FAQ About EVS

The topics/themes chosen have a child centered integrated approach. The curriculum is designed in such a way that it widens the horizon of the child's understanding from near to far i.e first child learns about self then moves to family, next about neighborhood, city, country and finally whole world. The subject focuses on raising awareness and building capacities of communities to elaborate a vision of a socially and environmentally sustainable environment. Curriculum refers to the theory of education, learning by doing. Children learn best by being involved in learning, actively engaging with many different activities. A child must discover for herself. Therefore, the emphasis is on inquiry based learning which lays stress on the processes of scientific inquiry, problem solving skills and creative thinking abilities based on locally available natural and human resources. Topics included in the books are obliged to display sensitivity towards diversity, equity and gender. The content is required to have locale specificity in the context of a global vision. It should be multi-sourced and accessed. Textbooks essentially be empowering than indoctrinating, and act as a power house of knowledge generators.