The Riverside School

About School

Over the last 16 years, Riverside has designed, implemented and shared a unique user centered curriculum that is providing schools with an alternative model which focuses on quality of learning AND student well being. The practices have been recognized worldwide and the school has regularly been honored for its academic achievement as well as its unique philosophy of ‘Doing Good AND Doing Well’. Riverside School’s achievement stands as a testimonial of a true 21st century model with its students consistently outperforming the top 10 schools in India.

Riverside has worked with schools to adapt this model to different economic and cultural contexts making it possible for children all around the world to experience this user centered method.

The Riverside approach is:

• TO COMMUNICATE a compelling idea of children and childhood, their potentials and competencies
• TO PROMOTE and practice empathy in education, with particular emphasis to cultivate children’s creative confidence through promoting creative agency
• TO ADVANCE the professionalism and culture of teachers, promoting a greater awareness of the value of collegial work and of meaningful relationships with the children and their families
• TO HIGHLIGHT the value of research, observation, interpretation, and documentation of children’s knowledge-building and thinking processes
• TO SHARE best practices through educational dialogues, conferences, professional development courses on the issues of education and the culture of childhood