Mihir Pathak - Profile

Experintial Educator

{Inquiry - Nature - Art - Theatre based learning}

Hi, I am Mihir - passionate Educator based in Ahmedabad - Gujarat. I am working with formal and informal learning spaces for the last 12years.

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I Facilitate, Experiential learning journeys For Children & Young Adults

I believe that transformative learning happens when there is an authentic relationship and powerful experiences between a child and an adult.

Tools I use

Theater, Storytelling, Nature Exploration, Music, Movement, Art, Tinkering, inquiry projects, citizen science, film making, Creative Writing, Travelling

My Background

• Studied Child Development, learning & Special Needs (At Delhi University & Eklavya Foundation - Bhopal)
• Studied Applied Theatre & Theatre in Education (At Theatre Professionals , Rangbhumi - Mumbai)
• Studied Storytelling, Children literature writing, Waldorf Education (With Dr Ankit Dwivedi, Sheetal Paul, Aban Bana)
• Earth Educator Fellow 22', Studied Green Educator Course & Facilitating Geo - Inquiry Projects (At Youth Conversation Action Network, Green School Bali, National Geographic Society)
• Studid 'Facilitating Creative learning', 'Development of Educational Technology', 'Fundamentals of Tinkering' & 'Creative Coding / Computing' (With Eric Klopfer, Mitchel Resnick, Mike Petrich & Karen Wilkinson - MIT Media Lab & Explpratorium)

My Experience

• 12 years of practice as an Educator (Read my journey )
• Facilitated 'Child Development & learning' course at Eklavya Foundation
• Facilitated 'Experiential learning' course with Tata Trust
• 50+ workshops with Educators
• 50+ workshops with children (work log)
• My articles are published in educational magazines like Teacher Plus, Farbas Gujarati, Sandarbh, Pathshala Bheetar - Bahar. (Read my writings & blog.)
• Collaborated with Gov educational bodies like GCERT, NCERT
• Collaborated with artists, researchers, educators from MIT Media lab, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Nature Conservation Foundation, Srishti Manipal Institute of Design, Maharaja Sayajirao University.

Notable Work ( media coverage )

• Food Camp (3 day residential camp with children to explore science, sociology, art - culture of central theme Food. Transdisciplinary Approach)
• Voice of Vishwamitri (Group of teen age children studied vishwamitri river in Vadodra, Gujarat and presented their work in Climate Festival, BLR as Geo inquiry Project) (Collaborator - Nidhi Pal)
• Hoshangabad Sarita Mahotsav (3 day festival to explore science, sociology, art & culture of Narmada river | Place based learning)
• Time Exhibation (Art installation - Exhibition ‘A Matter of Time - an exploration to see time beyond clock and money’ 11th Feb 2024 | Project based learning) (Collaborator - Nidhi Pal)

Offerings

Backed by child development & learning | Inspired by educational philosophy of J Krishnmurti, Martin Buber, John Dewey and Shri Aurobindo (Read my personal educational philosophy )

Khoja Khoji (Workshops for Children age 3 to 11yrs)

Art , Theater , Nature, Inquiry based workshops

Local khoji (Workshops for Young Adults age 12+yrs)

Geo inquiry project | Citizen Science | Experiential learning | Place Based learning

For NGOs, Schools, learning centres, homeschooling groups

• I do tailor made workshops, residential camps, capacity building sessions
• I help to develop curriculum & activity modules

Get in touch

+91 9537068736 | learningwalamihir@gmail.com | learningwala.in