Core Theme: Our Surroundings, Living and Non-Living Things, Plants & Animals, People and Their Work, Water and Cleanliness (ICSE EVS Classes 1–4)
Age Group: Primary School (Classes 1–4)
Duration: 1-Day Educational Excursion
Venue: Bhagya Lakshmi Farm
Learning Approach: Guided observation • Activity-based learning • Syllabus-linked reflection
Programme Title: EVS at the Farm – Learning from Our Surroundings
Short Description:
A structured ICSE-aligned farm visit designed for Classes 1–4, where students learn core Environmental Studies concepts by directly observing plants, animals, people at work, water use, and cleanliness practices in real-life surroundings.
Includes – Pre-Tour, On-Tour and Post-Tour Activities
This one-day educational excursion is planned specifically to support the ICSE Environmental Studies syllabus for Classes 1–4. The programme translates textbook chapters into real-life learning by allowing students to see, touch, observe, and talk about their surroundings.
Through guided farm activities, students understand:
What makes something living or non-living
How plants and animals grow and survive
The importance of people and the work they do
Why water, cleanliness, and good habits matter
The learning is concrete, visual, repetitive, and age-appropriate, matching the developmental expectations of ICSE primary classes.
Students develop:
Observation and identification skills (core EVS skill)
Oral communication and listening skills
Social behaviour and cooperation
Self-management and discipline
Simple cause–effect understanding related to habits and care
Students will:
Identify and classify living and non-living things in their surroundings.
Recognise common plants and animals and understand their basic needs.
Observe different kinds of work done by people on a farm.
Understand the importance of water, cleanliness, and healthy habits.
Practise care and responsibility towards plants, animals, and shared spaces.
Students will be able to:
Correctly name and sort things as living and non-living.
Identify plants, animals, and people at work in a farm environment.
State basic needs of plants and animals (food, water, shelter, care).
Demonstrate good habits such as cleanliness, kindness, sharing, and saving water.
Express learning through drawings, oral answers, and short written or dictated sentences.