A Capacity-Building Workshop on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and Nature Education for Seasonal Teachers.
Himalayan Pastoral Trust (HPT), under its Grasslands to Classrooms initiative, organised a two-day collaborative educational engagement titled “Reimagining Education in Grasslands” to strengthen seasonal mobile schooling systems serving pastoral communities in Jammu & Kashmir. Conducted in partnership with Nature Classrooms, Bangalore, the project combined foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) with nature education to support teachers working in some of the most dynamic and underserved educational landscapes.
At its core, this initiative sought to reimagine education not merely as curriculum delivery but as a context-responsive, culturally rooted, and ecologically meaningful process. It recognised that pastoral children live and learn in landscapes where mobility, environment, and traditional ecological knowledge are central to everyday life, and therefore education must also reflect these realities. This workshop became a pioneering step in creating one of the first collective spaces dedicated specifically to seasonal teachers, combining pedagogy, reflection, practical learning tools, and environmental engagement.
Organised by: Himalayan Pastoral Trust In Collaboration with: Nature Classrooms Venue: Batapora, Srinagar, J&K, India.