Concept note for experiential learning centre

1. Universal Learning Space
Redefining the reach and perspective of discovery
in human existence one day at a time

2. Our Universe is a
magical place

3. Science has made
phenomenal progress in
exploring the mechanics
of our Universe using the
five basic human senses

4. But there’s a still a lot for
us to know, experience,
and discover

5. A whole 96% of it

6. We’re interested in
learning more

7. We’re interested in
informal education

8. Informal education is a spontaneous
process of helping people to learn.
Informal education works through
dialogue and the exploration and
enlargement of experience. Its purpose,
we suggest, is to cultivate communities,
associations and relationships that make
for human flourishing.
Source: http://www.infed.org/

9. We have chosen a few
specific angles

10. 1: We live in an undeniably
interconnected world and even
Universe. But these
interconnections are not
highlighted often enough. We
would like to present a more
holistic view of life

12. 2: There’s a lot more we can
learn from BC-culture than
meets the eye. But the
knowledge is hard to access
and is deeply sown in dogma
and often misrepresented. We
would like to revisit our cultural
sciences

14. So we have the general
streams of thought. Now
what?

15. We focus on experiential
methods of learning

16. We have a lot to learn
from educators around
the world

17. A Secret Formula
Innovative
Cultural Meets
Experiential Informal
Modern
Learning Learning Space
Science
Methods

18. A Simple Model
Experience through Understand through
learning and doing thinking and discussion
Extend through
Share through teaching
research and
and questioning
application

19. Some practical starting
plans for the Universal
Learning Centre

20. Mornings:
What we do and learn:
Sessions on Yoga and Ayurveda
Sessions on other cultural sciences
like Reiki and Tai-Chi
Sport

21. Afternoons:
What we do:
Practical workshops for different
ages using inquiry-based learning
methods
What we learn:
Development / curation of activity
kits, installations, exhibits, books,
and other material connecting the
different disciplines

22. Evenings:
What we do:
Film and documentary screenings
Some scientific, philosophical, and
metaphysical discussions
What we learn:
The Universe is full of possibilities

23. Weekends and Whenever:
Exhibitions: Science walkthrough
Camps: Astrocamp
Intense workshops: How to solarise
your home or village

24. The Universal Learning
Space is a space that
can change form, place
and time to suit the
purpose. Our space-
base is in Porvorim, Goa

25. What’s the ultimate
aim?

26. Multi-perspective thinking
Expanding our radius of “care”
Earth-friendly communities
through responsible innovation
and choices

27. Funding avenues

28. Project-based
Self-Funding
grants
Crowd-funding Donations

29. Errr, who’s the
audience?

30. People. All people. Different
types of people. One thing they
have in common is the yearn to
learn.