LLN Organizes Training on Positive Discipline in Schools
Legal Literacy – Nepal (LLN) organized a two-day training on “Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools” at Village Highland Resort, Ranikot, Bhaktapur, with the participation of 27 teachers from 9 community schools of Tokha Municipality. The training aimed to promote child-friendly, non-violent, and participatory teaching methods and to address the continued practice of corporal punishment in schools despite its legal prohibition in Nepal.
The training began with a welcome address by Mr. Om Prakash Sen Thakuri, Executive Director of LLN, who shared the organization’s mission, vision, and ongoing work on positive discipline, penal-free teaching methods, psychosocial counseling, stress management, and the art of living. He highlighted that the Children Act 2075 criminalizes corporal punishment, yet research shows that over 80% of students still experience it. He shared LLN’s research findings, which identified social acceptance, institutional failure, and the lack of safe reporting mechanisms in schools as key reasons for its persistence. He emphasized the need to create engaging learning environments where corporal punishment is unnecessary.
The training was facilitated by Mr. Shree Krishna Wenju, who used highly participatory and interactive methods. On the first day, activities such as “clock introduction” and group discussions helped build rapport among participants and encouraged reflection on the type of children teachers want to nurture, factors affecting children’s happiness, and the impacts of corporal punishment. The day concluded with group presentations and discussions.
The second day focused on practical classroom strategies through games and hands-on activities, including a ball and bucket game, paper-folding exercises, and a card-based mathematics game. These activities demonstrated how engaging tasks can improve concentration, encourage questioning, and enhance learning without resorting to punishment. Sessions on positive discipline emphasized love, trust, and understanding the root causes of children’s behavior as the basis for effective classroom management.
The training concluded with reflections, feedback from participants, and closing remarks by representatives from Tokha Municipality and school head teachers. LLN thanked all participants and the facilitator, reaffirming its commitment to promoting positive discipline and child-friendly education.
The program was supported by DKA Austria.