The Levelfield School has been featured in Outlook Business' Independence Day special issue, as one of the twenty-four social enterprises in India that are making a difference.
The article says:
"In a path-breaking move in early 1900, literature-Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore introduced students to the benefits of learning in a natural environment in an open-air campus at Shantiniketan’s Visva-bharati University.
Around 100 years later, 35 km from Shantiniketan, a similar experiment is underway in a school at Suri (pronounced Shiuri), a small town 200 km north of Kolkata."
Read the rest of the article here.
Hi Mr. Banerjee,
ReplyDeleteWhen I read an article about the Levelfield School in Rediff (http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-achievers-arghya-banerjee-is-battling-against-rote-learning/20140509.htm), I thought of contacting you as it mentioned the exact thoughts that I have about schooling. I had thought about starting something similar in Rajasthan (Ajmer/Jaipur area), my native, and was pleasantly surprised that something already exists along these lines.
Are you thinking of expanding your schools to Rajasthan. You mentioned in the Rediff article that you plan to partner builders. I am not one but yet would like to partner you if you wish to expand to Rajasthan. Hoping to hear from you soon.
Thanks.
Prenul Sogani
(prenul.sogani@gmail.com)