Macmillan Education India Awarded for Its Contribution Towards Early Childhood Education and Children’s Publications
Thursday, February 14, 2019 2:56PM IST (9:26AM GMT)
Ms. Vandana Rellan Juneja /Director Marketing & New Initiatives, Macmillan Education India along with Shashikala Meenakumari/ Director - Publishing, Editorial and Mr. Manish Taneja- Director – Digital Operations, Digital Operations receiving the award.
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India:
Macmillan Education India, a key K-12 publisher, has been recognised for itscontribution towards early childhood education by Early Childhood Association (India) at Early Ed Asia 2019, held in Jaipur. Macmillan Education, received the award in the presence of noted luminaries, Dr Swati Popat Vats, President, Early Childhood Association India and Her Highness Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur among others.
The jury took into consideration the quality of, and the trust reposed by educators in Macmillan’s excellent pre-primary resources: Hop Skip and Jump, My Activity Books, Early Birds, Chikka Chikka Boom Boom, Explore, Little Cherry and Fusion, all of which are based on sound early childhood theories. Mr. Venugopal Bhaskaran, Country Director, Macmillan Education India mentioned, “We are honoured to be recognized for our contribution to early childhood education - our endeavour is to develop resources which build a strong foundation and allow young learners to seamlessly enter formal schooling. Macmillan’s impeccable resources are used by over 4000 schools and 600,000 children annually. Our flagship pre-primary programme Hop Skip and Jump, was first published in 2004, so popular is this programme that many pre-primary schools ask for pre-primary resources by the name Hop Skip and Jump.”
Macmillan Education, having a hefty list of accolades associated with its name, is the preferred partner of choice for leading educational institutions in India, be it for content, training or assessment. It remains true to its values as quality champions, proactive partners and industry pioneers.
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Macmillan Education India (MEI) has an unrivalled reputation in the school market. MEI produces curriculum resources in both print and digital form and offer assessments along with teacher training. MEI has been in the school and higher education market in India for over 125 years and is today partnering with over 15000 schools and reaching over 10 million learners.
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Macmillan Education India, a key K-12 publisher, has been recognised for its contribution towards early childhood education by Early Childhood Association (India) at Early Ed Asia 2019, held in Jaipur.