EBHLE (Experience Based Holistic Learning Environment) August 15 th, 2014 Hasmukh Sapnawala
Agenda Why –The need The big picture The details How you can help
Every Child is a Miracle Ø We tend to disrespect what we can’t comprehend Ø Holistically we are all born with equal abilities Ø E. g. It is just that we FAIL to understand the strengths of an autistic child. Ø EBHLE will an environment which respects the abilities of every child
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Why English? Ø The primary language of every child will always be the childs mother tongue Ø English is the world’s second language
Learning Throgh Creativity Ø The current education system LIMITS creativity Ø EBHLE will an environment which LIBERATES creativity
Why – The need Ø The current education system Ø Kills creativity Ø Is job oriented & industry driven Ø Moves from facts to research Ø Focused on ownership Ø Speed and short term based
Why – The need Ø The current education system Ø Ignores individual talents and needs Ø Fit the system or be an outcast Ø Common measurement criteria Ø Does not cater to Life Long Learning Ø More one way – teacher to student
The Big Picture Ø Inspiring quotes for the vision Ø “The best way to predict the future is to create it. ” – Peter Drucker Ø “Truth is a pathless land. ” – J Krishnamurthy Ø “Sorrow can be endured alone. But to get the true benefit of joy one must share it. ” – Mark Twain
The Big Picture Ø Vision Ø To be the “cradle of creativity” for children of all ages. Ø To touch the lives of at least 1 million children in a positive manner over a period of 20 years (by 2035)
The Big Picture Ø Mission Ø To create an environment where children can nurture a majority of their innate, intuitive and instinctive abilities through holistic experiential learning. Ø To help retain well over fifty percent of brain cells in children older than 10 years of age. (current retention levels are estimated at fifty percent by the time a child reaches 10 years of age).
The Big Picture Ø Objectives Ø To create an environment that stimulates the five sense organs and five motor organs of learners. Ø To create an environment where learners are encouraged to ask questions and guides will suggest options for finding answers.
The Big Picture Ø Objectives Ø Learning begins with research and ends in facts. Patent filing capability will be available to all learners. Ø Learning transitions through the phases of dependence to interdependence. Ø The environment will be operationally self-sufficient by 2025.
The Big Picture Ø Goals Ø To have the ability to have 300 residential learners at 25 learners per class from Jr. KG to 10 th grade by 2020. Ø To provide a family environment with host-parents and host grand-parents such that the needs of each child are met at individual, family, community and society levels.
The Big Picture Ø Goals Ø To provide holistic learning which includes arts, sports, academia, ecological sustenance and economic sustenance. Ø To guide the leaner to attain selfawareness, self-sustainability and self-integration by the age of 15 years.
The Big Picture Ø Goals Ø To provide an environment of “Forgiving Design” where learners look at mistakes as an opportunity to learn.
The Details Ø Infrastructure Ø Total land coverage – 50 acres Ø 6 acres for learning environment 30 pods each with learning area for 25 learners, living area for 10 learners, host-parents, hostgrandparents and visitor/volunteer. 12 pods @ one for each grade and remaining 18 pods for arts and sciences – like pottery, theatre, painting, carpentry, physics…
The Details Ø Infrastructure Ø Remaining 44 acres for farming, animal husbandry, eco-tourism, management training centre etc to help generate revenue to attain operational self-sufficiency. Ø Eco-energy solutions will include solar water heater, solar PV cells, wind turbines, Bio-gas for cooking and energy generation.
The Details: timelines Phase 4: Class 1 -8 Phase 3: Class 3 to 7 June 2017 Phase 1: prototype June 2018 Phase 5: Class Jr-9 June 2019 Phase 6: Class Jr-10 June 2020 Phase 2. Class 5/6 June 2016 2013 -Sept 2015 Phase 1 (complete): Creation of prototype at Sapna Ranch (see slide. . Phase 2: Classes 5 to 6 > 50 learners > 5 residential pods > primarily fee paying Phase 3: Classes 3 to 7 > 125 students > 13 residential pods Phase 4: Classes 1 to 8 > 200 students > 20 residential pods Phase 5: Classes Jr to 9 > 275 students > 28 residential pods Phase 6: Classes Jr to 10 > 300 students > 30 residential pods
What Have We done So Far Ø Successfully held 5 Woekshops to test the concept Ø Accepted volunteers over 90% of them international
What Have We done So Far Ø Constructed Ø Geodesic dome Ø Geometry Dome Ø Geothermal Ø Compost toilets Ø Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) Ø Organic farming and permaculture based food forest
How you can help Ø By helping with these skills § Carpentry/Construction (especially with ecofriendly design and building) § Welding § Plumbing § Masonry § Electrical § JCB Operation § Organic Farming/permaculture
How you can help Ø By helping identify candidates for §Administrator §House Parent §Cook §Guide/teacher
Summary Ø Eco-immersed Experience based holistic learning environment Ø Operationally self-sufficient in food, energy and capital Ø A model for blossoming creativity in children. Please send your feedback to hasmukh_s 26@yahoo. co. in Thank You
The Details Ø High level timelines Ø Evolutionary approach Ø June 2016 - The learning environment starts with two classes: Grades 5 and 6 ØTotal size of EBHLE - 50 Learners ØTotal number of residential pods - 5 ØSingle sex living (due to age) ØPrimarily fee-paying students
The Details Ø High level timelines Ø June 2017 - Three grades added: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7* (* - Founding class) Ø Total size of EBHLE – 125 Learners Ø Total number of residential pods – 13 Ø June 2018 - Three grades added: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 8* ØTotal size of EBHLE - 200 Learners ØTotal number of residential pods - 20
The Details Ø High level timelines Ø June 2019 - Three grades added: Jr K, Sr K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8*, 9* Ø Total size of EBHLE - 275 Learners Ø Total number of residential pods – 28 Ø June 2020 - One grade added: Jr K, Sr K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9*, 10* Ø Total size of EBHLE - 300 Learners Ø Total number of residential pods - 30
How you can help Ø By helping with these skills § § § § Animal husbandry Tourism management Biogas Systems Web design Cloud systems 3 G/4 G Google Sketch. Up
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