About CSB
Philosophies
Civil School Bangladesh (CSB) was developed based on the philosophies of Progressivism and Constructivism. CSB believes that individuality, change, and progress are essential to one’s learning and development. At the same time, it acknowledges that learners’ development is socially situated. They construct knowledge reflecting upon their experience of the world and interaction with others rather than just memorizing and passively taking information.
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Goal and Objectives
The Goal
To provide progressive and constructive learning opportunities for future generations so that they will achieve both the moral and economic skills to become global citizens and lifelong learners.
Objectives
– To develop knowledge–based skills for ‘learning to know’ through providing foundational knowledge; critical, creative, and practical thinking skills; and integration capabilities among information, people, and perspectives of life.
– To develop emotion–based skills for ‘learning to be’ and ‘learning to live together’ through developing consciousness about oneself and others for emerging new feelings, interests, and values.
– To develop better global citizens through developing the skills of ‘learning to do’ and ‘learning to learn’ for inquiring about any issue related to the economy and society and becoming self–directed lifelong learners.
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CSB influenced by
John Dewey
Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky
Benjamin Samuel Bloom
L. Dee Fink
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors
Founders
Farhana Rashid
Founding Director
Ms. Farhana Rashid, the Founding Director of Civil School Bangladesh (CSB). Farhana earned her Bachelor’s (Hons) and Master’s in Education from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She worked as a Lecturer of Education in the Department of Education and Training, Asian University of Bangladesh, for several years of her early career. Her research works in Education have been published in several national and international journals and publishers as peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and books.
Md Tariqul Islam
Founding Chairman
Dr. Md Tariqul Islam is an Assistant Professor at the School of General Education, BRAC University, Bangladesh. He previously served as a Consultant (Education) with UNHCR Bangladesh and as an Assistant Professor in the Educational Leadership and School Development Program at the BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BRAC IED), BRAC University.
Dr. Islam holds a PhD in Education from Deakin University, Australia. He completed his Bachelor’s (Honours) and Master’s degrees in Education from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is also a recipient of the JSPS International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Standard), which he undertook at Hiroshima University, Japan.
His research interests lie primarily in the sociology of education, with a particular focus on education for sustainable development (ESD). His current work explores ESD in STEM education, global citizenship, lifelong learning, higher education, youth (un)employability, teaching and learning in higher education, teachers’ professional development, ICT in education, educational inclusion and exclusion, and play-based approaches to learning and socio-emotional development.
Dr. Islam has collaborated with a range of national and international organizations, including BRAC, NAEM, FREPD, UNESCO, UNICEF, and ActionAid.