Disha India Education Foundation

About Disha India
Disha India Education Foundation is striving towards redefining education and learning based on the principles of Experiential Learning and Nai-Talim, thereby facilitating the reinvention of schools and our country’s education system at large. The big idea is to construct a theory and practices of Experiential Education that use real-life experiences from the child’s local context as a pedagogic medium for developing knowledge, skills and character. The underlying assumption is that learning through real and contextual experiences has the potential of truly making education personalized for each and every child. Secondly, teaching through real life experiences leads to an integrated and systemic understanding of the curricular goals and context, which prepares children for life.

Disha India is setting up its first community school in village Padha, Karnal, Haryana with the vision to understand and re-invent Gandhian principles of Nai-Talim in today’s context. We are designing an experiential curriculum based on natural farming and local crafts as a pedagogic medium for developing the required curricular goals and contextual understanding. We are also working with Anand Niketan, a Gandhian school, in Sevagram, Wardha to deepen our understanding of Gandhian principles of education.