BaLA is an innovative concept towards qualitative improvement in education,through developing child friendly, Learning and fun based physical environment building in school infrastructure.
BaLA is a way to holistically plan and use the school infrastructure. It incorporates the ideas of activity based learning, child friendliness and inclusive education for children with special needs (CWSN). At the core, it assumes that the architecture of school can be a resource for the teaching-learning processes.
Importance of BaLA
- Makes the environment of school an exciting place, allowing children to learn easily with fun.
- Makes the school a child friendly place
- Creates conducive self-learning situations for children Can help creating inclusive learning spaces and provisions spaces for Children With Special Needs (CWSN).
- Allows Teachers to adapt them to suit their specific needs.
- It Can be introduced in existing and new school.
- Allows learning materials accessible to children, at all times.
- It Can be combined with building repairs and up-gradation.
BaLA will be a great intervention in building for children as it easier for children to learn and teachers to communicate easily.
Following are the benfits and result of having BaLA in any school :-
- Learning in school is now more interesting, joyful for children and teachers.
- Maximising educational value of built structure. Built structure of the school has a dual use:-
a. To give shelter to the educational activities.
b. To be a resource for teaching-learning. - School administrators and teachers are being oriented and trained towards effective use of available resources .
- Children will come before school hours and go back much after school hours as they are getting chance to play and learn.
- A team work of school administrators, teachers, children, architects, educationists and construction workers is essential. So it bring multiple fields together.
