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Apeejay School, Kharghar turns classrooms inside out for Class 4 Bagless Day
The day was structured around a series of hands-on activities, each chosen to build a different kind of skill beyond the academic.
Apeejay School, Kharghar, set aside textbooks for a day and organized a Bagless Day for its Class 4 students. The day was built around a simple premise that some of the most valuable learning happens away from the desk. The day was structured around a series of hands-on activities, each chosen to build a different kind of skill beyond the academic.
Students began with yoga and meditation sessions, aimed at introducing them to mindfulness and physical wellness early. From there, the day moved into more playful, practical territory. They participated in a salad-making activity that let students engage with food preparation directly, alongside sessions in clothes folding and mukut (crown) making that combined fine motor skills with creativity.
A student portfolio exercise rounded out the more reflective side of the day, giving children a chance to think about and document their own work and progress. It was a small but deliberate nudge toward self-awareness at an age when most feedback still comes from someone else.
Each activity was designed to serve a purpose beyond simple entertainment. Yoga and meditation encouraged wellness and focus; salad making and clothes folding built responsibility and independence.
Together, the activities reflected a broader shift many schools are embracing that is treating life skills, self-reliance, and creativity as lessons in their own right.
The day wound down with outdoor games, giving students an energetic, informal close to a day that had otherwise been reflective and activity-heavy. The mix left Class 4 students with what the school described as joyful memories paired with genuinely useful life skills.
For Class 4 young learners at Apeejay School, Kharghar, the day offered a reminder that education extends well past the pages of a textbook. Between a yoga mat, a mixing bowl, a folded shirt, and a handmade crown, students came away having practised wellness, creativity, responsibility and independence — all without opening a single book.
