How much can an institution change or be nimble? Everyone has an opinion on how to run a school which brings with it fatigue in implementing change in schools. And so, schools push back and look for stability and the most convenient way is to focus on academic excellence. And as schools continue to assess success in academic terms, they resist any program that does not directly work on improving students’ academic results.
And yet, the present times demand a different set of skills, mindsets and capabilities from children. 21st-century skills like “communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and flexibility” are becoming more and more important for upcoming generations. Can schools be transformed to empower children with 21st-century skills needed in a rapidly changing global society? And can we scale effective education programs with a bottom-up approach?
Brainz Learning Lab:
For continuous improvement to happen, we need to develop schools to become learning organizations and for educators to become lifelong learners. It is also important to understand the need to innovate and improve from the point of view of the different stakeholders in schools. Brainz Learning Lab is an initiative to test new pedagogies, new ways of teaching, learning, and working in the school. Through small scale regular ‘learning by doing’ initiatives, the Learning Lab provides teachers with the autonomy to work with students to find ways that help drive student learning in the most effective manner.
The Brainz Learning Lab is currently running the following pilot programs in the school –
- Project Based Learning (Grade II)
- Project Based Learning (Grade III)
- AI in Education (Grades IX-XII)
- Improving Belongingness in Schools (Grade IX)