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All You Need To Know About Urbanization and Child Development

Before we jump into the integrities of this top let’s break down the top and understand its 2 terms individually.

Urbanisation:

Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this paradigm shift.

What is child development mean?

Child development can be defined as the process by which a child changes, develops and adapts over time. It covers the stage from birth to becoming a fully grown-up and self-sufficient adult.

Nowadays, both challenges, as well as vast opportunities, are infinite for children. Not only metro politician cities but also the smallest villages in India are today embracing the internet world with open arms. Still, there is a mass movement of children as well as parents from rural to urban cities who are in search of higher quality education and lifestyle.

Ultimately, in the urban cities, we are able to deliver quality learning to our young one’s giving them a kick-start into this world of connections. Hence, internet learning and online studies have been making teachers feel pride when their online classroom occupants excel in all stages of life. Be it academics or sports or even skill development, internet data plays a crucial role in hand-holding today’s fast-paced generation.

In an urban school setup, it is vital to create a dynamic as well as a supported learning environment. Additionally, a teacher also creates innovative procedures to reach out to each and every child’s learning style.

When a child moves from rural to urban for education, address these pointers:

1. Handhold them for Personal and Social Development:

A child who has recently moved from a rural area to a city for education will need a lot of hand-holding on the Personal and Social development front. Through various interesting means of education, resources, and facilities you can comfort a child who has just moved in. Problems will seem never to end. From transport to climate change to language barriers and lastly poverty.
We recommend the use of advanced technology to resolve these urbanisation challenges in order to aid child development. They will hence get better nutrition, learn more effectively and be strong successors of the present generations.

2. Introduce them to the Urban School Infrastructure:

It will be very overwhelming in the beginning for the child, but they need to be introduced to the various school infrastructure made available to them. A well-equipped classroom and computer laboratory enhance learning concepts through various innovative mediums.
One most vital knowledge resource a school houses is a library. A massive collection of readable books which are not only curriculum-related but also novels that are must-reads for overall child development.
In addition to study-related facilities, an urban school setup also makes available a playground, sick bay, Music room, indoor games and also AV room where children can relax and also entertain themselves.

3. Cultural Transition Shock:

The rural, as well as urban culture, has its own pros and cons. Be it lifestyle or standard of living or even the education system. Modern education involves internet learning as well as audio-visual learning which boosts knowledge retention in students. From paper-pencil and textbook learning to computer learning needs an adaptable mindset along with basic training. Also, in urban areas schools encourage extracurricular activities like sports training, music classes or even gymnastics which is sure to add some feathers to the child’s cap other than academics. Urban areas being overpopulated also gives rise to competition increasing anxiety in the child who belongs to the rural area.

Last words:

Harshad Valia International School, being an international has a vision of nurturing children to become future-ready. The 20th-century learning techniques no more excite 21st-century students. The vision encourages students not only to succeed in India but also aids them to perform well globally. Skills like displaying sensitivity towards the environment, embracing and respecting cultural differences, and many more are incorporated into the robust curriculum to churn out not only balanced but also holistic children into the future.