RISE (Re-Imagining School Education) is anannual thought-exchange festival focused on aligning school education with theUnited Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). After exploring Neurosciencesand Artificial Intelligence in previous editions, RISE 2025 willhighlight The Role of Arts and Design in Innovation under its GlobalCitizenship theme.

Festival Objective

RISE 2025 aims to:

  • Foster creativity and innovation among children
  • Promote awareness about global citizenship
  • Encourage design thinking and experiential learning in schools

Festival Highlights

The two-day event will feature:

  • Workshops for Children: Activities
    such as kite making, storytelling, sustainable costume design, tinkering,
    and clay modelling to promote hands-on learning.
  • Film & Interaction: Screening
    of a unique film on an artist’s life followed by a live conversation with
    the artist.
  • Pre-RISE Events: Workshops on
    creating symbols to depict an artist’s journey and innovation-based
    student submissions.
  • Teacher Training: Design Thinking
    and Innovation Cycle workshops by AFD educators, focusing on creative
    methods to teach French.

Special Segments

  • French Model United Nations (MUN):
    Conducted under AFD’s guidance to promote global dialogue and language
    proficiency.
  • NGOs Got Talent: A platform
    promoting inclusivity and equality by showcasing talent from
    underprivileged groups.
  • Open Houses & Panels:
    Discussions on mental health, mindfulness, martial arts, and overcoming
    failure to foster holistic growth.

Participating Organizations

Prominent institutions such as UNICEF,
UNESCO, INTACH, and IFCCI will lead sessions, share
insights, and conduct interactive dialogues during the festival.

AdditionalActivities

Attendees can explore multiple sessions
simultaneously and register as per interest. Additional events include:

  • Inter-school treasure hunt on SDGs
  • Film screenings
  • Panel discussions and creative showcases

Inauguration

The festival will be inaugurated by The
Ambassador of France and UN Resident Head, Mr. Shombi Sharp.

Organizers and Curation


The festival is curated by Vaishali Gupta, Author and Educationist, and jointly organized by Alliance Française de Delhi (AFD) and One Teacher One Scientist. It serves as a collaborative platform for educators, students, and organizations to ideate, discuss, and exchange innovative thoughts on the future of education.

RISE 2024

We, at One Teacher One Scientist and Alliance Française de Delhi are gearing up to bring you the second edition of RISE in November 2024.

RISE 2024 will be celebrated on the 8th and 9th of November 2024 and will revolve around the powerful theme of  “Global Citizenship in an AI World.”

  • Teacher Training Workshops,
  • Experiential Workshops for children,
  • Roundtables
  • Open Discussion Forums,
  • Model United Nations
  • Exciting Competitions and
  • Cultural Events will be key highlights of RISE 2024

Some exciting experiences around Cyber security, Robotics, 3D printing, Photography, Augmented and Virtual Reality await your presence at RISE 2024 being curated at Alliance Française de Delhi. 

RISE 2023

The first edition of RISE happened at the Alliance Française de Delhi campus from 17thto 19thNovember 2023. The focus was around Global Citizenship in Indian Schools, with the role of Neurosciences in Education.

Ms Cynthia Mc CaffreyUNICEF Head in India

Dr Biswajit Saha, Director CBSE, Government of India

Ms Deepali Upadhyay, Director Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog, Government of India

Dr Srija, Director, National Innovation Foundation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India

RISE served as a common platform where thought leaders from various segments attended and shared valuable insights over a period of three days. It was attended by hundreds of school children, teachers and parents. Invaluable thoughts and insights were shared by school leaders, writers, educationists, linguists and leaders of community education. We were humbled by the involvement of several Padma Shri recipients like Dadi Pudumjee, Dr Gowri Ishwaran and Padma Bhushan Dr Shyama Chona for gracing the festival by their active participation. The experiences shared by Dr Sandhya Awasthi, Richa Agnihotri, Ambassador Dr Mohan Kumar, Dr Ashok Vajpayee, Dr Patrick Mitchell and others were invaluable. Active participation of NGOs like Pratham, Save our children, Room to Read, Tara Homes, Samarpan,  Smile for All, SADRAG and Salam Baalak Trust made RISE a fruitful experience.

Financial Literacy, Climate Literacy and a host of several creative story telling, career counselling and Art and Expressions workshops made RISE 2023 a thrilling experience for school children, parents and teachers.

Pedagogy based workshops by Dr Mitchell and his team from the UK, UNESCO MGIEP and One Teacher One Scientist empowered teachers and volunteers to make the needed shift towards building SDGs in classrooms for raising Future Ready children in the 21st Century. Prabha Khaitan Foundation came forward to support RISE 2023 with their gracious contribution and UNESCO MGIEP supported RISE with their support.

Purpose


RISE 2025 serves as a collaborative space for all stakeholders in education — students, teachers, institutions, and organizations — to ideate, innovate, and reimagine learning for a sustainable and creative future.