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As educationists we need to take a pragmatic look at how we are approaching teaching at primary level in our country as a whole. Undoubtedly, on a mass scale we are still battling to give our children the basic skills of numeracy, reading and writing. However, children who aren’t first generation learners may need a more modern and holistic approach towards fulfilling their curricular ..

When one comes across statistics released by various world organisations as well as industry leaders expressing concerns over the rate of unemployable youth, graduating from institutions every year, it is enough to set the ball rolling to reinvent our education system. The way we are educating our children right from early childhood to university levels needs a serious overhaul to match the requirements of the 21st Century. Several think tanks and stake holders at every level are brainstormin..

Inclusion of the Arts in STEM has not just helped it get a new nomenclature ‘STEAM’ but has resulted in a more evolved learning methodology in many ways:

1. Making learning impactful, deeper and more holistic: If we..

Our childhood experiences, actions and interactions build our perceptions. The way we look at ourselves, people and situations define our choices and behaviours all through our learning process. Social structures have been observed to play a critical role in every aspect of a child’s learning and it is very important that we create opportunities for children to use their social interactions as learning opportunities. Group projects and activities play a significant..

Studies and research has shown how attitudes and beliefs play such an important role in the solution oriented ecosystem needed in the 21st Century. We cannot overlook the power that Creative problem solving projects hold in building skills and muscle for thought and conceptualisation. Multiple layers of learning can be seamlessly built within a typical problem solving project, which can stretch beyond just the curricular ones and can exten..