When learning goes beyond the boundaries of books and connects with real life, education becomes truly meaningful. Bringing this idea to life, Creative Minds Pre-School and Crescent Public School organized a special educational outdoor visit for students from Nursery to Class 2. With the consent of parents, the students participated in this visit to the Old Bus Stand area of Ballarpur, which included a cobbler’s shop, a tailor’s shop, and the local vegetable market. The school management informed that both institutions organize such educational outdoor visits every month to connect children directly with society, various professions, and day-to- day life activities. The main objective of these visits is to provide children with outdoor exposure, social understanding, and self-confidence. This academic initiative is in accordance with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP-2020), which emphasizes the play-way method, experiential learning, and the concept of “learning by doing.” Under this innovative approach, students of UKG, Class 1, and Class 2 were provided with ₹10 per student by the school, enabling them to independently purchase vegetables of their choice from the vegetable market.
Through this activity, children gained practical understanding of addition and subtraction, buying and selling, identification of money, and the transaction process. This made mathematical concepts easier and more interesting for them. During the visit, children observed firsthand the techniques used by a cobbler to repair shoes, the skill of a tailor in stitching clothes, and learned to identify fresh and healthy vegetables in the market. They interacted with shopkeepers, understood the importance of their work, and experienced great enthusiasm, curiosity, and joy throughout the visit. This entire educational tour was successfully conducted under the able guidance and leadership of the Principal, Mrs. Humera Khan. From Creative Minds Pre-School, Nursery teacher Ms. Sarika Meshram, LKG teacher Mrs. Beula, UKG teachers Mrs. Ujjwala and Ms. Parul Bharane, and from Crescent Public School, Class 1 teacher Mrs. Roshan Pathan and Class 2 teacher Ms. Hina, guided the children throughout the visit and took
special care of their safety, discipline, and participation. Mr. Riyaz Khan and Mr. Vinay made noteworthy contributions in giving concrete shape to this successful event. From planning to execution, they worked diligently at every level to ensure the success of the program. The school management expressed confidence that such innovative and experiential learning activities play a significant role in the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children. It was also assured that similar programs will continue to be organized regularly in the future to make education not merely book-oriented but truly life-oriented.
