From my Sketchbook

After a basic layout of the school ground we have started work on site. As a result many decisions are taken on site, even in many cases working drawings are being prepared on site and given to the masons. Many decisions are being taken on site, sketches are being made instantly through discussion.

Entry gate (bamboo construction)

The small hills with slipper

the 'macha' or platform for slipper?

small house/ learning in groups

slipper in adventure play area

Followings are few working drawings prepared by Fuad and me for masons

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We got our Experimental School

Its Tulatuli Primary School After a rigorous (I will surely call it rigorous considering all the aspects we considered) selection process finally we all (me, Simon, Sarah and Eva) are unanimous about one school- Tulatuli Primary School. The reasons or the justifications for the selection of this school is- 1) Communication is easy from the place of the researcher and also from any point where we can have the construction materials we would like to use. This is important as we are going to work here for a longer period of time. 2) The school is typical of most of the primary schools in all its aspects- the number of teachers and students, the physical condition and design of the school buildings and also the size of the school ground. 3) The teachers seem enthusiastic. The Headmaster is a young energetic person and I hope that he can motivate his co-teachers in this project. The H...

How it looks now!

Our deadline was January 15, 2015 to provide the children with a new school ground and also an outdoor classroom. We were pretty much on time and so far it has taken a good shape. The children have already started using the school ground. We will assess the risks and there will be some additions too later on based on how it is being used now. Here are some pictures of how it looks like now. Outdoor Classroom Growing Area Wet Learning Area Learning through Play Natural Learning Area Shelter Learning with Loose parts Pathway/ Stepping Stones Flat Area/Playground Marking We did not yet work on it. As the soil is compact and children generally use some stick to mark the playground for certain play (for example 'chi-kut') . We will observe a few days and then decide on the probable location for a finished playground marking. I am in a fix wheth...

Successful completion of the Workshop entitled 'The role of School building and outdoor environment on children's learning'

We were supposed to hold this workshop in the beginning of February. Due to some unavoidable reasons we had to postpone it but we are really happy to inform you all that the workshop was held last saturday, 14 March 2015 at Raipura PTI, Narsingdi. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology was a partner in this effort. The purpose was to disseminate the knowledge we have gathered through the process of our research on children's environment. We talked about the school environment as a whole with an emphasis on the outdoor environment of primary schools. I have worked with Tulatoli Government Primary School very closely for the last few months. During this period I have shared my views and opinions with the teachers and also come to know about many things in close interaction with the teachers for hours. While I was in Edinburgh me and Dr Simon Bell thought about organizing a workshop so that we can include the design ideas from diverse group of teachers for the developm...

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