Access
Education should be free and available to every student, regardless of where they were born or what resources their family has. Our entire curriculum is free, our tools are free, and our modules work offline.
Our Story
Building something that lasts
LASA Life started with a simple question: what happens when students want to learn computer science but have no computer, no teacher, and no curriculum?
Our Mission
LASA Life, the Learning & Service Academy, equips underserved students with free, offline-ready computer science and data science education, plus the hardware and workshops to make that education usable.
How We Got Here
When Sarayu Bhavaraju took charge as Managing Director, the initiative had the right intentions but no structured curriculum. Students were learning fragments, a few sessions here, a one-off workshop there. Sarayu Bhavaraju developed a five-module progression from digital literacy through coding, data analysis, AI fundamentals, and web development, designed to work entirely offline with only free software like Thonny, LibreOffice, and scikit-learn. Alongside the curriculum, she expanded hardware donations past 20 laptops and introduced AI and data analytics workshops across schools in India.
What We've Done
- 20+ laptops donated to students and schools
- Classes and workshops for 20+ schools
- 1,000+ students reached with CS education
- Computer labs set up in classrooms that had never had one
- Five-module offline curriculum developed and distributed
- Workshops and seminars on AI and computer science hosted
What We Stand For
Equity
We go to the schools that need us, not the ones that already have computer labs and CS teachers. We bring hardware, curriculum, and instruction to close the gap where it's widest.
Substance
We don't do one-day workshops and call it impact. Our curriculum is structured for real progression, from digital literacy to data science to AI fundamentals. Students who complete it have genuine, usable skills.
