Investing in a brighter future
When children’s inquiry is valued as a means of deepening understanding and as an acknowledgement of their central role in their own learning, it leads to confident, creative and aware human beings.
It makes them critical thinkers, less likely to be swayed by demagogues for their own purposes. It makes them capable of driving scientific excellence, technological effectiveness, community cohesion, social evolution and a recognition of their inter-dependence with their environment.
None of this is possible with rote memorisation that is extensively practised in schools currently.
Provision of meaning-making education has the potential of transforming the country by providing the right opportunities for personal growth and societal development.
Deep & Lasting Understanding
Learning with meaning involves actively engaging with new information, ideas, and concepts in ways that are meaningful and relevant to students' lives.
Learning with meaning goes beyond memorization and repetition; it involves curiosity, critical thinking, reflection, and interpretation to create deep and lasting understanding.
Fostering Dialogue
Learning with meaning fosters a culture of inquiry, reflection and collaboration through dialogue between students and teachers. Both learn to exchange knowledge, emotions, opinions and understanding in an effort to develop shared meaning.
Learners are encouraged to recognise patterns, understand causation and reimagine the world. By connecting what they are learning to their personal lives and experiences, learners are able to have greater faith in what they learn and use it more authentically to impact the world around them.
FCL’s WORK ON STRENGTHENING EDUCATION SYSTEMS
FCL builds capacities of education system administrators, headmasters, primary, middle and secondary school teachers in facilitating environments and processes which make learning with meaning possible in classrooms.
