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Playful Teaching Manual
"Move 4 New Horizons" is an educational programme for disadvantaged
out-of-school children in the Dang district in the Mid-Western region of
Nepal. As a main project activity, 15 non formal education
(NFE)-classes are held in different villages. The NFE classes target
children aged 5-10 years who do not have access to primary school
education due to discrimination on the basis of gender, caste,
ethnicity, disability, poverty and/or conflict.
This manual was developed to help the facilitators in their NFE
class-teaching and to complement the trainings that they have received.
School drop out and repetition rates are the highest in the first two
years at primary school level in Nepal and children from marginalised
backgrounds are those that are most at risk of dropping out early.
What can a teacher do to make sure that disadvantaged children are not
left behind and drop out early? How can the learning environment be
adapted to become more responsive to the specific learning needs of
these children?
The challenge for a teacher is to provide disadvantaged children with
achievable and fun learning opportunities and thereby help them to
develop self-confidence, trust in their teacher and a more positive
attitude towards learning.
By systematically integrating playful teaching activities, the Move 4
New Horizons project has achieved remarkable successes. By sharing the
manual with a wider audience, we hope that it will serve as a reference
on playful and inclusive teaching approaches, which can be applied in
pre-school and primary schools, and in either non-formal or formal
teaching settings.
Find the publication here
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