The Levelfield School is a co-educational private school, located in Suri, Birbhum in West Bengal, that was founded with the aim of practising experimental pedagogy that differs from the conventional methods of the Indian education system.[4] The school emphasizes reading, discussion, debate and the use of multimedia technology over rote learning or a textbook-based education.[5][6]
| The Levelfield School | |
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| Coordinates | 23°55′18″N 87°30′13″E / 23.92167°N 87.50361°E |
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| Type | Private school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Established | 2010 |
| Founder | Arghya Banerjee |
| Faculty | 30[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 6-18 |
| Enrollment | 500+[2] |
| Campus size | 2.5 acres[3] |
| Affiliation | IGCSE Advanced Placement |
| Website | www |
Levelfield was founded in 2010 by Arghya Banerjee, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad who quit his engineering job to start the school.[7] He planned on founding a school that did not follow the usual Indian teaching methods, which often give extreme importance to examinations or over-rely on textbooks and rote learning.[8]
The school, instead, focuses on overall development and employs teaching methods that include watching world cinema to discuss subjects such as sociology, ethics or history; playing board games to understand strategy; reading books, solving puzzles or watching documentaries.[9][10] The unconventional methods of the school have been covered by the Indian media.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ "Complete Information Form". cbseaff.nic.in.
- ^ a b Bhargava, Anjuli (19 August 2017). "Far from the madding crowd" – via Business Standard.
- ^ "This Levelfield School's Unconventional Methods Are Changing the Concept of Education". 5 October 2017.
- ^ a b "School of new thought". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ Golikeri, Priyanka (21 June 2011). "Former i-banker looks to build the IIT/IIM of K-12 education". DNA India.
- ^ "The Levelfield School, Suri". EducationWorld. 5 February 2019.
- ^ "How Search For An Ideal School Helped This Man Build An Award-Winning Education Institute". NDTV.com.
- ^ "One man's battle against rote learning". Rediff.
- ^ Banerjee, Arghya (22 October 2017). "The school of tomorrow". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "A school where teachers don't 'teach'!". Rediff.
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