The METI (Modern
Education and Training
Institute) concept
is a very special kind of educational approach.
It is the result and product of extensive knowledge
and practice of children’s education and
integrated rural development by Dipshikha. METI
initiated in 1999 in Rudrapur, a village in the
northern part of Bangladesh, is being replicated
in Dinajpur town and Osmanpur, Ghoraghat on demand
of these areas.
Formational and life-oriented
education: There are two dimensions to
the METI education system. The first part comprises
of general education. This part takes place from
8:30 to 13:00. During this session the government
syllabus is followed. Subjects like mathematics,
languages, science, social studies, and biology
are included in this syllabus. In the afternoon
from 14:30 to 416:30 extra curricula like painting,
songs, dance, writing sessions, clay modelling,
handicrafts, role playing, games and sports, etc.
are done
The methods practiced in
the METI are - lectures, question-and-answer
sessions, group discussions, meditation, general
knowledge competitions, group study, story-telling,
self-study, etc. ... |>
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