Farmschool
Creating time and space for young people to live with the land, reconnect with nature, and gain the awareness and tools to shape the future -- learning from the past and imagining new possibilities.
What is Farmschool?
Farmschool restores the lost space for life-based learning.
Formal schooling focuses on academics, but often struggles with context and application. For example, many of us study a language for years, yet in a real situation — like asking for a glass of water — we suddenly realize how little we can actually use.
Experiential education attempts to bridge this by connecting disciplines and learning through activity. But even that misses something essential: the powerful lessons we absorb simply by living.
As children, we learned creativity by inventing games, problem-solving by figuring out how to bring down a ball stuck in a tree, social dynamics by playing with neighbourhood kids, and responsibility through participation in family life. These lessons were not designed — they were lived.
It also opens a door to a different way of thinking about our place in the world. In nature, every creature finds the right ecosystem and season to lay its eggs. Yet humans increasingly raise the next generation while degrading the very systems that sustain life. This is not a recipe for species survival.
Farmschool gives young people access to these raw materials again — empowering them to question, reimagine, and build a future wiser than the one we have created.
Farmschool acknowledges that modern lifestyles have damaged the ecosystems we depend on. Human health is inseparable from the health of soil, air, and water, and the current trajectory of resource depletion is unsustainable.
It opens a door beyond the urban construct — into a world that is intricate, interconnected, and alive. A world where humans are not separate from nature, but one of many living beings within it.
And from that understanding, ideas like sustainability, coexistence, and regeneration no longer need to be taught.
They arise naturally.
Why?
Kids today rarely have access to mud to play in, water bodies to jump into, or trees luring them with ripe fruit. Yet these simple encounters with nature shape a well-(g)rounded individual.
Cities are a very recent chapter in human history; for most of our existence, humans lived closely with the natural world. We wanted children to reconnect with these experiences.
We believe the children of today — the leaders of 2050 — must be prepared for the future by building climate resilience and practical life skills: growing food, understanding water, lighting and dousing a fire, swimming, bartering skills, and living resourcefully within nature.
Because the next generation must inherit not only knowledge, but the skills and wisdom needed to sustain life on earth.
The next generation needs more than literacy and academics. They need practical connection to the natural world — understanding resources, growing and foraging for food, swimming, navigating landscapes, interacting with ecosystems, and seeing themselves as part of a larger living system.
In essence, Farmschool creates time and space for youth to live with the land, reconnect with nature, and develop the awareness and tools to shape a better future.
The next generation needs to see themselves as part of a living system.
Humble Beginnings...
Founder, Ms. Bhatia has held this vision for several years. She remains grateful to Priyanka and the parents of Comini Microschool that they believed in this vision and sent Comini kids to the farm. Without this, her vision would perhaps have remained just a thought.
Can I Apply?
Yes! Either connect your school with us so it becomes part of the school's curriculum, or, find like-minded parents.
Eligibility: 5 years and above
Group size:. min 10; max 15 children
For children younger than 5 years, come stay with us!
