1.
•IT IS LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE.
•THE TEACHER’S DUTY IS TO CREATE PROBLEMATIC SITUATION FOR THE
CHILD.
•IT WILL HELP THE CHILD TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OF LIFE.
•GANDHIJI’S BASIC EDUCATION WHICH IS CRAFT-CENTERED IS AN EXAMPLE
OF LIFE CENTRED EDUCATION.

2.
•IT AIMS AT PREPARING A CHILD TO LEAD A HARMONIOUS LIFE.
•THE BASIS OF LIFE CENTERED EDUCATION IS TO TAKE LIFE ITSELF AS THE
CENTRE OF EDUCATION.
•EDUCATION IS NOT MERELY THE ACQUISITION OF MENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND
PHYSICAL SKILLS.

3.
•WHEN MENTAL IDEALS AND INNOVATIONS ARE INTEGRATED WITH
EXISTENCE ON THE PHYSICAL PLANE, LIFE BECOMES COMFORTABLE, SOFT,
CULTURED AND RICH.
•THIS IS THE HIGHEST GOAL WHICH CIVILIZATION CAN AIM FOR.

4.
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE CENTRED
EDUCATION
•EDUCATION IS IMPARTED THROUGH A CRAFT OR PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY.
CLOSELY RELATED TO THE LIFE AROUND. HERE PUPILS LEARN BY DOING
SOMETHING DIRECTLY RELATED TO THEIR LIFE.
•EDUCATION INCLUDES A LOVE FOR WORK AMONG CHILDREN, AND TEACHES
THEM THE DIGNITY OF LABOUR.
•SUBJECTS ARE NOT COMPARTMENTALISED. ALL THAT THE CHILDREN LEARN
BECOME MEANINGFUL, CORRELATED TO LIFE AND SIGNIFICANT TO THEM.

5.
•IT OFFERS CHILDREN VARIOUS KINDS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR ALL ROUND
DEVELOPMENT. IT MAKES THEM SELF-RELIANT, CREATIVE, CO-OPERATIVE
AND SOCIALLY EFFICIENT.
•IT DEVELOPS QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP, LOYALTY, CO-OPERATION,
SYMPATHY, HONESTY, ETC.

6.
LIFE-CENTERED CURRICULUM
•THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION (1999) EMPHASIZED ON
THE CONCEPT OF LIFELONG LEARNING.
1. LEARNING TO KNOW ;
2.LEARNING TO DO ;
3.LEARNING TO BE;
4.LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER

7.
LEARNING TO KNOW
•WE SHOULD LAY STRESS ON COMBINING A SUFFICIENTLY BROAD GENERAL
EDUCATION WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING AT DEPTH ON A
NUMBER OF SELECTED SUBJECT.
•SUCH A BROAD GENERAL EDUCATION WILL DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
BECOME A MEANS OF LEARNING TO LEARN ANY LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR
LEARNING THROUGHOUT LIFE.

8.
LEARNING TO DO
•STUDENTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON VARIOUS
WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEMES OR SOCIAL WORK WHILE THEY ARE STILL
RECEIVING EDUCATION.
•IMPORTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO TEAM WORK AND TO WORK AND TO
METHODS OF COMBINING STUDY WITH WORK.

9.
LEARNING TO BE
•THE AIM OF EDUCATION IS TO DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL AND TALENTS
HIDDEN IN EVERY PERSON.
•THESE INCLUDE MEMORY , REASONING POWER, IMAGINATION, PHYSICAL
ABILITY, AESTHETIC SENSE, APTITUDE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH
OTHER AND THE NATURAL CHARISMA OF GROUP LEADERSHIP.

10.
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
•IT DESCRIBED IT AS THE FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION.
•A NEW SPIRIT FOR A PEACEFUL WORLD ORDER CAN BE CREATED.
•EDUCATION WOULD CREATE AND UNDERLIE THIS NEW SPIRIT WHICH WILL
DEVELOP THE VALUES OF PLURALISM, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND
PEACE.
•THE CURRICULUM PREPARES CHILDREN FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING AND TO
MEET THE CHALLENGES OF FUTURE.