ARISE Student First

Proud to co-host the Indo–Finnish School Education Collaboration Session with Education Finland, Business Finland, Embassy of Finland in India and FICCI.

Led by Ms. Outi Hakanen, the Finnish delegation met ARISE member schools for meaningful dialogue on inclusive learning and future-ready innovation.

A promising step towards stronger global partnerships in school education.

ARISE hosted its Thought Leadership Day on November 11, bringing school leaders and principals together for two immersive sessions of shared inquiry on the future of schooling and the leadership it will require.

The session, Let’s Define the Future of Schools – Together (Putting the Child Back at the Centre of Learning, Leadership, and Change), was led by Mr. Naga Prasad Tummala, Co-founder & Chairman-Company Board, ARISE and Co-Founder & CEO, Coschool. Drawing on his work in future-focused school leadership, he guided participants through a deep exploration of what tomorrow’s schools must be prepared for.

Leaders engaged with four interconnected lenses: the world children will step into, their health and longevity, their relationships, and their learning. With sixteen discovery corners and an energetic, collaborative format, the session encouraged school leaders to reimagine the child, the teacher, and the school through a future-ready lens.

At the ARISE School Education Conference 2025, held in collaboration with , this powerful session challenged school leaders to rethink the very heart of the classroom model — a 19th-century invention still holding 21st-century children hostage. With insights shared by Dr. Parul Minhas and Prakash Nair, it spotlighted how innovative design and nervous-system-aware environments can unlock balance, well-being and creativity for every learner.
The session also marked the launch of the Indian edition of “A New Language of School Design” — a landmark book originally published by A4LE that reimagines learning spaces to nurture curiosity, connection and well-being, now contextualised for India’s unique opportunities and challenges.
“Learning requires a balanced nervous system. When schools become life-balancing communities, children not only learn better — they thrive.”
Through vivid examples, the speakers showed how classrooms can evolve into dynamic learning suites where collaboration, curiosity, well-being and personalisation coexist — turning schools into ecosystems that prepare children not just to master content, but to live, lead and innovate in a rapidly changing world.