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7.8.2.

BASIC INFO:

Figure 7.23. Location plan of Pathway world school Source: https://www.pathways.in/aravali/aravali_green_pathways

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Location: Pathways at Gurgaon is a day school. majestic foothills of the Aravalli Hills

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Accessibility: The school is 35 kilometres from the Delhi International Airport and falls within the NCR

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Area: 36 Acres

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Total constructed area: 325000 sq. ft.

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Completion year: 2003

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Student strength: 1150

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Architect: C.P. Kukreja

7.8.3.

SITE DEVLOPMENT

Pathways World School is situated on a rocky, hilly site in the Aravalli hills. It was designed with special care to the fragile ecosystem of the area, and with careful consideration to the natural topography of the site. A lake has been created in a major natural depression, becoming the central focus of the campus. It collects all the water runoff and therefore serves 150

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VIRANCHI SINHA - SEMESTER 09 - THESIS - BLACKBOOK

Published on Jul 7, 2021

Ar. Viranchi Sinha

The mandate for education of children to encourage progressive thinking requires a functioning and supportive physical learning infrastructure. The Vidya Niketan school building is 34 years in age with falling far short against goal of 21st century educational demand. The failure is not surprising, because older school buildings were not designed to facilitate modern methods of teaching and learning. Plus, the building and site was built as the school land expanded further from a small plot to a 3.46 acres site. Typical classrooms are designed to be ‘Teacher-Centered Learning’ environments with double loaded corridors reinforcing isolation from other classes. High interaction between students creates a platform for students to learn from each other and develop social skills. To be sustainable we must simultaneously design for greater longevity and increased flexibility of use. Hence the need of a new style of infrastructure with new techniques and activities to the old school of Vidya Niketan, Dombivli.

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Figure 9.5.21. Facade development

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9.7. Conclusion

Figure 9.5.21. Facade development

Figure 9.4.20. View from Parking

Figure 9.3.24. Infrastructure

Figure 9.3.16. Passive climate control

Figure 7.26. Swimming pool

Figure 7.27. Site plan zoning

Figure 7.25. Picture 1 Pathway

Figure 7.24. Site plan

Figure 7.14. Recharging ground water aquifers from roof top run off

Figure 7.23. Location plan of Pathway world school

Figure 7.9. Off grid solar power system

Figure 6.22. Role play teaching

Figure 6.20. Traditional and Multimedia - learning the difference

Figure 6.18. Traditional method of teaching

Figure 6.21. Mind mapping

Figure 6.19. Multimedia teaching process

Figure 6.7. Sharing and Examining of information

Figure 6.4. demonstrating

Figure 6.3. Lecturing method

Figure 5.51. Light level standards

Figure 5.56. Window design effecting levels if light

Figure 5.50. Guardian Early Learning Centre, Newstead

Figure 6.1. Effective teaching

Figure 6.2. Student centred and teacher centred

Figure 5.49. Children attached to a space (The never-ending library

Figure 5.48. Interactive school designs

Figure 5.47. Classroom management

Figure 5.46. Interaction between student and teacher

Figure 5.37. Green and yellow colour for meeting rooms with some neutral colours

Figure 5.30. Brown

Figure 5.19. colours and children

Figure 5.18. Conclusion for Child development

Figure 5.17. self-confidence and self-awareness in children

Figure 5.12. Personal and social development

Figure 5.11. Piaget's stages of cognitive development

Figure 5.6. Problem in child development

Figure 5.1 Children

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Figure 5.4. Children of different socio-economic status and their childcare

Figure 2.4. computer room

Figure 5.5 Child having fun while learning and during its development

Figure 2.7. classrooms

Figure 2.3. Bus transportation service of vidya Niketan school

Figure 1.2. Population Statistics – Kalyan-Dombivli