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HOLISTIC EDUCATION _IN

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

By –SAMINAH KHANPh.D scholar

Department of EducationRavenshaw University , Cuttack.

What is holistic education?

It emphasizes the education of the student beyond

the confines of the classroom and moves the

concept of a child-centred educational approach

to a much more radical programme of education.

Soul of Holistic Education

• I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is fascinating and the human mind is curious. I want them to understand it so that they will be positioned to make it a better place. Knowledge is not the same as morality, but we need to understand if we are to avoid past mistakes and move in productive directions. An important part of that understanding is knowing who we are and what we can do... Ultimately, we must synthesize our understandings for ourselves. The performance of understanding that try matters are the ones we carry out as human beings in an imperfect world which we can affect for good or for ill. (Howard Gardner 1999: pp.180-181)

NEED OF THE TIME

It is time to recreate within schools

• the caring,

• nurturing,

• socializing functions historically performed at

home.

THE FOCUS

CHILD

Student Profile

• Acts with social and academic maturity and integrity• Takes ownership of her/ his own development and

learning through planning and prioritization, and s/he ensures that through her/his own determination of tasks completed on time

• Demonstrates flexibility and a creative approach to problem solving

• Develops and maintains relationships through their interpersonal skills

• Demonstrates a reflective approach and an attitude of continuous improvement

Student Profile

• Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills

• Demonstrates good meeting management and involvement behaviours

• Seeks to bring clarity to decision-making

• Through an understanding of their subject areas, their interdependencies and interrelationships, they can appreciate the interconnections in human knowledge; they can appreciate and debate global issues and the impact of human activity on the environment.

Classsroom

community, which is within the

larger community of the school,

which is within the larger community of the village,town, or city, and which is, by extension,

within the larger community of humanity.

How life is lived at the smallest level should reflect what is considered to be “right living” in the largest context.

THE TEACHER

. an orchestrator

. a coach

rather than just an information provider. S/he has the job of more than just transferring knowledge.

THE CURRICULUM

• Not limited to only text –books and exercise books.

A HOLISTIC CLASSROOMTHROUGH XSEED

Thank You

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