Curriculum Innovator · Concept-Based Learning Advocate · Education Reformist — President — Serving Schools Association of Pakistan.
Raza Ur Rehman is a Pakistani Educationist, Brain Architect and Curriculum Innovator with more than three decades in education, school development, teaching methodology and curriculum design. Since 1992 his work has moved children beyond rote learning toward conceptual understanding, curiosity, questioning, creativity, problem-solving and practical application — developing the cognitive, creative, analytical, emotional and practical capabilities of every child.
As a Brain Architect, his focus is developing the cognitive, creative, analytical, emotional and practical capabilities of children. His work connects early-childhood development with conceptual education, critical thinking, technology, entrepreneurship, financial literacy and future-ready skills — and, for more than thirty years, a consistent stand against education by “Ratta”: encouraging students to ask why?, how? and what if?
“Education should not merely fill the brain with information; it should build the brain to think.”
“I don’t just teach children. I work on how they learn, think and develop.” — Raza Ur Rehman
The Brain Architect philosophy grew from a family that has served education across generations — from the first teacher in the family to Native School System, founded in Lahore in 1981.
The first teacher... began teaching children with a modern, thoughtful approach, planting the very first seed of a mission that would one day grow into Native School System.
Mr. Fazal Ur Rahman and Mrs. Tahira Ur Rahman — together with their devoted companions — laid the foundation of Native School System in March 1981 at Davis Road, Empress Road, near Shimla Hill in Lahore. It was inaugurated on 17th April 1981 by Lieutenant General (Retd.) M.H. Ansari, the then Director General of L.D.A.
A devoted educationist who, alongside Mr. Fazal Ur Rahman, established Native School System in 1981 and shaped its founding values of excellence, innovation, and empathy.
“Through conceptual learning and future-focused skills, we are not just educating students — we are preparing them to compete, lead, and succeed in the world of tomorrow.”
Raza Ur Rehman carries forward the proud legacy of his parents into a bold new era. Under his leadership, Native International Schools has grown into Pakistan's first entrepreneurship-focused school — embracing AI-powered education, technology-driven learning, and a future-ready curriculum, while staying rooted in the founding values of excellence, innovation, and empathy.
For speaking, curriculum collaboration, education-policy dialogue, or the Serving Schools Association of Pakistan.
