Teachers from BGVK’s Holistic Development and Primary Education Project came together in Dhadgaon, Nandurbar, for an Art & Craft session focused on exploring simple ways to make learning more interactive and meaningful for children.

The session introduced teachers to creative activities that could be adapted for classroom use. Rather than treating art as something separate from education, the training looked at how creativity can become part of the learning process.

For children, activities involving colours, materials and making things with their hands can offer a different way to engage with a lesson. They can encourage imagination, concentration, collaboration and confidence. Creative activities can also help teachers reach children who may respond differently to conventional classroom methods.

An important part of teacher training is giving educators practical ideas that they can actually take back to their classrooms. Activities that use simple materials and can be adapted to different age groups are more likely to become part of everyday teaching.

The session also gave teachers themselves an opportunity to learn through participation. By experimenting, creating and working together, they experienced the same sense of curiosity and exploration that they hope to encourage among their students.

The Art & Craft session was conducted under BGVK’s Holistic Development and Primary Education Project, supported by Manos Unidas, in Dhadgaon, Nandurbar.

For BGVK, improving education also means supporting the people who make learning possible every day. Teachers need opportunities to develop new approaches, exchange ideas and find ways to keep children engaged.

A creative classroom does not necessarily require expensive resources. Sometimes it begins with a teacher who has a new idea and the confidence to try it.