Teacher Transformation Fellowship
Where: HIAL, Phyang, Leh, Ladakh
When: 15th September 2025 - 15th August 2026
Where: HIAL, Phyang, Leh, Ladakh
When: 15th September 2025 - 15th August 2026
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 marks a progressive shift in India’s education landscape, emphasizing holistic, experiential, discussion-based and learner-centred education. However, the success of this transformative policy rests not just on new structures or curricula, but primarily on the shoulders of great teachers. At HIAL, we believe that a truly impactful education system is not built by policies but by visionary educators who inspire change from within the classroom.
It is often said that a good teacher can make any curriculum meaningful. With this belief at the core, HIAL is launching the Teacher Transformation Fellowship, a program designed to cultivate and empower educators capable of implementing the spirit of NEP through innovative and contextual teaching practices rooted in Indian Knowledge Systems.
To reimagine education through a new generation of teachers who blend contextual learning, experiential pedagogy, transdisciplinary approaches, and uphold the HIAL philosophy of integrating the development of Higher ranges of the Mind and Spiritual Education with the 3Hs of Bright Head, Kind Heart and Skilled Hands.
The 11-month residential Teacher Transformation Fellowship will begin on 15th September 2025 at the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL). It is open to applicants from Ladakh, across India and around the world.
The program is designed for educators with prior teaching experience (in any capacity), a strong growth mindset and a willingness to explore and contribute to alternative education models. Fellows will engage deeply with both theory and practice through a mix of:
Fellows will also contribute to shaping and running HIAL’s upcoming K-12 School, which aspires to be a living example of NEP in action—where learners progress at their own pace, choose pathways based on interest and strength and experience freedom, joy and depth in learning.
11 Months (First 2 months at HIAL and thereafter at their own Schools, including the K12 School at HIAL)
Full-time, Residential
NEP Implementation & Experiential Learning
We are looking for educators (formal or informal), facilitators, and changemakers who:
HIAL's K-12 school and the Teacher Training Fellowship will be rooted in experiential learning, contextual relevance, and transdisciplinary approaches. We believe in freedom and flexibility, where learners choose paths that match their pace and potential.
Our approach integrates Indian Knowledge Systems, spiritual education, and higher-order thinking skills—all intentionally aligned with the NEP, ensuring that the school and fellowship not only reflect policy aspirations but actively implement them on the ground.
31st July 2025
Phone
Program Coordinator: +91 70519 92140
HIAL aims to develop Ladakh into a benchmark for a sustainable economic living for the mountain world, where students receive a meaningful education that prepares them for a life of dignity in harmony with nature.
It empowers the mountain youth to take charge of their contexts through contextual and experiential learning rooted in grassroot innovation and indigenous knowledge systems.