Making Our School's Environment Joyful, Meaningful and Interesting

Child-friendly elements simply called C.F.E. is about

treating the space and the infrastructure to make existing

school architecture more resourceful with higher educational

value in child friendly manner

INNOVATIVE APPROACH

CONVENTIONAL TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS

1. Teacher dominates the classroom always.

2. Most of the time the lecture method was followed

3. Traditional way of evaluation

4. Absence of joyous based extra activities

5. Less chance for mutual and self learning

6. Absence of play way and learning by doing activities

7. Lack of learning freedom - more of time restricted environment

To overcome the above drawbacks child-friendly elements (CFE) can be adopted

1. CHECK THE GRADES IN THE SCHOOL

2. CHECK THE ARCHITECTURE (RECTANGULAR, HEXAGONAL )

3. CHECK THE SEATING ARRANGMENTS

4. CHECK THE PLAYGROUND (AREA, TREES ETC.)

5. DECIDE THE ELEMENTS FOR EACH GRADE

6. DISCUSS WITH SUBJECT TEACHERS

7. SELECT THE IDEAS

8. PREPARE THE DETAIL DRAWING & ESTIMATE

9. FINALIZE THE PLAN

PLANNING

1. “GEOMATRICAL MAN” OF WINDOW GRILL

2. SOLAR SYSTEM ON THE CEILING

3. BLACK BOARDS OF VARIOUS SHAPES

4. DOOR PROTRACTOR

5. HEIGHT MEASURMENT SCALE

6. MATHEMATICAL GAMES ON FLOOR

INDOOR IDEAS

1. CHABUTARAS OF VARIOS SHAPES

2. HUMAN SUNDIAL

3. AMPHITHEATER OF VARIOUS GEOMATRICAL SHAPES

4. GEOMATRICAL WALL

5. SLIDES, SWINGS ETC.

6. SITTING BLOCKS OF VARIOUS SHAPES

OUTDOOR IDEAS

BENEFITS OF CFE

1. Children learn on their own pace

2. Provision of more time for self-directed learning and teacher directed learning is reduced considerably

3. Children's participation in every step is ensured in the process of learning.

4. Periodical absence of child from school is properly addressed

5. Freedom to child in learning as he chooses his activity.

6. Multigrade and multilevel in learning is effectively addressed

7. Scope for child's development in creative and communicative skills

8. Sense of achievement boosts child's confidence and morale.