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EW SPOTLIGHT FEATURE

We are also the only digital school that reimagines education with
emerging technologies like Blockchain, Metaverse, NFTs to instil
learning, thinking, and creativity in the DNA of our students, and one
of the world’s first schools to transition into Web 3.0. When learning
is gamified and enjoyable, it is most effective. We are building the
metaverse for future of education.

What technologies and tools are you using lab that reimagines science and experiments -- we have them all.
to run 21K School? On a daily basis we teach core subjects, along with several
Santosh Kumar: Our platform uses artificial intelligence (AI), Indian and international languages and capstone courses, including
data analytics, industry-standard data privacy and security tools computational thinking, to develop students’ analytical and problem-
powered by AWS Cloud Servers. This helps us increase our scal- solving skills.
ability across the world. Our Day Boarding and Summer School Programme allows
Our virtual classrooms are like the traditional physical class- students to master real-world skills critical for success -- not covered
rooms, but visible on an Internet-enabled device. As we want our in the traditional curriculum.
classroom sessions to be interactive and engaging, we use an AI
assistant who accompanies two teachers for each session, and the As parents are used to meeting teachers at
system monitors students’ emotions and attention. Based on this, PTAs, what is your alternative solution to
the teacher adapts to his/her teaching style. Our advanced AI can parents of 21K School?
also formulate a learning curve, and prepare a lesson plan with an Santosh Kumar: Our 21K School model allows learning from
assignment and teaching aid, personalised for each student. Ad- anywhere and hence we also allow parents to evaluate their child’s
ditionally, machine learning usage helps us study students’ learning progress from anywhere any time. All classroom sessions are
patterns over time, enabling us to create a holistic teaching-learning recorded and we have both the Gallery View so the student can
process to match students’ requirements. see how the rest of the class participated, as well as the Presenter
For summative, formative assessments and tests online, our View to observe what the teacher shared. In fact, we use classroom
teachers and AI assistants prepare the assessments and tests and recordings to help parents share real time feedback with teachers
correct all answer scripts. We use advanced Natural Language and educators and this helps all stakeholders improve classroom
Processing algorithms to read handwriting and voice recording to experiences.
access any student. The platform is also connected to our personalised learning
Additionally, our AI-enabled learning platform helps determine engine, whose AI helps students and parents understand classroom
the strengths and weaknesses of students and guide students on performance and learning journey in a brand new way. The system
the path of their unique identity and career/passion. taps into all the lessons attended, assignments done and activities
completed to map out the strengths and areas for improvement,
Take us through a typical day or induction all of it live and in real time so there’s no need to wait till the end of
into 21K School ? the semester only to realize there’s need for remedial classes. The
Yeshwanth Raj Parasmal: At 21K School, our goal is to findings turn into an easy to understand and interactive dashboard
make each of the 16 years of schooling for students meaningful and for parents; in one quick look they can see a level of granularity and
joyful. transparency that is unprecedented in the field of education.
Our academic year begins with a week of welcoming students,
where we use a game centric approach to connect with students. What are your future plans for 21K School?
This is followed by a bridge course which not only helps students Santosh Kumar: People often ask if we are a school or if we are
bridge the gap between what they should have known at the end of a next gen technology company? If we are creating a new dimen-
the last grade and what they need to be prepared with at the begin- sion of education? The world in 20 years is unsure of what the future
ning of the next one, but it also aids the educators in understanding will bring, but one thing is for sure -- education needs to be on point.
what the class baseline is. This process is further assisted by a There are more pressing issues than ever before when considering
diagnostic matrix which helps identify students’ areas of excellence how we educate our children today so they can contribute tomor-
and focused growth. row morning! The way I see it, the value of a good education is not
A three-click journey is all a child needs to reach her classroom. limited to the individual itself. It can be passed down from generation
On the platform, students can access learning material and tools, to generation, and even determine which path an entire country
share assignments, access Virtual Lab, Digital library, Explore takes in times to come! And we are proud to be able to make cutting
Canva, discuss with their peers all of which are supplemented by edge education accessible to thousands of children world over – so
our single-login system to make it an easy-to-use experience. Right they can make a difference. We won’t stop until we impact 1.4 billion
from the Coding platform that helps them learn the fundamentals of school going students worldwide including the remotest parts. The
coding to our massive library filled with reading resources or a virtual world is our oyster and we hope to spread our wings far and wide.

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