Team ECO-CHOICE
Ashvin Patel, Founder member
Adventurous, creative and hardworking, Ashvin Patel is a man of many talents. He is a certified yoga teacher from Sir Sayajirao Institute of Research and a yoga enthusiast, doing 108 suryanamaskars since 2018. With experience as an IB CAS(Creativity, Activity and Service) coordinator, yoga teacher and graphic designer of 15 years, he has also led the IAYP (International Award for Young People) programme at an International School. By planning and organising events like Model United Nations, Outbound Programs and Educational Trips, he has motivated students to engage in extracurricular activities along with academics. Social service has always been a part of his life, and he has worked for 10 years with a youth organisation giving honorary service as Publication Coordinator and Trustee. Accomplishing the 18,600km long 'Motorbike Expedition’ covering the entire border of India is another one of his achievements.
“Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion.” - Lorraine Anderson
“Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion.” - Lorraine Anderson
Kalpana Patel, Founder member
With interests ranging from yoga, teaching and storytelling to languages, music and social work, Kalpana Patel has always found a place for her passions in her profession. She has worked in the field of education for more than 20 years, and has the experience of working with an IB school. She has completed the Yoga Teacher’s Training course from Sir Sayajirao Institute of Research and has also planned and conducted the same course for three years after that. She has also worked for an NGO, on a voluntary basis for 10 years, and worked as an announcer with All India Radio, Vadodara.
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