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....
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...
