The nourishment of ideas
Anandhi The whole of Waldorf education can be viewed from the perspective of health – physical, emotional, and mental. During the first seven years, everything is done to establish health in the child...
View ArticleWalking on the “wild” side
Sanchita Sharma I never knew that the woods and the wild could be so adventurous until I ventured into the wild along with my students of class VIII. My experience of exploring nature’s wild beauty...
View ArticleBeyond words!
Ratna Rao Writing is one of the most important skills in learning a language. But more often than not it is an agonizing task for learners to accomplish. Effective writing needs many skills:...
View Article“Inhabiting” ecological exhibits
Divya Choudary Teaching children about biodiversity is not a simple task. It is a vast subject and we have to consider how children at home and in schools can wrap their heads around it. While the term...
View ArticleA comprehensive guide
Naina Joseph When you are writing do you ever hesitate over using dependent or dependant? Do you write hoard when you mean horde? If you do then you are with much of the English-speaking world because...
View ArticleDiversity: the spice of life
If you are a parent of at least two children, you are already familiar with the question of whether to treat them differently or equally. When you want to reward one of your children with a toy car or...
View ArticleFrom seeing to knowing
Yasmin Jayathirtha Through the articles I have been writing for some time, I have documented experiments (mainly in chemistry) that can be done simply in a classroom or in an ‘unspecialized’...
View ArticleI have confidence in me
Aditi Mathur and Ratnesh Mathur The four words most often heard in Geniekids when parents walk in are, “My child lacks confidence.” “Oh really?” a voice inside me objects, “Perhaps he is not confident...
View Article‘Team’ up to empower your school
Steven Rudolph If you work in a school as a teacher or administrator, you will surely recognize the power of teams. When a task needs to be accomplished, a group of dedicated, cooperative people can...
View ArticleSeize the moment
There’s no disagreeing that education is at the centre of any programme of change. History has shown us that propaganda seeking to change mindsets and cultural meanings finds its way into textbooks and...
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