Social Entrepreneur Jill Vialet on “Positive Chaos” and Fixing Recess
Many students don’t go outside to play for recess, regardless of socioeconomic status. Whether that’s because of digital devices, parental fear of “stranger danger,” or objectively unsafe neighborhoods, they lack “the breadth of knowledge about how to play or start games,” she says—and especially...
This Is Why Teachers Will Decide India’s Future
We must invest in teachers as changemakers, because what they teach today determines tomorrow
Transforming Schoolyards, Our Most Abundant Public Spaces
Green Schoolyards America founder Sharon Danks has a plan to turn asphalt schoolyards across America into green spaces that improve children’s wellbeing, learning, and play while also contributing to the ecological health and resilience of cities. Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Danks to...
Pearson College UWC
In 1974, Pearson College UWC was founded as Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific. Located on a beautiful campus along the shores of the Pacific Ocean at Pedder Bay on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, we are proud that we live and learn on the traditional...
Everyone a Changemaker: Shifting the Conversation About Education
A conversation with people who lead change in school and society. The book "Everyone a Changemaker: Shifting the Conversation about Education" describes the challenges and pathways for changemaking in the first 15 Changemaker Schools in Brazil, drawing on the insights of more than 100 persons,...
Surviving in the Modern World: In conversation with Sir Ken Robinson
[Transcript] Ross Hall (RH) : What skills are essential for humanity to thrive in the modern world? Sir Ken Robinson (KR) : Well, there’s a lot of talk these days about 21st century skills and I go along with a great deal of it, my only reservation about the idea of 21st century skills is that when...
A school with a no punishment and no reward approach
Can you imagine a primary school where no child is punished, and teachers do not raise their voices in anger? Can you imagine a step further – a primary school where children are not rewarded for good behaviour or good marks? This is the ethos of Barrowford Primary School , an Ashoka Changemaker...
Låt skolan öva elever på förmågor som verkligen spelar roll!
Skolan har stor potential att vara den plats där barn och unga har utrymme att utvecklas som medmänniskor. Många skolor har fastnat, ibland ofrivilligt, i gårdagens strukturer. Det är dags att fler skolor tillåts anpassa sig till den verklighet dagens barn och unga växer upp i. Den 6 december...
Changemaker School Leader Jasmijn Kester awarded as Best Dutch School Leader
Last november the rector of one of our Ashoka Changemaker Schools has been awarded for her work at the Vathorst College. Jasmijn Kester was nominated by her own students and colleagues at the Vathorst College. Being recognized by her offspring and peers is something she sees as her biggest...