged to go
beyond boundaries. To be a globally
recognized household name in
providing excellence in the finest
childcare experience imparting
knowledge, creativity, and fun. Angels
Paradise Academy would like to be the
second home of a child where it can
nurture them with affection, care,
responsibility, and happiness through a
comprehensive learning environment.
Know-how
The Indian education industry is surely
in an upward swing, a school is a place
where the child acquires the basic
cognitive, physical, social, and
emotional capabilities that prepares
them for later success in school and
life. With growing parent awareness
coupled with rising number of nuclear
families, and factors like increasing
disposable income of parents and rapid
urbanization there will be an increased
penetration of schools in the country.
This has resulted in the development of
innovative and advanced
infrastructures and well as quality
education programmes for schools
across the country.
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19.
20. he educational space is filled
Twith opportunities at various
levels—pre-primary, formal
school, and higher education segment
in India and the world. However, India
stands out of the crowd as it has nearly
580 million individuals in the age
bracket of five to twenty-four years,
out of which almost 250 million are
school-going children. These facts and
figures are not available in any country.
There is much potential to transform
the education segment regarding the
reachability of good education and
quality with technology. The industry
is witnessing rapid growth with the
advent of e-learning and technological
advancement.
One school, which is transforming the
way of education with quality and up-
to-date teaching is Bachpan. Under the
guidance of Mr. Ajay Gupta, the
Founder, and CEO of the school, the
organization is seeing promising
growth. His sheer hard work and solid
willpower have made Bachpan one of
the top schools.
In an exclusive interview with Insights
Success, Ajay enlightened us with the
know-how of the education space. He
also shares the functioning of Bachpan.
Following are the highlights of the
interview.
Please walk us through your
company/firm in detail.
S.K Educations Pvt. Ltd. is a Delhi-
based organization well-known for
India's two most premium franchisee
educational brands—Bachpan in the
playschool segment and Academic
Heights Public School, i.e., AHPS in
the K-12 detail. We are an educational
service provider and allow our
franchisees to sell our goods, services,
or concepts for which all research,
survey, and homework has been done
for a long number of years.
Bachpan is a well-established
playschool franchise brand that was
founded back in 2004 and has grown to
1200 schools nationwide. We offer our
children the most contemporary and
concept-based education (underage
group 2-5 years) with completely
structured learning and the latest tech
tools to break the monotony. We
provide facilities that are considered at
par with international standards and
norms with no compromise in the
quality of our pre-school standards.
In 2009, we launched the formal
school brand Academic Heights Public
School to extend the educational
journey of Bachpanites and others into
the K-12 segment. AHPS follows the
NCERT and NCF curriculum and has
110+ branches spread across the
country. So far, 50 schools have CBSE
affiliations.
What motivated you to enter the
education space?
I was motivated to enter the education
space as education is one of the green
field businesses and can transform
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21. Dynamic Leader
Mr. Ajay Gupta is a self-driven
serial entrepreneur based in
Delhi with 34 years of business
experience in diverse segments
like Education, Edtech,
Healthcare, FMCG, and
Multimedia. He is the Founder
and CEO of Bachpan playschool
(estd. 2004), Founder and CEO
of Academic Heights Public
School (estd. 2009), and Co-
founder of Rishihood
University. Mr. Ajay Gupta is
also a Business Coach and
Writer by passion. He has had
polio from nine months after
birth and uses a wheelchair to
travel from one place to another.
His Professional Tenure
Back in the year 2002, Mr. Ajay
had experience in franchising
and was willing to step into the
Education segment but had too
many options like Coaching
Institute, High end computer
education, Fashion, Textile, and
working in a kindergarten space.
Finally, he chose to work in the
pre-primary segment to nurture
children between two-five years.
Two years of hard work and
complete homework gave birth
to Bachpan play school in the
year 2004.
He worked relentlessly to
develop a well-planned
curriculum, age-appropriate
books, and all other related
tools/Play and learn equipment
with team support. It was a
beautiful feeling for him after a
long wait. Interestingly, Mr.
Ajay had no experience in
education, and he started this
under the Franchise owned
Franchise Operated (FOFO)
Model. Now Bachpan is a well-
established playschool brand
with a presence in 400+ cities
and a network of 1200+
playschools nationwide.
Even after 20 years, we don't
have our playschool. In 2013,
Mr. Ajay Gupta co-founded an
edtech company by the name
'Prismart' when the reachability
of education was gradually
expanding to digital computer-
based solutions. Within a short
span of four years, Prismart
converted our academic content
into intelligent content in 3D
and HD quality.
As a result of Ajay Gupta's
farsighted vision and
progressive initiatives, Bachpan
is ready with tech tools
like—Smart class, Speak-o-pen,
VR, Tablet-based learning, and
Robotics in the playschool
education for holistic
development of children. Mr.
Ajay Gupta says, 'Kyunki
bachpan Sirf Ek bar aata hai.’
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22. lives with exemplary efforts. In the
year 2002, when I had to start a new
business, I contemplated a lot. Initially,
I was about to open a tuition centre.
But then I felt girls won't join in the
same number as boys and then whom
will we teach. At that time, it was seen
that half of the girls got married early,
and the other half were not able to
decide on a career for themselves.
This is when we decided to cater to the
young audience in the age bracket of
two-five years. The pre-primary
segment had huge potential as every
child in the early years required
playschool as a steppingstone for
pursuing formal school education. I
take pride in the decision to start
Bachpan in the playschool segment in
2004, which has grown to 1200
schools PAN India and serves more
than 500000 children. Once motivated,
I continued my educational journey
and stepped into the formal school
segment with AHPS and later in the
higher education segment in education
with Rishihood University.
What special offerings do you
provide that makes you apart from
others?
Bachpan playschool focuses on
creating a fun-filled environment for
children to foster their holistic
development. After in-depth research
and development, we provide special
futuristic offerings that make us apart
from others. Our children learn with
tech tools like SpeakOKit, Tablets,
Virtual Reality, and Robotics.
Bachpan is the first Pre School in India
to launch SpeakOKit, which includes
SpeakOBooks (fully mapped with
curriculum) and a Speak-o-Pen.
Similarly, we are the first school in
India to introduce tab-based learning at
home in the pre-primary segment with
a complete mapping curriculum and
books (Level I, II, and III).
Children learn through live VR
journeys enriched with audio-visual
experience giving them a wide range of
edutainment. Sitting in a classroom,
they travel to places using VR
headgears. We make them formal
school ready with technology in
education. AHPS schools are equipped
with the latest technology-based tools
like Prismart-–digital learning for K-
12, Think Exam, Robotime, and more.
Prismart is customized digital learning
for K-12 that is fully mapped with our
curriculum at the primary level.
Robotime is an excellent curriculum-
based introduction of robotics, which
help children in the long run. In AHPS,
we emphasize that children must be
taught values and life skills besides
academics; they must be given
experiential learning and a platform to
showcase talent and compete. AHPS
schools participate on national
platforms exclusively created for their
students like AHPS Inter School Mega
Competitions, Olympiad, Born to Win,
and premium language learning drives
through AWELI.
What kind of challenges have you
faced while entering the pre-school
franchising space?
We faced innumerable challenges
while entering the pre-school
franchising space, but we learnt to deal
with them with time and even came up
with permanent solutions. In the year
2004, when we started Bachpan,
parents of children under two-five
years did not accept playschools and
were hesitant to send their young
children away from home.
Since we had a presence in tier two and
tier three cities, there were challenges
in connecting with parents. There was
no concept of school uniform in a few
leading playschools of that time, so
initially, parents did not accept school
uniforms in Bachpan. The market was
not ready with good educational
resources for children to gain practical
learning.
Other challenges we faced were the
quality of set-up material available in
the market and the skill gap in the
community of teachers PAN India.
Thus, we created awareness, developed
our in-house R&D team to design and
innovate interactive learning tools, and
started our own furniture
manufacturing unit. It was developed
to introduce safe, bright, durable, and
colourful modular furniture in schools
considering the safety of children and
quality factors.
How was your firm/business/school
affected in these pandemic times,
and what were the steps you took to
curb the damages while helping your
clients and maintaining the safety of
your employees?
Yes, our organisation was also affected
by the pandemic, but the effect was not
adverse in our case. In Bachpan and
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23. AHPS, our vision has been far-sighted
since its inception. Thus, our planning
and preparedness are always focused
on developing futuristic solutions for
our stakeholder's time to time so that
they remain competitive and students
learn 21-century skills. Before
pandemic, our inhouse edutech
department by the name Prismart
delivered seamless classroom and
home-schooling solutions.
We were already testing our home-
schooling product in Bachpan while
the entire country went into complete
lockdown. Our schools also closed
physical operations as per the
government guidelines. This was when
we empowered our schools to start
digital learning with a ready-to-
implement homeschooling app. Within
a year, more features/modules were
added to the app. Online training
sessions and events were conducted as
per our regular training and events
calendar for uninterrupted
edutainment. These immediate
measures and continuous guidance
helped our network to continue
operations online.
Considering the safety of employees,
we chose to work remotely. We believe
we will bounce back with more work,
better initiatives, better long-term
planning, better homework, and
readiness in the interest of our
stakeholders.
What would you like to advice the
young generation of education
enthusiasts who want to venture into
the field of an educational franchise
business?
Firstly, our young generation of
education enthusiasts who want to
venture into the field of educational
franchise business (whether as
franchisor or franchisee) must set
minimum goals and follow a step-by-
step approach. Keep patience to see the
slow transformation and show
commitment to increase your
milestones one after other.
Secondly, future educational service
providers must develop wide-ranging,
age-appropriate, and most up-to-date
educational material. Products,
services, or concepts after in-depth
research, survey, and homework. This
is not all. With time, they need to
improvise their offering as per their
geographical presence and strive to
meet the market's needs, end-user,
trends, and competition from time to
time.
Thirdly, school leaders ought to
remember that students (kindergarten
and above) have to be future-ready and
nurtured holistically to become thought
leaders and change-makers who
contribute to society positively. Thus,
curriculum and teaching and learning
methodologies must give digital
competence, values, and 21st century
skills apart from academic guidance.
All above efforts require vision,
consistent efforts, time, team, and
budget. Plan wisely.
Where do you envision your
firm/business/school in the long run,
and what are your future goals?
How do you plan to embrace the
changes happening in pre-school
education franchising space?
In the long run, I believe that our
organisation and brand schools by the
name Bachpan and Academic Heights
Public Schools will grow 360 degrees.
This means that our schools will
increase in numbers, improve quality,
and have exponential growth. Bachpan
and AHPS will continue to cater to the
educational needs of students on both
online (LIVE) and offline platforms
with better features/offering/new
version and inventiveness.
The pre-school education franchising
space is dynamic. We are planning to
embrace the changes happening in the
pre-school franchising space with a
forward-looking attitude, continuous
research, novel initiatives, market
updates, innovativeness, team building,
and strengthening of the existing
support eco-system. This will help us
to upgrade ourselves and our school
leaders, who are our Brand partners.
Moreover, our R&D team is committed
to working incessantly towards
continuous upgrades in curriculum, e-
content, and following the latest
industrial trends with technology to
remain competitive in the long run.
We operate PAN India, and the
requirements, understanding of people,
pocket-size, trend, and competition
vary with change in geography. So,
some changes are to be dealt with as
and when they come with customised
solutions. However, it is normal for
any industry to witness change with
time and possibly face new challenges
due to these evolving changes.
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24. omeschooling is a form of education for students
Htaught at home rather than in the typical school
that their peers around the neighborhood attend.
Parental participation in children’s learning is central to this
way of educating, and a great deal of freedom is given to
the child to decide what they want to learn when they need
to learn it, and may even involve the parent in literally
teaching their children ― including hand-in-hand activities,
projects and other similar things.
Homeschooling has grown tremendously since its onset and
has been developed with more conventional and modern
techniques. This article will explore the aspects and benefits
of homeschooling.
What Is Homeschooling?
Homeschooling is a form of household-based instruction
that does not require attending a school facility. Because the
home setting can be tailored to the learner, this instruction
allows for manipulative materials, customized coursework,
and various teaching techniques to fit learning styles. This
style of education also allows for better academic outcomes
and social growth.
Understanding
the Dynamic
of
homeschooling
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26. It can be compared to a traditional school; however
alternative education does not require that a homeschool
teacher hold any certification for specific subject matters.
Many other styles are used in alternative education, such as
discovery learning, hands-on experience, and public
education methods such as charter schools, private schools,
or simply attending college or university classes.
This form of home-based learning is a type of umbrella
education program used by many families around the world
to provide a non-traditional learning environment to their
kids, parents who want to provide better academic
opportunities for them while protecting them from negative
influences at schools, parents who are concerned about
school safety, teachers who do not meet certain educational
standards or who are just bad teachers.
Homeschooling In India
Homeschooling in India has gained a lot of popularity. The
main reason is that every parent would like to have a better
education system for their child. Whether you are a
businessman or a working woman, you expect your kid to
score good marks in the exams. There is no doubt that
schools are providing us with good facilities but there are
many shortcomings which made parents search for
alternative ways of teaching, so they decide to homeschool
their child.
More and more Indian parents are turning towards
homeschool as an alternative educational option for their
children for various reasons- be it unavailability of teachers
in far off areas, lack of playgrounds and sports facilities,
high cost of educating a child in schools, less student
retention due to poor learning outcomes or just because
they are not happy with the current schooling system
applied here.
Top Benefits of Homeschooling
In the modern-day and age, with the formal education
sector becoming extremely rigid and unaccommodating,
homeschooling provides the space and scope to develop and
nurture a child's potential. Homeschooling has assumed its
rightful place in the hearts of parents and educators alike.
The benefits of homeschooling are plenty, but we’re here
with a list of some of them, which you must know about.
Personal Space of Learning
If a child is not learning from the regular teacher or is a
slow learner, the parents prefer to teach them at home. They
can be homeschooled for several reasons: lack of progress
in class, diffidence in peers, physical disability, and learning
problems like mental retardation, attention deficit disorder,
and autistic disorder.
At times, kids cannot grasp concepts in a classroom. While
others tend to process things from different angles, other
children get confused in class due to simultaneous
explanations by the teacher and other students. Even though
they are equally intelligent, these kids are not blessed to
pick up knowledge as quickly as their mates.
Self Reliance
Homeschool programs are all about a student-centric
learning process. The whole program setup revolves around
the learning needs to be fun and productive. There is an
aspect of making children self-reliant or independent in
terms of planning their homeschool activities. It helps a lot
when they can plan their own lessons, make their own
study/learning plans, understand what they need to do,
enroll themselves for tests/exams by logging in to the
parent site and chat online with experts if required on
particular issues.
Practical Approach to Learning
The two major differentiating factors between
homeschooling and regular school are the curriculum
adopted and its approach to learning. Today's curriculum is
mostly a theoretical one, based on books and booklets
containing chapters, exercises and chapters, and some
theory lessons with pre-assigned questions. This helps
introduce the students to important topics of interest and
enables them to discover practical use of things as they
progress through various levels in their education.
Home education provides an opportunity to learn from
practical experiences of life. It is a method that uses
learning experiences from everyday activities as teaching
tools. While the concept of home education has been
around for a long time, it remains a relatively new concept
in India. Nonetheless, more and more parents opt for home
education to provide an alternative educational environment
for their children.
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28. Cambridge Montessori Pre School
Nurturing Young Minds with
Quality Education
hildhood is the most cherished
Cpart of our life, wherein we
enjoy every moment of our
being. Apart from these precious
moments, childhood is the most
important phase where kids learn to
find answers to their countless
questions through experimentation,
exploration, and daily happenings.
Highlighting the importance of
childhood, Albert Einstein has
famously said, "Play is the highest
form of research.”
The experiences that a child gets at an
early age evoke curiosity in his mind
and nurture his/her skills. To direct
these curiosities constructively,
preschool education is very essential
for a child. Preschool education is vital
as it helps in a child's emotional,
social, and personal development. It
Pankaj Kumar Singh
Founder
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29. provides an environment where a child
can learn the importance of sharing
bonds with peers.
Children require a quality preschool
education for cognitive, social, and
behavioral skill development that they
cannot learn at home. Hence, to
provide this quality education,
Cambridge Montessori Pre School
started its endeavour with a pleasant
learning environment for small tots,
based on Dr. Montessori's globally
known Montessori philosophy.
Cambridge Montessori Pre School is
one of the best preschools in India,
which creates a healthy and happy
environment for children to learn,
explore, and grow in a warm and
caring atmosphere. The school
develops students' full potential by
enhancing their confidence in the
company of supportive and caring
teachers. It is a place where children
can have fun, be excited, and be cared
for while learning new concepts and
preparing for formal schooling.
On a Holy Mission
CMPS is dedicated to providing a
loving, compassionate, and
harmonious atmosphere that fosters
critical thinking and independence with
the child's total development in mind.
This approach has been fine-tuned by
honestly involving international
Montessori experts, well-trained
trainers, and teachers, as well as
parents as partners in their children's
overall development.
Cambridge Montessori Pre School
focuses on the following:
· Establishing a strong foundation in
reading, composition, and
mathematical skills.
· Encouraging individual creative
skills to help kids become independent
learners at the age of 3-12 years.
· Providing a cognitive approach to
enhance their motor skills, sensory
development, hand-eye coordination,
and adaption to the environment.
Differentiating Quality
The environment of the school
provides stimulating learning
experiences that respond to the
individual's unique characteristics and
learning styles to reach their full
potential. It includes the following
things.
· Health and Hygiene
Cambridge Montessori Pre School
follows strict hygiene standards. A high
level of cleanliness is maintained at the
school campus. Every centre of CMPS
follows standard protocols to ensure
the cleanliness of the place and objects.
· Different Approach
In a unique approach, the children are
encouraged to learn by touching,
feeling, and doing things. They
develop a deep comprehension of the
materials, instilling ownership and
leadership.
· Safety and Security
Because of the young age of the
children, the school places a high focus
on their safety and protection. Hence it
provides full-proof security measures,
including well-managed 24×7 CCTV
access, live GPS tracking, RFID
installation, and tight security.
· Nurturing and Caring Environment
Students at Cambridge Montessori Pre
School get benefits from the school's
learning environment, intrinsically
interesting materials, and age-
appropriate development activities,
which enhance their creativity, thinking
skills, and language abilities.
· Well Qualified Teachers
The teachers are well qualified and
equipped with regular training,
workshops, and assessments, which
make them efficient in handling grim
situations and spruce up to provide the
required acumen and resources.
A Plethora of Different Programs
Cambridge Montessori Pre School
implements diverse programs for
students comprising every age group.
They are as follows:
· Little Hearts (1-2 years)
The toddler's programme for children
up to 24 months takes advantage of the
toddler's natural drive to act
independently. At CMPS, children
aged 1-2 years are given a lot of
attention because these are critical
years in a child's development, thus
establishing a basis for their whole
personality development. Toddlers go
through a period of rapid cognitive,
emotional, and social development.
· Tender Hearts (2-3 years Play Group)
Cambridge Montessori Pre School is
committed to catering for the age
group of 2-3 years. Gross and motor
skills, hand-eye coordination, grabbing
power, soothing them by reciting
poetry and stories, handling crayons,
and potty training are all areas where
the staff focuses. They begin to imbibe
problem-solving abilities in a joyful
and congenial setting with the support
of Montessori instruments and
presentations.
· Nursery (3-4 yrs.)
Cambridge Montessori Preschool
students enter formal schooling
following national educational criteria
by teaching Math, English, and EVS
using modern and innovative
Montessori resources. By actively
participating in Montessori Labs and
understanding age-specific ideas, they
may ensure that their analytical talents,
probing techniques, personality, and
individuality are on par with
worldwide Montessori students.
Most Engaging Pre-School Franchise in India
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30. · LKG (4-5 yrs.)
The curriculum for LKG at Cambridge
Montessori Pre School emphasizes the
child's general development, and they
take active engagement in reciting
poetry and stories on their own. It gets
them ready for extempore. Making
Math, English, Hindi, and EVS
accessible to children and allowing
them to study in an enjoyable manner.
· UKG (5-6 yrs.)
This program focuses on making the
students understand the basic concepts
of the prevailing curriculum as per the
suggested guidelines. The staff's
approach of involving students in
Montessori Lab is to get them ahead of
the competition and make them ready
for complex math at their level in a fun
manner. The trained teachers at school
are very attentive, and under a caring
environment, they let the students
bloom and prepare them for the higher
classes or move into a formal set-up
school.
Mind Lab
Cambridge Montessori Pre School is a
cutting-edge programme that
encourages young minds to think
beyond the box and broaden their
learning horizons. It stimulates their
grey matter and scientifically tests their
own boundaries.
CMPS's mission is to prepare the next
generation for complex challenges by
and researched worldwide and offered
through operational centres in Asia, all
while keeping the child's whole
development in mind. This technique
has been fine-tuned by honestly
involving international Montessori
experts, well-trained trainers, teachers,
and parents in the overall development
of the children.
The school's mission is much more
than merely running a preschool. "We
strive to create a better future by
assisting the youngsters of our
generation; the ones who will mould
the next generation to be more adept
and capable in all their ways," the
management stated. To assist the
children to become contributing
members of the community and the
world, the teachers at school encourage
curiosity, independence, and a lifelong
love of learning.
The school provides kids with a well-
rounded educational experience.
Children's healthy growth requires
daily exposure to the natural
environment, and activities in and
around nature are important
components of the school's teaching
ideas. Cambridge Montessori Pre
School respects the importance of
families in providing children with rich
and meaningful experiences. With this
in mind, the school is always open to
hearing from parents and other
essential caregivers in the community.
This is a place where children can have
fun, be excited, and be cared for while
learning new concepts and preparing
for formal schooling. The founders and
educators are always responding to the
high standards they set for themselves.
Every decision relating to the school's
instructional policies is made in
partnership and with the highest regard
for the school's purpose, vision, and
values.
strengthening a broad range of
cognitive, emotional, and social skills,
teaching how to think reflectively, and
encouraging kids to learn using a
methodology to develop thinking
abilities and life skills in children
through strategy games.
Cambridge Montessori Pre School
gives the best trainers, equipment,
environment, and a new perspective on
life from the very beginning of their
lives, enabling them to achieve success
and make history.
Teacher Training Program
The management is of the opinion that
a golden moment for the youth has
arrived in a country with a formidable
1.3 billion people and 65 percent of
citizens under the age of 35. It brings
up a plethora of chances in the field of
education, including 'Teaching Jobs.'
The preschool market is undergoing a
transformation as parents seek more
value for their money. Their ambitions
have risen, and the challenge for early
childhood educators has risen as well.
As a result, CMPS undertakes a
teacher training programme to improve
their teaching abilities.
The Cambridge Montessori Teacher
Training Institute is one of the few
sites in the world where Dr. Maria
Montessori's philosophy of early
childhood education is taught with the
highest sincerity. The curriculum and
the entire programme are designed
with the development of the kid in
mind. Various specialists from India
and throughout the world have
contributed to the development of this
world-class programme and are backed
by a number of Montessori
organizations.
Peeping Outside the Class
The school creates a world-class
Montessori curriculum that is sourced
We aim to create a
better future by helping
the children of our
generation; the
ones who will shape
the next ones to be
more adept and capable
in all their ways.
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31.
32. Education is the most powerful
weapon we can use to change
the world" – Nelson Mandela
The quote above shows us how
important education stands in every
individual's life. As we all know, the
three main phases of
education—primary, secondary, and
high school- make a massive impact on
children's future endeavors. The zeal to
change the world and bring innovation
is the most powerful aspect one can get
through education. Usually, pre-
primary schooling is not considered of
much importance, but it is the most
efficient aspect in the development of
the brain for children.
The things children learn in pre-
primary schools gives them an upper
edge to face secondary and high school
brilliantly. One such school taking care
of education with its innovative
concepts is Maple Bear. Its
franchising option has bridged the gap
for many people looking to enter the
education sector.
Maple Bear is one of the top pre-
primary schools and tries to make an
impact globally. In an interview with
Insights Success, the Director and
COO of the Maple Bear, Ms. Shalini
Jaiswal, shares her creative thoughts
and how she handles the operations at
Maple Bear. Below are the highlights
of the interview.
Please walk us through Maple Bear
and its journey.
Part of one of the fastest growing
international educational brands with
550+ schools in 30+ countries, Maple
Bear South Asia brings the very best of
globally reckoned Canadian early
childhood and elementary school
practices to India, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka and Nepal. We offer Preschool,
Elementary and Infant Care programs,
delivered in a safe, secure and
stimulating environment that instills in
students a passion for lifelong learning.
Today, more than 8000 students in
130+ Maple Bear schools across South
Asia are benefitting from the
methodology and curriculum
developed by our Canadian faculty of
expert educators, and this number is
steadily growing.
Maple Bear South Asia is a joint
venture between Maple Bear Global
Schools Ltd, Canada and Modi
Edutech (Modi Group).
What special offerings does Maple
Bear provides that makes it apart
from others?
Maple Bear uses a specially designed
and proprietary curriculum, with
specific lesson plans and learning
outcomes, based on Canadian best
education practices that place Canada
in the top tier of international
educational rankings such as PISA
from the OECD. Unlike international
schools, Maple Bear conforms to local
education regulations so children can
move between systems and are
prepared for post-secondary education
in their own country as well as abroad.
Maple Bear program is a living
breathing curriculum that is constantly
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33. being updated. We have a distinguished
Canadian faculty of trainers,
curriculum writers and quality
assurance people who travel the world
to ensure the program is delivered
correctly and that schools conform to
all Maple Bear standards. We look
after our staff's professional
development with regular training and
offerings of continuing education
courses at Canadian institutions. We
see Maple Bear and Canadian
education as mediators of social
change through a targeted, Community
Investment Program; and, through
integrated themes of social/global
citizenship in the MB curriculum.
"Our goal is to deliver a student-
focused learning system in a safe,
secure and stimulating environment
that prepares students for success at the
high school and post-secondary level
and that instills a passion for lifelong
learning. The Maple Bear Program is
designed to educate the whole child -
physically, intellectually, emotionally,
and socially”
How was Maple Bear affected in
these pandemic times, and what
were the steps taken by you to curb
the damages while helping your
clients and maintaining the safety of
your employees?
In the last 2 years, the Pre-school
sector has been most impacted by the
pandemic. Most parents had financial
difficulties and the lack of interest in
early childhood education led to low
demand for preschools; moreover, it
was found that many parents were
more concerned about the transition
from offline to online.
When we experienced lockdown, the
Maple Bear Global team helped the
South Asia territory to transit into
offline mode seamlessly. This included
training of the school administration
staff, teachers and parents. To ease the
transition, multiple webinars were held
for academic and non-academic staff.
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34. Several training elements delivered by
Canadian trainers and our academic
team at the Head office have been
critical. Parent orientations, demo
classes for them were held by the team
to help parents understand how online
learning would still conform to our
beliefs rather than being just a one
sided communication. The sessions
combined with regular Digital
Marketing support from Maple Bear
Head Office helped to spread the
message among the parent fraternity
about online learning effectiveness.
What would you like to advice the
young generation of education
enthusiasts who want to venture into
the field of an educational franchise
business?
The COVID-19 Pandemic outbreak has
forced many businesses to close their
doors. There has been a significant
impact on the education sector,
particularly the preschool sector. Lack
of expertise may account for this
situation.
2020 was a tough time for all
preschools in terms of new enrolments,
retention of existing students and staff.
But with continued support to all our
schools, we observed over 45% growth
in the enrolments in 2021.
Our advice to all the young generation
of education enthusiasts who want to
venture into the field of educational
franchise business is to partner with
brands that provide high standards of
global education and continue to
support their schools to prepare them
for any unprecedented situation in the
future.
Brands that will focus on delivering a
safe, secure, and stimulating learning
environment for children, program
development offering high standards of
global education, staff development,
and providing regular support to their
schools will rise to new heights.
Where do you envision Maple Bear
to be in the long run, and what are
your future goals? How do you plan
to embrace the changes happening in
the pre-school education franchising
space?
Maple Bear is one of the world's
leading Preschool brands with a
presence in more than 30 countries,
over 550 schools (Preschool,
Elementary & High School), and over
40,000 students. We aim to cover more
territories worldwide, increasing the
number of schools in each territory and
growing vertically.
Maple Bear South Asia manages more
than 120 schools in India, Nepal,
Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, and we
have observed a high number of
franchise inquiries during covid. We
have signed new franchised
agreements in the Covid period as well
across the world and we aim to reach
500 schools (Preschools, Elementary &
Day care) in the next 5 years in the
South Asia market alone. All of our
schools are franchised schools, and we
seek to partner with people who care
about being in the education sector,
believe that high standards of global
education should be provided to young
children, are financially sustainable to
invest in the project, and are prepared
to adopt one of the best education
methodologies in the world designed
by Maple Bear.
We offer a scalable business model to
our franchisee with multiple programs
offering to enhance the ROI and an
opportunity to upgrade preschool. All
our franchisees get the leverage of our
unique training process that is
threefold; online, on-site, and with our
Canadian team of experts.
Maple Bear's curriculum and business
model empower our franchise and
ensure our schools are able to shift to
any unprecedented change or situation
in the near future.
What is the current industrial
scenario of the education space?
As per various reports, the size of the
pre-school market was approx. 334.5
($ million) in 2019-20 and is expected
to reach approx. 416.23 ($ million) by
2024. The last two years have been
difficult for the pre-school sector
wherein we have seen hundreds of
preschools have shut down their
businesses, and the schools that have
survived have seen a lot of dropouts.
With the decline in the number of
covid cases, offices are open; the
demand for preschool services that can
handle such situations in the future is
increasing.
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36. Education is one of the most important sectors
in any given society. From primary to
university level, kids, teenagers, and adults all
go to school to gain knowledge and develop skills that
will make them successful in life. Over time education
has evolved but this has been done in a very slow
manner and it’s only now that technology is causing a
huge disruption in this sector. There are numerous
ways through which technology will change the way
we learn, and these changes are going to be beneficial
for everyone. Here are six of them.
Virtual Reality (VR) in Education
Virtual Reality technology is facing a huge wave of
growth across the world. It is being heralded as the
most alluring. Google and Facebook have invested
heavily into this technology. To date, industries and
businesses alike are still trying to figure out how to
harness this kind of power. But one of the areas in
which virtual reality technology has already started
making its way is education. Education experts have
Dynamics
Of
Technology
Advancements
in The Education
Industry
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38. been working hard to capitalize on that potential and
introduce experiential learning — where students
learn via actually doing — through virtual reality
technology in schools.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in
education is booming business with many extremely
useful applications for teachers and students. AI in
education is already used to help in basic and complex
learning, to give feedback to students, and even to
predict student grades before they take the class.
Individuals can take advantage of AI technology’s
ability to create personalized educational programs for
students to achieve their goals. It also facilitates
collaboration among peers and educators and
improves their efficiency. Students find that they can
learn more when they are taught by AI tutors.
Cloud Computing
When students have access to cloud computing, there
are many advantages for students, schools, and even
parents. Some of the benefits of cloud computing
include faster access to lessons, easier assignments,
and live tutoring support.
Schools that have already adopted cloud computing
technology claim that this technology has allowed
students greater flexibility and freedom. Students can
now complete their coursework from any part of the
world. This is great news for both schools and
students alike since studies show that students who do
not complete their coursework will eventually stray
away from school and may not graduate at all.
Projects and homework can now be submitted easily
online instead of being handed on paper.
3D Printing
In the education sector, 3D printing technology is
proving to be one of the most influential technologies
in the 21st century. From an educator’s perspective,
this technology comes with a host of benefits.
Probably the most used benefit of these machines is
that they teach much better than traditional teaching
methods such as lectures and discussions. The
underlying reason for this is that students can see and
understand a concept by actually creating it
themselves.
3D printing is undoubtedly the future of print
technology, and in educational institutions, its
potential benefits have already started to show. It’s an
easy technique to understand and will only get more
popular as its uses continue to expand. It’s a simple
concept but will revolutionize many industries.
Social Media
Social networks that have gained popularity in the last
couple of years, such as Facebook and Twitter are now
being used to enhance the role of education in society.
The networking sites are becoming an effective tool
for connecting educators from across the globe. They
can connect, learn from each other, and collaborate on
common projects.
Taking the cue from successful universities and
colleges, even high schools are utilizing social media
to make learning fun. Social media helps in
transforming the classroom into a place of learning,
sharing, collaboration and creativity by connecting
with other students, professionals, experts and
institutions across the globe.
The Use of Biometrics in Schools
Education is considered to be a life-changing process
that involves the growth of an individual from
childhood to adulthood. However, this cannot be fully
achieved without proper discipline, which can be
realized through the use of biometrics in schools.
The use of biometric systems in education has helped
to reduce instances of student absenteeism, identity
theft and classroom disruptions. Facial recognition,
fingerprints, voice recognition, and eye tracking are
some of the methods used to achieve a highly secure
educational system and enhance academic
performance.
The future of education is looking bright thanks to
innovative technology. Currently, there are millions of
students and teachers across the globe using the
technology for learning purposes. The rise in
popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook
and Twitter is a major contributor to this trend. The
number of educational videos available online has
increased manifold. Teachers can easily share videos
with students, which makes the learning process
interactive and more efficient.
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39.
40. Pebbles Pre-School
Helping Children Grow Intellectually and Socially
If you rewind a little and go back
in the past, you will notice that
there was no concept of pre-
schooling. The importance and positive
impact of pre-schooling were found a
tad bit late in India especially. Parents
always found it difficult to send their
little ones to school at a young age. But
as soon as the concept of pre-schooling
started evolving, parents understood
the need for their children to attend
pre-school.
The early age of children is most
sensitive and stimulated. Children can
learn the most at this age, and it can be
exceptional for their solid future.
Pebbles Pre-School is one school that
pauses all the parents' worries by
providing an aesthetic infrastructure
and experience for children. Mr
Kennedy Nesamoney, a visionary
man, Founder, and CEO of Pebbles,
makes the educational experience
incredibly seamless and effortless.
With his dynamic vision, he has
brought a change in the academic
arena.
Innovative Journey
Pebbles Pre-School was founded in the
year 2000 in Chennai. It was the first
organised play school in Chennai and
the first to have air-conditioned
classrooms. Its focus was to provide
international standards of childcare to
parents, emphasizing all aspects of
41. child growth, including Language,
Socio-emotional, Creative, and
Cognitive areas of development.
Leading the way Exceptionally – Mr
Kennedy Nesamoney
Mr Kennedy Nesamoney started his
career as a salesman in Eureka Forbes;
he then moved on to the cable
television industry providing service
cable TV to around 1000 households.
His other stints were as Managing
Director of Tiger Balm India Pvt. Ltd.,
Joint Managing Director ZigZag call
taxi Pvt. Ltd., Managing Director
Celestial HR Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.,
and finally as Founder and CEO of
Pebbles Pre-School.
He started franchise operations of
Pebbles Pre-School in 2014 as a
royalty-free franchise brand owning
two registered trademarks (‘Pebbles
Pre-School’ and ‘Pebbles’). His target
was reaching out to individuals
interested in starting a business with
low investment, good returns,
satisfaction, and early break-even. The
initial operations were restricted to
Tamil Nadu. Now, he is looking at
expanding pan India and international
too.
Inspirational Outlook
“Both my parents were teachers by
profession and worked in Africa and in
different countries from the early ’60s.
I did all my schooling in Africa and
found the playschool industry very
organised. Most of these schools had
expats from the UK and other
European countries who were running
these schools and teaching,” expresses
Mr Kennedy Nesamoney.
The formative years for the child are
crucial, and it is when children learn
quickly, and this is when all their
senses have to be stimulated. Mr
Kennedy found this lacking in Chennai
in 2000, where most of the so-called
playschools had children coming in,
playing around, eating, and sleeping
with no structured curriculum. This
motivated him to enter the early
learning education space.
Providing the Best
Pebbles is known for its transparency
in operations and creating a franchise
module that is affordable to all. It is
one of the early players that offered a
Zero Royalty Franchise option.
Royalty can be very taxing on the
franchisee. It helps them with options
for setting up the franchise in a
systematic, phased, and organised
manner based on the parents' area of
operation and economic background.
Unnecessary material is not dumped on
them.
Sustaining the Difficulties
Though Pebbles is one of India's early
players in this industry, it got into
franchising very late. Many players
have entered this space, and it is a
challenge trying to compete with them
without compromising quality. The
company, therefore, prefers to have a
smaller number of franchisees and
focus on quality deliverance.
Overcoming the Pandemic
The playschool industry took a big hit
during the pandemic as all the schools
were closed, and are yet to open. Most
playschools run on rented premises,
and paying rent without income is a
big challenge. Pebbles does not believe
in online classes for the age group of
children that it caters to.
It designed a method of imparting the
curriculum by enabling parents to
access its curriculum and materials on
the server and teach their wards at their
convenience through instructions given
daily to the parents by its team. This
enabled Pebbles franchisees to
continue providing services to the
parents and collect the school fees. The
school also advised them not to give up
hope and try and sustain till the
pandemic got over and normal
operations resumed.
Expert Advice
“The playschool industry is currently
in a phase where there is a major scope
for expansion as many playschools
have permanently closed down. This
will enable those who have sustained
and the new entrants to gain as there
will be more demand for playschools,”
says Mr Kennedy.
Aiming High
Today, pebbles is ranked as one of the
top 15 playschool brands in India. “We
hope to better this and get into the top
five list,” expresses Mr Kennedy.
As already mentioned, there would be
a major demand for organised
playschools post-pandemic. This will
create opportunities for new entrants in
the field and opportunities for
franchisors to boost their brands.
Pebbles hopes to enhance its marketing
in other states across India with
an emphasis on post-pandemic needs
and safety measures
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