February 3, 2026
Bringing nature back to classrooms
Environmental studies (EVS) was meant to spark students' care and curiosity about nature. However, classroom learning can often feel distant, routine, and disengaging.
Vena Kapoor
Vena Kapoor is a nature educator and conservation practitioner with more than 20 years of experience. She founded Nature Classrooms in late 2018 to design age-appropriate, locally-culturally relevant nature learning modules and immersive training workshops to connect teachers and educators to the natural world, and to guide them to integrate nature learning as part of everyday school curricula. She integrates her passion for insects, spiders, and community engagement to rekindle and reimagine nature learning in India.
Areas of expertise
Nature education, ecology, conservation science, community engagement
Currently working at
Nature Classrooms
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