Education has transcended a lot of borders. It is an age old notion that education meant going to schools and learning mathematics, or science or so on. Non traditional education or alternative education is fast catching up. This form of education concentrates on other subjects like philosophy, religion, sociology. The subjects which were considered as secondary subjects in the main stream schools are given importance here. Different forms of alternative education are charter schools, independent schools, alterative schools and residential based education. This form of education concentrates more on the student teacher relationship and has good student teacher ratio Alternative schools have their own curriculum and methods which are different from the traditional format. Residential based education is the one where tutors are brought home to educate the student. This education concentrates on providing in depth knowledge of a subject. The charter schools concentrate on performing arts, thus they provide students a chance to grow in different domains. Independent schools have more independent way of selecting staff, and they include Krishnamurthy schools, Montessori schools and so on. This form of education is prevalent in a number of countries, and is becoming a rage among students. This gives students an excellent opportunity for overall development, thus making them highly competitive. I believe alternative education is a must try!