1. “EXPERIMENTIAL LEARNING CENTRE” (Anubhav Janya Gurukulam)
S.V.T. VIDYA VIHAR GURUKULAM
“EXPERIMENTIAL LEARNING CENTRE”
(Anubhav Janya Gurukulam)
COMPLETE ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL

2. To learn what you experience Guruji Sri Jaanakiraam
“EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING”
Literal meaning:
To learn what you experience
OLD PROVERB
“I hear, I forget
I see, I remember
I do, I understand”
Guruji Sri Jaanakiraam

3. Essential Characteristics
Intra-Integration
Inductive Approach to teaching
A way to view the whole World
in a holistic manner

4. Today’s education gives information only
*Experiential Learning helps the child to
understand the truth & relate it to his/her
life & absorb it.
*It helps the child to learn how to gather and organize information
*Therefore, the child learns through his/her own experience

5. Advantages Growth of social skills: - Responsibility - Initiative
- Adjustment
- Co-operation
- Co-ordination
- Self-confidence

6. Remember better -
Long Lasting
Active participation -
Motivation
Radiant thinking

7. Radiant Thinking – An Example
BIRDS

8. BIRDS Singing Birds Unique Birds Water Birds Pet Birds Friendly Birds
Colorful Birds

9. BIRDS Water Birds Singing Birds Friendly Birds Unique Birds Pet Birds
Colorful Birds
Goose
Swan
Duck

10. BIRDS Many words radiate / emerge from a central concept.
Myna Cuckoo Nightingale
Singing Birds
Wood Pecker Ostrich Eagle
Duck Swan Goose
Unique Birds
BIRDS
Water Birds
Crow Peahen Sparrow Hyna
Parrot Love bird Hen
Friendly Birds
Pet Birds
Colorful Birds
Peacock
Many words radiate / emerge from a central concept.
A Web is formed.
Each word in the web can also radiate different words, and form a web of an infinite size.

11. A store room properly arranged
MIND MAPPING
It is an expression of radiant thinking
It unlocks the potential of brain
It makes the mind systematic e.g -
A store room properly arranged
Hence, Mind Mapping increases mental
storage capacity

12. MIND MAPPING HELPS IN: Problem solving with radiant thinking
Revealing unlimited power of human brain
Making lessons interesting
Integrated learning process

13. “Experiential Learning”
Steps involved in
“Experiential Learning”
The Process

14. Step 1 - Prayer - Silent sitting
Calm the students (restful state of mind)
- Prayer
- Silent sitting

15. Step 2 A theme is given to the students by
writing it in the centre of the board
**The theme should be of interest to the
children
**Children should have some knowledge
about the topic

16. Colours

17. Step 3 This is known as Mind Mapping
Words related to the theme given by the students
The words are written on the board
There is no limit to what words come up
Students can be divided into groups

18. Colours Flower pots Costume Bag Cake Holi Car Fire Yellow Sky
Chocolates
Books
Cock
Cycle
Ornaments
Clips
Drawing
Coloured full papers
Ice cream
Compass
Crayons
House
Pens
Camera
Jungle
Kingfisher
Shoes
Leaves
Photo frame
Red
Hair bands
Pen pencils
Clock
Saris
Moon
Sketch pen
Skin
Cherry
Duck
Camel
Horse
Eagle
Benches
Ball
Ear-rings
Ostrich
Elephant
Eyes
Faces
Green
Carrot
Nature
Festivals
Fish
Flag
Colours
Boomer
Tiger
Cat
Bread
Bangles
Purse
Rainbow
Cupboard
Cups

19. Step 4 This is known as web-charting Words categorised into groups by
the students
General tendency of students to
categorize on the basis of subjects

20. Games
Colours
Festivals
Nature
School things
Eatables
Clothes &
Ladies things

21. Colours Nature Animals/Birds Games Festivals Insects Flowers Rainbow
Eatables
School things
Clothes &
Ladies things

22. Games Festivals Nature Colours School things Eatables Ladies things
Bags
Jewellery
Saris
Make-up
Balls/Balloons
Matching cards
Sports Teams
Video Games
Nature
Flowers Animal/Birds
Insects
Rainbow
Vegetables
Fruits
Sweets
Clothes
Objects
Gods
Flags
Primary Colours
Textures
Drawings/ Paints
Chalks
Crayons
Books
Coloured full papers

23. Step 5 Students are divided into groups.
Grouping of students should be in such a way that all students are able to participate.
Each group takes one category or subpart of the web chart according to their interest.
The groups perform activities for each subpart, on the basis of the subjects.

24. Possible Activities… VALUES Colours Art & Craft Drawing
Science, materials
Play
Culture
History
Literature
VALUES
Colours

25. Step 6
Pre-presentation
Step 7
Final presentation

26. Students making the web chart on the black board
Objects and drawings made by the Students
Students & teachers enjoying the creativity!

27. Points to be remembered
Experiential Learning may go on for 6 to 16 hours, but it can be more.
Students should find out information on their own.
Prompting by the teacher can be done only when required.

28. L et’s go and put it into practice!
Guruji Jaanakiraam
LOKA SAMASTHA
SUKHINO BHAVANTU

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