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sā UNLEARNING
A regenerative education programme rethinking how learning is shared
sā Unlearning is a mobile learning programme developed in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in India, introducing regenerative thinking to schools across Ladakh. Beginning with a pilot across regional hubs—Leh, Likir, Nurla, Kargil, and Zanskar—the initiative engages students and teachers through hands-on workshops that connect creative practice with ecological awareness and systems thinking.
Positioned within sā Ladakh as both a programme and a space, sā Unlearning responds to the need for accessible, practical, and locally rooted learning models that can evolve within existing educational ecosystems.
Educational Approach
The programme is grounded in experiential and interdisciplinary learning:
Experiential Learning – transforming local and discarded materials into functional objects and artworks
Systems Thinking – understanding relationships between materials, ecosystems, and communities
STEAM Integration – connecting art, science, technology, and environmental studies
Community Knowledge Exchange – linking students with teachers, artists, and local knowledge holders
The artist-led component would be developed in collaboration with Studio Eidola from Switzerland, supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, enabling meaningful cross-cultural exchange and on-ground engagement.
The Learning Space
At its core, sā Unlearning is conceived as a small, functional and adaptable space, a material library built from discarded classroom resources, scrap materials, and remnants of past installations. These materials are cleaned, repaired, and reorganised to demonstrate how existing resources can be extended and repurposed.
Designed to be hands-on and accessible, the space encourages direct interaction, allowing participants to explore reuse, understand material life cycles, and apply regenerative thinking within everyday learning environments.
A symbolic infinity-shaped pavilion acts as a mobile learning structure, representing cycles of materials, knowledge, and regeneration.
Regenerative Cycle & Impact
The programme is built on a simple, repeatable regenerative cycle, materials are reused, transformed through learning, shared within the community, and reintroduced into use again. This loop reinforces sustainability not as an abstract concept, but as an everyday practice embedded within learning environments, where knowledge and materials continuously evolve.
sā Unlearning aims to strengthen ecological awareness and regenerative thinking among 500+ students while building teachers' capacity to create a multiplier effect within schools. It encourages creative problem-solving, environmental stewardship, and deeper connections between art, science, and local knowledge systems, while laying the groundwork for future exchanges between Ladakh, Switzerland, and beyond. Through hands-on participation, students gain practical skills, confidence, and tools to imagine and shape more sustainable futures within their own communities.
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sā Unlearning is a long-term collaboration of sā Ladakh Biennale with Embassy of Switzerlan in India and Bhutan