Pune: The India Homeschoolers Club, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at connecting families, educators, learning centres, and experts from India’s homeschooling and alternative education ecosystem, was officially launched in Pune.
The launch event of the India Homeschoolers Club brought together homeschooling families, educators, learning centres, and community leaders from across the region to create a stronger support network for current and future families exploring homeschooling, alternative schooling, open schooling, and learner-led education pathways.
The full-day gathering witnessed participation from families at various stages of their educational journeys. While some attendees were experienced homeschoolers, others were beginning to explore alternatives to conventional schooling.
Throughout the event, parents exchanged experiences, discussed challenges and opportunities, and explored ways to strengthen community support systems.
Children and teenagers simultaneously participated in creative, recreational, leadership, and discussion-based activities specially curated for them.
The India Homeschoolers Club is spearheaded by Dr. Harshali Murudkar and Trupti Gowariker, founders of the Ankuram Group of Institutes, in collaboration with Ketika Kasetwar, an educational consultant for Gifted and 2E students and an administrator of the Pune Homeschooling Parents’ WhatsApp groups.
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Dr. Harshali Murudkar brings more than 25 years of experience in education, mentoring, assessment, human development, and alternative learning pathways.
Trupti Gowariker’s expertise spans psychology, sociology, life-skills education, student mentoring, entrepreneurship, and open schooling.
Ketika Kasetwar is a homeschooling parent, alternate-education advocate, researcher, and community builder working towards improving education systems in India.
Speaking about the need for the initiative, Ketika Kasetwar said, “Having been a part of Pune’s homeschooling community for almost a decade, I have seen families spend enormous amounts of time searching for information, mentors, academic pathways, and simply a sense of belonging.
Through the India Homeschoolers Club, we hope to strengthen the support systems available to alternative learning families by connecting them with the people, expertise, global opportunities, and communities they need.”
Explaining the vision behind the initiative, Dr. Harshali Murudkar said, “Over the last decade, we have witnessed a growing number of families exploring educational pathways beyond conventional schooling. Parents today are seeking learning environments that recognize individual strengths, diverse learning profiles, and different definitions of success.
Our centre will bridge this gap by ensuring that every child is understood through the lens of their unique abilities and every family has access to the guidance needed to make informed educational decisions.”
Highlighting the importance of collaboration, Trupti Gowariker said, “Parents, educators, mentors, counsellors, learning centres, and community leaders all play an important role in a child’s learning journey. Meaningful support happens when these stakeholders come together, share resources, and learn from one another.
Through this club, we hope to build a collaborative community that empowers both families and educators while expanding opportunities for learners across India and abroad.”
The founders also announced plans to establish local chapters of the India Homeschoolers Club in multiple cities across the country. These chapters aim to provide families with easier access to mentoring, workshops, community events, support systems, and learning opportunities closer to alternate-schooled students.
The India Homeschoolers Club is a community-driven initiative dedicated to supporting families engaged in homeschooling, unschooling, alternative schooling, open schooling, and learner-led education across India.
The platform seeks to connect families, educators, mentors, learning centres, and resource persons through mentorship, collaborations, information sharing, events, and community-building initiatives.
The Ankuram Group of Institutes, based in Pune, is committed to personalized and learner-centred education. Through academic mentoring, educational assessments, open schooling support, career guidance, and life-skills programmes, the institution helps learners and families navigate diverse educational pathways while nurturing individual strengths and potential.
