Captains is nothing but A guild of principals curated by the team of LIFDE Educare.

The objective is to build a vibrant community of principals — nurtured, trained, connected, celebrated.
What is Captains

An invitation-led, verified guild of school principals and principals-in-the-making, run by LIFE Educare — free to belong to, permanently. Exclusivity comes from verification, not from a fee: a community anyone can join is a mailing list, so every member is checked (identity, school, role) and signs a code of ethics before entering. The door is open to principals anywhere in India.

What can I get from Captains

Learn

A monthly masterclass that works through the Principal’s Curriculum (§2.2) — free, practitioner-taught, case-based.

The Bridge

Confidential peer circles of 8–10 who work each other’s real problems monthly. The room a principal never had; what is said there stays there.

Mentorship

Every Rising Captain paired with a senior Fellow; every newly placed principal gets a 90-day ‘first command’ line.

Toolkit

One genuinely useful artefact a week — checklists, formats, calculators from live LIFE engagements — plus a monthly ‘Law & Order’ compliance brief.

Career

Priority visibility to leadership openings across the LIFE network, through LIFE HIRES’ existing Connect → Match → Engage → Lead process.

Recognition

The annual CAPTAINS Meet and Awards — modest in cost, generous in prestige — plus published member stories and speaking slots.

Voice

An annual member survey turned into a short, quotable sector note under the CAPTAINS name.

Do I have to pay to belong?

This is absolutely free for all Principals and aspiring leaders. 

Track

Who

What they come for

Serving Captains

Principals and heads of school currently in role.

A peer room that finally exists, legal mastery, recognition, better teams.

Rising Captains

VPs, coordinators, senior teachers with 5+ years (the live emailer’s eligibility).

A defined path to a first principalship: training, mentoring, placement priority.

Looking for JOBS as a CAPTAIN

Resources For You To Lead

Principal's Movement

Dr. Blair Lee — Woodstock School, Mussoorie (starts July 1, 2026).

A Canadian educator with two decades in international schools across Asia and the Middle East, including as Head of School at Branksome Hall Asia (South Korea) and Dalian American International School (China). Succeeds outgoing principal Craig Cook, following an international search via Search Associates.

Anthony Wright (Tony) serves as the Founding Principal of the Anandi School in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. He joined the full-time role in 2026, working alongside school founder Prachi Pawar to implement a Harvard-inspired “4+1 Field Model” focused on real-world problem-solving

3 'MUST DO' courses for every Principal​

  • Leading Learning

    Harvard Graduate School of Education - Harvard University

    • Focus: Instructional leadership, curriculum coherence, and classroom evaluation

    • Why take it: Operational demands often pull principals away from pedagogy. This course re-anchors leaders in instructional supervision, showing how to build feedback loops and systems that raise teaching quality across every grade level.

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  • Managing Change in Schools (McREL International)

     

    • Focus: Practical implementation and initiative monitoring

       

    • Why take it: A bite-sized, asynchronous course focused on the operational mechanics of school initiatives. It provides practical tools to measure implementation fidelity and sustain momentum without overwhelming teachers.

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  • Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools (Vanderbilt University / edX)

    • Platform: edX / Coursera

    • Focus: Educational data analytics, assessment, and targeted interventions

    • Why take it: Modern schools generate vast amounts of assessment, attendance, and behavioral data. This course teaches principals how to translate raw data points into actionable instructional adjustments and clear progress reports for school boards.

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