FEEL

WE EXPERIENCED

As leaders, we often began with good intentions — to stay aligned to the vision and support our teams. But in practice, it often slipped into a pattern of command and control, where any deviation felt like something to fix.

Caught in checklists, decisions, and daily demands, we rarely had the space to pause and ask: Is our vision truly alive — in our classrooms, our corridors, our culture?

Watch Kiran share the incident which sparked the design of the Learning Walk process.

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OUR INSIGHTS

  • Most classroom visits were driven by compliance or appraisal, which led to anxiety rather than learning.

  • There were few consistent opportunities for leaders to observe learning in action with intentionality.

  • We lacked a common language or lens to reflect on whether our school values were truly being lived.

  • When we did take time to observe with curiosity (not judgment), we found rich, unexpected patterns in how learning spaces reflected culture.

  • Regular, vision-led walks gave us a way to not just check for gaps — but celebrate alignment and amplify what was working.

IMAGINE

WHAT IF...

the school leadership could design a rhythm where they regularly stepped into learning spaces not to evaluate, but to witness the vision?

WE DESIGNED

The Leadership Learning Walk is a structured, non-evaluative process that allows school leaders to regularly visit classrooms, common spaces, and even informal student zones — with a shared question in mind: Is our vision visible in people, place, and practice?

Using a clear set of “look-fors” rooted in our school values, leaders observe silently and curiously. They notice what’s working, what’s missing, and what surprises them. These walks are not about checking on teachers — they are about checking in on alignment.

Each walk is followed by a reflective debrief — often brief, always honest — where patterns are shared and small shifts are planned. Over time, these walks become more than a tool. They become a habit — one that reorients leadership to what matters most: not just the plans on paper, but how they are lived in action.

DO

HERE IS WHAT WE DO

This video helps make visible the Leadership Learning Walk process from ‘intention’ to ‘action’.

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The video shows the rationale that underlies the process and what is done in preparation for it. You will also see how the event unfolds, as well as teachers’ reflections on the process.

STAKEHOLDER INSIGHTS

In this section, Riverside edu-heroes share strategies and insights from their experience of the process and how the process has impacted their practice.

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    FAQ Video

    Watch Amit sharing tips and guidelines on how to plan for and execute successful Learning Walk.

  • 2:03

    Impact Video

    Watch Amit share about the impact that Learning Walk have had on his journey at Riverside.

Resources

Checklist Pause Walk Questionnaire Pulse Walk Questionnaire Data & Insights Presentation Sample

TIPS FOR THE LEADERS

  • Don’t walk alone — bring others into the lens of leadership.

  • Frame the walk around a guiding question, not a checklist.

  • Less is more — choose 1–2 insights to carry forward into action.

  • Trust what you notice — but verify it through conversations.