Panchpadi – The Five Steps of Learning Workshop | Panchpadi – The Five Steps of Learning: Envisioning NCF
Workshop Name: Panchpadi – The Five Steps of Learning: Envisioning NCF
Organised by: Password Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
Date: 26-09-2026, Saturday
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Hotel Kediyoor, Udupi
Resource Person: Mr. Binesh K. Menon.
The workshop was attended by the following teachers from Vidyodaya Public School,Udupi.
- Mrs. Sushma Pai
- Mrs. Pavitra
- Mrs. Reshma
- Mrs. Sunitha
The teachers actively participated in the workshop and made good use of the valuable knowledge, ideas and practical strategies shared during the session.
The workshop focused on making learning more meaningful, engaging, experiential and child-centred. The resource person discussed various challenges faced by teachers and highlighted the importance of understanding children, their interests and their individual learning needs.
A major focus of the workshop was the five steps of learning, Panchpadi:
1. Engage – Creating interest and actively involving the child in learning.
2. Explore – Encouraging children to discover, investigate and learn through exploration.
3. Express – Providing opportunities for children to share and communicate their understanding.
4. Practice – Reinforcing learning through repeated activities and meaningful experiences.
5. Apply – Helping children use their learning in real-life situations.
The resource person also emphasised the importance of language development in young children. Teachers were encouraged to introduce new words every day and use suitable actions and gestures to help children understand, remember and use the words effectively.
Overall, the workshop was an informative and enriching learning experience. It provided the participating teachers with practical ideas for making classroom teaching more interactive, experiential and child-centred. The session encouraged teachers to view learning from the child’s perspective and incorporate engaging activities, experiments, actions and meaningful experiences into everyday classroom teaching.
