The right kind of wind: raising antifragile teens
Learning, challenge and the responsibilities of adults.
THE JOURNAL
Ideas are worth sharing before they are finished.
We write about the questions that shape education: how teenagers learn, when responsibility changes hands and what rigour should really mean. These ideas matter beyond Beyond 8.
Grades 9–12 · Chennai & Bengaluru · Cambridge and NIOS pathways
Questions worth thinking about.Questions, reflections and voices from Beyond 8.
WRITING + QUESTIONS
Questions we keep returning to.
Some questions take years to answer. Here we share what our work with young people has taught us, what we still question and why it matters.
When responsibility shifts, learning changes
An invitation to rethink when young people take the lead.
When the structure is sound, the form can vary
What must remain steady when the timetable changes.
Thresholds open doors
Thinking about transitions and what they allow.
The forgotten learner in education
Whose needs is an education designed to meet?
Beyond 8: Rishon and Riya’s journey
Learners reflect on what their experience meant.
ICSE vs IGCSE vs IB vs CBSE vs NIOS
Questions to ask when choosing a qualification.
Militvaa: social changemakers and entrepreneurship
Civic ideas and learner-created work.
American accreditation with Cambridge affiliation
Clarifying educational credentials and recognition.
AN ORIGINAL ESSAY
The Pre-College Years Reimagined.
In their 2023 essay, Naveen and Raaji reflect on the years of work that led to Beyond 8, and why teenagers need more than marks to prepare for adult life.
Learning has to be about the learner.
They explain why we use Dream Mapping, mentoring, real work and reflection to help teenagers make more thoughtful choices.