Akshara High School is a neighborhood school in the northern suburbs of Mumbai, India. It is a co-educational, English medium ICSE School. The Akshara Foundation of Art and Learning created the high school as a model system of learning that integrates the arts with standard teaching practices. Since its inception, the foundation has fostered a range of multi-disciplinary projects that embed the arts in educational practice, thereby enhancing teaching-learning methodologies.
Akshara High School’s philosophy is that the arts can play a crucial role in evolving classroom methodologies. The MurthyNAYAK Foundation supports Akshara’s efforts to enrich these children’s education with creativity and creative thinking through exposure to the arts. At Akshara, teachers are encouraged to integrate subjects like language, mathematics, science, art, sports, dance, and music using a variety of tools and techniques. Students must develop varied skills and interests in academics, arts, and sports in order to add value to their community. Through a series of multi-faceted engagements, the school tries to sensitize children to the arts and create opportunities for interaction with artists from different backgrounds. These include workshops, live performances, screenings, field visits, interactions and demonstrations by national and international artists.
Center for Arts
AFAL’s Center for the Arts is a space where children and adults can come together and share through the medium of art. The center functions as a reference library and performance space/exhibition center, and also serves as a communal hub for meetings and discussions. The Center also encourages and hosts programs with partners across Mumbai.
AFAL’s Center for the Arts works with national and international organizations to make the arts accessible across India. The organization believes that the arts and media have a vital social responsibility, especially in the areas of tolerance, social development, humanitarian concerns, and integration.
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