Outside the school

Shrey Gupta, in his article, shows how guided mushroom walks can rekindle children’s relationship with nature, and help them pick up vital knowledge, attitudes and skills.

In “Nurturing ecological literacy beyond classrooms,” Arathi Hanumanthappa discusses why and how we can take nature education outside of the boundaries of schools.

Vinita Gursahani Singh and Neha Yadav, in their article titled “Learning spaces for active citizenship,” reflect on their experiences in making citizenship education robust through real-world, project-based, civic action by students.

Aastha Maggu, in her article titled “Learning spaces outside schools,” highlights resources that aid educators in guiding students to explore their environment beyond classrooms. These materials focus on nature education, heritage conservation, and engaging students as citizen scientists.

In this essay, discusses the possibility of extending the classroom into the real world through internships and apprenticeships.

In this issue, we explore a diversity of such spaces, and the ways in which these can be used to help our children learn in an engaged manner.