Reimagining Education - Mutual Education Lab, NVC in Education

Creating a classroom we always dreamed of

25-29 November 2025
Asia Plateau, Panchgani, Maharashtra India

Nonviolent Communication Trust and Initiatives of Change, India,
in collaboration with NVC in Education, Europe, bring the
Mutual Education Learning Laboratory to India for the first
time.
We dream of schools where teachers, parents and those
involved in the education system nourish and encourage
growth and learning. Nonviolent Communication (NVC), as
developed by Dr. Marshall B Rosenberg, is one way to
make this dream come true.
Introducing NVC to the learning environment will
create space for teachers, administrators, and policy makers
to reimagine education so that it enhances

Effectiveness
Connection
Sustainability
Growt

If you are an educator, policy maker, teacher, parent, academic or someone interested and invested in nurturing and transforming learning, join us for a week of living in a community committed to Reimagining Education, using the principles of NVC.

DURING THE MUTUAL EDUCATION LEARNING LABORATORY, WE WILL EXPLORE HOW TO:

Learn in a mutually respectful way
Address conflict with care and in ways that
strengthen trust
Receive challenging behaviour as key to
supporting students’ inner motivation
Show care for self and others in the way one
speaks and listens
Role-model inclusion and cooperation
Introduce alternatives to punishment
Express our truth with care and
listen empathically

Mutual Education Learning Laboratories have been offered
in different countries since 2010.
These LABs are uniquely designed to offer both
a structured and open learning environment.
This is an opportunity to share, explore and learn together so
that you will have the experience of a life-enriching
learning community that is truly living the values of
Nonviolent Communication in an educational setting.

This event is being offered on a non-profit basis

Team

CHRIS RAJENDRAM, Sri Lanka (T)
CORRYLAURA VAN BLADEL, Belgium (T)
GABRIELE GRUNT, Austria (T)
GIACOMO POLESCHI, Italy (T)
MARIANNE GOTHLIN, Sweden (T)
SUDHA SHANKAR, India (T + O)
BIRAJ BOSE, India (O)
VIDUR MALIK, India (O)
DEEPANKAR ROY, India (O)
SIDDHARTH SINGH, India(O)

The Trainer Team has been offering the Mutual Education Learning Laboratory for over two
decades in Europe and the USA and works together with the experience and expertise of the local organisers and venue.
(https://www.nvcineducation.org/)
The Team is committed to bringing about social transformation by reimagining education and inculcating the lasting values of empathy, compassion, integrity and honesty in students. The lab encourages collaboration, creativity and new practices, and helps evolve practical solutions to challenges in the classroom.

Registration

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Tuition Fee

Regional (for the Indian Subcontinent):
Early Bird (before 15 August): ₹15,000th
Regular (on and after 16 August): ₹20,000th

International (only 10 places available):
Sliding scale: €500 to €900

Accommodation Fee

Single room: ₹36,000
Twin sharing: ₹22,000

What people say about the MUTUAL EDUCATION LABORATORY

Former trainers and organisers summarized:
“The Mutual Education Laboratory is a unique learning space for us all who come together and build the classroom we always dreamed of - for a future of shared power with our children.
We treasure the form of the Mutual Education Laboratory which strongly reflects mutuality and everyone ́ s contribution to create the space. It is very empowering to realize how much people are doing in the world. The actions shared reinforce our trust that we together can empathically influence education. The enthusiasm, creativity, commitment and diversity was present as a spark for fun and meaningful learning.
The principles of NVC learning in action!

“YES!! This is my third year at the Mutual Education Laboratory and hopefully I will come again!. Meeting other people
sharing the same dreams, the co-creation---being part of a big team---the incredible experience of
creating a field of compassionate presence together which supported me as I learned...”
Cordelia (The Netherlands), former participant

“Yes I would, especially to people who are interested in education, either supporting teachers
or parents. It's a place where you learn a lot from both trainers and participants and for me it was
hope restored that you can dream big and accomplish many things through small steps.”
Anca Zlavog (Romania), former participant

“I liked the energy, and my excitement because of the international character, people from all over the
world living and learning together. This learning for me was a sharing in mutual understanding, not as a
teacher-student relationship. And of course there was FOMO, fear of missing out. So much was going
on, impossible to taste everything.”
Jan Vangenechten, Belgium, former participant