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Who We Are & What We Do

We develop purpose-driven curriculum strategies ​to facilitate transdisciplinary and collaborative creative practices, empowering teachers, students and arts professionals across India.

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Our Vision

Our vision is to rethink the relevance of the arts in society and facilitate insight, discernment, innovation, and imagination that stems from a rich creative education. We aim to cultivate acts of arts-based and critical self- refinement and transform arts integrated education across India. 

 

We aim to empower education professionals and develop a framework of evidence-based creative education practices in applied theatre, the visual arts, storytelling, literature and music and create an inclusive, supportive environment for educators of all backgrounds and abilities to innovate approaches, engage students  and drive meaningful future impact across Indian education communities.

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Our Mission

Our goal is to transform education in India, empowering teachers, educators, schools and tertiary institutions with customised resources and tools that foster and encourage curiosity, creative thinking, teaching innovation, and transdisciplinary learning in the classroom and beyond.

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Our Team

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Surekha Dey

Founder / Director

Storyteller, Process Drama Trainer, Applied Theatre

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Jeeva Raghunath

Specialist Advisor

Award Winning International Storyteller, Author, Educator

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Annu Dey

Co Founder

Psychology, Arts & Health, Visual Art

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Asish Dey

Founder / Director

Storytelling, Drama Education,Communication Skills, Corporate Training

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Our Advisory Panel

Specialist Advisor

Storyteller, Drama & Oracy Scholar & Trainer, Playwright and Screenplay Writer

Dr Eric Miller

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Barry Stewert Mann

Specialist Advisor

Award Winning Teaching Artist, Actor, Writer, Storyteller

Our Values

Promoting Diversity

 

Fostering a supportive environment for educators and embracing the  varied pedagogic, linguistic and cultural contexts in the country

Inspiring Creativity

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Cultivating arts integration initiatives that increase knowledge of core disciplines and fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of the visual and performing arts.

Engaging Community 

Centralising collaborative creative practices, problem-solving across disciplines and community engaged learning

Innovating Curricula

 

Research-driven solutions reflecting current developments in education, promoting practical outcomes, social responsibility and emphasising the cognitive and academic benefits of arts education

Developing Leaders

 

Furthering the research and practice of arts-integrated learning, bringing together national and global disciplinary specialists and developing a vibrant professional community in the field

Rethinking and transforming education, empowering educators, parents and students through customised solutions that meet India-specific educational needs through innovative arts-integration across disciplines

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