Packing learning into a trip

Jayanthi Sachitanand
Travel is popular as a leisure time activity, for pilgrimages and even for medical treatments. But the idea of travel as a teaching-learning tool is yet to be recognized. Make time for travel in your school calendar because the rewards it brings are far too many.

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Tryst with nature

Geetha Iyer
If school excursions are on your mind plan a trip to a wildlife sanctuary, national park or a biosphere reserve. Eco tours not only provide natural beauty and serene surroundings, they are also the best places to learn about conservation of and gain respect for the environment and animals therein.

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Having a field day of learning

Priya Mathur
What better way is there to teach geography than by visiting places? But taking a bunch of children outside the school is not always an easy task. And when you have children with special needs in your class it becomes that much more daunting. But it doesn’t have to be. If you are well-organized and properly planned taking all your students out can be exciting instead of frightening.

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Packing the picnic hamper

Radhika Mitter
Very young children can be a handful inside the classroom, imagine taking them out on a picnic! But this teacher was in for a pleasant surprise. Instead of tearing her hair out as she had feared, she came back, from her first picnic with her young students, a lot wiser.

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Adding depth and relevance to EVS

Tara Hariharan
It is when you are able to link what you learn inside a classroom with what lies outside that learning is complete. No matter how often you talk about conservation and preservation of the environment, it is only when you take your students out into the field that they actually realize the import of your lectures.

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Shining a light within

Ankita Rajasekharan
What does travel mean to you? A break from the routine? A time to relax? Rejuvenate? Travel can mean a lot more. It can help you discover yourself and teach you the essence of life.

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Gaining respect for cultural difference

Saif Omar and Faiza Khan
There is a lot that you learn while travelling. Not only do you learn about the history and geography of a place but you also learn about and gain respect for another culture, people and the environment. You learn to accept your responsibility towards preserving and maintaining nature’s balance.

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The world as our laboratory

Nadja Bester
What is the best way to learn about the world around you? By living it every day. We bring you a mother’s learning journey with her son, as they travel the world and experience and imbibe what it has to offer.

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The travelling teacher

Gita Krenek
The more experiences you gain, the more you grow. Both as a person and in your profession. The author shares with her readers how her experiences of teaching in different parts of the world helped her progress as a teacher.

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Some things don’t change

Shreya Prabhu Jindal
What is it like if you are a teacher on the move? How different are your experiences from those of a teacher that teaches the same set of students in the same classroom? According to the author, while you see new students in new settings, a teacher constantly on the move has experiences very similar to any other teacher.

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