Significance of Community Involvement in Children

Communities are always powerful, quicker and more effective in getting things done. This concept of community involvement begins right from childhood when children begin crawling or walking and enhances as life progresses.

Most of an individual’s learning occurs during childhood. It becomes more effective when done in communities. So, community-based learning is enjoyable and leaves an everlasting impression on the learner’s mind. It sets the stage for lifelong learning, too. 

The very basis of community involvement in children begins from the local community or school playground and nursery. Children get influenced by the activities of their peers and actively participate along with them in learning or play. Teachers and parents play a pivotal role in encouraging children to actively participate in community activities. 

Hence, teachers and parents form important communities in the learning and growing-up journey. This could be through playing, learning, painting, colouring, singing, dancing and other activities. In adults, it could be about noticing and imitating their behaviours, such as empathy, compassion, charity, etc.

The significance of community involvement

Communities help nurture the qualities of compassion, empathy and responsibility among students. So this helps develop their leadership skills through various community services and activities. Also, these qualities become the core of their life as they move ahead and learn to value everyone else irrespective of background.

Our environment is another challenge that community service addresses. With the modern world bringing forth many environmental challenges, communities help raise awareness in children about various environmental issues ranging from air pollution, climate change, pollution of water bodies, cutting down of trees and much more. Hence, it leads them to adopt an environment-friendly attitude with time and set examples for others to follow. 

Community involvement helps develop a strong moral compass in children that propels them to uplift and empower those around them. Johnson Grammar School, Kokapet, believes in the importance of community involvement in children and works towards creating globally-minded citizens. 

The advantages of community involvement

1. Holistic Development: Community involvement brings in a diverse pool of expertise, resources and perspectives to children’s lives. Hence, partnering with the parent and school communities and local organisations can help deliver a comprehensive, all-rounded curriculum that can serve the best interests of children. It addresses their physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs.
2. Support network: Active community involvement in children’s lives ensures that they grow up to be healthy and conscientious individuals in a safe and secure environment. 
3. Civic sense: Community involvement sets an example for children. They learn when adults and other community members engage in acts of compassion, giving in charity or showing concern for the environment and less-privileged. This inspires them to imitate the same and then imbibe them later as they understand the importance of these values.    
4. Achievement & behaviour:  The empathy, understanding and compassion of the teacher and parent community encourage children to be actively involved in their learning process and even start to inculcate good manners along with a sense of morality.

Hence, communities play a very strong role in children’s lives and set the stage for their future. The JGS education framework emphasises active community involvement from day 1 of class. 

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