THE ‘BOTH, AND’ MODEL

THE NEED

A recent study* demonstrated that whilst the current generation has the knowledge and awareness about global issues, they feel a lack of agency to act on their concern for the greater good. If any action taken, it is more by chance and not by design.

This gap is often the outcome of an either, or model of learning – where schools defer the importance of building a culture of empowerment amid the pressures of academic performance as a measure of success.

* Pisa data of 2018

WHAT IF

there was an approach to learning that intentionally empowered all children with a deep belief that the purpose of education is to graduate young citizen leaders – with content AND character, passion AND compassion - the ‘both, and’ model.

BUILD A CULTURE OF SHARED I CAN VALUES.
BY DESIGN

INTRODUCING THE
I CAN SCHOOL

The I CAN School is set of training programmes created by RLC to move a school from an ‘Either, Or' to a 'BOTH, AND' model. Each programme is designed using a systems approach to intentionally cultivate the I CAN MINDSET in children.

RLC takes it's inspiration from The Riverside School, which has used the design thinking framework of Feel / Imagine / Do / Share™ to design processes and practices that are timetabled to build a culture of empowerment. These processes have been globally recognized and successfully implemented in schools across the world.

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READY TO BECOME AN I CAN SCHOOL

GET INSPIRED

We have curated a set of videos that highlight the processes and practices we follow to intentionally build the I Can mindset in every child. You can also visit our YouTube channel for more inspiration.

  • THE I CAN APPROACH TO EDUCATION
  • RIVERSIDE ALUMNI 15 YEARS
  • RIVERSIDE'S CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM - EDUTOPIA

Current Happynings

The world of I CAN is more than you see in the Happynings. Click here to download our bimonthly newsletter and begin your I CAN journey.

  • It was our pleasure to welcome Hon'ble Education Minister Grace Grace and her team from Queensland. She was delighted to meet our students, teachers, support staff, champions and parents who gave her a quick yet insightful peep into the humanE culture and I CAN mindset that we are creating at Riverside every single day.
  • The Kindity team visited us yet again with more members to get inspired and equipped to begin their own new venture in Malaysia. A five member team immersed in the best practices and processes undertaken at Riverside. The new members in the team were happily surprised by our students leading the school tours with confidence.
  • It was an honour to have Andreas Schleicher visit Riverside and interact with the Leadership team and Teachers on 6th February 2023. He is the Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris
  • A power packed three day Edu-tour was conducted for 18 school leaders and teachers and a training for 5 master trainers from Vietnam. The group deep dived into Riverside school's processes, workshops, interactions, challenges and experiences to take with them the teacher's agency to empower their students with both 'Content' and 'Character'. We can't wait to see how this enables them to create an I CAN mindset.
  • An empowering 5-day training session was conducted with school leaders and HoDs from DPS Nashik, Varanasi and Lava Nagpur. The goal was to facilitate them with effective tools to enable cultural transformation at their school.
  • Launched the first I CAN Early Learning Center in December at Vastrapur, Ahmedabad
  • Dr. Vinod Rao, Secretary (Primary & Secondary Education), State of Gujarat, India
  • The world of I CAN is more than you see in the Happynings. Click on the image to download our bimonthly newsletter and begin your I CAN journey.
  • RLC made it to the papers!!! 30 Master trainers trained for phonics programme from Andhra Pradesh State Council of Educational Research(APSCERT) at Kadapa

TESTIMONIALS ABOUT
THE RIVERSIDE SCHOOL & RLC

  • “The world has much to learn from Riverside”

    - Dr. Howard Gardner

    Professor of Research and Cognition, HGSE

  • “Riverside brings awareness and duty towards society. Secondly its action and implementation ”

    - Jack Hsu

    CEO, IVY Group

  • “Thank you Riverside for bringing the hope of ‘I CAN’ to the world.”

    - Yaacov Hecht

    CEO, Education Cities

  • “From a very young age, students at The Riverside School develop a deep sense of empathy and learn that they have the power to change the world around them.”

    - Wendy Kopp

    Founder/CEO, Teach for All.

  • “An immersion for my team at Riverside has been instrumental in changing their mindset and has inspired them to drive change in my school.”

    - Tehseen Zohair

    Frobel, Bangladesh

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