Auroville Educational Resource Center (AERC)
Auroville Educational Resource Center (AERC)
Project Brief: AERC provides teacher training in alternate education and joyful learning methods. The environment for learning is an actual school where the teachers can observe the methodology in action and work with the children first hand.
Project Type: Alternative Education (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact:
NYC/NJ
Project Type: Alternative Education (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)
Secondary Focus: other
Area: RuralSupporting Chapter Contact:
NYC/NJ
Status: UNKNOWN
Project Steward: Jessica Elengical
Co-Steward: Sanjeev Ranganathan
Project Partner(s): Contact information unavailable
Project Address: Auroville Educational Resource Center (AERC)
Auroville Educational Resource Centre
SAIIER
Auroville, Pondicherry 605 101
Tel: 0413- 2622793(o) 0413-2623350(
Stewarding Chapter: NYC/NJ
Project Steward: Jessica Elengical
Co-Steward: Sanjeev Ranganathan
Project Partner(s): Contact information unavailable
Project Address: Auroville Educational Resource Center (AERC)
Auroville Educational Resource Centre
SAIIER
Auroville, Pondicherry 605 101
Tel: 0413- 2622793(o) 0413-2623350(
Stewarding Chapter: NYC/NJ
The schools in Auroville for village children (Isaiamblam and New Creation) have been working with alternate teaching techniques for around 15 yrs.
The present education process is centered around a teacher lecturing a class based on the contents of a text book and the children having to faithfully reproduce them. Somewhere along the line the creativity, originality and confidence of the children is lost. This is especially true for first generation learners who do not have the benefit of parental guidance through their early years or are too poor to have good exposure available to children in cities. In alternate education the centered around the child. The approach used is to learn about the child, make their learning fun and give them the attention and access they deserve.
Please go over the documentation available in the history section to learn more about the techniques and the many Q & A we have had over the years to understand alternate education and look at education critically.
The present education process is centered around a teacher lecturing a class based on the contents of a text book and the children having to faithfully reproduce them. Somewhere along the line the creativity, originality and confidence of the children is lost. This is especially true for first generation learners who do not have the benefit of parental guidance through their early years or are too poor to have good exposure available to children in cities. In alternate education the centered around the child. The approach used is to learn about the child, make their learning fun and give them the attention and access they deserve.
Please go over the documentation available in the history section to learn more about the techniques and the many Q & A we have had over the years to understand alternate education and look at education critically.
To help teachers from different Asha schools and government schools visit the schools stay there and observe the techniques for themselves. To see the results (e.g. children being able to read before grade I) for themselves and see the confidence in the children and believe that it is possible for them to do the same.
To help teachers explore how they can create learning material, plan their session, understand and address the hard spots that children have while learning.
To help teachers explore how they can create learning material, plan their session, understand and address the hard spots that children have while learning.
Organization Description
Auroville is a township near Pondicherry. Inspired by Aurobindo the revolutionary turned spiritual leader during India's struggle forfreedom. The inspiration for Auroville arose in India, stemming from the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the encouragement of the Mother. This inspiration lead to the Sri Aurobindo Society, based in Pondicherry, persuading the Government of India in 1966 to accept and support the project, which was then put before UNESCO for its endorsement. Aurobindo called for spiritual regeneration of India as the path for rebirth of India. He started as a spiritual leader in Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. Auroville was later founded by The Mother, a French lady whose real name was Mirra Alfassa. She took Aurobindo's teachings and popularized them for the layman. She founded the city of Auroville based on this philosophy. The city is within a 3 km radius - a multinational, multilingual and multicultural population living within its limits. Auroville has many activities including several schools, research institute and other establishments. The research institute conducts research on energy, agriculture and many other areas. At the center is the Matrimandir, the Spiritual center of Auroville. Auroville mostly uses local resources.
Auroville is a township near Pondicherry. Inspired by Aurobindo the revolutionary turned spiritual leader during India's struggle forfreedom. The inspiration for Auroville arose in India, stemming from the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the encouragement of the Mother. This inspiration lead to the Sri Aurobindo Society, based in Pondicherry, persuading the Government of India in 1966 to accept and support the project, which was then put before UNESCO for its endorsement. Aurobindo called for spiritual regeneration of India as the path for rebirth of India. He started as a spiritual leader in Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. Auroville was later founded by The Mother, a French lady whose real name was Mirra Alfassa. She took Aurobindo's teachings and popularized them for the layman. She founded the city of Auroville based on this philosophy. The city is within a 3 km radius - a multinational, multilingual and multicultural population living within its limits. Auroville has many activities including several schools, research institute and other establishments. The research institute conducts research on energy, agriculture and many other areas. At the center is the Matrimandir, the Spiritual center of Auroville. Auroville mostly uses local resources.
Aug 2005 Auroville Project Writeup
Apr 2005 Update and answers to vols questions
Mar 2005 Detailed building budget
Mar 2005 Elevation of building
Mar 2005 Plan of the building
Mar 2005 Building update
Mar 2005 8-day teacher training report
Oct 2003 Building land delays
Mar 2003 Site Visit: Sanjeev Ranganathan
Nov 2002 Minutes of approval meeting
Oct 2002 Q & A (2)
Oct 2002 Q & A (1) : Jayasree
Oct 2002 Proposal
Oct 2002 Anticipated budget
Apr 2002 Understanding learning by children
Mar 2002 Site Visit:Raj and Preeti Chauhan
Aug 2000 How to develop a curriculum
May 2000 Techniques used in Isaiamblam school