“Learn from Lived Wisdom to Redesign Education That’s Rooted in Context.”
ROOTS — The Education Mile
Where Lived Community Wisdom Shapes Educational Design
ROOTS — The Education Mile is a three-day design conclave on education, hosted by Vidhya Vidhai Foundation, in Coimbatore. It weaves together field immersions, hands-on learning, and critical dialogue on systemic change in education.
Across the conclave, participants will explore how education, livelihoods, and policy intersect, not through lectures alone, but through lived experience. You’ll engage with educators, policymakers, artisans, and community leaders in classrooms, villages, and community spaces.
From local craft traditions to hands-on making, cultural circles to focused design studios, every moment is crafted to spark grounded, contextual, and child-centered solutions.
Voices of ROOTS
As you walk through the ROOTS experience, explore the perspectives of educators, researchers, CSR leaders, and changemakers engaging with ground realities.
What Awaits You?
More Than A Conclave, It’s Where You’ll Find…
Grounded Insights
From real-world schools and communities.
Fresh Frameworks and Tools
To apply directly in your own educational contexts.
A Network of Collaborators
Working on similar ground challenges together.
Leave with new perspectives, meaningful relationships, and tools to take your work to the next level.
Who’s This Space For?
Bringing together cross-sector champions who believe sustainable
education reform starts with context.
CSR Leaders and
Corporate Professionals
Driving education investments and seeking meaningful impact.
NGO Founders and
Professionals
Working in the education and designing sector that works on the ground.
Policy Professionals
Aligning high-level vision with what actually happens in classrooms.
Youth Mentors & Skill
Coaches
Shaping real-world readiness through mindset, and modern skills.
Educators, School
Heads, and
Practitioners
Pushing the boundaries of traditional schooling.
College Students
Curious about changing learning experiences for children.
Explore The Journey
Three sequential days of observation, craft immersion, and collaborative prototyping.
What Can a Village Teach About Design?
Here, you’ll walk through routines, rituals, and community spaces and notice how learning is woven into life itself.
Learn by Doing, Listen by Being
Step into spaces where wisdom flows through doing and passed down patiently, purposefully, through generations.
Build What’s Next
Translate everything you’ve seen, challenged, and reimagined into prototypes that reshape the future of education. Collaborate with bold minds, design without limits and leave not with ideas, but a solid plan.
Moments from ROOTS Immersion
Capturing moments of dialogue, hands-on apprentice circles, and fireside storytelling from past editions.
Apprentice Circles & School Dialogues
Artisan Workshops & Craft Reflections
Cross-Sector Systems Thinking Labs
Co-Design Prototyping Studio
Fireside Reflections & Folk Storytelling
Field Exploration in Coimbatore
Our Partners
In collaboration with government bodies, social sector organizations, and institutional supporters.
Invest In Your Experience:
Great Ideas Deserve Access
We’re keeping this space open to educators and changemakers, no matter
their background.
Early Bird
Advantage
Be among the first to sign up by
September 5 and register for just
₹5,000.
Full Fee: ₹7,500
Includes:
- – 3 days of learning, stay, meals
- – Workshops, field visits, shared experiences
- – Design Studio Toolkit & Prototyping Resources
FAQ’s
Frequently Asked Questions