Category: Mapping Directions

Pratap G, Vasanth G, Rajith P, Siva P, Raghu P, Sanjeev R
Science is a tool to enhance life experiences and find solutions to its many problems. The children at Isai Ambalam school near Auroville, don’t just learn science, geography, math and civics but engage with these subjects. Here are a few projects that students in this school undertook, which helped them closely understand life problems and use their knowledge of the different subjects to either solve problems or to enhance their understanding further.

Sanjay Sondhi
Citizen science is a beautiful idea that encourages common citizens to get involved with the natural world. By becoming citizen scientists we can help professional scientists collect data on animal/bird species, record observations and do our bit to conserve and protect this environment. It is one of the best ways to understand the environment and its various inhabitants and also a good way to introduce children to the natural world. So here’s how you can encourage your students to become citizen scientists.

Aniket Sule
Assessments should be tools that help us understand not just how well a student knows what was taught but also whether they will be able to apply their knowledge to make their everyday lives better. Currently our question papers are designed to test a student’s memory and speed. In order to realize the true nature of assessments, we have to change the way we design question papers and we can learn a lesson or two from the way Olympiad question papers are set.