Kolkata Schools Turn Everyday Learning Into Broader Life Lessons

Several Kolkata schools showed that learning can happen outside ordinary classroom lessons.

Students performed songs, dances and plays about Rabindranath Tagore.

Other students became school leaders and received awards for their work.

A large group practised yoga to learn about fitness, concentration and healthy living.

Younger children learned about the monsoon through crafts, songs and games.

Students also remembered soldiers who fought in the Kargil War.

At an inter-school festival, students tried activities such as carrom, jewellery-making, singing and business ideas.

Doctors taught adolescent students about health, while another school used a market to teach budgeting and calculation.

These activities helped students practise creativity, teamwork, responsibility and everyday decision-making.