The child’s environment is a teacher itself! Children soak up their primary environment, both good and the bad. Safe, nurturing and responsive environments are essential for optimal
learning in a child.
Many alternative learning approaches give importance to the classroom environment. The below resources can help you learn about the importance of the environment and steps you could take to create an optimal learning environment for your class or home.
Resources:
- The Prepared Environment (10 min read)
- Six Principles of the Prepared Environment (10 min read)
- Designing a Project based Classroom (10 min read)
- Environment as the Third Teacher (15 min read)