Travel to India and be inspired at the acclaimed Riverside School started by world-renowned education innovator Kiran Bir Sethi, founder of the multi-awarded Design For Change movement.
Where can you go and what will you get?
You get to go to Riverside School https://schoolriverside.com where Design For Change (DFC) began! DFC has won the 1st place at the Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards and the INDEX: Design to Improve Life Award among others, and has been recognized as one of the top 100 education programs in the world. It was founded in 2001 with a practical, commonsense and child-centred approach because children’s innate creativity and talents need to be nurtured for them to do well at school and to be active citizens. Thanks to Riverside, 2.2 million children and 65,000 teachers across 60 countries have unleashed their I CAN Superpowers!
Watch this video to hear about RIverside from Kiran and the learners at Riverside School!
Over the last 23 years, Kiran ir Sethi’s work in education has received international recognition and acclaim in the form of several awards which include the Rockefeller Foundation Young Innovator award, the Call to Conscience award by the Kings Institute, Stanford University, the Light of Freedom award from Vital Voices Global Partnership, and the Fulbright Distinguished Teaching Award, among others. In 2009 she spoke at the TED India conference and her video has since had 1.5 million views from around the world. She has served as a fellow faculty member for the Project Zero Classroom and has collaborated with Dr Howard Gardner and the GoodProject at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In partnership with the Vatican, the I Can Children’s Global Summit was held in December 2019 where 2,500 children from over 40 countries had a mass audience with Pope Francis and were praised by him for taking action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals in bold, innovative and impactful ways.
Be inspired by the TED talk that led to the DFC global movement.
What will you do on the Edutour?
You will go on a week-long immersive program in India. Apart from the hands-on, immersive program at The Riverside School, the Edutour also includes an opportunity for participants to explore India’s rich cultural heritage at Ahmedabad, Jaipur & Agra. Over the course of three days, participants will have the opportunity to understand the Riverside School’s ecosystem - its philosophy, culture and pedagogy of HumanE Curriculum.Since 2001, Riverside has designed, implemented and shared a unique user centred curriculum that is providing schools with an alternative model which focuses on quality of learning and student well being. Through workshops, classroom observation and reflections, participants will get a glimpse of what best practice in a HumanE school looks like, and be inspired to bring change back to their own school ecosystems. You will then explore the sights, sounds and tastes of Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Agra and Delhi.
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How can you join?
I CAN Edutours can be organised for up to 20 participants in the months of July 2023 – Sep 2023 and Dec 2023 – Feb 2024.
Costs for the I CAN Edutours
The costs below are valid for the year 2023-24 (up to March ’24). Each option includes return flights, visa, meals, local travel, sightseeing expenses and programme coordination.
R49,900 per participant with accommodation on twin occupancy basis
R56,000 per participant with accommodation on single occupancy basis
Edutours are subject to availability and need to be confirmed a minimum of 90 days prior to date of commencement.