“Journey of new team members into an organization” – To read this in English, please click here. “संस्थेमध्ये नवीन सदस्यांचा प्रवास” – हा ब्लॉग मराठी मध्ये वाचण्यासाठी, येथे क्लिक करा। हम एक दोपहर बात करने लगे की जब लोग किसी नयी संस्था से जुड़ते हैं तो क्या चीज़े उनकी मदद करते हैं, इस बदलाव से साथ आगे…
A glimpse into home visits in educational spaces
Lekha, a social worker, had been working with the Lallubhai community for 13 years when the ideation of Khoj (erstwhile Khoj Community School) began, in December, 2016. Khoj is a Social-Emotional-Learning-(SEL)-integrated educational initiative implemented in partnership with Mumbai’s public schooling system and local communities. The education model of Khoj is experiential and multicultural and incorporates…
Building responsive and need-based SEL opportunities
Khoj is Apni Shala’s Social-Emotional-Learning-(SEL)-integrated school initiative that runs from K-4 and will expand each year with one grade forward. At Khoj, all grades have a SEL curriculum designed wherein the objective and the learning outcomes developed are age and grade appropriate. At present, the curriculum is formed around the five core competencies of- self-awareness,…
Discovering students’ wisdom in classrooms
I (Samidha) was facilitating a session with grade 5 students on forgiveness. I asked them, “write about some of the situations where we were able to show forgiveness towards other people.” A student shared that it was difficult for him to forgive his friend. He added, “I felt really bad when he did that action”. …
Understanding the social emotional learning journeys of our students: part 2 of 2
Hum ek doosre ke emotions samjhe toh, hum ek doosre ko better samajh sakte hain.” [“If we understand each other’s emotions, we can understand each other better.”] This is part two of a two-part blog that attempts to understand the social emotional learning journeys of students from two Mumbai-based public schools who’ve been a part…
Understanding the social emotional learning journeys of our students: part 1 of 2
“Hum ek doosre ke emotions samjhe toh, hum ek doosre ko better samajh sakte hain.” [“If we understand each other’s emotions, we can understand each other better.”] As facilitators of Apni Shala’s School Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Programme 1a, we (Ajmer and Niranjan) started our journey as authors of this blog with a question: what do…
Narrative Ideas at Khoj
Informed by Narrative Practices, a post-modern therapy practice, we believe that people are meaning makers, and the meanings we give to our experiences shape our lives and the actions we take. Stories shape life in the present and future, and they exist in a context. Narrative Practices also guide us that people, including the young…
Trying to understand the “why” of facilitation
“They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Carl W. Buechner After one of the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) sessions, Shahbaan Shah, my colleague at Apni Shala, and I were debriefing about the theme we had taken to the class that day. During the discussion,…
Curriculum as Practice for SEL Facilitators
“एसईएल फसिलिटेटर्स के लिए अभ्यास के रूप में पाठ्यचर्या” – इस आर्टिकल को हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें। “एसईएल सुविधाकर्त्याच्या सरावासाठी अभ्यासक्रम” – हा ब्लॉग मराठी मध्ये वाचण्यासाठी, येथे क्लिक करा। At Apni Shala, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process of nurturing cognitive, emotional, and behavioural wellbeing for self and society. This involves creating opportunities…
Power of Facilitator’s Stories in Social Emotional Development of Students
“स्टूडेंट्स के सामाजिक भावनात्मक विकास के लिए फैसिलिटेटर के कहानियों कि शक्ति” – इस आर्टिकल को हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें। “विद्यार्थ्यांच्या सामाजिक भावनिक विकासामध्ये फॅसिलिटेटरच्या कथांचा योगदान” – हा ब्लॉग मराठी मध्ये वाचण्यासाठी, येथे क्लिक करा। It was the year 2017 when I (Aditi) happened to visit an Apni Shala classroom, we were having…
Ways to Dismantle Competition in Schools
स्कूल में कम्पटीशन को कम करने के कुछ तरीके – इस आर्टिकल को हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें। “स्पर्धा नष्ट करण्याचेमार्ग” – हा ब्लॉग मराठी मध्ये वाचण्यासाठी, येथे क्लिक करा। We noticed in the last few months, many students wanted to “stand first in line”, “always wanted to win the race”, etc. We recognise…
Unpacking school leadership in the public school context
“पब्लिक स्कूल के संदर्भ में स्कूल नेतृत्व को समझना” – इस ब्लॉग को हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें। “शासकीय शाळेच्या संदर्भात शालेय नेतृत्व” – हा ब्लॉग मराठी मध्ये वाचण्यासाठी, येथे क्लिक करा। When we talk about leadership, what thoughts come to your mind? What does it mean to lead a team? Is it only taking…
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