A Human-Centred Approach to Learning

Evergreen AI Education

Learning and living with Artificial Intelligence with grace

Are we using AI in a way that is evergreen and on the side of life?
Most AI programmes focus on what AI can do.
Evergreen AI Education asks:
"What is our use of AI doing to us?"
Explore the 8 Lenses

About Chhogjür Evergreen AI Education

Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we learn, work, communicate, and create. New tools appear almost every day, promising to make us faster, smarter, and more productive. Yet as AI becomes more capable, an important question emerges: How do we ensure that we continue to live as human beings?

Evergreen AI Education is a collaborative initiative between Thakur S. Powdyel — Bhutan's former Minister of Education and author of My Green School: an Outline for Human and Societal Flourishing — and Troy Sadkowsky, CEO of Bhutan Data Scientists Pvt Ltd. Drawing on Powdyel's Eight Greeneries, the framework views AI not merely as a technology to be mastered, but as a tool to be used thoughtfully and responsibly in service of a flourishing life.

To help people use AI in ways that support human growth, strengthen communities, preserve culture, encourage learning, inspire creativity, deepen purpose, and promote responsible action.

The Co-Founders

Evergreen AI Education brings together a lifetime of Bhutanese educational wisdom and contemporary AI expertise.

Thakur S. Powdyel

Thakur S. Powdyel

Former Minister of Education, Bhutan

One of Bhutan's most respected educational thinkers, Thakur S. Powdyel has devoted his career to cultivating wisdom, character, and purpose in young people. His landmark work My Green School, inspired by Bhutan’s holistic development vision of Gross National Happiness (GNH), introduced the Eight Lenses that form the foundational architecture of Evergreen AI Education.

My Green School — An Outline by Thakur S. Powdyel

Foundation Text

My Green School: an Outline

Thakur S. Powdyel

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Troy Sadkowsky

Troy Sadkowsky

CEO, Bhutan Data Scientists Pvt Ltd

Troy Sadkowsky has worked at the intersection of technology and human development across the Kingdom of Bhutan. Beyond his work in Bhutan, he is the founder of human-centric data communities with over 200,000 members on LinkedIn, and is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of data and AI practitioners. With a conviction that technology should serve people rather than define them, he partnered with Thakur S. Powdyel to bring the vision of Evergreen AI Education to life.

Basic Data Concepts: For all Data Practitioners — Udemy course by Troy Sadkowsky

Udemy Course

Basic Data Concepts: For all Data Practitioners

Troy Sadkowsky

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The Paradigm Shift

Every generation faces a moment when a powerful force arrives and asks something of the people living through it. Bhutan has been here before. When the pressures of modernisation and globalisation arrived, Bhutan chose not simply to absorb them — it responded with Gross National Happiness (GNH), a framework that asked what development should truly serve. That choice became a gift to the world. Artificial intelligence is this generation's version of that moment. What it asks is not simply technical — it asks whether we have the wisdom, the values, and the shared commitment to ensure that as AI becomes more capable, we remain more fully human. That question does not belong to experts alone. It belongs to everyone who learns, teaches, leads, or cares about the world we are building together.

Evergreen AI Education is designed for students, educators, professionals, parents, policymakers, lifelong learners, and just about anybody who cares for life and our planet. It recognises that AI is not only changing the workplace — it is changing how we think, learn, communicate, and make decisions.

Rather than asking people to choose between technology and humanity, Evergreen AI Education seeks to bring them into balance. Because the future of AI is not only about what machines become — it is also about what human beings become.

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Evergreen AI Education was launched on the auspicious occasion of  Duechen Nga Zom — the Confluence of Five Auspicious Days — on 31st May 2026.

Thakur S. Powdyel and Troy Sadkowsky in Thimphu, Bhutan

Thakur S. Powdyel & Troy Sadkowsky · Thimphu, Bhutan

How It All Began

Evergreen AI Education was not born in a boardroom or a conference hall. It was dreamed up over a wholesome lunch at a homely little restaurant in Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, during the sacred month of Saga Dawa in May 2026 — a time when the spirit of compassion, wisdom, and mindful action feels especially present across the Kingdom.

Sitting together amid the warmth and unhurried pace of the Bhutanese capital, Thakur S. Powdyel and Troy Sadkowsky found themselves asking the same question from two different directions — one as an educator who had spent a lifetime championing wisdom over information, the other as a technologist who had watched AI reshape the way people work and learn across the Kingdom.

The conversation kept returning to a simple but urgent idea: the world needed a framework that helped people use AI without losing themselves in the process. One that asked not only what can AI do, but what is our use of AI doing to us?

By the end of that lunch, the outline of Evergreen AI Education had taken shape — rooted in Bhutanese wisdom, shaped by the Eight Lenses of My Green School, and designed to be useful for learners everywhere.

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This site was developed by applying the same practices and reflection questions it shares in the Eight Lenses. AI supported drafting, refining, and reviewing, but human judgement, cultural grounding, and purposeful choices shaped the final work.

The Eight Lenses

Eight perspectives for reflecting on our interaction with AI and the world around us.

Lens 1

Natural Lens

Reverence
Respect. Reflect. Grow.
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Lens 2

Social Lens

Relationships
Connect. Collaborate. Inspire.
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Lens 3

Cultural Lens

Identity
Remember. Express. Belong.
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Lens 4

Intellectual Lens

Unlocking
Imagine. Explore. Engage.
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Lens 5

Academic Lens

Understanding
Learn. Verify. Understand.
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Lens 6

Aesthetic Lens

Expression
Appreciate. Create. Inspire.
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Lens 7

Spiritual Lens

Illumination
Reflect. Elevate. Flourish.
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Lens 8

Moral Lens

Mindfulness
Integrity. Choice. Action.
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The eight lenses of Evergreen AI Education are rooted in the eight Greeneries first articulated by Thakur S. Powdyel in My Green School — a vision of education that nurtures the whole person, not just the academic mind.

Each Greenery describes a dimension of human flourishing. Evergreen AI Education asks how we can protect and cultivate each of these dimensions in an age shaped by artificial intelligence.

Green Schools AI for Life — the eight Greeneries arranged as a mandala, forming the basis of the eight lenses

The Sherig Mandala

The eight Greeneries from My Green School — the original framework from which the eight lenses of Evergreen AI Education are drawn.

Put the Lenses into Practice

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Draw reflection and practice cards drawn from the eight lenses. A simple, powerful way to bring Evergreen AI Education into your classroom, workshop, or daily practice.

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