"He who opens a school door, closes a prison." - Victor Hugo

Next to home, schools are places where children spend a large part of their day. Much of their all-round development is dependent on the kind of environment they are provided with at school. Making the environment of schools friendly for children ensures effective learning and contributes to their mental, emotional and physical well-being.

In our ClipBook, we have got you a collection of articles to help you know about the parameters of making schools child-friendly. This includes the framework specified by the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), which includes various parameters such as inclusivity, hygiene, effectiveness for learning, gender sensitivity, security and involvement of the school with children's families. According to this framework, 'The school is a significant personal and social environment in the lives of its students. A child-friendly shool ensures every child an environment that is physically safe, emotionally secure and psychologically enabling.'

In this context, you'll also do well to know about the educational philosophies and ideas propounded by some great men and women like Rabindranath Tagore, John Dewey and Maria Montessori. Their ideas have great applicability, when it comes to improving the learning environment at schools.

So go on, read the articles to know more about the concept of child-friendly schools.