by Akshara Foundation | Sep 24, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, government school, impact stories, lego, Robotics Lab
A few weeks ago, I visited a government school in Viveknagar, Bangalore to see how they learn in India. The school has a Robotics Lab. I saw how they build their robots and it was very cool! I also admired them, because they let me help them with their robots. They...
by Akshara Foundation | Sep 24, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Anganwadi and Preschool, Anganwadis, balwadi, government
Organised by Akshara Foundation, the national seminar on `Early Childhood Education in Anganwadis – Partnerships & Opportunities’ highlighted the need for quality early childhood learning in government-run anganwadis. The seminar was inaugurated by Smt....
by Akshara Foundation | Aug 24, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, government, government school, math, sarva shiksha abhiyan, teaching-learning materials, video
Did you know that the state of Karnataka has come up with an incredible antidote to the drudgery of learning math in the classroom. To this end, the state government has started Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA) – a one of its kind math movement which is currently...
by Akshara Foundation | Aug 24, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, math, newsletter, RICKY KEJ
#MATHININDIA EDUCATION MEMES Did you know that only 25.3% of children in class III can do two digit subtraction or that the percentage of children in class II who still cannot recognise numbers up to 9 has increased from 11.3% in 2009 to 19.5% in 2014. The numbers...
by Akshara Foundation | Aug 21, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, government, government school, math, sarva shiksha abhiyan
Join us in making 3 lac kids excel in numeracy skills. Dear Akshara Supporter, On June 23, 2015, Akshara Foundation and the Government of Karnataka together launched an innovative programme – Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA), to teach math to children in grades 4 and 5....
by Akshara Foundation | Aug 14, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Education, koppal, kushtagi, libraries, math, mundargi, sarva shiksha abhiyan, stories, teaching-learning materials
Seeing the schools in Kushtagi and Mundargi was the favourite part of my time with Akshara. Our school visits were unannounced, like the house visits, so we were able to see a real school day in progress, and Akshara was able to check on the students’ progress....
