ABOUT CHIEF MENTOR

About 12 years ago, Sandeep Saxena (44 years), decided to leave a high flying corporate career, and settle down in a forest village in Sohagpur. Till then, he had experienced and achieved many things which a common mind yearns for:

·         Studied B.Tech. from IIT Kanpur, MBA from IIM Lucknow, Economics from Allearn(Yale program).

·         Had been a 1990 NTSE scholar (with maths, physics, civics), Science Talent Scholar, Maths Olympiad State scholar, and consistently high academic performer across school boards.

·         He was awarded by Sh. Atal Bihari Bajpai in 1992 for Academic excellence.

·         In IIT Kanpur, he was the President from 95 to 96, and held many other awards and positions.

·         Worked in Infosys, Cognizant in early days and then became VP, Asia for Frankin Templeton.

·         Has authored a book “Diary of a Snake charmer” which is one of the best rated ones on Amazon (worldwide).

·         Taking a sabbatical in forests, he studied Philosophies, forests and communities and trees and medicinal plants, and a wide array of subjects which lead to his founding Aranyaani Food Forests (www.aranyaani.in).

·         Avid chess player

In his quest for improving education systems, he realized that children are going through a routine (classes/coaching) that won’t leave them competively intelligent or with high EQ.  In addition, modern gadgets won’t let them build those success habits early on. Once they are already closer to competitive exams, then its too late.

With his insights into Chess and puzzle games and high passion for children’s progress, he has developed this program.  The objective was to use an absorbing and very enriching game to develop minds in a holistic manner and impart learning patterns to use across subjects/problems.

Other instructors (who also have similar understanding and level) also undergo a training to understand the program objectives and evaluation methods.