Transforming communities — one microschool at a time.
Duara turns passionate female teachers into School Entrepreneurs who own and run microschools, bringing accessible, high-quality education to families in their own communities.
We re-imagine school for a new generation of innovators, problem-solvers, community-carers and pathfinders.
“As a Duara parent, I feel at peace, I feel safe. I wanted this for both my children — and Duara has become our trusted place.”
Four things, working as one.
Teachers as Entrepreneurs
Trusted owners, not managers — unlocking agency, accountability and a school rooted in its community.
Community-Rooted Schools
Each school adapts to its community's needs and strengths — not top-down standardisation.
Interconnected Collective
School Entrepreneurs share best practice and co-create — a decentralised network, not a controlled one.
Human-Centred, AI-Enabled
An AI-powered backend of shared tools and guardrails — sustainability without heavy overhead.
The Duara approach.
A passionate teacher
An exceptional female teacher who wants to bring quality education to her community.
Everything to launch & run
Training, curriculum, tools, funding, coaching and an AI-powered Hub — all she needs to launch, run and own her school.
An interconnected collective
Each school is its own, and part of the Duara collective — learning from each other and growing together.
Duara means circle — community, wholeness, and giving and receiving in balance.
Whoever you are, there is a way to belong here.
For Families
Bring your child into a nurturing pre- or primary school in your community.
Find a Duara school →✨For Teachers & SEs
Become a School Entrepreneur — bring your dream of running your own school to life.
Become an SE →🌍For Partners & supporters
Back a model redesigned for ownership and access — built in the communities most models leave out.
Partner with us →📍For Communities
Bring a Duara school to your community, or partner an existing school into the collective.
Work with your community →💚Join the Team
Join a team of people who care deeply and do hard things — building a new kind of school.
See who we are →🗺️Explore our Schools
Meet every School Entrepreneur and step inside her school — one tile, one story at a time.
Open the schools →
Enrolment for 2026 is open.
Find out if there's a Duara school in your community — and come and visit us.