S. Vishnu Sharma
CFLS (Cascade Family Learning Services) announced the introduction of its montessori flexi education learning pods with an intension to empower children.
The other motives behind the launch by CFLS is also to self direct the learning of children.
Families cooperate to provide the needed facilities-academic and non-academic and come together to form these pods under the guidance of the CFLS team.
Keeping the current Covid situation in mind, CFLS has specially designed this program which not only ensures safety, mental health and well-being of children, but also explores home based learning using classroom materials, yearlong parent education on stress-free parenting and supporting students at home.
CFLS offers great montessori flexi education learning pods
The programme designed by CFLS caters to children in the age group of 1 to 18 years.
Some of the key elements of the programme of CFLS are ‘Toddler Community,’ ‘Casa or Primary Programme,’ ‘Elementary programme’ and ‘Adolescent programme.’
The Toddler Community
The toddler community is for little ones who are 14 to 36 months old. Sources from CFLS say that Two or more adults to facilitate their daily routine.
The main focus will be on personal hygiene, independent dressing and undressing skills and introduce toileting and food prep appropriate for that age, say sources from CFLS.
Also, it provides opportunities to contribute on care of environment, in both indoor and outdoor areas, designed to help the child refine skills based on real-life activities.
Casa or primary programme
This programme is for children in the age group of two to six years.
Sources from CFLS say that this programme encourages children to explore, discover and to collaborate with peers.
It also inspires self-directed learning, promotes self-confidence, independent thought and action, critical thinking while fostering social-emotional and intellectual growth.
CFLS sources say, uninterrupted blocks of work time (typically 3 hours in length) allows children to work at their own pace and fully immerse themselves in an activity with undivided attention.
This cycle respects individual variations in the learning process, facilitates the development of coordination, concentration, observation, peer interaction, independence and a sense of order while facilitating the child’s assimilation of information.
Elementary programme
This is an individually paced curriculum for children in the age group of six to twelve years.
Sources from CFLS say the programme challenges children academically and safeguards their well-being and sense of self.
Engaging as contributing members of a respectful community, they learn to question, think critically and take responsibility for their own learning skills that would support them in later education and in life.
Adolescent programme
This programme of CFLS is designed to provide a number of socially and culturally relevant discussions for their growing personality that hinges on moral development while preparing them to live as an adult in the society.
CFLS sources say the field experiences in two associated rural centres offer deep impression and systematic understanding of human needs vs earth ethics, combined with a call for action.
This is for children of 12 to 18 years.
Founder of CFLS Vidya Shankar says they are proud to be the first educational institutions to introduce this unique and flexi programme with utmost importance given to the parent-children-guide relationship.
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‘We strongly believe parents and guides are the main pillars for the child to construct early impressions on education and their pleasant collaboration in early childhood setting is critically important to the overall development of the child,’ says the founder of CLFS.
The founder of CFLS says they have have supportive evidence from their extensive research on the impact of educating the child using this unique programme.
Our research findings have aided us to polish the unique path-breaking tool we developed, a few years ago that would measure the Child Rights Compliance (CRC) in schools, says founder of CLFS.
The CRCI Index tool is copyrighted and is expected to take-off soon, she said.
Schools that are keen to certify themselves with the CRCI index on entitlement of rights for children in their school, can apply to our parent organisation Relief Foundation.
This tool would also enable parents to educate themselves on the safety and well-being of children if they are admitted into a school with higher order of compliance.
Many parents are currently facing a range of concerns in this pandemic situation, especially lack of continuity in their child’s education and progress, due to the sudden shift from the traditional face-to-face learning to online learning.
CFLS has re-calibrated its learning program to address the core issues that have resulted from the pandemic, with counselling and support for parents and children to improve familial relationships while maximising their learning and fear-free, caution-laced gleaning of knowledge from the world happenings.
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Applications for admissions would be accepted until 15 May.
Admissions will close by 21 May.
For more queries, contact +91 99624 07007 or visit ‘www.cascadefls.org’