Building & BaLA Initiatives
“Building and Bala initiatives promote physical and mental well-being through structured activities. Building initiatives focus on constructing community infrastructure, fostering teamwork and development. Bala initiatives prioritize youth empowerment, providing platforms for skill-building, education, and recreation. Together, they strengthen communities, promote health, and nurture future leaders.”
BALA
(Building as learning aid )
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- Bala is a way to holistically plan and use the school Infrastructure.It incorporates the ideas of creativity based learning child friendliness and inclusive education for children with special needs .It is about developing the school’s building as a learning aid.Bala allows children to learn all the time in school environment and make learning fun.
- Plan:- A team work of school administrators ,teachers,children,architects,
educationist ,painter and construction workers is essential so it brings multiple fields together. Development of spaces to create varied teaching learning situations.Colourful shape furniture,walls and ceiling make the learning process of children much easier.
Development of built elements in these spaces as teaching learning aisa.Stairs as a built element to learn while using it. The classroom , corridor,steps and staircase outdoor space,floor,wall,window ,door,ceiling , platform , furniture will be more decorative. - Importantance of Bala:-
- Make the environment of school exciting place , allowing children to learn easily with fun.
- Make the school a child friendly place.
- Creates conducine self learning situations for children can help creating inclusive learning spaces and provisions spaces for children with special needs.
- Allow teachers to adopt them to suit their specific needs.
- It can be introduced in existing and new school .
- Allow learning materials accessible to children ,at all times .
- It can be combined with building repairs and upgradation.
- Bala will be a great intervention in building for children to learn and teachers to communicate easily .
- Learning in school is now more easy , intresting ,joyful for children and teachers.
- Maximising educational values value of built structure.Built structure of the school has a dual use .
- School administrators and teachers are being oriented and trained towards effective use of available resources.
- Children will come before school hours and go back much after school hours as they are getting chance to play and learn.