Experiential Academics

Salient features of SOM's Academics

It WILL BE Experiential

Experiential and hands-on learning is always fun.

100s of such activities with very low cost material are made available by Arvind Gupta on his YouTube channel. They can be an important part of science and maths classes, both for rural and urban population. Children will themselves work individually on such activities and think critically behind the principles of such activities. They will be asked questions which would challenge them to think even more critically and apply the principles in other parts of their surroundings.

For RURAL AREAS: It WILL use COST-EFFECTIVE material

Demonstrates Newton's 3rd law of motion - Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

MAJOR EMPHASIS WILL BE ON projects that encourage critical thinking and problem solving

Upto 8th class, Project Based Learning (PBL) will be used to teach most of the concepts. After 8th class, lecture based methods along with PBL may be used.

Project based learning need not be expensive. It can be done for any economic level. It is just a way of teaching. Project problems can be decided depending on the budget.

These are not those kind of projects that can be bought readymade from market or those that are too trivial. They are made to make children think critically and need work. Each project problem is designed as per the age of the children.

Project Based Learning is used in India as well in some schools, like Mirambika.

Excellent video on Project Based Learning

Another video on Project Based Learning

PBL Works