Dream A Dream

Dr Omar Qargha , Fellow, Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution shares his definition of success! What does #success mean to you? Do share it with us on [email protected] #redefiningsuccess Video and Edit by prasanna H

Read our Annual Report 2023-24 at https://lnkd.in/dPh2GASF It’s a reflection of our journey over the last year while we continue to work with diverse stakeholders to reimagine education for all young people.  #AnnualReport #DreamaDream

We are partners of the LearningPlanet Festival hosted by the Learning Planet Institute! The LearningPlanet Festival is a free, inclusive event dedicated to celebrating education and lifelong learning. Join our Fireside Chat on 17th January from 9-10 am (IST). The chat is based on the insights gained via the book 'When We Thrive, Our World Thrives: Stories of Young People growing up with Adversity'. The panel will have the authors- Dr. Connie K Chung, EdD (Education researcher) and Vishal Talreja (Co-founder, Dream a Dream), along with Manjunath Anand and Pallavi S (whose stories are featured in the book). The book proposes that education systems can be intentionally designed to move young people from adversity to thriving. It invites parents, educators, health professionals, policy makers and all decision makers in young people’s lives to understand the need for thriving, the environment which enables it and to intentionally design it. The conversation will be facilitated by Master Facilitator, Nadia Chaney (Founder, Toolsi). Please sign up on https://lnkd.in/gunHYj7M The book is available for purchase on: Https://https://lnkd.in/dQ4v9Emf  Https://https://lnkd.in/giZ36VRH  Https://https://lnkd.in/d6uW6cka Available worldwide on: Https://https://lnkd.in/guPURbFr  Https://https://lnkd.in/gGFzW4kp Read more about the book on https://lnkd.in/gzzxXqzj 🔗: https://lnkd.in/g_Qfi4q #EducationDay #LearningPlanetFestival #LearningPlanet #education #learning

#DreamADreamAt25 Kiran Rao is a people-oriented professional with nearly two decades of experience in the social sector. Own2Feet Association, an organisation she co-founded, stands as a testament to her vision of sustainable development and organisational transformation within the social sector. We are grateful to Kiran for bringing her whole self into her work at Dream a Dream. She shares memories of her journey with us on https://lnkd.in/gMxJgJc7

In classrooms everywhere, unseen forces—Invisible Pedagogical Mindsets—shape how students learn and grow. These mindsets, deeply rooted in culture, education systems, and dominant learning theories, often reinforce systemic inequalities, limiting students’ ability to thrive. It’s time to reimagine education to ensure equity and inclusion are at its heart. Together, we explored these critical dynamics in our commentary, examining the factors shaping pedagogical practices in India. The piece highlights the urgent need for locally-led, collaborative research to drive meaningful and sustainable change in education systems. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g2CxypTK This work was co-authored by Sreehari Ravindranath, Omar Qargha, Rachel Dyl, Amit V Kumar and Manasa N Mahesh with research support from Shilpi Saini, Joseph Thomas, and Apoorva Bhatnagar. We thank our donors and partners for making this work possible: The Brookings Institution, The LEGO Foundation Suchetha Bhat (she/her), Vishal Talreja, Gaurav Jain, Meera Pathmarajah, Rebecca Winthrop, Jennifer L. O'Donoghue, @vrinda kapur  #SPARKS #InvisiblePedagogicalMindsets #EducationSystemsTransformation #CollaborativeResearch Let’s work together to transform education systems and create learning environments where every student can thrive!

A 3-day workshop was organised in SCERT, Punjab from 9th to 11th December with 16 teachers who are part of the content team to develop, review and finalise the stories and content contextualised for Punjab's Happiness Curriculum. During this workshop, teachers reviewed the stories and tried to give them a final touch by identifying the skills and values hidden in each chapter. They also worked on lesson plans and objectives of each. Administrators, teachers and the Dream a Dream team also brainstormed about the implementation plan. This workshop was facilitated by Dream a Dream and participants were taken through the journey of self-reflection to help them understand the child's perspective and needs. Meenu Verma, Varinder Kaur, PANKAJ SINHA, Pawan K Chaturvedi Manorma Kashyap

#InTheNews: Dream A Dream is featured in The Economic Times Times. "Nonprofits that don't need large infusions of capital for scale can sustain themselves for a long time. Nonprofits like SaveLife Foundation, Dream a Dream, and PRS Legislative Research have made an outsized impact with budgets of less than a couple of million dollars", writes Varun Aggarwal and Luis Miranda in their article on how nonprofits are transforming India and shaping a better tomorrow. Read the full article at: https://lnkd.in/g5aXkPrj Vishal Talreja, Suchetha Bhat (she/her)

Catch us live on Instagram tomorrow at 11 am as we speak to Shamin Mehrotra of Ummeed CDC about her journey of finding the self within the system while creating cultures and practices that are more accepting of diversity. #Live #YoungPeople #Diversity #Education #ChangeTheScript #SystemsChange

Happening today! Dream A Dream invites you for a thought-provoking fireside chat with Mr Michael Stevenson (Senior Consultant, OECD) and Mr Vishal Talreja (Co-founder, Dream a Dream) on the Education for Human Flourishing (EHF) framework and its role in the OECD - OCDE’s High Performing Systems for Tomorrow (HPST) initiative. This dialogue will explore strategies to reorient education systems, prioritising wellbeing, equity and future-ready skills, while sharing global insights, grassroots experiences, and practical approaches for sustainable change. RSVP on the link shared - https://lnkd.in/g4mVx-dt #DreamaDream #HighPerformingSystemsforTomorrow #SustainableChange #EducationforHumanFlourishing

How do we shift our mindset about success from narrow parameters of academic excellence and material wealth to the broader, inclusive concept of thriving? We believe that the mindset that each of us hold makes the system and systems shift when individuals, who make up that system, shift. Catch us live tomorrow on Instagram at 9 am as we speak to Madhuri Dhariwal of Indus Action about her journey of finding the self within the system. #Live #YoungPeople #Inclusion #Education #ChangeTheScript #SystemsChange