ArdorComm Media Bureau
April 24, 2026
What are the key digital education initiatives in your school, especially around the theme ‘Digital Learning for All’?
So AI is the future, and AI is here to stay. The first thing that we need to do is to train educators. AI in education will not begin with algorithms. AI in education will begin with trained teachers.
The first thing is to train teachers. So we did a training last year where we trained all our 500 teachers in AI education—how to use AI tools, how to make presentations, notes, worksheets, websites, apps. Every single teacher has been trained in AI education.
Because today, a young child is talking in class about Gemini, and if a teacher does not know what Claude or Gemini is, there is a disconnect. The student will immediately say that my teacher does not know what is happening in the world. So teachers have to go hand in hand with the knowledge of the student.
Second is that we have to teach students about AI, cyber security, and skills that will be needed in the future from a very early age. So we have introduced a program called Future Edge Program from grade one. They are taught digital wellness, cyber security, AI, robotics, coding from grade one itself.
These are the ABCs of today’s world—A for AI, B for blockchain, and C for cyber security. Data is the new textbook, and we have to ensure how we prepare our students for the future.
Is it too early to introduce digital learning and AI to young children? How do you balance it?
At an early age, it is not about burdening the child. AI is everywhere. You go on Alexa, you use an iPhone, you say “Hey Siri”—it is AI. The child is already using it in some way or the other.
So it is not about burdening, it is about guiding them in the right direction. If we do not catch them early and guide them on how to use these tools, it may become a disaster in the future.
We cannot run away from AI. We have to accept it and ensure that we have checks and balances in place so that the child is in a safe environment.
At the same time, AI in education does not begin with algorithms, it begins with empowered educators. Continuous training of teachers is mandatory, and then it can go to the students.
What should parents consider while selecting a school for their child?
Trust is a very important factor in education. The moment you want to put your child in a school, every school is doing wonderfully well. Everyone is trying their best.
But the most important factor is trust—that this is the school where my child will become a good human being and will be given the tools to be ready for the future.
Every 5–10 years, the world keeps changing. Around 65% of students entering grade one will work in jobs that do not exist today. So what is being taught today may become redundant, and what will be useful does not exist yet.
So schools must focus on skills rather than just content. Today, content is accessible everywhere. Asking the right questions is more important—that is prompt engineering.
Skills include digital skills, but also physical health, mental health, overall well-being, environmental stewardship. We must focus on what skills will be needed to solve future problems and on learning how to learn.
You were not taught Gmail, Instagram, or Google in school, but you adapted. That is what we need to teach—how to keep adapting to new technologies.
What are your key takeaways from today’s event?
It was a great interaction, meeting new people. There were many school educators, representatives from government, and corporates.
The overall focus is on making good human beings who are ready for the future. That is the one-line takeaway which I strongly believe in and which was a consensus among all the panelists.
In today’s world, with increasing extremism, wars, and polarized thinking, we have to ensure that we are rooted in our values, in our Indian ethos, and become good human beings first.
At the same time, we must be ready to face the future. That balance is very important.