by Akshara Foundation | Jul 31, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, teaching-learning materials
Sport is fun, science is nerdy, math is tough. That’s the stuff of legends on which I have been brought up on. For 30 years now, this legend has stayed with me and in many ways I have nursed it – let it grow and insidiously seep into my pores. It’s only a year...
by Akshara Foundation | Jul 30, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, bangalore, math, measurement, metrics, sarva shiksha abhiyan, teaching-learning materials, TLM, volunteering
We recently pulled out all the contents of Ganitha Kalika Andolana’s big White Box for you. It has a beaded rope, tape, blocks, foamed goodies, measuring tools, and weighing balance etc. In a nutshell, everything a child needs to understand every Math concept in...
by Akshara Foundation | Jul 16, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, government, government school, math, sarva shiksha abhiyan
The last few days have been really exciting for all of us at Akshara. The first batch of our Ganitha Kalika Andolana kits, 702 of them to be precise, were successfully shipped and delivered. Every success story comes with its share of funny anecdotes and drama. So...
by Akshara Foundation | Jul 10, 2015 | Akshara Ganitha, government, karnataka, math, sarva shiksha abhiyan
Our exhilaration and adrenaline highs have been official for a while now. Akshara Foundation is going to change the way 300,000 children learn Math this academic year with the #GKAMathMovement. This movement, in collaboration with the state government and Sarva...
by Akshara Foundation | Jul 2, 2015 | IISc, lego, Robotics Lab
The recently concluded IISc Alumni Global Conference, Bangalore, was a celebration of coming together, reliving old times, reconnecting with friends and of taking a forward look at how the alumni could transform lives. IISc alums, who at one point pursued lucrative...