To prepare children to get enrolled in the primary stream school we run a learning centre. The children coming to the centre are as young as four years old to as old as sixteen years old. Few have just started the education while few have left in between and many have entered their teens but never went to any school.
Our focus areas at the learning centre
- Provide primary education enabling children to read and write
- Prepare them for the mainstream school
- Assist in admissions for mainstream school
- Ensure holistic growth and education
- Follow NCERT syllabus
- Timely follow up and feedback
- Regular parent-teacher meetings
- Constant supervision to maintain the punctuality and attendance
- Guidance, personal talks, discussions to keep a check on drop out the number
Key highlights of the year
The foundation pays 75% of the school fees of the students once the child gets admission in the primary stream school. We started with a handful of children that grew in numbers. We now support over 75 children at the centre.
Overcoming key challenges
The children coming to the centre are mostly from the families of the migrant population in search of better work opportunities; hence the parents work at the construction site, have tea stalls, rickshaw driver or house servants. Therefore, the school drop out number is a significant concern. This is also the reason why children don’t want to get enrolled in mainstream school. To overcome this issue, we are now encouraging and guiding children to enrol in open school examination.
Fostering basic education
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