ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS
Existential Knowledge Foundation
Location: Pune
Founded by Jinan KB. Jinan is a ‘cognitive activist’. He has been conducting research on ‘How children Learn’ for over a decade. He has lived and worked with children and families from rural and tribal communities. Documenting and closely observing their lifestyle and learning methods.
The Existential Knowledge Foundation, has worked in schools, conducted workshops with teachers, parents and children. Some of their unique workshops include:
Reimagining Learning
Do-Nothing Parenting
How toys damage children
Being in Beauty
To know more about their work, visit their website and YouTube channel:
Existential Knowledge Foundation
Existential Knowledge Foundation – YouTube
Initiatives of Change
Location: Panchgani
Initiatives of Change is an is a world-wide movement of people of diverse cultures and backgrounds, who are committed to the transformation of society through changes in human motives and behaviour, starting with their own.
They conduct workshops and trainings in diverse areas such as- Education, Healing, Sustainability and Peace. These trainings take place at Asia Plateau a scenic location in Panchgani, Maharashtra.
Visit their website to know more:
Front Page | IofC India
Shikshantar
Location: Udaipur
Founded by Manish and Vidhi Jain. They are firm believers and proponents of the unschooling philosophy. Their organization aims to revolutionize the way we look at children, learning and formal education.
Shikshantar is an umbrella organization under which multiple alternative learning initiatives and organizations have taken shape. Some of their popular initiatives include:
Learning Societies Unconference (LSUC)
Swaraj University
Creative Adda
To know more about their work, visit their website:
Shikshantar | The Peoples’ Institute for Re-thinking Education and Development