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- 1. CIE A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS By Faqueer Hathib KK Assistant Professor of Education Keyi Sahib Training College National Teacher Platform.com
- 2. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS WHAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL?
- 3. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Alternative school is an educational system which is set up in a nontraditional manner in curriculum and methodologies so that to occupy the children with special needs or those who are not ready to be a part of the traditional educational system because of some socio-cultural factors WHAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL?
- 4. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS To provide creative environment for gifted children To Occupy differently abled children To Provide Education for Socially Excluded To Safeguard the Traditional Cultures To Ensure Social Justice To Ensure the Balance of the Society To Enhance the Quality of Life At all the Areas To Create Contact with Nature To Promote Indigenous Art Forms To Accelerate the Pace of Modernization To Ensure education for All Aims and Objectives of Alternative Schools
- 5. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India Alternative Schools in India
- 6. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu A globally popular alternative school, founded by k.J.Baby, A famous writer, film director and activist in Kerala in the year 2007 at Cheengode in Vayanadu District of Kerala in India.
- 7. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu “not only educate [Adivasi children], but also cultivate a sense of pride in themselves.” And listen to the words of the founder
- 8. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu And Now it is regarded as a true model for giving education to tribal communities without degenerating their traditional culture and social norms.
- 9. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu The first thing taught at ‘Kanavu’ is to stand on one’s own feet by knowing oneself.
- 10. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu And it is none other than the great Socrates once told “ Know thyself”
- 11. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu And How they are made know themselves?
- 12. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu Through Learning the folksongs, stories and traditional art forms with their meaning, interpretations and historical backgrounds
- 13. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu Then aren’t they getting science education?
- 14. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu Of course, they are getting science education, but through direct experience with nature
- 15. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu They are provided coaching for attending competitive exams, as well
- 16. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu That, too, along with
- 17. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu Training in the so called traditional martial art called ‘Kalarippayattu’
- 18. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu
- 19. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu Trucking in the forest
- 20. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu
- 21. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu Collecting traditional medicines and learning about it in a scientific manner
- 22. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu
- 23. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India KANAVU An Alternative School in Vayanadu Swimming and playing in the forest rivers
- 24. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India ANAND NIKETAN An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra It was founded in 1998 by a group of professionals from Nashik, who had got frustrated with the existing educational system which had been extremely bookish, exam oriented and mechanical
- 25. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India ANAND NIKETAN An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra Learning through experience and its application. Systematic and Comprehensive Study of Subjects. Understanding the inter-relationship of Education and Life. Develop Balanced Thinking and Psychological Competence in children. Entrepreneurship Development AIMS
- 26. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India ANAND NIKETAN An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra What is happening there?
- 27. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India ANAND NIKETAN An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra Learning mathematics with colorful materials STD 1 Students
- 28. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India ANAND NIKETAN An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra Observing surroundings- bushes, flowers, birds etc. And they even observe slab casting i.e. construction work, sound and noise made by the laborers STD 2 Students
- 29. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India ANAND NIKETAN An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra They are at kitchen, and now preparing vegetable soup STD 3 Students
- 30. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India ANAND NIKETAN An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra Drawing pictures and coloring on the basis of the poem given to them STD 4 Students
- 31. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India ANAND NIKETAN An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra Going to a factory to see how a material is created scientifically STD 5 Students
- 32. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala Started by Gopalakrishnan and Vijayalakshmi, A teacher Couple at Agali Panchayath of Attappadi in Palakkadu of Kerala in India
- 33. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala We would better have a flash back to the historical events which paved way for the establishment of such a great experimental school
- 34. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala Both joined as teachers of a public school in Attappadi
- 35. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala They were gifted with three children- Goutham,Kannadi and Unniyarcha
- 36. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala They were frustrated to feel that the formal education was nothing else to do with except making the pupils prepare for a job
- 37. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala Both of them got themselves resigned from the post of Govt. teachers and started their dream school at the forest area of Agali panchayath of Attappadi.
- 38. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala The first student was their own son, Gautham, and later other local children also started enrolling
- 39. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala There was no formal curriculum or rigid methodologies. Everything was organized naturally.
- 40. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala The place was a hill area with few trees and the soil had become just as desert. They believed that education should start here i.e. to teach the children how to survive
- 41. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala They started afforesting the major part of the area by making use of organic farming strategies.
- 42. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala They started learning traditional art forms as they believed that art has no boundary.
- 43. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala They learnt biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics and social science from the surroundings itself.
- 44. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala They learnt language by interacting and discussing in the version of language which they felt more comfortable for them.
- 45. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala Unfortunately they were forced to close the school in 1995 on account of financial struggle and some other issues with staff.
- 46. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala Unfortunately they were forced to close the school in 1995 on account of financial struggle and some other issues with staff.
- 47. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala But Goutham, who never got any formal education, returned to Sarang in 2013 with a mission of rebuilding Sarang as a rural university.
- 48. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala Still Sarang is not functioning as alternative school with regular students, but Goutham and team organize camps and training programmes for those who are in search for some creative and natural learning for their children
- 49. A GLANCE AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS Let’s have a Journey to a Few Alternative Schools in India SARANG An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala Still Sarang is not functioning as alternative school with regular students, but Goutham and team organize camps and training programmes for those who are in search for some creative and natural learning for their children