Alternative schools: Meaning, Aims and Instances

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A GLANCE AT
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
By
FaqueerHathibKK
Assistant Professor of Education
KeyiSahib Training College
National Teacher Platform.com

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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
WHAT IS AN
ALTERNATIVE
SCHOOL?

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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
Alternative school is an educational
system which is set up in a
nontraditional manner in curriculum
and methodologies so that to occupy
the children with special needs or those
who are not ready to be a part of the
traditional educational system because
of some socio-cultural factors
WHAT IS AN
ALTERNATIVE
SCHOOL?

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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
To provide creative environment for gifted children
To Occupy differently abled children
To Provide Education for Socially Excluded
To Safeguard the Traditional Cultures
To Ensure Social Justice
To Ensure the Balance of the Society
To Enhance the Quality of Life At all the Areas
To Create Contact with Nature
To Promote Indigenous Art Forms
To Accelerate the Pace of Modernization
To Ensure education for All
Aims and
Objectives
of
Alternative
Schools

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Alternative
Schools in India
Alternative
Schools in
India

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Let’s have a
Journey to a Few
Alternative
Schools in India
KANAVU
An Alternative School in Vayanadu
A globally popular alternative
school, founded by k.J.Baby, A
famous writer, film director
and activist in Kerala in the
year 2007 at Cheengodein
VayanaduDistrict of Kerala in
India.

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KANAVU
An Alternative School in Vayanadu
“not only educate
[Adivasichildren], but
also cultivate a sense of
pride in themselves.”
And listen to the words
of the founder

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An Alternative School in Vayanadu
And Now it is regarded as a
true model for giving
education to tribal
communities without
degenerating their traditional
culture and social norms.

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KANAVU
An Alternative School in Vayanadu
The first thing taught
at ‘Kanavu’ is to
stand on one’s own
feet by knowing
oneself.

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And it is none other
than the great
Socrates once told
“ Know thyself”

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And How they
are made know
themselves?

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Through Learning the
folksongs, stories and
traditional art forms with
their meaning,
interpretations and
historical backgrounds

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Then aren’t
they getting
science
education?

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Of course, they are
getting science
education, but
through direct
experience with
nature

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They are provided
coaching for
attending
competitive exams,
as well

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That, too, along with

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Training in the so
called traditional
martial art called
‘Kalarippayattu’

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KANAVU
An Alternative School in Vayanadu

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An Alternative School in Vayanadu
Trucking in the forest

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KANAVU
An Alternative School in Vayanadu

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An Alternative School in Vayanadu
Collecting traditional
medicines and
learning about it in a
scientific manner

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KANAVU
An Alternative School in Vayanadu

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An Alternative School in Vayanadu
Swimming and
playing in the
forest rivers

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Journey to a Few
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Schools in India
ANAND NIKETAN
An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra
It was founded in 1998 by a
group of professionals from
Nashik, who had got frustrated
with the existing educational
system which had been
extremely bookish, exam
oriented and mechanical

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An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra
Learning through experience and its application.
Systematic and Comprehensive Study of
Subjects.
Understanding the inter-relationship of
Education and Life.
Develop Balanced Thinking and Psychological
Competence in children.
Entrepreneurship Development
AIMS

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An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra
What is happening there?

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An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra
Learning mathematics
with colorful materials
STD 1 Students

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ANAND NIKETAN
An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra
Observing
surroundings-bushes,
flowers, birds etc. And
they even observe slab
casting i.e. construction
work, sound and noise
made by the laborers
STD 2 Students

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An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra
They are at kitchen, and
now preparing
vegetable soup
STD 3 Students

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An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra
Drawing pictures
and coloring on the
basis of the poem
given to them
STD 4 Students

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An Alternative School in Nashik, Maharashtra
Going to a factory
to see how a
material is created
scientifically
STD 5 Students

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SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
Started by
Gopalakrishnanand
Vijayalakshmi, A teacher
Couple at Agali
Panchayathof Attappadi
in Palakkaduof Kerala in
India

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
We would better have a
flash back to the
historical events which
paved way for the
establishment of such a
great experimental
school

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
Both joined as
teachers of a public
school in Attappadi

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
They were gifted
with three children-
Goutham,Kannadi
and Unniyarcha

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
They were frustrated
to feel that the
formal education
was nothing else to
do with except
making the pupils
prepare for a job

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
Both of them got
themselves resigned
from the post of Govt.
teachers and started
their dream school at the
forest area of Agali
panchayathof Attappadi.

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
The first student was
their own son, Gautham,
and later other local
children also started
enrolling

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
There was no formal
curriculum or rigid
methodologies.
Everything was organized
naturally.

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
The place was a hill area
with few trees and the
soil had become just as
desert. They believed
that education should
start here i.e. to teach
the children how to
survive

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An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
They started afforesting
the major part of the
area by making use of
organic farming
strategies.

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SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
They started learning
traditional art forms as
they believed that art
has no boundary.

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SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
They learnt biology,
physics, chemistry,
mathematics and social
science from the
surroundings itself.

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SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
They learnt language by
interacting and
discussing in the version
of language which they
felt more comfortable for
them.

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Journey to a Few
Alternative
Schools in India
SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
Unfortunately they were
forced to close the
school in 1995 on
account of financial
struggle and some other
issues with staff.

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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
Let’s have a
Journey to a Few
Alternative
Schools in India
SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
Unfortunately they were
forced to close the
school in 1995 on
account of financial
struggle and some other
issues with staff.

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Let’s have a
Journey to a Few
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SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
But Goutham, who never
got any formal
education, returned to
Sarangin 2013 with a
mission of rebuilding
Sarangas a rural
university.

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Journey to a Few
Alternative
Schools in India
SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
Still Sarangis not functioning as
alternative school with regular
students, but Gouthamand
team organize camps and
training programmesfor those
who are in search for some
creative and natural learning for
their children

49. A GLANCE AT
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
Let’s have a
Journey to a Few
Alternative
Schools in India
SARANG
An Alternative School in Attappadi, Kerala
Still Sarangis not functioning as
alternative school with regular
students, but Gouthamand
team organize camps and
training programmesfor those
who are in search for some
creative and natural learning for
their children