For teachers to be able to create an effective environment for children to learn, they need to be leaders of learning themselves. Teachers need to continuously grow and evolve in order to help their students develop. Unfortunately, our existing education system has limited our capacity to be lifelong learners and in many ways dulled our spirit of inquiry; curiosity and inquisitiveness.

To develop competent and effective teachers, compelling changes need to be made in the teacher education programmes of our country. We feel that once teachers see themselves as learners and understand the importance of letting this natural capacity flourish, they will consciously create the same space for children in the classrooms.

The Post Graduate Diploma in Learning & Teaching (PGDLT) is a full time intensive, innovative, practice-based programme. Offered both in Delhi and Mumbai, the course begins in June and ends in March respectively. The concept of Post Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching (PGDLT) is rooted in five mutually reinforcing initiatives that support teacher growth and development. These are: