A Different Kind of Start

Why Vana?

What if the earliest years of a child’s education began
not in a classroom, but under a canopy of trees?

As the world grapples with questions of sustainability, empathy, and resilience, we realised that the answers start early- in the way children explore, question, and care. Inspired by global forest school models and rooted in the progressive education values of Ekya.

A Different
Kind of Start

EKYA VANA WAS BORN OUT
OF A BOLD IDEA :

What if the earliest years of a
child’s education began
not in a classroom, but under a
canopy of trees?

As the world grapples with questions
of sustainability, empathy, and
resilience, we realised that the
answers start early- in the way
children explore, question, and care.
Inspired by global forest school models
and rooted in the progressive
education values of
Ekya.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER

“Vana was created as a sanctuary for childhood- a place where learning grows slowly, deeply, like roots in rich soil. Here, children are free to wonder, to explore, to play. And in that freedom, they discover who they are becoming.”

-Dr. Tristha Ramamurthy

EDD, KING’S COLLEGE LONDON | M.ED, STANFORD UNIVERSITY |
BBA, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY | OPM, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Growing With
Purpose

our vision

What We Dream Of

To raise a generation of thoughtful, joyful, and resilient learners who see themselves as stewards of the earth and co-creators of a better, greener world.

To raise a generation of thoughtful, joyful, and resilient learners who see themselves as stewards of the earth and co-creators of a better, greener world.

our Mission

What We Nurture, Daily

To provide a child-centered, nature-immersive early learning experience that blends inquiry, empathy, and ecological awareness – nurturing holistic development through the wonders of the natural world.

To provide a child-centered, nature-immersive early learning experience that blends inquiry, empathy, and ecological awareness – nurturing holistic development through the wonders of the natural world.

Guided by Legacy,
Growing with Purpose

CMR Group of Institutions

Est. 1991 | 35+ years of educational
excellence. Undergraduate,
Postgraduate & Early Years Programmes

Ekya Schools

Est. 2010 | Progressive, future-
focused learning across multiple
campuses Bangalore

Ekya Nava

Est. 2024 | India’s first K-12 purpose-
based school for Innovation,
Creativity & Design

Ekya Vana

Est. 2025 | Nature-immersive
education for tomorrow’s
compassionate changemakers

“We’re not just built for today — we’re designed
for lifetimes. Our governance is grounded in
decades of experience across all stages of
learning.”

How Ekya Vana Stands Apart

How Ekya Vana Stands Apart

FOREST INSPIRED
CURRICULUM

Learning is outdoors first,
with nature integrated
pathways across science,
language, art and wellbeing.

CHILD LED
LEARNING

We trust children to
follow their curiosity,
solve real world problems
and ask wild, wonderful
questions.

SUSTAINABILITY
IN ACTION

Children learn
composting, gardening,
water conservation

and recycling both in
theory and daily life.

DESIGNED FOR
WONDER

Every space invites
exploration from mud
kitchens and edible gardens
to barefoot trails and story
nooks under trees.

EDUCATORS AS
CO-LEARNERS

Our teachers are
trained to observe,
support and grow
with the child, not
ahead of them.

WHERE PURPOSE
MEETS PLAY

Everyday is joyful,
unstructured,
meaningful and
always full of
discovery

This School is a
Wild Idea!