In this episode, we sit down with Ayush Sankaran, a 10th grader from Mumbai and co-founder of Tech4Equity, an initiative bringing digital education to underserved students across India. Ayush shares how he and his co-founder, Jashith Narang, are working with NGOs, corporations, and international partners to ensure technology becomes a bridge—not a barrier—for young learners.

From helping digitize coding curriculums with the CEL Trust, to creating open-source video lessons that now reach over 12,500 students, Ayush shows how youth-led action can spark real change in education. We talk about the challenges of digital literacy, the importance of equity in technology, and the vision for a future where every student, no matter their background, has access to the skills that shape tomorrow.

What happens when young people from climate-vulnerable regions claim space in global negotiations? Not just to speak, but to shape what comes next?

In this episode, we explore the future of climate leadership through the story of Emaan Danish, a youth advocate from Pakistan and founding member of the Young Voices Council at Teach the Future. From visa hurdles to organizing sessions at COP29, we dive into what it really takes for young changemakers to bring their visions of justice, equity, and regeneration into high-level spaces.

Through Emaan’s journey, we look at the systemic barriers youth face, the futures they’re imagining, and how her project is pushing the conversation forward.

What if your third-grade classroom taught you how to imagine alternative futures? In this episode, meet Aline Alegria, an visionary educator from Estilo de Aprender in Brazil. A school where children as young as eight are trained to think like futurists.

Through storytelling, play, and embodied learning, Aline is reshaping what education can be. We explore concepts like “regenerative anticipation,” “nutrition of the imaginary,” and why the role of the teacher must evolve from expert to co-explorer.

We’re told from childhood that doing well in school is the key to future success. That usually means memorizing math formulas, writing essays, learning history dates. It’s all meant to prepare us for “the real world.” But what happens when a school stops preparing students for the future and starts letting them build it? Meet Gen Koleji from Istanbul, Turkey, a school doing just that.

In this episode of We Teach the Future(s), we spotlight five incredible members of the Young Voices Network who represented Teach the Future at the 2024 Dubai Futures Forum.

Claire Bridgette (Indonesia) expands access to education through Eduqette.
Sadiyah Saqib (UAE) pioneers quantum cryptography for future data security.
Sofia Londoño (Colombia) leads global youth action for environmental change.
Tia Aftab (Pakistan/USA) empowers girls through leadership and climate advocacy.
Vrishank Sai (UAE/India) bridges the digital divide with grassroots action.

Tune in as they share how futures thinking shaped their journeys, and how youth are taking the lead in imagining and building a better tomorrow.

In this special episode of We Teach the Future(s), we celebrate the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners -Young Voices 2024 runner-ups, three inspiring teens using creativity, science, and innovation to spark change in their communities.

🌟 Belén Yaspana (Peru) empowers girls through dance and self-expression.
🌿 Bibhuti Bhattarai (Nepal) champions eco-justice and women’s health through climate advocacy.
🔋 Siow Jia Xin (Malaysia) reimagines access to education using recycled electric car batteries.

This episode is part of our NGFP-Young Voices Winner Series, where we celebrate the extraordinary ideas and actions of young people shaping better futures.

In this episode of We Teach the Future(s), we shine a spotlight on Aarin Bothra, the 2024 Next Generation Foresight Practitioners - Young Voices Winner, whose project Seeds of Hope is revitalizing prairie ecosystems across Illinois. At just 16, Aarin is proving that youth have the power to lead bold environmental change through grassroots action and innovative thinking.

This episode is part of our NGFP-Young Voices Winner Series, where we celebrate the extraordinary ideas and actions of young people shaping better futures.

In our inaugural episode of We Teach the Future(s), we sit down with the visionary founder of Teach the Future, Dr. Peter Bishop, and special guest Rosa Alegria, one of Latin America's leading futurists and now co-executive director of Teach the Future. Together, they take us back to the very beginning, from the early days of teaching futures thinking at the University of Houston to the global movement that Teach the Future has become today.

Futures Literacy in education