By Tali Datskovsky | Project Leader
Note from Director
The school year's winding up but the schools continue to be bustling! We have a lot of exciting news to share with you from over the past month. Read our latest newsletter to learn about Reena, an Uday Community School - Jaganpura alumn who was selected for the Junior Indian Hockey team. Scroll down to see some of our educational activities and check out two publications our work was recently featured in: Learning Curve from Azim Premji University and India Development Review. We hope you enjoy and thank you for your support!
- Shubham Garg
Reena - India's Next Hockey Champion
15-year-old Reena is an alum of Uday Community School - Jaganpura and currently studying in tenth class. She's always been a whiz on the sports field, defying expectations about girls and sports. While her family was at first hesitant about her playng sports, Reena persisted. We are thrilled to announce that she was recently selected for the Junior Indian Hockey Team. Her success is a testimony to her perserverance and the powerful role sports can play in empowering children and providing them opportunities to pursue their passions.
Building Highway Models in the Classroom
Even though there aren't any traffic lights in Sawai Madhopur, that didn't stop the school children of Uday Samudaayik Pathshala from building some! The children built a highway model to learn about traffic light signals and their importance. The activity included discussions abotu rules, their values, and what they represent. Check out some pictures of the models below!
Teaching Primary Level English to First Generation Learners in Rural Rajasthan
How do you make English relevant to first generation learners growing up in rural Rajasthan? GSK staff, boardmembers, and advisors Ekta Dhanker, Jyotsna Lall, Shipra Suneja, and Vardhna Puri address this question in their article Teaching Primary Level English to First Generation Learners in Rural Rajasthan. The article is a great explanation of what GSK's philosophy towards education looks like in practice.
Rural Education: Moving Past 'Poor Solutions for Poor People'
"It is time that we understood that education is about creating the right ecosystem for learning to happen, and that a village and its community are part of that process. When families have a better understanding of learning processes, they will also ensure that the home environment provides the right encouragement. "
Co-founder of Gramin Shiksha Kendra, Sachin Sachdeva, points out that the community is the biggest stakeholder in the education space and should be treated as such. Read his argument in Rural Education: Moving Past 'Poor Solutions for Poor People'.
Children's Corner: Poems by Children from Gramin Shiksha Kendra
Every two months the children of Gramin Shiksha Kendra publish a magazine called Morange, a word that means peacock feather. The magazine includes stories, drawings, and poems that the children have created. In each newsletter, we'll be sharing a little tidbit of the children's work.
A Strong Wind (translated from Hindi)
By Neeru, age 10
A strong wind has come, a strong wind has come
It makes the trees shake
It plays on the gates, moving them back and forth
It causes the fodder to fly up in the air
A strong wind has come, a strong wind has come
We hope you enjoyed this months newsletter. Thank you for your ongoing support!
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By Tali Datskovsky | Project Leader
By Tali Datskovsky | Project Leader
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