India Literacy Project

© 2014 India Literacy Project

Multi – Dimensional Learning Space

Explore. Experiment. Learn.

Concept

• A learning space that is attached to a community and shared by surrounding schools

• Holistic / interventional learning experience through regular and point programs

• Open both during and off school hours.

MDLS

Library

Laboratory

Learning Center

Goal Enable children to be capable, confident,

inquisitive, and value aware.

Focus All children of Govt/Govt-aided schools in the surrounding areas of the Centre

MDLS Vision

Learning is not restricted to curriculum . Learning can happen anywhere and everywhere and has to be holistic

One learning style doesn’t work for all and hence learning has to be through either one or more of visual, Auditory, verbal, experiential, Social and Solitary.

Multi-dimensional

Learning does not start and stop with school

Learning can be self-paced

Learning can be on the topic of choice of the child

After school

Children inculcate reading habit

Children Learn beyond curriculum

Library

Learning is practical / experiential

Lab

MDLS Vision

Everything that is done is child centric

Children have a say in how they learn, their interest area and own the activities of the centre

By children

For children

Infrastructure shared across schools

Sustain with minimal support from NGO/Govt

Supported/Owned by the community

Integrated with the

community

Multi-dimensional learning both in school and outside school

Enable school teachers to use novel methods of teaching

Integrated with

Surrounding government

schools

Educational Trips Leadership skills

Fun Camps

Environmental Awareness

Industrial Exposure

Academic Support Non-Academic Exposure

Life Skills Workshops

Career Guidance Workshops

Performing Arts Workshops

Education, Training, Job related Linkages

Financial Assistance

Inculcate reading habit

Educational Support in Science, Math & English

Experiential Labs in Science & Math

Activity based learning in Science, Math & Social science

Summer camps and Creativity Workshops

Intervention Modules

Library – A fun place to Inculcate reading habit

Assess current reading levels

Provide books based on current reading

level

Encourage reading, help with reading and

monitor regularly

Conduct supplementary

activities like story telling, story writing,

word games etc

Improve Learning Level

Career Counselling and Scholarship Program – A holistic approach

Career Counselling and

Scholarship

Exposure

Research

Analysis

Counselling

Financial / Material Support

Mentoring

Linkages with other NGOs

and govt schemes

Direct Intervention Supporting activities

MDLS – Maximizing Impact at minimum cost

Everything that is done is child centric

My time, My Space, My Learning

By children

For children

An Average of 50 hours per child per year for about 1500 - 2000 children

Computer based

Learning

2000+ books

An average of 50 hours of access per child per year for 1500 – 2000 children

Library An Average of 1000 - 1500 hours of computer based or experiential classes per school per year

Smart Classrooms

1500 – 2000 per centre per year

Children

7 – 10 per centre

Govt. Schools

Conduct 100+ experiments relevant to curriculum Low

cost lab

Various interschool competitions -Platform for healthy competition

Interschool competitions

Career Exposure

Career counselling

Job linkages Career

Exposure & Counselling

Art/Creative forms

Spoken English

Computer skills

Local history

Environmental awareness etc.

Extra Curricular

Less than INR 80 per child per month

Cost

MDLS – Maximizing Impact at minimum cost

MDLS Role

During School Hours • Work with teachers to make teaching/learning fun and interesting

• Help teachers with all the infrastructure, experiment kits and content required to improve quality of teaching/learning

• Train teachers and students on computers • Spoken English classes for children • Conduct session on Values • Enable children to use the resources made available at their

schools • Continuously take feedback from children and teachers to

improve our methods

After School Hours / Weekends/Holidays

• Inculcate reading habit through Library • Provide Video/Experiential learning opportunity at the Centre • Conduct workshops on local history, environmental

awareness, career opportunities, painting/sketching etc • Conduct interschool competitions on painting, low cost

science model making, history, grassroot level innovations etc • Career exposure and counselling • Provide a space for children which is by children and for

children

MDLS - Role

Pilot Locations

Help in executing one or more of the many programs such as education trips, adventure camps, creativity sessions, etc.

Help with IT related activities

Raise funds

How Can You Help? TEACH

Conduct non-curriculum programs that aid in overall development of the child At a center during weekdays or weekends Collate interesting content that can aid learning

VOLUNTEER

Cost of the intervention program for one or more children Cost of setting up our MDLS center Sponsor event based activities like educational trip, fun trips, adventure trips, annual day/ sports day etc

DONATE

ILP at a Glance

© 2011 India Literacy Project

A singular, focused goal of

literacy/education

Creating a positive impact for the past 20

years

A 501(c)3 (US) / 80G (India) registered

non-profit

organization.

Seven chapters in the US and India

Passionate volunteers making a

difference… every day!

To be a Catalyst for 100% Literacy in India

ILP Vision

ILP Mission

Empowering every individual we serve with functional literacy and an understanding of their basic rights and responsibilities

Early Care and Education (0 – 6 year old children)

Primary Education (6 – 14 year old children)

Our Philosophy

EDUCATE & EMPOWER AT ALL AGES

Primary Education (6 – 14 year old children)

Higher education, Life Skills, Livelihood Skills (Youth)

Basic Literacy Livelihood Skills (Adults)

Over 250,000 people have been positively affected in 2013-14 and many thousands more over the years…

Some stories…

A community that we have empowered : Video* (2½ min)

An orphan in 10th grade is eager to learn more : Video* (2½ min)

Literacy provides confidence, even to adults : Video* (2 min)

A youngster is already giving back to the society : Article*

* if not in presentation mode,

right Click to Open Hyperlinks

http://www.ilpnet.org

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=765207&mostPopular=&trk=tyah http://www.facebook.com/indialiteracy?ref=ts&fref=ts ilp-bangalore@yahoogroups.com