Field immersion
Observe how coastal communities organise, adapt and pass knowledge between generations.
DonateROOTS — The Education Mile
Learn from place. Design what comes next.
A three-day education design conclave along the Nagapattinam coast—field immersion, local wisdom and honest dialogue about systemic change.
More than a conclave
A learning journey on the move
ROOTS takes education conversations out of conference rooms and into the places where livelihoods, policy, resilience and learning meet.
Design dialogue
Connect lived experience to systems thinking and the questions participants bring.
Making together
Use craft, mapping and collaborative work to turn observation into possible action.
Wellbeing and reflection
Slow down enough to notice what conventional professional spaces often miss.
Three-day journey
What can a coast teach about education?
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Day 1 — Read the place: community, livelihoods and resilient design
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Day 2 — Learn by doing and listen without rushing to solve
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Day 3 — Build what is next and name the responsibility you will carry home
Who this is for
People willing to unlearn together
Education practitioners
School leaders, teachers, programme teams and researchers.
Civil-society leaders
NGO founders, professionals and community organisers.
Policy and CSR
People shaping public priorities, partnerships and institutional investment.
Emerging practitioners
Students, mentors and young professionals entering the education field.
Walk the Education Mile.
Ask about the next cohort, accessibility needs, dates and participation details.