Going Back East
My 4-week Christmas break from incredible India comes to an end. On Sunday I am flying back. I was tempted to say “flying back home”...
Access to and Quality of Education as well as Lifelong Learning …
… are the three fields WISE is focusing on in the near future, says Stavros N. Yiannouka, CEO of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE). Besides...
Education is an Expenditure, not an Investment!
This is what we NEED TO CHANGE! Very simple! Very clear! In the last year I’ve spoken to many Indian parents – in cities and in rural areas. They all tell...
Going Back East
My 4-week Christmas break from incredible India comes to an end. On Sunday I am flying back. I was tempted to say “flying back home” The dogs will...
The next step …
( >>> German text please scroll down!) The “Hole-in-the-Wall-Learning-Stations” turned out to be a huge success in Khajuraho. They are always...
Learning by Playing
Last week Egon and I visited Béa Beste, founding partner at tollabox.de, a Berlin based start-up. toolabox – a subscription model – surprises every month children...
Learning Process = Design Thinking Process
While Egon and I are sitting here in Khajuraho and discussing the we_school learning model (it will be available soon in its basic structure), we stumbled upon a...
Daily Life with the A Hole in the Wall Learning Stations
At the end of July this year we started our project with the Hole in the Wall Learning Stations. We implemented 2 computers right at the Government School in Khajuraho....
“Practicing theatre teaches children a lot …”
… says VK Sharma, founder of Khilona Theatre for Children & the Young in New Delhi. I’ve met VK through our blog actually, he commented on our vison....
India on Its Way to Learning Its Lesson
India has made progress in terms of increasing the primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately two thirds of the population (this article...
SMART CLASS 2025 or a Glimpse into the Future (of Learning) (in India)
On our tour through northwest India we visited also the “Riverside School” in Ahmedabad. The school lies behind a restricted military zone, so FOREIGNERS...
