Learner-Designed Futures
Learner-Designed Futures
Why Beyond 8?
Personal Timetables, Not Period Bells
Every teen has a weekly timetable built around their subjects, levels and priorities, with space blocked for catch-ups, and personal projects and interests. Behind the scenes we use smart scheduling tools and mentor input, so a learner’s week can move from serious Physics to writing, sport or music, without losing academic rigour.
“My timetable finally makes sense for me.”
– Grade 10 learner
Dedicated 1:1 Mentors
In each centre (capped at ~50 learners), every teen has a personal mentor who meets them regularly, helps plan their week, tracks subject progress and checks in on wellbeing. Parents experience one adult who knows their child’s timetable, strengths and worries in detail – not a revolving door of teachers.
“It helps to have one adult who sees the whole picture.”
– Parent
Pathway Advantage (Internships → College)
From Grade 9 onwards, learners take up interest-led internships and projects (in labs, Foundations, NGOs, studios, start-ups) and then receive bespoke support for applications: SOPs, portfolios, LORs, professor connects and campus visits. By the time they apply to college, they are not just “good students” but young people with real work and stories behind them.
“My internship became the centre of my college essay.”
– Alumni
Is Beyond 8 a fit for your teen
Beyond 8 works best when a learner is ready to own their work, with adult guidance that does not take over. Many arrive without a single passion or strong self management. That is not a disqualification. Responsibility is built here, patiently, step by step.
For you if
- Your teen wants deeper challenge and personal meaning
- You want a small tribe where they are known and held accountable
- You want credible academics alongside real world work and exploration
- You want a calm, well guided pathway to college
Not a fit if
- You want a conventional school experience with large batches and fixed timetables
- You want academics driven mainly by external pressure and coaching
- You want adults to manage the work while the learner complies
What Families Experience at Beyond 8
Honest, unfiltered reflections from parents whose teens learn with us in Bengaluru and Chennai
Begin with a Conversation
If you’re curious whether Beyond 8 could work for your teen, the first step is a short, thoughtful conversation with parents and learner. We listen deeply, understand your context, and share what a realistic pathway could look like, before any visit, paperwork, or decisions.
Learn More About Beyond 8 Have questions? Our AI assistant will help you explore personalised pathways, mentorship, and admissions — 24/7.
We are both a Cambridge Associate & MSA Accredited
Beyond 8 is a Cambridge Associate (UK) and accredited by MSA-CESS (USA). This ensures our assessments, standards, and transcripts meet international benchmarks.
Cambridge Exam Registration @ Beyond 8 Our Cambridge Associate Number is IA405
Admissions to leading liberal-arts and research universities.
Our alumni have gone on to study at some of India’s most respected universities and several international institutions. Their pathways reflect the depth, independence, and confidence they built here, one learner at a time.
Download Our Liberal Education Pathways Guide (Post-Grade-8)
Questions about timelines, curricula, internships and college pathways? This guide explains how our post-Grade-8 hyper-personalised program is evidence-based and all about our enrolment process.
A Proven and Evidence-Based Education
From Professors at Harvard Graduate School of Education who reviewed our entire program to Deans at some of the best liberal education institutions in the world, the evidence-based, hybrid, full-time post-Grade-8 learning program we offer is recognised as a powerful alternative to conventional school systems.
Christopher D. Lynch, Ph.D (Director Windsor School)
I commend your approach throughout the pandemic. Your accomplishments during these trying times should be recognized. When many programs were forced to stop providing their instruction, you rose to the occasion and built a program. You have proven to be thought leaders pivoting to meet the new challenges and ensuring continued access to your programmatic offerings. We were truly inspired by the staff of Beyond 8. You have demonstrated a learner-centered approach dedicated to fostering the success of your learners. This quote from a parent, “We now have hope that our son will live a fulfilling life”, speaks to the impact Beyond 8 is making in the world of education.
Dr. Kimberly Johnson (Harvard University)
Beyond 8 addresses the needs and wants of the students from a holistic perspective and provides opportunities for them to thrive in many areas - this is a program that I can see becoming a powerful tool to keep students engaged in continual learning processes.”
Laura M. Burgos (Harvard University)
Thank you for welcoming me into your life's work. I continue to be fascinated by the dream mapping process and how you leverage it to shape teaching, learning, and the relationships that are critical to connecting the two. The nature of this work reinforces the belief that every learner brings with them a wealth of prior life experiences and that no student is an empty vessel. I appreciate how you use such tools to affirm students' lived experiences. This is such an overlooked aspect of the learning experience and your work is redefining the power of one's journey in informing one's future trajectory.
Limited Cohorts We keep cohorts intentionally small to protect 1:1 mentoring and personalised timetables. If you’d like to explore whether this could fit your teen, begin with a conversation.
In the Media
25 Years of Innovation & Leadership
Beyond 8 is a result of over 25 years of research and experimentation at HLC International, Chennai, co-founded by widely acclaimed and highly honoured educationalists Raaji Naveen & Naveen Mahesh.
Learner-Designed Futures: Hyper-personalised pathways to global colleges and fulfilling lives.
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