Everything in the world evolves with time; the long walk of human beings from ‘barbarian man or caveman’ to the ‘civilised man’ of the 21st century, has transformed every sphere of human life. Along with changes in society, lifestyle, knowledge and culture, modes and ways of learning have also transformed.

Today, as we live and survive in the era of digital boom, Education in India has also evolved from the Indian Gurukul System of learning to public school premises, from chalk and blackboard classroom teaching methods to computers, whiteboards, from textbook teaching to fast-paced online teaching methodologies. The incorporation of computers, by far, is the greatest change in Education.

Education and learning have changed, and it will continue to change with the fast-growing technology. The onus rests on parents, teachers, educators and academicians to make children and students ever-ready to adapt to the changing learning environment.

With the changes in education and learning over the years, students are bombarded with information with advancements in almost every field. Technological advancements in education with digital pedagogical methods of teaching not only allows students the flexibility and mobility to learn at their own pace, but also encourages them to explore more, and become independent learners.

Thakur International School, Mumbai (IGCSE & A Levels), has well-anticipated the transformation in learning and education in the near future. And therefore, to prepare its students for the digital revolution, the school provides technology-based learning through Augmented Reality (AR)/ Virtual Reality (VR). Along with equipping students with these advance learning tools, the school also encourages independent learning through advanced teaching techniques such as -

- “Micro-learning”, where topics are broken into concise lessons instead of lengthy lectures.

- “Flipped classrooms”, is a one-of-a-kind learning approach where students are provided with study materials beforehand that increases student participation and engagement and promotes discussion.

- “Diversified learning”, that caters to every students’ learning needs. Since every child responds differently to different ways of teaching; some learn more through visuals while others might prefer reading or listening. At TIS, Mumbai, students are given the freedom to choose from their preferred way of learning. The school focuses on autonomous and progressive learning through video and audio learning content, podcasts, webinars and various other online learning resources.

In short, Thakur International School, Mumbai (IGCSE & A Levels) ensures that, in the digital era of education where learning never stops, the quality of education also should not be compromised. After all, Education has a direct correlation to the development of society.

As rightly put in the words of Paulo Freire – “Education does not transform the world. Education changes people. People change the world.”