Grade 4

The Grade 4 program advances students’ understanding of cleanliness, discipline, environmental responsibility, safety, and personal development through the Japanese 5S and San-Gen-Shugi (Gemba) principles. At this stage, students begin applying these concepts independently and thoughtfully—learning to analyze real-life situations, identify problems, and take corrective actions. The curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, responsibility, teamwork, leadership, understanding standards, managing waste and resources wisely, and developing strong belief systems that shape positive habits and character. This program encourages students to become thoughtful decision-makers who contribute meaningfully to maintaining clean, safe, and well-organized environments at home, school, and in the community.

What Grade 4 Students Will Learn

1. Cleanliness, Hygiene & Personal Accountability

• Maintaining highly organized personal spaces: school bags, shelves, desks, shoes, uniforms, and digital devices.
• Completing structured 5S routines (Seiri, Seiton, Seisou) with deeper awareness, consistency, and independence.
• Using their five senses to identify hidden dirt, unsafe conditions, stagnant water, harmful smells, pests, or unhygienic areas.
• Developing advanced hygiene habits: grooming, washing routines, dental care, bathroom etiquette, and handling personal belongings properly.
• Understanding how cleanliness affects confidence, productivity, health, emotional stability, and social respect.

2. Environmental Responsibility, Waste Management & Sustainability

• Identifying, segregating, and disposing of all types of waste, including harmful waste and community-level waste.
• Making decisions on reduce–reuse–recycle and understanding the environmental impact of plastics, chemicals, and improper disposal.
• Understanding pollution: air pollution, mosquito-breeding through stagnant water, diseases linked to poor sanitation, and community hygiene.
• Monitoring and reducing waste of resources: water, electricity, food, paper, materials, and time.
• Understanding how waste systems work in homes, schools, neighborhoods, and cities.

3. Discipline, Belief Systems & Character Development

• Understanding how thoughts create belief systems, attitudes, habits, personality, and eventually destiny.
• Recognizing negative influences—anger, jealousy, bad company, laziness, or indiscipline—and learning how to replace them with positive habits.
• Developing punctuality, focus, responsibility, and consistency in daily routines.
• Taking pride in work, completing tasks thoroughly, and accepting responsibility for mistakes.
• Learning respect, gratitude, humility, honesty, and the importance of credibility.

4. Safety Skills, Situational Judgment & Emergency Awareness

• Advanced road safety, safe bicycle riding, interpreting traffic signs, and responsible behavior during travel.
• Identifying and avoiding unsafe acts at home, school, playgrounds, and public environments.
• Understanding fire safety, electrical safety, water safety, and emergency-response steps.
• Practicing awareness around strangers, stray animals, high-risk areas, and unhygienic surroundings.
• Learning to make safe decisions and help others when needed.

5. Teamwork, Leadership & Social Responsibility

• Participating in structured team activities and applying San-Gen-Shugi observation worksheets for problem solving.
• Practicing leadership through service—supporting classmates, helping during cleaning routines, guiding younger students, and resolving small conflicts.
• Learning the qualities of effective leaders: humility, listening skills, fairness, communication, and uplifting others.
• Understanding that good leadership means serving people, protecting public spaces, and thinking for the community’s good.

6. Recognizing Standards & Applying Them in Real Life

• Learning different types of standards: food standards, drinking-water standards, waste-bin standards, classroom standards, washroom standards, and safety standards.
• Understanding why standards exist and how they protect health, safety, and organization.
• Applying standards independently in daily life to improve discipline and decision-making.

How This Program Supports Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

1. Creating Thoughtful, Responsible Citizens

• Grade 4 students are guided to understand why cleanliness and discipline matter to the nation—aligning perfectly with Swachh Bharat’s mission of behavioral transformation.

2. Strengthening Waste Segregation, Recycling & Zero-Litter Habits

• Students practice sorting waste, recycling, and reducing garbage in everyday life. They understand how improper waste affects society, public health, and environmental sustainability.

3. Building Strong Civic Sense & Respect for Public Spaces

• Through real-life observation and standards-based learning, students develop deep respect for public toilets, roads, parks, and community facilities—core elements of Swachh Bharat.

4. Encouraging Family & Community Participation

• Home assignments and parent feedback ensure habits are reinforced at home, helping the entire family contribute to the cleanliness movement.

5. Creating Future Leaders for a Clean India

• By integrating leadership, critical thinking, safety, hygiene, and environmental care, the program shapes young leaders who naturally uphold cleanliness, responsibility, and civic discipline—values essential for a truly Swachh Bharat.