We are still feeling the energy from an incredible evening at the Royal Society of Arts in London, where we officially launched Ohana.
Thank you to everyone who came, listened, questioned, shared their experiences and helped make the room feel so full of possibility. The resonance around the need for education to become more human, more flexible and more responsive was genuinely moving.
A huge thank you to Rev Dr Carrie Grant MBE for such a powerful keynote conversation: “We Don’t Normally Do This.” Carrie spoke with honesty, warmth and courage about creativity, neurodiversity, family experience, and why education needs to be brave enough to think differently.
And, of course, thank you to our own Charu Kashyap, Co-Founder and CEO of The O Education Group, for sharing the vision behind Ohana and for her determination to build a modern school for a changing world.
Alongside the launch of Ohana, we were excited to watch the trailer for Unauthorised Absence, the powerful work created by Natalie Lauren and Jo Clayton. Thank you to your team for sharing it with us.
Our parents’ panel brought lived experience into the heart of the conversation. Our professional panel asked the question that will continue to guide us: what does education need to become?
Ohana begins from a simple belief: young people deserve an education that sees them properly. One that builds confidence, connection and a real sense of future.
This was only the beginning. Thank you for being there at the start.
