Creative Arts and Design Thinking at The Atelier
Step into The Atelier and The Makery, where our students move beyond textbooks to turn imagination into reality. See how we use art, design, and hands-on making to teach children how to think, solve problems, and express their unique perspective.
We don't just make things, we make statements. Here, students repurposed old electronic circuit boards to create a functional chair, a powerful statement on sustainability and design.
Students collaborate on a large-scale wire sculpture, turning recycled materials into a work of art. This project teaches teamwork, creativity, and resourcefulness.
A sculpture built with intention and made with reused newspaper and natural materials. This is how our students explore sustainability through art.
What does sustainability look like at Nava? It's a mindset. Here, our team works on a life-sized sculpture made from discarded materials, turning waste into a meaningful creation.
In our "Think Rhythm" program, students explore creative problem-solving games, blending choreography with design thinking to tell stories through movement.
When children create self-portraits, they're not just drawing. They're seeing themselves in a new way, building self-awareness and confidence with every brushstroke.
Our Design Thinking Challenge is all about innovation, teamwork, and creativity. This is your child's chance to imagine, innovate, and make an impact.
Students collaborating during our Design Thinking Challenge. This hands-on event pushes them to think, create, and innovate like never before.
The single biggest reason your child should participate in the design thinking challenge is that it fundamentally transforms the way they think, fostering empathy and creativity.
The Makery is ready. Our Design Thinking Challenge is coming soon, providing a platform for students to engage in hands-on projects that inspire critical thinking.
About The Atelier: Where Creativity Comes to Life
We do not treat art as an extra-curricular; it is central to our learning architecture. When you see our students repurposing discarded circuit boards into functional chairs or creating life-sized sculptures, they are doing more than making art. They are learning to identify waste, empathize with environmental challenges, and prototype structural solutions. This is how we teach children to move from being passive consumers of information to active, conscious creators.
Beyond the Canvas
At Ekya Nava, The Atelier is not just a room for drawing. It is a creative laboratory where students connect visual arts with engineering, sustainability, and empathy. Our approach removes the barrier between subjects, allowing a student to move from a sculpture project to a physics calculation seamlessly.
Integrating Design Thinking
We apply the same 'Identify, Empathize, Prototype' framework across all our programs. Whether students are in our Panathur campus Makery using 3D printers or sketching self-portraits to build self-awareness, they follow a rigorous process:
- Empathy: Understanding the user or the problem context.
- Ideation: Brainstorming without the fear of failure.
- Prototyping: Building tangible models to test concepts.
This methodology ensures that creativity remains a tool for problem-solving rather than just an aesthetic exercise.
Hands-on Innovation
Our environment is designed to foster this transition from thought to action. Students have access to premium materials—clay, natural wood, electronics, and digital fabrication tools—empowering them to realize complex ideas. By focusing on projects like our 'Miniature Maestros' workshop or the annual Design Thinking Challenge, we prepare children to navigate and shape an unpredictable future. We believe that when children are given the agency to build, they develop the resilience and confidence to thrive in any environment.
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