My Good School: Global implications

My Good School (MGS) offers a tailormade school experience; altering the environment by empowering students and focussing on personal and social development with the help of different stakeholders, namely, teachers, management and the community at large.

Our philosophy of quality in education is about offering an environment where experiential learning is made possible through activities beyond just study, brings to life learning that would otherwise be theoretical and uncoordinated.

We have demonstrated that learning can be easily personalised, and assessment must be a fun process to leave a life long impact. 

The Education System – The challenges at hand for both government and private schools

1. Students and teachers might be insensitive to their surroundings due to lack of awareness.
2. ‘Spoon-feeding’ culture, students are almost entirely dependent on their teachers and are not being creative.
3. Students and teachers have a lack of interaction beyond school.
4. Students have limited knowledge beyond the scope of their curriculum.
5. Rigid school schedule forces students to focus on academics and stops them from exploring their interests. 
6. Many schools are unaware that their environment might be unhealthy for some students and teachers because many times, we do not see failure as an opportunity to grow and learn.

Education = Service + Skill + Sport + Study

The ‘My Good School’ program works for the ‘Personal and social development of individuals’ by creating a suitable learning environment for students and teachers alike. It encourages schools to focus on Service, Skill, Sport and Study so that they can grow as individuals.

Global implications

The world today is focusing on ‘social and emotional learning’ (SEL), the MGS helps

?Builds a greater engagement between stakeholders and this build empathy, trust 

?Provides space for mentorship to the teachers and community members

?Helps young people with skills to prepare them for the world, this includes vocational and social skills

College readiness

Similar to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Outward Bound, Scouts & Guides and similar programs do for schools do for mainstream and residential school with a focus on Middle and Secondary Schools, the MGS works with a whole school approach for learning and reflection. We have used the experience of extra-curricular and sport activity and provided a structure to monitor the outcome.

Appreciation of one another

The four sections offer the opportunity to provide a learning experience to all; this makes way for involving the students and the community to not only discover new talent but also help a young person work to exploring possibilities for careers post-school.

The ‘My Good School’ program not only encourages students to focus on experiential learning but also focuses on helping its teachers, institution management the community at large.

“MGS connect the passionate teachers, management, community and the students with common areas of interest in hobbies and activities beyond the classroom, thus working to help each excel and work to better learning outcomes.”

- Principal – partner school 

Impact

?As the world today is focusing on ‘social and emotional learning’ (SEL), the MGS helps build a greater engagement between stakeholders and this build empathy, trust and provides space for mentorship to the teachers and community members.

?The MGS helps young people with skills to prepare them for the world; this includes vocational and social skills.

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? Sandeep Dutt, Learning Forward India Foundation, the article is part of a presentation for the Learning Forward Annual Conference 2019, presented in association with Karl Clauset & Devanjali Dutt.

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