In a cross-curricular workshop, ‘Patterns of waves’, conceived and conducted by WORDPLAY weaved physics, poetry, and painting together.

The children revisited the concept, went deeper into the patterns of photons, and personified them. They painted their perception of the patterns, scripted poems in the form of kennings and free verses. What evolved was beautiful expressions.

Some fused facts, while some held on to the feelings. But they all broke the boundaries and connected, as a facilitator I sat back observing their free-flowing thoughts. My joy was in seeing them making connections between ideas and concepts across different disciplinary boundaries.
True learning is never reflected in grades scored in the exams but it is seen through their ability to think, feel, connect and communicate.

Our planet and society are plagued with existential challenges and concerns. We need innovators, we need creators, we need thinkers, and most importantly courageous implementors. I strongly feel giving young minds a non -judgmental space to experiment and express, preps them to be our future solution providers.

Educators, Neuro Scientists have time and again reiterated the usefulness of interdisciplinary learning in fostering cognitive development among the learners. I could sense that in this short two-day workshop.

Integrating disciplines into the curriculum will not only make them explore, think but will make the learning process more intriguing and fun. Also, a sense of self-efficacy develops among the learners, more such creative exploration of disciplines will help them to identify the kind of learner in them.

At the end of the workshop, I was not only elated to see them think, imagine and express, but I am also supremely proud of my WORDPLAY ites!