by Akshara Foundation | Sep 29, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, government, government school, koppal, sarva shiksha abhiyan, teaching-learning materials
Teacher training under Ganitha Kalika Andolana in Koppal district I was eagerly looking forward to visiting a centre where the Teacher training was in progress. I got the opportunity in Koppal district, one of the 6 districts in the Hyderabad–Karnataka region, where...
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 | Aug 14, 2015 | Akshara Foundation, community, Education, koppal, kushtagi, mundargi, parents, stories
No American visiting India for the first time really knows what to expect. The India that one visualises from the descriptions of travel websites, friends, and relatives is one of stark contrasts between clean and polluted, modernity and tradition, rich and poor. So,...
by Akshara Foundation | Sep 25, 2012 | akshara, attendance, english, enrolment, gadag, government school, hoskote, koppal, math, primary education, sdmc, ssa, teachers
It was the morning of September 5, celebrated in the country as Teacher’s Day in memory of the well respected former President of India, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. A day dedicated to the teacher and all that she symbolizes. The drive from our office in Bangalore to...
