Learning beyond the classroom with 10 bagless days
Telangana schools are introducing 10 'bagless days' per academic year, starting September 19, to promote activity-based and experiential learning outside traditional classrooms. This initiative aims to make learning more joyful and less stressful through activities like field visits, experiments, and role-play, guided by a module from the State Council of Educational Research and Training.
Why it matters
This educational reform signifies a shift towards practical, real-world engagement and holistic development, potentially enhancing student well-being, fostering critical thinking, and better connecting classroom learning with everyday life.
Students in Telangana schools will get more opportunities to step outside routine classroom learning, explore practical skills and engage with real-life experiences under the department’s bagless days programme.
The academic year will have 10 bagless days for classes 1 to 10, on the third Saturday of every month starting September 19.
The initiative seeks to make learning more joyful, interactive and less stressful by replacing conventional classroom routines with activity-based and experiential learning.
A specially developed module by State Council of Educational Research and Training will guide teachers in planning these activities. They include quizzes, experiments, field visits, surveys, doodling, model-making, skits, role-play, and hands-on activities. It also provides learning outcomes, skills, and information on possible career opportunities.
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