20,000+ Teachers Trained
25+ Years of Experience
100+ Schools Mentored
NEP 2020 Aligned
For Educators

Training

As a teacher-trainer, Dr Ajit Sabnis works with educators bringing head, heart and hands together, combining clear conceptual understanding with practical classroom wisdom and a deep respect for the inner aspirations of each teacher. His programmes are designed to be warm, reflective and energising, so that teachers leave not only with new skills but with renewed confidence and purpose in their work with children.

Dr. Ajit Sabnis conducting a teacher training session
20K+ Teachers Trained

Training Rooted in
Vision, Skill & Heart

  • Brings over twenty years of grounded experience in Integral and values-based education to every programme he leads, especially through SAMATVA National Teachers' Training Academy and his work with Rupantar.

  • Designs practical training on NEP 2020, competency-based learning and richer assessment methods, helping teachers educate the whole child—physical, vital, mental, psychic and spiritual-rather than merely prepare for exams.

  • Gently blends the vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother with simple, usable tools like action verbs for Integral Education, value charts and reflective practice so teachers can make classrooms joyful and alive.

  • Regularly invited by schools, universities and teacher forums in India and abroad, he strengthens teachers as reflective professionals and lifelong learners, with clear, field-tested strategies they can trust.

  • Author of the handbook "Five Dimensions of True Education - Empowering Educators for the Future" and co-authored guidebooks that translate big ideas into everyday lesson plans.

Key Programme Areas

What We Train Teachers In

NEP 2020 Implementation

NEP 2020 & Competency-Based Learning

Practical training on implementing NEP 2020 frameworks - moving from rote learning to competency-based, holistic child development aligned with NCF and NCERT.

Integral Education

Integral & Values-Based Education

Nurturing the Five Dimensions - physical, vital, mental, psychic and spiritual - using Sri Aurobindo's educational philosophy alongside classroom-ready tools.

Assessment & Evaluation

Assessment & Reflective Practice

Richer assessment methods beyond Bloom's Taxonomy - including Integral Learning Ratio (ILR), action verbs for integral education and enhanced value charts.

Joyful Classroom Practice

Joyful Classroom Practice

Activity-based, experiential learning strategies and lesson plan design that make classrooms vibrant hubs of learning - where every child feels seen and inspired.

For Schools & Leaders

Mentoring

Dr. Ajit Sabnis mentoring school leaders
Long-Term Transformation

A Thoughtful Ally in
Every School's Journey

As a school mentor, Dr Ajit Sabnis walks alongside school leaders and teachers as a thoughtful ally in long-term transformation. He listens carefully to the lived realities of each institution and then helps them grow in ways that are both aspirational and practical. His approach is steady, values-centred and deeply relational, so that change feels owned by the school community rather than imposed from outside.

How He Walks With Schools

  • 1

    Works closely with schools to shape their vision, culture and day-to-day academic life around the principles of Integral and sustainable education, drawing from his leadership of Auro Schools in Bengaluru and other places and his responsibilities within Sri Aurobindo Society and its network of centres and branches.

  • 2

    Supports institutions in reimagining classroom environments, timetables and co-scholastic programmes so that learning becomes experiential, value-embedded and attuned to each child's inner growth, while remaining aligned with NEP-2020, NCF and NCERT guidelines.

  • 3

    Facilitates visioning retreats with leadership teams, offers structured guidance on curriculum and assessment design, and provides ongoing handholding for teachers and coordinators, helping schools move step by step from rote-driven practices to integral, child-centred processes.

  • 4

    Draws on his interdisciplinary background in sustainability and civil engineering to help schools see campus design, school culture and community engagement as one integral ecosystem, where physical spaces, relationships and learning experiences together reflect responsibility, compassion, environmental stewardship and continuous innovation.

  • 5

    Serves as a long-term partner to school leaders, supporting them to align governance, pedagogy and everyday practices with a coherent, values-driven educational philosophy that can sustain meaningful transformation over time.

Change feels owned by the school community rather than imposed from outside.

School leadership mentoring session
Dimensions of Mentoring

Five Areas of School Transformation

Vision & School Culture

Helping schools articulate and live a clear, values-centred educational vision that permeates every corner of school life - from governance to the classroom.

Curriculum & Timetable Design

Reimagining academic structures - integrating co-scholastic programmes, Integral Learning Ratio and activity-based approaches into daily school timetables.

Teacher & Coordinator Support

Ongoing hand-holding, coaching and professional development for teachers and coordinators to embed integral, child-centred practices in every classroom.

Sustainable Campus Ecosystem

Connecting physical design, environmental stewardship, and learning spaces as one integral ecosystem - where the school building itself teaches sustainability.

Long-Term Transformation

Serving as a steady, long-term partner - accompanying schools from initial visioning through to sustained, self-renewing transformation year after year.

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. The teacher's role is not to transfer knowledge but to awaken the learner to their own deepest potential - physical, vital, mental, psychic and spiritual."

- Dr. Ajit Sabnis • Inspired by Sri Aurobindo & The Mother

Invite for Training Request Mentoring
Reach & Presence

Where This Work Happens

SAMATVA National Teachers' Training Academy

Founder Chairman of SAMATVA - a dedicated training institute for in-service and aspiring educators, offering programmes rooted in Integral and Holistic Education, aligned with NEP 2020, NCF and NCERT.

Bengaluru • National Reach

Rupantar & Sri Aurobindo Society

Leading educational transformation programmes across Karnataka through Sri Aurobindo Society's 30 centres and branches - including teachers' training, conferences, and workshops statewide.

30 Centres • Karnataka

Auro Schools & Partner Institutions

Chairman of three CBSE-affiliated Auro Schools in Bengaluru - implementing a distinctive pedagogical structure where classrooms are specially designed and teachers trained for joyful, meaningful learning.

3 Schools • CBSE Affiliated

Ready to Transform Your School?

Whether you are a teacher seeking renewal, a school leader looking for a long-term mentor, or an institution ready to embrace integral education - Dr. Ajit Sabnis would be delighted to connect.

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