DPS Bokaro commemorated the centenary of Champaran Satyagraha near Rajendra Prasad Statue, Sector 2 in Bokaro. ‘The Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha’ was the fourth session of the series of open classroom projects all of which were conducted by Parnab Mukherjee, the eminent theatre personality, knowledge resource curator and renowned media activist.
As a part of experiential learning in the school’s curriculum, the open air classroom is an alternative to the experience of reading textbooks. The session created a bridge between lived history and people’s history, school authority informed.
You can not learn a concept without knowing its application. We must deep delve into its background and art is something which can provide a vehicle to learn the larger realities of lives, said Mukhrjee. He urged the students not to have a one dimensional approach concerning the text books but to explore the meaning that lurk behind the lines.
Speaking on the open classroom initiative Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan, the Director and Principal of the school said, “This is an extension of not just the knowledge but the resources as well to broaden the young minds of our students. This is called experiential learning, you learn it through experiences.
“We always strive to walk an extra mile to ensure that our children undergo and understand parallel curriculum which is very different from extra-curricular or co-scholastic. Here you breathe history and inhale the idea and not exhale the facts merely for evaluation”, she added.
The ‘Class or living History Project’ was initiated at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Railway Station, Gomoh moving on to the Ambedkar Statue at Sector 4, Bokaro with an interactive session at Buddha Vihar and a Special School assembly in Ashwaghosh Kala Bhavan on the key historical events of Jharkhand’s history. Today this was the fourth such session, said the authority.