Class 5 • The World Around Us • Health and Well-being • Chapter 4 • Reprint 2026–27
Our School—A Happy Place: answer-first overview
This original companion connects safe, caring, inclusive and green schools; campus mapping, hygiene, waste, water and electricity conservation, kindness, respect and student action. It integrates scientific inquiry, social understanding, environmental care and everyday action.
Key learning
- safe
- caring
- inclusive and green schools; campus mapping
- hygiene
- waste
- water and electricity conservation
- kindness
- respect and student action
Core explanation
An inclusive school removes barriers so learners can participate with dignity. A useful audit records evidence and proposes a realistic improvement.
Observe and investigate
Conduct a small accessibility and sustainability walk with teacher permission. Record one strength and one improvement without naming individuals.
Practice questions
- What makes a school inclusive?
- Give one measurable way to reduce waste.
- Why should student feedback be respectful and private?
Evidence checklist
- Separate an observation from an inference.
- Use a labelled diagram, map, table or timeline when it clarifies the answer.
- Compare more than one factor before reaching a conclusion.
- Follow safety, consent, privacy and environmental-care rules during activities.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Science, Social Science or EVS?
The current NCERT subject is The World Around Us, an integrated preparatory-stage area combining scientific, social and environmental learning. “EVS” is a useful search synonym, not the canonical book title.
Which book contains this chapter?
“Our School—A Happy Place” is Chapter 4 in Class 5 Our Wondrous World (code eeev1), Reprint 2026–27.
Are unit notes and projects extra chapters?
No. Unit openers, experiments, stories, maps, surveys, journals and projects remain embedded learning material within the ten numbered chapters.
Official sources
- NCERT official Chapter 4 PDF
- NCERT Our Wondrous World selector
- CIET Class 5 audio-book index — the English book is not currently listed there.
Source-checked against publication 0535 and the 2026–27 reprint. No unsupported English audio route is claimed. Legacy Looking Around chapters are excluded.