About Us

The Learning Bridge delivers a learning support system that recognises neurodiversity, different learning styles and intelligences, and fosters inclusion in the classroom through individualised instruction and fairness in assessments. 

We deliver:

• 360° partnership:  student, school, and parent working together

• evidence-based and culturally sensitive academic support for children and their families 

• practical systems for schools so they can support every learner in their classrooms. 

• a blended system of academic support integrating regional understanding with international best practices.

• turn-key projects for upcoming schools (from conceptual design to operations and beyond) 

Our Overarching Philosophy

Learning Bridge is guided by three core beliefs:

1. Every learner is unique, therefore, understanding comes before instruction

2. Emotional safety is foundational, hence, regulation precedes learning

3. Families are partners, so, collaboration transforms student performance
   
   

Our Vision

“To create a learning ecosystem in Kashmir where every child, regardless of learning differences, has equitable access to education, feels understood and supported, and is empowered to reach their full potential within inclusive, culturally grounded learning environments.”

Our Mission

“The Learning Bridge exists to support learners, families, and schools by delivering evidence-based, culturally and faith-sensitive educational support. We work to identify learning needs early, strengthen individual learning pathways, build inclusive school systems, and foster community awareness, thus, bridging global best practices with local realities to create sustainable educational change.”

About the founder

Iesha Javed is Kashmir's first fully licensed American educator with teaching credentials from Washington DC and is committed to foster inclusion and support systems in Kashmir's schools. 

She has an M.A. from SOAS University of London, and is pursuing an M.Ed. in Special Education having graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia's prestigious Revealed Knowledge program. 

She has helped International schools develop Life Skills and SEL curriculum and has taught Arabic and Islamic Studies for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. She has also taught Advanced Psychology and Social Studies and is the only Kashmiri invited by the US State Department's Office for Overseas Schools for the AERO Summit 2023 in Washington DC during her tenure at the American International School of Jeddah. 

Her aim is to inspire Kashmiri students to achieve their full potential through fluency in languages and life skills training. At the same time she believes that the civil society in partnership with schools and government education departments need to build a learning support ecosystem that fosters Inclusion and Diversity.