Luciana Pölönen "I am passionate about Education...

Episode #54: Sandeep Dutt in conversation with Luciana Pölönen, a multifaceted professional with over 10 years of experience in the fields of education, innovation, and social entrepreneurship. She has spent her 20s in Finland where she got her Master of Arts at the University of Helsinki, majoring in Literature and Education, minor in Gender Studies, Early Childhood Education, and Multicultural Competencies. She had the opportunity to co-found a cooperative for service design and participated in several social entrepreneurial ventures. She currently serves as the Head of Service Design at the national level for Escola Concept schools in Brazil. Luciana believes in equity in education through strategic design. Country Lead and HundrED Ambassador, she shares with us her experience and what goes into the making of an Educator. Luciana talks about her experience with Early Childhood Education, the need to understand gender in early years and how we need to respect the childhood of the child, without undue focus on preparing the child for life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/learningforward/support