Discipline Related Activities in IE Schools

Activities Helpful in Developing Discipline

To develop discipline,a few activities are :

• Physical exercises and games in playground for children aged 3 or above where they can climb, slide, swing and run for 20/30 minutes daily;

• Nurturing aesthetic values by allowing them to choose from various activities (clay, crafts, embroidery, painting, tie & dye, cooking, origami, soft-toys & puppet making so on..) .This helps them to express beauty and teaches them self-discipline;

• Setting up practical corners for Montessori activities that encourage discipline and concentrating on an activity, and the habit of clearing up after using materials;

• Personalised learning programs for the age group (11-13) where they organized themselves, working in small groups or individually to do various assignments. This allowed them to exercise self-discipline and self-organization.

References

1.SAIIER Center for Educational Research. (2010). Physical Exercises and Games for Children, Age 3. In SAIIER Annual Report 2009-10 (p. 30). Retrieved from http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/b/ba/SAIIER_Annual_Report_2009-10_Vol._1.pdf 2.SAIIER Center for Educational Research. (2010). Nurturing the aesthetic values in Children, . In SAIIER Annual Report 2009-10 (p. 93). Retrieved from http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/b/ba/SAIIER_Annual_Report_2009-10_Vol._1.pdf 3.Nandanam Kindergarten. (2015). ‘Practical-Life’ corner. In SAIIER Annual Report 2014-2015. Retrieved from http://wiki.auroville.org.in/wiki/SAIIER_Annual_Report_2014-2015:_Nandanam_Kindergarten 4.SAIIER Center for Educational Research. (2010). Personalized learning program for Children, Age 11-13. In SAIIER Annual Report 2009-10 (p. 14). Retrieved from http://wiki.auroville.org.in/w/images/b/ba/SAIIER_Annual_Report_2009-10_Vol._1.pdf