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Basic Education with ECE Foundation
The Basic Education (BE) program aims to inculcate child centered interactive practices among children, their families, teachers and communities in general.
The philosophy of this program is based on the belief that children grow best when they are intrinsically involved in their own learning. CRI methodology encourage children to make choices, take responsibility for their decisions, express their ideas creatively, help each other, and develop critical thinking skills and practice independent thinking. Learning is interactive freely initiated by the child, open ended and creative through out the day in the classroom.
BE is implemented through a series of steps. Through extensive five days trainings twice a year teachers are trained in interactive teaching and learning techniques, provided with Curriculum Guides and receive Creative Learning Materials for their classrooms. The guidance the teachers receive allows them to implement active learning by setting up different activity centers in their classrooms. Each teacher’s individual progress is monitored by the MTTs, who observe classrooms and provide hands on guidance when necessary.
CRI facilitates teachers in setting up activity centers to help children interactively explore their lessons. Centers are set up using Learning Material provided by CRI. Centers include Mathematics, Science, Literacy, Art and Dramatic Play. Each center provides clarity of concepts based on syllabus. Children’s work is displayed on wall. Portfolios have been introduced for on-going assessment of students. Story books have been provided to classrooms. Learning is made fun for children through Morning Meeting, providing choice time to children, making books and sharing them on author’s chair, celebrating hundred days, math day and science day and through dramatics. |
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| Learning is Made Fun for Children through; |
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Morning Meeting (children sit in a circle, greet each other, eye contact, sense of responsibility and respect for each other is encouraged, children share small things)
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Choice Time (different choices are given to the children in schedule to take initiative and make learning interesting and pleasurable).
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Book Making and Author’s Chair (Children make their own story books and share it with their class fellows on Author’s Chair).
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Hundred Days in school (to track their attendance children count number of days in school, when hundred; they celebrate it in different ways).
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Celebrating Science Day (little scientists are encouraged to undertake interactive activities for hands on experiences)
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Celebrating Math Day (to integrate math with day to day life different interactive math activities are designed to celebrate math day with little mathematicians).
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Adopt a Plant (children plant a tree, take ownership of its care and monthly record changes)
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Dramatic Play (Children assume different roles and make props and talk to each other. This reflects and promotes their cognitive and social development).
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Learning is Interactive freely initiated by the child, open ended and creative through out the day
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| Quality Education is assured through; |
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Extensive five days training of teachers and principals twice a year in interactive methodologies.
Improvement in classroom environment through:
- Displaying children’s work
- Sharing class room responsibilities,
- Portfolios (for on-going assessment of students)
- Providing learning and art material (pattern blocks, Cuisenaire rods, geo-board, dominoes, base ten blocks, drawing sheets, colors and other stationary items)
- Setting up activity centers (literacy, math, dramatic, science and art centers) to provide clarity of concepts based on syllabus.
- Providing story books for classrooms.
On-going Technical Assistance through Master Teacher Trainers |
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