UNLOCKING LEARNING FOR CHILDREN

The recent pandemic locked millions of children out of schools. Children already on the fringes were further pushed out of the learning process. A recent study by Azim Premji University shows that children have slipped 3 to 4 grade levels. With no access to learning, marginalised children face the brunt of learning regressions. Already under-staffed Government Schools are under-prepared to handle learning regressions. This will have far reaching impact on life chances of children in years to come.

Thirteen year old Suresh, a migrant child was a Class 7 student when lockdown was announced. For months his Government School was shut and there were no workable online options. This meant that Suresh was fast loosing what he had learnt in previous years.  

While our other programs were working in community learning spaces, Suresh and his peers at our Host Govt. School were left in the lurch. It is a serious learning crisis that stares at us which needs our immediate attention.

Recognising that this would have serious long term impact on children’s life chances, School Learning Program (SLP) is being implemented in 3 government schools to impact 200+ Grade 4-7 students with specialised teachers.

Now Suresh and all his peers are learning everyday – engaging with Languages, Maths, Science and Social Studies – and getting back up to speed, with specialist teachers.

●     Enabling Grade-level learning for children in Grades 4 to 7 enrolled in three Government Schools impacting 200+ children.

●     In the absence of state sponsored mid-day meal program, ensuring lunch for all children to enable learning from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

●     Ensuring availability of qualified and trained subject-teachers, on need basis, to supplement the understaffed Government Schools.

Ensuring grade-level readiness for 200+ children studying in Grades 4 to 8 in Government Schools.