HOLISTIC EDUCATION
Early Childhood
Go right, go left. Come on, get your socks up, think straight! In a world taught to rely heavily on learning by rote, this programme is a flagship NalandaWay offering geared to introduce the free flow of arts into conventional learning methods. The idea behind the programme is simple – to introduce literacy and numeracy in young children through storytelling and art.
The methodology derives from NalandaWay’s philosophy of using arts for education and emancipation. Through introducing children to the arts at an early age, we wish to inculcate a sense of curiosity and develop a child’s interests in the world around them. Our programme equips the children to express themselves authentically while also helping them negotiate the world around them.
FEATURED PROJECT
Gutar Goo
Gutar Goo is an early literacy and arts initiative to support children between ages 3 and 6 in the Anganwadis of Delhi and Noida. This project is supported by HCL Foundation. Our children 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.
methods used for experience & 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
