Sustainable Classrooms: The Future Of Learning

"Sustainable development of our planet is the most important challenge for all of us and therefore it has to be at the core of education also. We cannot do our job well if we don't develop citizens who have the mindset for developing a more sustainable earth," said Allan Andersen, Director, Chaman Bhartiya School, Bengaluru.

For Anderson, this is the main reason why we need innovation in education. 

He was speaking at BW Education Leadership Summit 2023, organised by BW Businessworld, on Wednesday.

Srilakshmi Reddy, Founder and Director, Keystone International School, Hyderabad was the moderator for the session and she stressed on the need to be careful about the environment that we create for children because the environment around them and the experiences that they gain from it, leaves a last longing impact on their mindset.

Highlighting what sustainability  means to her, Dr Anju Chazot, Founder and Director, Mahatma Gandhi International School, Ahmedabad, said, "Sustainability means development of human society, human potential and an understanding that resources: our rivers, our forests, people - these are to be respected. This understanding needs to be brought into our curriculum."

Dr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Trustee, Vidyayan Trust & Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur, explained why sustainability has to be an integral part of our education system. He underlined that the most important thing  as being humans on this planet is that we need to be conscious of the fact that we need to be aware of ourselves and we need to make sure that what we are doing today is going to be there for the generations to come.

"On scale, if we want to bring change then we need a tool to impact the sustainable change and to measure what impact has been created. In my view, technology is the right tool," stated Ujjwal Singh, CEO, Infinity Learn, elaborating on the role of technology in sustainability.