HASTI PUBLIC SCHOOL & JR. COLLEGE
BLOG NO. 83
AT OUR HASTI PRE SCHOOL children are taught through creative play, social interaction and natural expressions
We use the right blend of
Froebel’s Kindergarten System and child centered system of education used by Gujubhai Badheka , Anutai Wagh.
Today in this complex artical we will try to see the system propelled by
Friedrich Wilhelm august Froebel The German educator, psychologist, best known founder of the kindergarten system and one of the greatest contributors of the 19th century to the science of education.
He was an absolute idealist
To him education is a stage in the evolution of the child
Education helps to elevate child to a higher level and be a useful member of the society.
He introduces a new method of teaching related to the interest and inborn tendencies of children, which emphasizes natural development through self activities and experience
Froebel’s educational ideals
1. The whole universe is simply a unity. It demonstrates unity of substance, unity of origin and unity of purpose.
2. There is one eternal law-the law of unity-that governs all things, men and nature.
3. Education is a growth from within. Every one develops according to some universal law.
4. Education is a development by which and individual realizes that he is one unit of the all encompassing unity (God).
5. Development is possible only through activity and practice
6. The purpose of educationis to unfold the child’s innate power and awaken his spiritual nature so that he may have a spiritual union with god.
7. There is similarity between the growth of a plant and that of a child.
8. Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul
. 9. Play is the spontaneous activity of the child.Therefore it is the test to for their education.
10. Self activity is the greatest teacher. The teacher is only a guide. He should have full sympathy for the child.
Froebel’s kindergarten
Kindergarten is the system of pre-school in which children are taught through creative play, social interaction and natural expressions
. He called this school as kindergarten which means in German language as Garden of children’. He aimed children in his school to grow as freely as flowers in a garden.
He believed that
2. A child is repository of all good qualities and each child carries with in itself the seeds of its fullest development. Hence, He compared a school with a garden, a child with a seedling and a teacher with a gardener.
The name kindergarten signifies both a garden ‘for’ children and also a garden ‘of’ children.
A garden for children means a location where they can observe and interact with nature.
Garden of Children: A Garden of children means where they themselves can grow and develop in freedom from arbitrary political and social imperatives
. Features of Kindergarten 1. Free self Activity-Kindergarten system gives opportunity to carries out his impulses and motives. It provides for the free self activity.
2. Creativity- Child is in creative in nature. The kindergarten fosters creativity by process materials (gifts) for the child self directed activity.
3. Social Participation- It provides opportunities for participation in social activities and co- operative activities and which will encourage the child to discover himself and his world. As a result he can build social relationships.
4. Motor expression-Children are impulsive and physically active by nature. The kindergarten system promotes learning by doing
. 5. Gifts and occupations
as materials and method of education – Froebel design special materials known as gifts and a series of recommended activities known as occupations for use in kindergarten. The gifts are a set of geometric shapes such as balls, cubes, cut papers etc.
Occupations such as folding paper, clay modeling etc.
6. Teaching through play Play is the characteristics activity of childhood. Kindergarten system makes use of this play behavior for providing learning experiences to the child. So the child will learn many things easily and eagerly.
7. Teaching through songs, gestures and construction- Froebel says that singing, gestures and constructing something are the general nature of children. Hence, proper organization of these activities is the best means of their developments.
The Froebel’s Gifts are play materials for young children designed by Froebel for the original Kindergarten.
Gift-I The 1st gift is a soft ball or yarn ball insolidcolour,which is the right size for the hand of a small child
Gift-II The 2nd gift originally consisted of two wooden objects, a sphere and a cube
. Froebel called this gift “the child’s delight”
. Merit of Kindergarten System
It laid emphasis on early childhood education.
It gave importance to the principle of learning by play.
It develops imagination and creative capacities of children.
It develops mental, emotional, social, and spiritual qualities of children
This system broadened the concept and scope of the school as an essential social institution.
Demerits
The over emphasis on play is likely to distract the child from serious learning
The method requires a number of materials and specialized teachers which cannot be provided at all times.
At our Hasti school we emphasise on PLAY BASED LEARNING
& ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING
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