Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A brief history of humankind, has literally blown up the internet with his talks (and books) on his views about the future. You'd think [...]
Read MoreThe Grade 5 children just wrapped up their theme on sound. As part of the theme, they did a number of experiments which helped them understand the properties of sounds [...]
Read MoreWe've all been stuck indoors for very long now. Children in Bangalore haven't been to school for 18 months now. And that is a very long time to stay away [...]
Read MoreWe’ve done it for 18 months now. Wow! 18 months! If you’re not in India and are reading this, a quick FYI. Primary schools in India have been shut since [...]
Read MoreOver the last few days, we have been sharing quotes from influential people that reimagine the way the world looks at education. It can be accessed on Instagram and Facebook [...]
Read MoreThen why is much of education devoid of art? I was on a casual internet wander the other day when I come across a quote: Art encourages children to think, [...]
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Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A brief history of humankind, has literally blown up the internet with his talks (and books) on his views about the future. You’d think he’s a futurist, but he’s actually a historian by training. In actuality, he’s a bit of both. I recently watched a talk (video at bottom of this post) that he […]
The Grade 5 children just wrapped up their theme on sound. As part of the theme, they did a number of experiments which helped them understand the properties of sounds waves. At the end of the theme, a couple of children did a project showcasing what they had learnt. Here is a project from Tanya. She described 7 facts about […]
We’ve all been stuck indoors for very long now. Children in Bangalore haven’t been to school for 18 months now. And that is a very long time to stay away from your friends and the vibrant atmosphere that school offers. Earlier this week, I asked the Grade 4 children to do some research for a field trip. With cases being […]
We’ve done it for 18 months now. Wow! 18 months! If you’re not in India and are reading this, a quick FYI. Primary schools in India have been shut since March 2020. All teaching has been online since then. 🤯 You’d think we’d be experts at it by now, but when it comes to online teaching and learning, there are always […]
Over the last few days, we have been sharing quotes from influential people that reimagine the way the world looks at education. It can be accessed on Instagram and Facebook using #ProjectFifty. In this post, we capture the first seven posts from the last week. On Conformity The first one is from Steve Wozniak, on conformity. Isn’t it high time […]
Then why is much of education devoid of art? I was on a casual internet wander the other day when I come across a quote: Art encourages children to think, developing skills and confidence as they go. Which got me thinking. In their early years, children muck around with lots of art — play dough, clay, painting, colouring, sketches. You name it, and […]