From Village Institutes to STEM

Famous educator John Dewey: ‘Education is not preparation for life, it’s life itself’. He was defending his opinion. When he came to visit our country, he realized that this was his dream when he saw the Village Institutes. The Village Institutes were designed to fulfil John Dewey’s idea of ​​combining work and education. Students were learning all life skills here. They built their own schools, houses, barracks, workplaces and fused production and education by building and living together.
In the light of this information, this lesson plan was prepared by making use of social sciences.

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