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VOL. 16 No. 2
Out Of The Box, Out Of The City

SiSTER’S STREnGTH
Innovation in education creates unique schools that reach out to sister cyril mooney known as ‘nun in army
the larger communities of society and nurtures individuals through boots’ is an Irish nun who came and settled
in kolkata to work in the Loreto schools.
different methods. She runs a school that houses, feeds, and
educates street-dwelling kids. the kids are
THE fLOATiNG SCHOOL called rainbows. Find out why she
is called the ‘nun in army boots’.
The Loktak Lake in Manipur is home to India’s first
floating school. This elementary school was set up with
an aim to educate the children of fishermen.

Grandma is
a pupil now. THE pLATfORM SCHOOL
Her pickle also
THE GRANDMA is wow. A school run on a railway platform educates kids who are
For her, I bow! engaged in activities like selling tea on platforms, cleaning
SCHOOL coaches, or are homeless. Language and mathematics
Education is not limited to children is taught to students here. There are over 10 platform
and the Aajibaichi Shala in schools in states like Bihar, at the Barauni junction, and
Phangane village of Thane district Odisha.
in Maharashtra proves that. This
school is for grandmothers who THE NATuRE SCHOOL
did not get an education. All of Located in a picturesque village, Chirag School in Simayal
them sit together and learn how in Nainital, focuses on sustainability and inclusivity.
to read and write in Marathi.
The school allows students to learn at their own pace,
THE TRiBAL SCHOOL without the pressure of exams. Engagement with nature,
conservation, and activities like gardening, nature walks
Tribal communities in Bhubaneswar are educated at form an important part of the curriculum here.
Kalinga Institute of Social Science. It was started in 1993
with just 125 tribal students. It is today considered to be
the largest free residential institute for tribal children.
Trusha Chhag, Viii b, bright Day school Cbse, Vasna, Vadodara ACTiViTY: YOuR uNiQuE SCHOOL
Druk Padma Karpo School
THE MuSiC SCHOOL in Ladakh, remembered
for its appearance in the
Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya in Kalakeri Dharwad district film '3 Idiots’ is a unique
in Karnataka is a music gurukul. Students from rural school which is known for
background are provided free education and food at this its architecture and uses of
residential school. The cottages here are named after traditional and sustainable
ragas like Asavari, Bhairavi, Khamaj, Thodi. methods in making the
most of technology, such
as solar power.
Create a plan for the idea of your unique school. Use the
pointers below to develop the plan.

Central idea of the school, unique infrastructure, kind of
students, teaching methods

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