India, Aug. 27 -- A child's dream often begins with a simple sentence: "I want to be a doctor," "I want to fly a plane," "I want to become a leader." But what if schools could take those dreams beyond imagination and give students opportunities to experience, question and reflect on them? At Birla Open Minds, a series of age-appropriate initiatives created just that space, allowing students to move from imagining their future to actively engaging with it.
For students in Grades 1-12, the "Future Me Time Capsule" offered a different kind of leadership: the ability to take ownership of their own journey. Instead of simply setting goals, students wrote letters to their future selves, putting down their aspirations, values, academic and person...