What are we preparing our children for — and are we brave enough to look for the answers?
On 25 June 2026, fifty educators, principals, founders, technologists, parents and teenagers came together at Soho House, London, to talk about how we prepare young people for a future none of us can predict. This page is what that room said.
Next Room: New York, 10 November →
The conversation continues — New York on 10 November, London returning in the autumn. Leave your name and once a month you'll receive a letter on what these rooms are learning, wherever in the world you are. And when a room opens near you, you'll be invited first.
One letter a month. Your invitation when the conversation is near you.
What do we mean by learning?
How do we prepare young people for a future we cannot predict?
How do we create environments that support that?
Short reflections, recorded in the room
Katy KollaschEducator, Co-founder of VALE Academy
Tracey IvanyshynFounder of UpLevel & Kindness at Work
Akhil MenonFour-time founder and investor at notnull.vc
Kristyn Van OsternTrustee of a US boarding school
Aya DimitrovaStudent, age 18
Rati SohoneeAMI Montessori teacher
Jasmin EtingenFounder of Mentorio
Dana KlopotFounder of EarlyMind
Biliana BarkerFounder of Five Sense Life
Neeta SharmaFounder of Grounded1002
A small selection — more to come as the room keeps talking
I did not even know that things like that exist in the world. I wish there were more events like this.
I don't know that anyone else in the world could have curated it the same way Didi did… Some of the people I've met today I'm going to have in my life for a very long time.
I think Didi just started the beginning of a new movement.
It was fantastic — the people, the discussions, the organisation and thought that went into every detail. Your questions and 'in conversation' technique were superb.
I walked away feeling confident that people are thinking about these problems and are passionate about the future of learning.
The event was incredibly useful, and such a great initiative. Please keep going — this is a much-needed conversation.
Didi Aurelia is an educator, founder and author with a background in psychology, finance and education. After more than a decade in senior corporate finance across Europe, she left to found My Montessori School in London and write 100 Days to a More Aware You. She has spent years working with children, parents and educators on the questions that sit at the heart of how humans learn and grow. She is now building Aurelia Collective — a platform for curated gatherings around the ideas that matter most.
This is a curated gathering, and every invitation is personal. Leave your name and email and we'll be in touch when the next one takes shape. Not near a room? The letters travel.