ROLE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Abstract

Some big changes have happened in how kids learn about being green. They are now working on topics from the real world to educate themselves. So the best way to deal with tough environmental problems is through hands-on learning. Traditional ways of teaching don't get kids to be active, think critically, or fix problems. According to India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, schools will focus on being good to the earth. This article uses hands-on learning to look into this approach. In order to be ready to help with sustainable development, NEP 2020 tells students to learn a lot and do a lot of things. Researching, going for walks outside, doing project-based learning, and helping others make people more likely to care about the environment. By showing links between what they do and what they learn in school, these methods help students understand sustainability. This essay tells us something useful about how Indian schools and colleges use hands-on learning to support NEP 2020. Money, teacher training, and a strict course structure are also talked about. The study suggests turning lessons into fluid and cross-disciplinary ones, giving teachers training, and forming partnerships between environmental groups. The NEP 2020 goals and hands-on learning may help Indian schools teach people to think about the environment. This plan makes school better and moves the Sustainable Development Goals forward. The results show that environmental education can be better when students learn by doing. This makes the program more important for India's long-term growth.