The Express Train
Go right, go left. Come on, get your socks up, think straight! In a world taught to rely heavily on learning by rote, the Express Train is a flagship Nalandaway program geared to introduce the free flow of arts into conventional learning methods. Created primarily for 3 to 6 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds, the Express Train was first piloted across anganvadis in Noida. The idea behind the program is simple – to induce literacy and numeracy in young children through storytelling and art. (Know More)
The aim is for every child to learn to experience their senses fully while developing cognitive, physical-motor, language-communication and socio-emotional skills. The Express Train is a program that envelops many other stakeholders within its sensitive & humanistic framework, including teachers and mothers. An environment of support and guidance is created and perpetuated through consistent communication with stakeholders who directly have an impact on the children’s lives.
experience and exploration
- Storytelling
- Richly illustrated print material
(flashcards, workbooks etc.) - Drawing with crayons, chalk and paint
- A tech-led smart teaching device
- Music, songs and rhymes
- Dance and organic movement
children aboard the express train have
- Shown improved listening & speaking skills.
- Become more acquainted with the print medium.
- Learnt to use art as a way to express
themselves & what they perceive. - Exhibited attitudes necessary for
critical thinking & problem solving. - Become more school-ready.
- Shown improved listening & speaking skills.
- Become more acquainted with the print medium.
- Learnt to use art as a way to express
themselves & what they perceive. - Exhibited attitudes necessary for
critical thinking & problem solving. - Become more school-ready.
