Shortcomings of alternative learning schools
Achieving the balanceShikshantar school
Founded on September 28th, 2002, Shikshantar is built on the principle that every child has an inherent ability to learn. Integrated education Since most alternative learning schools in India are limited to pre-primary and progressive international practices area employed to make learning or primary schools the students after passing out from such schools face meaningful for every individual at Shikshantar, child or adult. issues in adjusting to the rigorous curriculum in conventional schools. On the other hand students shifting from conventional schools to alternate Shikshantar is affiliated to the CISCE Board. The belief is that education learning schools find the education less competitive and rigorous. is much more than merely teaching a syllabus and preparing children for examinations.
Adjustment issues
Admission to higher education institutes
Though some have a college preparation focus, due to lack of competitive spirit among students and lack of standardized evaluation processes many face challenges in securing seats in higher education colleges.
Low populations; narrow horizons for students good in sports
Since these schools have a limited student populations opportunities to join sports teams and other extracurricular programs abundant at many public high schools may not be present in alternative education settings.
Learnings:
The school through its innovative teaching practices and curriculum tries to overcome the shortcomings seen in other alternative schools.
Proposition To create a new branch of Shikshantar school in Noida in a school district to create awareness for alternative learning schools through addition of revenue generating spaces in form of auditorium, exhibition spaces and international standard sports facilities. Revenue collected would help in running the school as such schools are mostly private funded.
The school should achieve a delicate balance by fostering natural inclinations The project would aim at exploring how the pedagogy and philosophy at younger ages and imbibing competitiveness at teenage. In order to of Waldorf education system and Shikshantar school curriculum could be minimize the shortcomings the school should have: translated into design. The new school campus would try to cater to the age-group of 2-19 years old under one integrated campus coupled with • Standardized curriculum and evaluation process in secondary school residential facilities that could be a part of the second phase of the project. while having alternative learning practices in the lower grades • Strategies employed to smooth such a transition • Comparable student populations to conventional schools
1.3 | Proposition
School FOR alternative education 23