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Bringing community inside the classroom
Universal Concepts
Local Methodologies
Let’s become student again
Try this..
Can you read and comprehend the text below?
WHICH TRIBE IN INDIA DANCE LIKE THIS?
WHERE CAN YOU FIND THIS TEMPLE?
Congratulations!!
You just read a text in Gondi and saw a
pic of a Temple in Barsoor
WERE YOU COMFORTABLE ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS?
WERE YOU ABLE TO RELATE WITH THE QUESTIONS CONTEXTUALLY?
WERE YOU ABLE TO READ AND COMPREHEND THE SENTENCES WHICH
HAS NO CONNECTION WITH YOUR EXISTENCE?
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DO NOT KNOW?
•70% Indians live in Rural Areas•25% of India is Naxalism Affected•Tribals form approximately 9% of the total population in India and more than 30% of total population in Chhattisgarh
The RED CORRIDOR – Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are the most affected
*Map for representational purpose only. Not to scale.
5 years - Many schools blasted A decade of conflict.. Children and their education has been the greatest
casualty
90 % SPEAK GONDI AND HALBI 70 % SCRATCH THEIR HEADSIN HINDI CLASS
IN BASTAR
3 LONG YEARS TO CATCHTHE CONTEXT OF TEACHERAND TEXTBOOK
WITH WHICH LANGUAGE SHOULD WE BEGIN?
WHAT ABOUT COMPREHENSION?
ARE WE LOOKING TOWARDSCOMMUNITY AT ALL?
Think about this from a tribal student’s perspective
Maximum children
dropout reason:
language issues
54% children prefer
local language in
classroom
• 70% Class 1 & 2 children don’t
understand Hindi
• 90% school going children have
local dialects(Gondi, Halbi)
• ≈90% children NOT MOVED
beyond village
• A tribal child takes 3 years
after joining school to
understand context in
classroom
• 78% teachers in Bastar agree
on effectiveness of local
language and resources
• 98% teachers feel difficulty
teaching without local
language
**Data Source: ASER 2014 and Research Study by Dr. Manoj Kr. Nag on tribal schools and children
DIFFICULTIES OF THE
COMMUNITY
LEARNING DIFFICULTY OF A
TRIBAL CHILD
TEACHING DIFFICULTY
OF A TEACHER
PREVALENT IN TRIBAL/RURAL AREAS:
MOTHER TONGUE IS
NEGLECTED
INCOMPREHENSION
BURDENING TILL
SECONDARY CLASSES
NON CONTEXTUAL
TEACHING METHODS
NON TRIBAL TEACHER
FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS
LOCAL RESOURCES
OVERLOOKEDLOCAL DIALECT
COMMUNICATION
BARRIER
A-AFRAIDB-BOREDC-CONFUSED
NO PARTICIPATION OF
COMMUNITY
BLANK ABOUT THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM
LEADING TO A MAJOR
DISCONNECT
GENERALLY 1st
GENERATION
SCHOOL LEARNERS
COMMUNITY UNABLE
TO SUPPORT
ACADEMICALLY
STRUGGLING SCHOOL
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
IN DANTEWADA , > 90% SMCs
NON FUNCTIONAL
LEADING AREAS OF CONCERN..
HIGH DROPOUT RATE
LOW ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
BROKEN SELF- ESTEEM
LOW STATE/NATIONAL GOAL
NEGLIGIBLE PRESENCE
OF COMMUNITY IN SCHOOL
AND CLASSROOM
As per SSA Appraisal report:
Student Retention rate reduced
from 59% to 33% between 2009
and 2012
•In standard 3rd , 17% cannot
read a std 1 text
•In std 5, 21.3% can only do
basic subtractions
VISION
Create a platform for Community to contribute towards the holistic
development of the child
Create academic resources for tribal/rural children that is in
resonance with their eco-system leading to academic improvement in
schools
Bridge the gap between community and schools by creating a support
structure for the government system to effectively work on the long
term education plan of the tribal/rural children
Create documented repository of tribal history and culture
MISSION
EVERY RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN
The Constructive approach..
Empower teachers to use local resources
Utilization of local language and context in the classroom
Leverage community and its resources in curriculum planning and implementation
Planned transition from Mother Tongue to State Textbook language
Community participation in schools
THE METHODOLOGY– Key stakeholders on
a common platformCommunity
WORKSHOPS: Stories, games, songs, dance, livelihood, art and craft in local language using local resources
Compilation and documentation of workshops
Strengthening School Management Committee through Community Workshops
Textual, pictorial, audio and video animations.
Administration
Advocacy
Policy designing and Implementation
Technical support
Teachers
Subject specific labs
Lesson plans with local customs and culture.
Capacity building programs for teachers to extract concepts out of the local customs and livelihood
5 YEARS KEY MILESTONES
• Subject (Language, Science, Mathematics) Labs using local resources
• Community workshops: Storytelling, art, craft, dance and music
• Documentation and recording of Community workshops
• Lesson plans for teachers using local resources
• School Management Meetings defining role of community in education of their children
PHASE1 – 2 years
• Illustrated story books, magazines in Hindi and local languages told by community members
• Community workshops, documentation and recording
• Scaling up subject labs at district level
PHASE2- 2 years
• State curriculum in digital format with contextual content.
• Advocacy and implementation at state level through government departments
• Digital/Animated local stories in local languages and hindi
PHASE3 –
1 year
Targeted reach..
Phase-1 :
1000 children
Phase2:
District wide10000 children
Phase 3:
Implementation at State Level
DESIRED OUTCOME
DOCUMENTED AND
ANIMATED ORAL
TRADITIONS IN FORM
OF 500+ STORIES
INCREASE IN SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
( 90% Student Attendance)
EASY LEARNING AND
COMPREHENSION
(1 Grade Level improvement)
KNOWLEDGE AND
CULTURE RETENTION
EMPOWERS
COMMUNITY
TO PARTICIPATE
CHILD CENTRIC
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
INCREASED COMMUNITY
PRESENCE IN FORM OF
SMC’s
Support Required
Financial
Operational
Technical
• Support the cause with 1500/- monthly (20,000 /-annually ) towards :
• community workshops,
• compilation and digitization of stories
• research and development,
• setting up and executing the subject labs
• Volunteer with us for our work
• like minded people to support and volunteer
• Research and development
• Documentation, animation of stories and illustration
• Marketing
Contact Details
Ashish Kumar Shrivastava
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/ashishshrivastava1