Name: How to design a school for the future
Uploaded: 2023-06-02T14:58:16Z
Duration: 8 min 45 s
Description: In all the conversations about improving education for children, the voices of students, teachers and community members are often left out. Educational designer Punya Mishra offers a method to shift that paradigm, taking us through new thinking on the root of success (and failure) at school -- and how a totally new, different kind of educational system could better meet students' needs.

Punya Mishra: How to design a school for the future

How to design a school for the future

In all the conversations about improving education for children, the voices of students, teachers and community members are often left out. Educational designer Punya Mishra offers a method to shift that paradigm, taking us through new thinking on the root of success (and failure) at school -- and how a totally new, different kind of educational system could better meet students' needs.

Success and failure in education are shaped less by individual effort and more by the invisible systems and values that govern schools. A once-eager student spent four years feeling worthless in an environment that prized tests over creativity, only to find purpose in a radically different, design-driven space. By rebuilding a school from the ground up, with input from students, parents, and the wider community, a new model emerged that values curiosity, flexibility, and connection. This approach challenges the notion that educational failure is personal, urging a shift toward learner-centered, equitable environments.