On 27th Nov., Form 1 got the
opportunity to go on a Metro Ride from Noida City Centre to Mayur Vihar
Extension as a field trip to their unit of inquiry on ‘Transport’. Needless to
say the children were very excited to go on the metro and had prepared loads of
questions that they wanted to be answered through this trip.
The Station In
charge at the Noida City Centre patiently answered the queries of our first
graders giving them an insight into this much loved mode of transport that the
city prides in. It was heartening to see the children asking pertinent
questions about the speed of the train, the number of coaches in each train,
the duration between trains and many
such. The journey from Noida City Centre to Mayur Vihar extension was filled
with animated chatter from our little ones discussing the signs they saw en
route. On reaching Mayur Vihar extension, they again met the Station In Charge
and in answer to their curious queries were told about the history of the metro
and given route maps to study. The learning from this field trip clearly
reflected in the discussions that followed back in the classrooms. It would
sure be fair to say that we were “on track” with this field trip.
