TEACHING STUDENTS TO TACKLE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

At Dunes International School, we design learning around our students, helping them explore, grow and make sense of the world they live in.

- In conversation with Paramjit Ahluwalia, Principal, Dunes International School

How is your school rethinking curricula to balance core academics with emerging skills like AI literacy, sustainability, and entrepreneurship?

While we maintain strong foundations in mathematics, languages and sciences, we integrate skills such as Al, sustainability and entrepreneurship across the curriculum. Our students engage in hands-on innovation challenges, design solutions to environmental problems and develop entrepreneurial projects that teach them to think creatively and apply their knowledge in meaningful ways. This approach ensures they are not just learning content, but gaining the confidence, problem-solving skills and curiosity to tackle real-world challenges and make a difference.

In what ways are project-based or experiential learning methods helping students connect theory with real-world applications?

We believe learning truly comes alive when students can apply knowledge to tangible challenges. From creating sustainable gardens to leading interdisciplinary projects, our students constantly move from theory to practice. Through hands-on projects in science, technology and community initiatives, students learn to try out ideas, see what works and make adjustments, gaining a deeper understanding and discovering how classroom learning can have a real impact beyond school.