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This school for girls in a hot Thar desert in India will surprise you with design and beauty:

 -  Read till the end to see beautiful photos shot in an Indian desert school. Can you imagine children studying in the middle of the Thar desert, where day temperatures peak close to 50 degrees Celsius and harsh winds cause sand to blow through the day? An architectural marvel, located just a six-minute drive away from Jaisalmer's famous Sand Dunes, has taken shape in Kanoi village, with an aim to educate girls and empower them. The  School is made of yellow sandstone, and surprisingly, has no air conditioners. Here, students can study and even play in the protected courtyard without worrying about the extreme weather. Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl's School will serve more than 400 girls, from kindergarten to class 10, from below the poverty line residing in the mystic Thar Desert region of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India-- where female literacy barely touches 32%. The school will be the first in a complex of three buildings known as the GYAAN Center. Desert Needs no ACs You can also

What is phonics in english and understanding Hauna phonics system:

HAUNA PHONICS HAUNA phonics is a systematic, child centred approach to teaching literacy skills. Children are taught the sounds of the letters in a specific order. Group 1- s, a, m, n, i, p, t Group 2-r, d, c, k, o, g, l Group 3- b, u, f, h, j, e, q Group 4- v, w, x, y, z,  Group 5- ai, ee, ai, oa, ue Group 6- Ng, ch, th, ah, OO, oo Group 7-ou, oi, or, er, ar After completion of one group of letters, children are taught how to blend and read words. Words that do not follow the phonics principle are named as Comm. words or frequently used words. Children are taught four lists of Comm. words in H3. List 1 I, me, he, be, to, do, no List 2 We, was, has, is, his, so, us List 3 All, go, she, my, are, here, one List 4 The, them, there, those, this, those, that, then, there Click to see video of Sounds of phonics: Further reading: Understanding Phonics of English language: So, what exactly is phonics? Phonics involves

Creative Holiday homework not for children but for parents, which every parent should read. Click to see:

-  The holiday assignment given by a school in Chennai to its children is going viral all over the world. The reason is simply that it has been designed very thoughtfully. Reading this makes one realize where we have actually arrived and what are we giving to our children? Annai Violet Matriculation and Higher Secondary School has given homework not for children but for parents, which every parent should read. they wrote- We enjoyed taking care of your children for the last 10 months. You must have noticed that they love coming to school. The next two months will be spent with their natural protector i.e. you. We are giving you some tips so that this time proves useful and happy for them. A. Eat meals with your children at least twice. Tell them about the importance of farmers and their hard work. And tell them not to waste their food. B. Let them wash their own plates after eating. Through such works, children will understand the value of hard work. C. Let them help you cook with you.

Teaching children to be creative:

 - Creativity is the ability to think about a task or a problem in a new or different way, or the ability to use the imagination to generate new ideas.  'Creativity allows us to view and solve problems more openly and with innovation. Creativity opens the mind. A society that has lost touch with its creative side is an imprisoned society, in that generations of people may be closed minded'. Being creative means you are open to expressing yourself and investigating the world around you. It can also mean you work to find a new and better way of answering a question or solving a problem. Children who experience stress may experience health problems and develop a bad attitude toward learning. The researchers also found that spending too much time on homework meant that students were not meeting their developmental needs or cultivating other critical life skills. Students were more likely to forgo activities, stop seeing friends or family, and not participate in hobbies. Old one but

Challenges faced by school counsellors as per study undertaken in India (Part 1.12)--:

 - Counselling skills are seen as an important area in educational institutions. The education boards like CBSE mandates schools to appoint counsellor. The schools which have appointed counsellors in the school environment, the counsellor face few challenges, as school involves multiple stakeholders- Teachers, Children, Parents, Management, Civil society (Civil society- When school is involved with collaborative programs with external institutions). There are some kinds of stigma attached to counsellor and counselling practices. When counsellor calls children to meet, they become very conscious to go to the counsellor even to have general interaction. Some responded that if a child goes to a dedicated counsellor, the child might think he has negativity in him. A counsellor said that rapport building takes much time. Children are afraid because they have misinformation about counselling. Class 1st to 5th children know counsellor as a Lifeskills teacher and not as a counsellor. It helps

Parenting requires parents to have patience:

- Parenting is no easy task and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. It takes patience, time, and a lot of trial and error to figure out what will work for your family. But as any parent will tell you, it can be worth the effort. Sometimes parents think they need to correct every little thing their children do or they’ll never learn right from wrong. But as adults we know that this isn’t the case. If we make an error at work, we don’t get corrected by our boss every time we do it – we just try not to repeat it.  Parents have a very important role in their child's wellbeing and character. Parents are the first teachers of children. How parents deal with children everyday is very crucial. Here are some ways that patience in parenting can help your family. The Best Ways to Keep Your Patience as a Parent. Why do we need to cultivate patience? What is the best way to cultivate patience as a parent? Follow the 5 quick rules below: 1. Don't be quick to anger.  Children don't re

A child's learning is directly connected to nutrition and health:

 - The nutrition and learning have a strong connection.  Proper nutrition 🥘 ensures students 👦 have the nutrients needed to learn at their best all day long. ‘From immunity, decreasing the risk of diseases, to improving sleep 🛌 and caring for our nervous systems, healthy eating 🍽  keeps the body performing at its best’. Many of the education 📖 programs are focusing on academic development, and do not look at other factors which are necessary for learning. There are important factors like socioeconomic, socioemotional, health, nutrition etc. which are necessary for an effective learning to happen.  In this article we are focusing on child's nurtrition and it's connection to learning. A child's nutrition and health are directly connected to child's learning. The three things have to be focused by a preschool environment. H- Health N- Nutrition E- Education The child's learning is also connected to the child's brain 🧠 engagement. If a child has to learn effec

Why it is important to let children fail:

Did the title of the blog feel absurd? Think of your life incidence where you actually learned to ride a bicycle on the busy streets of Mumbai without any training wheels. You fell many times, skinned your knees, cut your lip and hurt your ego. But you kept getting up again and again and eventually became comfortable with pedaling. It was an unforgettable experience for you—and similarly don’t you think it’s important that children today have similar life lessons both at home and in school. We live in a culture that is focused on the success of our children: admission to the "right" schools, the best college, sports teams, and countless other extracurricular activities. All parents want their children to be successful. What we forget or do not know is, ‘failure’ is also an important part of life that helps children to do trial and error and become confident in future endeavors of life. It turns out that letting kids fail, and fail big, is the best way for them to learn. It

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