“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” – Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the USA
Today, we live in a world where attention spans have been considerably reduced, and some of the most crucial conversations are completed within 140 characters. And, when you add the advancements in science and technology to this scenario, it becomes evidently clear that sticking to dated methods of learning is no longer going to make the cut. The same old mold of classroom lectures-homework-exams will not only fail to resonate with the modern learners but also incite no added zeal for learning in the young minds.
This is the reason why we, at Sapphire International School, recognized among the Top 5 Schools in Noida, believe that the key to modern education lies in experiential learning. Being a form of learning that focuses on engaging students through hands-on experiences and reflection, experiential learning can truly bring out the skills and virtues of the young learners. Having said that, let’s delve deeper into the prime reasons why we, at Sapphire, always encourage this form of learning at our school and among our pupils.
A prospect to encourage greater creativity
The key focus of experiential learning is to engage the creative aspects of children’s minds in seeking the most fulfilling and unique solutions to hands-on tasks. When we teach them about the theories and facts in class and give them assignments that put those learnings to test, it’s their creative minds that come to the rescue in helping them find the right solutions.
An effective opportunity for deeper reflection
Reflection is the key aspect of the experiential learning process. The incorporation of concrete experiences with abstract concepts and reflecting on the outcome make students engage more areas of their brain in making deeper connections with the material. It makes them analyze the effect of their actions on the outcome and the difference of their outcome from their fellow classmates. This ensures a better understanding of the application of the concepts.
Connecting the classroom learning with the real world
At Sapphire International School, we firmly believe that all our classroom lectures and teachings will go in vain if the material does not pertain to the real world. Besides, we can only make students stop tuning out from the lectures when the concepts and data are made ‘real’ by involving hands-on activities that produce actual results. It gives children a greater opportunity of interacting with the information as per their own learning capacities.
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