Shanti Bhavan & Alternative Education

Learning is accepting over and over that what you thought you knew isn’t the whole picture; at the rate of absorption and exposure to new people and ideas and places I am operating in, I feel this phenomena amplified, as if every time I think I have a grip on what is going on around

Let’s get local and relevant already!

Last month, I attended two events that delved into the question of educational best practice. Both provided interesting outlets into the educational communities of Bangalore and have given me opportunities to connect directly with educators and education enthusiasts both local, national and international. The first talk followed a standard approach to discussing a child’s success

And so it begins…

It has been a month and a half since I left home. The range of feelings, conflictions, excitements and anxieties I’ve experienced in this short time has been overwhelming – particularly in my first couple weeks. It was shocking to finally arrive in India after a year of planning, predated by years of contemplating applying