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Design Thinking Revolutionizes Indian Classrooms

Design Thinking Revolutionizes Indian Classrooms
Building curious classrooms: The rise of design thinking in schools · thehansindia.com

In India, schools are changing the way they teach.

Instead of just memorizing facts, students are learning to ask questions, build things, and solve problems.

This is called design thinking.

It helps students use their heads to think, their hearts to care, and their hands to create.

Schools like Anant National University are helping teachers learn this new way of teaching.

They have special workshops in the summer and winter where students can learn by doing.

The goal is to make learning more fun and useful by connecting it to real-life problems and local traditions.

This way, students become better problem-solvers and are ready for the future.

Key facts

Initiative
Design thinking in schools
Key Principles
Experiential, competency-based, multidisciplinary learning
Supporting Institution
Anant National University and its Centre of Design Education (CODE)
Key Capabilities
Head (inquiry, observation), Heart (empathy, collaboration), Hands (prototyping, iterating)
Implementation Methods
Integrated within subjects and as a standalone subject
Workshops
Summer and Winter Workshops
Focus Areas
Sustainability, local crafts, community challenges
Educational Policy
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020

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