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For parents · Free, every week

How do we raise a lifelong learner?

Learning doesn’t end when school does.

With Swagat Yadav, author of Learnacy: Reflections on Lifelong Learning.

Next session

Wednesday 25 November, 8:30 pm IST

Marks, skills and what actually matters from Class 8 to 12

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About 50 minutes on Zoom. Free. For parents and guardians.

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How the hour works

  1. First, the question of the week and what the research says. Twenty minutes.
  2. Then your questions, asked in the chat. We read them out without names.
  3. Questions answered live. The answers stay on the page, in writing, for every parent who could not come.
  4. For parents and guardians. The student is not in the room.

Except on Saturday 5 and 12 December, when the hour is also the Learnacy Mentorship information session and students are welcome.

  • Wednesdays 8:30 pm IST
  • Saturdays 11:00 am IST

About 50 minutes on Zoom

The next sessions

Each week, one question parents ask, answered with evidence.

  1. Wednesday 25 November 8:30 pm IST

    Marks, skills and what actually matters from Class 8 to 12

  2. Saturday 28 November 11:00 am IST

    Board exams without burnout: sleep, homework, tuition

  3. Wednesday 2 December 8:30 pm IST

    Board exams without burnout: sleep, homework, tuition

  4. Saturday 5 December 11:00 am IST

    Universities abroad: what US and UK admissions actually read

    Parents’ hour with the Learnacy Mentorship information session; students welcome this week

Every topic, week by week
  1. Marks, skills and what actually matters from Class 8 to 12Wednesday 25 November, 8:30 pm IST
  2. Board exams without burnout: sleep, homework, tuitionSaturday 28 November, 11:00 am IST · Wednesday 2 December, 8:30 pm IST
  3. Universities abroad: what US and UK admissions actually readSaturday 5 December, 11:00 am IST, with the Learnacy Mentorship information session · Wednesday 9 December, 8:30 pm IST
  4. Building a profile without buying oneSaturday 12 December, 11:00 am IST, with the Learnacy Mentorship information session · Wednesday 16 December, 8:30 pm IST
  5. Screens, phones and AI at homeSaturday 19 December, 11:00 am IST · Wednesday 23 December, 8:30 pm IST
  6. Holidays well spent: how to choose a programme, or noneSaturday 26 December, 11:00 am IST · Wednesday 30 December, 8:30 pm IST
  7. Choosing subjects and a stream after Class 10Saturday 2 January, 11:00 am IST · Wednesday 6 January, 8:30 pm IST
  8. Board, IB or IGCSE: what changes for the studentWednesday 13 January, 8:30 pm IST
  9. College in India: CUET, JEE, NEET, CLAT and the restSaturday 16 January, 11:00 am IST · Wednesday 20 January, 8:30 pm IST
  10. Research and writing at school age: what is realSaturday 23 January, 11:00 am IST · Wednesday 27 January, 8:30 pm IST
  11. The teenager who wants to start somethingSaturday 30 January, 11:00 am IST · Wednesday 3 February, 8:30 pm IST
  12. Speaking up: confidence, debate, MUNSaturday 6 February, 11:00 am IST · Wednesday 10 February, 8:30 pm IST
Swagat Yadav
Cover of Learnacy: Reflections on Lifelong Learning by Swagat Yadav

Who answers

Swagat Yadav

Founder of One Young India, and author of Learnacy: Reflections on Lifelong Learning.

In the book he makes the case for staying curious for life, and offers a practical grammar for how to do it.

The digital edition is free, always.

Read the book free

Questions parents asked

Questions are more important than answers.

Answers from each session appear here the next morning.

When you want more for the student

Some parents ask what we run. Here it is, once, with the price.

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    • 21-24 Nov 4pm to 8pm IST · Online
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    ₹17,700

    Includes a year of Learnacy Essential

    See the programme: Entrepreneurship in Action

  • Model NITI Aayog

    From the noting sheet to a paper of the student’s own.

    • 24-27 Dec 4pm to 8pm IST · Online
    • 7-10 Jan 2027 4pm to 8pm IST · Online

    ₹17,700

    Includes a year of Learnacy Essential

    See the programme: Model NITI Aayog

  • Model G20 Summit

    Each delegate speaks for a world leader and negotiates global economic cooperation.

    • 18-20 Jun 2027 3 days · On campus, Pune

    ₹17,700, including taxes, food and lodging

    Includes a year of Learnacy Essential

    See the programme: Model G20 Summit

  • Learnacy Mentorship

    By application, for Grades 8, 9 and 11.

    • Monday 18 January to Sunday 23 May 2027

    ₹59,000, including GST

    See the programme: Learnacy Mentorship

Nobody will call you. If one fits, its page has everything.

Questions about the hour

Is it really free?

Yes. The hour and the written answers are free.

Who can join?

Parents and guardians. The student is not in the room, except on Saturday 5 and 12 December, when the hour is also the Learnacy Mentorship information session and students are welcome.

What is the hour about?

Raising a lifelong learner. Each week, one question parents ask, answered with evidence. The host’s book, Learnacy: Reflections on Lifelong Learning, is free to read.

What happens to my email?

Only what you asked for: this session’s details, a reminder and the answers. The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of each.

I live outside India.

Times are IST. This page and the confirmation show your local time too.

One hour a week. Your questions, answered with evidence. Save a place.

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