Hands-on learning is a new way of engaging students in well-planned activities that help them learn concepts taught in the classroom in a more experiential way. Through this method, students achieve the highest level of understanding of concepts. We believe that learning should enable students to engage with the real world; Hands-on learning enables each child to learn concepts in their own unique way.
The school has established a well-equipped mathematics laboratory. It is a place where learning becomes fun. The laboratory approach of teaching Mathematics provides an opportunity to the students to understand and discover the beauty, importance and relevance of Mathematics as a discipline. Maths lab contains various mathematical teaching aids in the form of useful models, games, charts, CDs, books etc. for effective learning. The focus of learning is on number sense, spatial awareness, pattern recognition and gradually with algorithms and abstraction on solving problems.
A full-fledged computer lab at GPS Bagodar enables student-led workshops and provides them with ICT knowledge. It gives students easy access to the latest in technology including multimedia computers and the Internet. Students are trained in Paintbrush, PowerPoint, word processing and other software to work on projects and assignments.
Gyanodaya Public School, Bagodar is proud to have a sophisticated Physics Laboratory with the latest state-of-the-art facilities that equip the students to have a hands-on experience. The Flat-topped tables used as student workstations allow multiple arrangements and combinations for laboratory work and small-group activities. The equipment ranges from the commonly found lens, magnet, beam balance, spring balance, glass prism to the advanced apparatus like voltmeter, ammeter and resistors, and spectrometers to name a few.
Chemistry lab is the required component of all chemistry courses not only to give experiments their due place in the subject but also to promote in general, an experimental culture in the school system. In the chemistry lab, students are expected to indulge in a creative interplay of observation, experimentation and theoretical inferences. Students are trained to use scientific instruments, make observations, interpret and draw conclusions from observed facts.
Observations and experiments make learning more interesting and fun. Biology lab is well equipped with preserved specimens, slides, models and bio visual charts which emphasize on developing scientific temper among the students. Performing an experiment is an interesting task. Students enjoy it as they learn something new from the results. Students make use of biology lab for various activities related to general science, which helps them to learn new concepts that they have always been thinking about.
The school has art and craft to impart aesthetic sense and creativity in the young minds. This room is a place where they are taught to give reign to their imagination to create their own masterpieces using colours and waste materials.
Social labs are places to conduct social experiments in a practical context where students come together to develop predefined project plans, lists of deliverables, and most importantly to initiate action focused on tackling challenges without constraints in this context.
The school has a rich library with a vast collection of books on various topics and subjects. The library is open to the students during school hours. At least one library period is fixed in the weekly schedule for each class from class I onwards. Apart from books in the library, students get access to information through several educational CDs which are available on all subjects and topics. A new concept of 'My Library My Work' has been introduced in which students share their works (art, essays, stories, etc.) which are compiled and kept for other children to read/browse. An e-library, equipped with internet accessibility, study materials and a number of journals and magazines for competitive exams.
