Esha Jain

Heritage International Xperiential School (HIXS Gurgaon)

The Heritage journey began in 2003 with the Heritage Xperiential Learning School being established in Gurugram. Within a year, the founders realised that conventional education needed to be transformed for it to have relevance to students' lives; that in a system focused on deficit rather than capacity, children lose the ability to be themselves and to be free. We recognised that, for education to liberate, it is essential for us to create safe psychological spaces for our children in which they can thrive, embrace their creativity and be truly themselves. We found that the lack of relevance in what was being taught meant that children were compelled simply to comply and train themselves for purposelessness.