Centre of Design Education (CODE) for Schools
The introduction of design education in schools promises to make a profound impact on students’ creativity, analytical thinking and problem -solving skills, as well as their emotional intelligence. Anant’s endeavour in reaching out to schools is to help all stakeholders realise the potential of Design as a discipline at schools and to leverage the creative potential of our young demography for solving global problems.
About the Centre
The introduction of design education in schools promises to make a profound impact on students' creativity, analytical thinking and problem -solving skills, as well as their emotional intelligence.
Anant’s endeavour in reaching out to schools is to help all stakeholders realise the potential of Design as a discipline at schools and to leverage the creative potential of our young demography for solving global problems.
Centre Programmes
- Anant Summer IsCool 2025
- Anant Summer IsCool 2024
- Anant Winter IsCool
- Week-long workshops
- Weekend workshops
- Online certificate courses
- Semester-long courses
Registrations are open!
Edition I – 5th May to 15th May 2025
Edition II – 25th May to 5th June 2025
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Anant Anant Summer IsCool In June of 2024,
The Anant Anant Summer IsCool Introduced 75 students and educators from 24 schools across 10 cities to the world of design.
Students attended hands-on workshops on Product Design, Communication Design, Experience Design, Animation and Photography and designed innovative projects and worked on solving contemporary problems. Expert designers and academicians conducted Design Thinking Masterclasses.
The ten days also included sports competitions, open mic sessions and a heritage walk to Ahmedabad, India’s first World Heritage City in the UNESCO list.
To read more, click here (Summer IsCool 2024)
Participating Schools
Team Members
Dr Anunaya Chaubey
Provost, Anant National University
PhD, Patna University
Salzburg Global Fellow
Amitabh Pandey
Professor and Lead, Communication Design, School of Design
MDes, National Institute of Design
Sekhar Mukherjee
Professor and Programme Lead, Moving Image, School of Design
MDes, National Institute of Design
Rutvi Ashar
Director, Strategic Development Office
MS in Education, University of Pennsylvania
Code Programmes
for Teachers & Parents
Classes at Schools
Glimpses of Events and Workshops at Anant
Events
Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal and Mr Ajay Piramal visit Anant
11 Oct 2024 < 1 min read
Anant Hosts Dr Pushkar for a Session on SDGs Through the Prism of IR Theories
10 Oct 2024 < 1 min read
Dr Rajendra Singh Leads a Session on Community-driven Decentralised Water Management at Anant
03 Oct 2024 < 1 min read
Anant Organises Pre-Placement Talks for BDes and MDes Students
28 Sep 2024 < 1 min read
Anant Supports a Noble Cause Ahead of Ganeshotsav
10 Sep 2024 < 1 min read
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Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal and Mr Ajay Piramal visit Anant
11 Oct 2024 < 1 min read
Anant Hosts Dr Pushkar for a Session on SDGs Through the Prism of IR Theories
10 Oct 2024 < 1 min read
Dr Rajendra Singh Leads a Session on Community-driven Decentralised Water Management at Anant
03 Oct 2024 < 1 min read
Anant Organises Pre-Placement Talks for BDes and MDes Students
28 Sep 2024 < 1 min read