Learning Network

Project Brief: Learning Network explores various approaches towards holistic learning, helps learn about new perspectives & strengthen existing efforts. It is a resource for interested groups, educators and parents seeking meaningful approaches to education.
Project Type: Resource Centers (description)
Primary Focus: creating resources (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Urban
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Seattle
Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Binay Pathak
Project Partner(s): Anita Balasubramanium
Project Address: Learning Network
c/o Meenakshi Balasubramanian
A 1007, Marvel Apoorva Apts, Kalasathamman Koil St, Ramavara
Tamil Nadu 600089
Stewarding Chapter: Seattle
Jan 2010SeattleUSD 3155
Nov 2008SeattleUSD 3000
2007SeattleUSD 426
Oct 2005SeattleUSD 2800
2004SeattleUSD 1600
2003SeattleUSD 1477

Total = $12458

Learning Network was conceived in Bangalore in January 2003, as a resource for interested groups, individuals, educators and parents seeking meaningful approaches to education. This is a volunteer driven network and has several participating individuals and groups. The main activities of the network include an annual conference, workshops on special topics, topic-driven mini-conferences, newsletters and an annual conference magazine.

More details at <a href="http://www.learningnet-india.org/">Learning Network website</a>.
Through its activities - it hopes to provide a forum to come together, participate and search for answers to these and many such pertinent questions:
<ul>
<li>Can education be defined as learning for life and through life experiences?
<li>How can education play a role in creating a peaceful society?
<li>What are the linkages between education and local communities?
<li>How can education lead to socio-economic change?
<li>Can we address the fact that we require not just skills for our living but also a spirit to enquire into human problems?
<li>Can education become person and ecological centered instead of just economic centered?
<li>Can we enrich the experience of disadvantaged children in conventional schools?
</ul>