Learning has evolved. Education has evolved. And so have the sources of information.
And all of this builds the foundation of a strong society. There has been better infrastructure, digital tools, and wider access to schooling. Yet there has been one critical questioning that remains unanswered:
Are children truly learning the concepts or scoring well because they are able to memorise the concepts and answer them as asked.
Reports like the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) have been repeatedly highlighting that there have been gaps in basic reading and numeracy skills among school-going children. Even National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has set guidelines to move from rote-based learning and introduce more of deeper understanding, critical thinking, and real-life application based learning. NCERT has also consistently emphasised joyful, competency-based learning rather than exam-driven instruction.
All of this brings us to one point. Education should not just focus on what the children are learning, how much they are scoring, but also on how they learn and who they become in the process. This is where the concepts of holistic education and experiential learning are coming into the picture so that education adapts to the current challenges and emerges as powerful, future-ready approaches.
The word Holistic comes from the Greek word holos, meaning “whole”. Holistic Education is an approach that develops a learner by all means, call it intellectually, emotionally, socially, physically, and ethically. It understands the fact that children are meant to be more curious, emotional, creative individuals, and they can be deeply influenced by their environment, relationships, and experiences.
This concept gained shape through the educational thinkers such as John Dewey, Maria Montessori, and later Ron Miller also articulated holistic education as a movement focused on nurturing meaning, purpose, and connection in learning.
So, in turn, holistic education believes that learning should be meaningful, emotional well-being should also be a part of academic growth, and creativity, values, and ethics are also essential outcomes of education.
When you read about a cycle, see it in the image, read about it, draw it out versus when you are riding a cycle, feeling all its details. This is the difference where experiential learning comes into picture.
This theory was formally introduced by David Kolb, who described learning as a continuous process that includes experience, reflection, conceptual understanding, and experimenting actively. So instead of passively receiving information, learners actively engage with concepts and learn through experience.
It can be Hands-on activities and experiments, Project-based learning, Role plays and simulations, Real-world problem-solving tasks, Exploration-based and inquiry-driven learning.
Most changes feel a burden as there are a lot of shuffles that have to be done and might not be possible for everyone to adapt to, adding more hurdles and making it problematic for schools to bring the new adaptations completely.
So a solution that does not disturb the flow, while also adding the new changes for a smooth flow of learning which is joyous, holistic and experiential is required. A thoughtfully designed learning model which adds to the critical thinking and helps schools in creating child-centric classrooms.
Early years are the time where cognitive pathways, emotional regulation, language skills, and curiosity are rapidly forming. LumaLearn by Mittsure is designed specifically keeping this in mind. It supports schools in embedding holistic education into early childhood and foundational stages by focusing on developing the Panchakosha Vikas in every child. It is aligned with NEP’s emphasis on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), and integrates play-based, hands-on, and sensory-rich experiences into everyday classroom practice. There are letters, numbers, and early concepts all planned with stories, games, movement, tactile materials, and exploration.
Also it is completely aligned with Mittsure’s NCF Inspired Jaadui Pitara.
And as they grow, children need to move beyond understanding concepts to actually applying them meaningfully. And this is where experiential learning becomes important.
ThinkTrail by Mittsure enables schools to bring experiential learning into the curriculum where there are no ready-made answers, ThinkTrail encourages them to observe, question, experiment, and reflect. It strengthens critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and confidence in them.
Holistic and experiential learning prepare children not only to perform academically, but to navigate life with confidence, curiosity, and resilience.
Because education works best not when children are told what to think, but when they are guided to discover, experience, and grow.
