by Akshara Foundation | Jun 7, 2018 | activity based learning, Akshara Ganitha, community, gadag, Ganitha Kalika Andolana
This is the story of an education-oriented community. In the districts of North Karnataka you can find a tribal community called the Lambanis (http://www.realbharat.org/lambani-the-afghani-lavana-merchants-tribe-of-india-467/). In Dharwad and Gadag districts, the...
by Akshara Foundation | Mar 15, 2018 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, government, government school, Karnataka state government, math, Odisha government, sarva shiksha abhiyan, teaching-learning materials
Akshara Foundation organised a Symposium on Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA) to mark the completion of three years of the programme’s implementation. The symposium was inaugurated by Shalini Rajneesh., I.A.S. Principal Secretary, Primary & Secondary Education. In her...
by Akshara Foundation | Nov 21, 2017 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, community, contest, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, Gram Panchayats, math, metrics
Via Posted On: 21 Nov 2017 Section: Notes from the Field Topics: Education Tags: schooling, Karnataka K. Vaijayanti Akshara Foundation vaijayanti@akshara.org.in While the dismal quality of primary education in India has received considerable attention at the state...
by Akshara Foundation | Nov 14, 2017 | Akshara Ganitha, Children's Day, contest, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, government school, Gram Panchayats, hoskote
The Government Kannada Lower Primary School in Marasandahalli, Hosakote block, Bangalore Rural District, has not changed in all these years that Akshara has been working here. It looks like a little village abode even now, an overhang of foliage framing the veranda....
by Akshara Foundation | Nov 14, 2017 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Children's Day, contest, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, Gram Panchayats, math
On 27th September 2017, Chinchanooru village in Aland taluk, Kalaburgi district held a school level Gram Panchayat math contest. This was just one of the scheduled GP contests, similar to the ones Akshara Foundation has been facilitating all across the state, this...
by Akshara Foundation | Oct 1, 2017 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, math, Odisha government
Stepping into Odisha is an ambitious outreach for Ganitha Kalika Andolana. Balangir and Rayagada, the programme’s terrain, are two backward districts where learning indicators are not so strong. Setting the course for GKA’s Odisha chapter was the Master Resource...