Name: Education innovation in the slums
Uploaded: 2010-06-23T08:48:00Z
Duration: 18 min 41 s
Description: Charles Leadbeater went looking for radical new forms of education -- and found them in the slums of Rio and Kibera, where some of the world's poorest kids are finding transformative new ways to learn. And this informal, disruptive new kind of school, he says, is what all schools need to become.

Charles Leadbeater: Education innovation in the slums

Education innovation in the slums

Charles Leadbeater went looking for radical new forms of education -- and found them in the slums of Rio and Kibera, where some of the world's poorest kids are finding transformative new ways to learn. And this informal, disruptive new kind of school, he says, is what all schools need to become.

The most inventive education solutions often emerge where resources are scarce and traditional schools cannot function. In the slums of Rio, Kibera, and New Delhi, children learn through technology, peer networks, and creative projects rather than formal curricula. One teenager in Brazil left the drug trade behind after discovering engaging, tech-centered learning in a favela. These bottom-up, pull-driven approaches show that true educational transformation starts by meeting urgent needs and sparking motivation.