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TATVA 2024

A Creative Element in Teaching – Experiential Learning Activity

A contest by Planet-E to encourage the use of teaching aids in early childhood education. The theme for this year is ‘Experiential Learning Activities’. We request that the participating teachers involve the students in experiential learning activities as a means of fostering creativity in the way they teach the various concepts. We hope to acquire and comprehend the teaching concepts from our World Around Me – SpringBoard Subject series & Integrated series, and World Around Us – Spring Board FLN series.

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Terms & Conditions

  1. The contest is open only to early childhood educators using the SpringBoard Preschool Program subject series, i-series, or FLN series.
  2. To participate in the contest, click on the given link.
  3. The last day of submission for “Tatva – The Creative Element in Teaching: Experiential Learning Activity” is September 15, 2024.
  4. Entries received after the deadline will not be accepted.
  5. No responsibility will be accepted for entries not received, for whatever reason.
  6. Upload an image of your activity and a demonstration video of an experiential learning activity in teaching concepts in the Google form.
  7. Inappropriate concepts, images, and videos, as well as low-quality (unclear) images and videos, will be disqualified without explanation. No communication will be given to the participants.
  8. Copied ideas will be disqualified.
  9. A video should be based on learning or revising a concept for the age group of 2 to 6 years (Playgroup, Nursery, Junior Kindergarten, and Senior Kindergarten).
  10. The video should not be longer than 3 minutes.
  11. Maintaining basic etiquette while making videos will be appreciated.
  12. We understand that videos submitted may have students, and therefore such material may not be used by us without prior consent, and the same will be deleted upon completion of the contest.
  13. More than one entry per teacher will be disqualified. However, any number of teachers per school can participate. For example, in a school that has 3 nursery classes, all 3 teachers can participate in the contest, but each teacher will have to submit different forms.
  14. All selected images and videos will be shared with all the SpringBoard Preschool Program school partners and uploaded on our Planet-E social media platforms.
  15. The participant will get an e-certificate of participation, and the winner will get a certificate of appreciation and a surprise gift.
  16. The school earns 50 points for participating and 100 points for winning.
  17. The decision about winners will be final and binding to all participants. No queries will be entertained. No communication will be made to the participants who are disqualified or not selected as winners.
  18. An entrant or participant indicates that they agree to be bound by these terms and conditions by entering this contest.

FAQ's for TATVA Contest 2024

1. Who is eligible to participate?

Early childhood educators / teachers who use the SpringBoard Preschool Program [program refers to the entire package of Subject series or Integrated series (i-series) or FLN series, not individual books]. Your school should be registered for educational services.

2. What is the duration of the contest?

The contest will begin on June 1, 2024, and will end on September 15, 2024.

3. How do I participate in the contest?

Fill up the participation form link given below to participate in this contest.

Link: Participation form

4. What is the entry fee?

There is no entry fee for this contest.

5. Which age group will the participant create the video for ?

The participants will have to do activity in class with children and take a video on how creatively the concept is taught. The age range for pre-schoolers is 2 to 6 years (Playgroup, Nursery, Junior Kindergarten, and Senior Kindergarten).

6. What activities are not considered as experiential learning activities?

Even though few activities may be an experiential learning activity, but they will not be considered for the contest.

  • Field Trip
  • Make an eat activity
7. What to submit?

TATVA 2024-25 “The Creative Elements in Teaching-Experiential Learning Activity”

Source of Concept

What to Create?

Submission Format

Language To Be Used In Video

Time limit while making a video

SpringBoard – World Around Me for Subject series & i-series

SpringBoard – World Around Us for FLN series

Video of experiential learning activity in teaching concepts

JPEG

(image of activity)

English and Key word translation in Hindi / Regional Language (optional)

3 minutes at the most

Video

(video of demonstration)

8. How can the participant educator submit her work?

Upload an image of your activity and a video of its demonstration on how creatively you have done the experiential learning activity in teaching concepts in the Google form. Video should not be modified for speed (fast forward video will not be accepted).

9. What are the judgment criteria?
  • Age-appropriate content
  • A neat presentation of the activity
  • Originality of concept
  • Easy to understand
  • Quality of video
  • Explanation of the concept
10. Who will judge the contest?

A group of professionals from Planet-E and its associate guests who hold postgraduate degrees in Human development and Early Childhood Care and Education will be judging the contest.

11. How many winners will be selected from each category?

Categories

Playgroup

Nursery

Junior Kindergarten

Senior Kindergarten

TATVA Best Experiential Learning Activity

1 Winner

1 Winner

1 Winner

1 Winner

12. What’s there to win?
  • The winner will receive E- Certificate of Appreciation & Surprise Gift
  • The school will earn 100 points if their teacher / teachers win the contest.
13. What is there for participant educators?
  • Each participant will receive an E-Certificate of Participation (by email)
  • The school will earn 50 points for participating in the contest.
14. What is the deadline for submission?

The submission deadline is September 15, 2024. 

15.When are the winners going to be announced?

The winners will be announced on October 12, 2024.

Participation Forms

TATVA Participation Form

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