School is something that you learn - reading and writing. Education is what you learn from the family, from the environment, from the community.

There is no certificate of graduation. You are certified by the community you serve.

a professional is someone who is a combination of competence, confidence and beliefe

You have to be a cop-out or a wash-out or a dropout to come to our college. You have to work with your hands. You have to have a dignity of labor. You have to show that you have a skill that you can offer to the community and provide a service to the community. So we started the Barefoot College, and we redefined professionalism.

I went to a very elitist, snobbish, expensive education in India, and it almost killed me. I was all set to be a diplomat, teacher, doctor - all laid out.

We've grown because our school has partnered with the family, and we've created an environment that is honoring the Lord. In everything we do, from teaching history to disciplining students, we integrate Godly principles. There's nothing going on in the world that isn't addressed in the Bible.