Program Overview
We believe that education is one of the foremost pillars upon which a progressive society stands. Every child deserves quality education to round them into well-informed, compassionate, and competent human beings. Bal Shiksha is our program to ensure that no child is left behind.
Key Features
- Holistic and well-rounded education, personal support within and outside the classroom
- Trained graduates as teaching staff
- Regular training programs to keep teachers updated
Formal education
- Age and grade appropriate scholastic and physical development provided
- SSC curriculum followed in English medium
- State of the art infrastructure, technology, education and sports
- State of the art infrastructure, technology, and educational resources to facilitate learning beyond classrooms
- Emotional skills developed for ability to nurture social relationships
- Learning about India’s rich cultural and historical heritage encouraged
Non-formal education
- Safe learning spaces created for children from marginalized sections
- Aims to reduce dropouts and help vulnerable children continue learning
- Right to protection, right to participation, right to play, and right to love and care upheld for children
- Partnerships with ICDS centers, health care systems, and government agencies for COVID sensitization and awareness
Our Locations
Antar Bharati Balgram School, Lonavala - Formal Education
Established in 1982, it is the flagship program of Bal Shiksha’s Lonavala chapter. We teach children from KG to 10th standard. While most of our students come from the Bal Gram campus, we also have day scholars from neighbouring villages.
Activities
- Science lab, library, and computer lab to for holistic learning
- Sports activities like taekwondo and volleyball to facilitate physical development
- Extra curricular activities like music and art to encourage positive social and emotional skills
Urban Communities in Pune - Non-Formal Education
ISC has been working with children from marginalized, economically disadvantaged, and the least educated communities residing in the slum settlements of Yerawada. We realised the greatest obstacle for learning for these children was inadequate reading and comprehension skills. Thus, we have been working with local schools to improve the reading skills of children in primary classes.
Activities
- Transforming reading from a chore to an enjoyable activity
- Fun and participative activities to make children look forward to reading
- Pre and post-reading competitive activities to encourage participation
- Resources to help children own a book, aiding their love for reading for themselves
Migrant Communities around Pune - Non-Formal Education
ISC has been working with the children of brick kiln workers in and around Pune for the past 40 years, to ensure the younger generation does not fall into the vicious cycle of exploitative work. Today, we have an outreach of more than 3,000 vulnerable children every year, working towards our vision of a society in which all children can enjoy their rights.
Activities
- Support classes in Maths and Marathi for 1st to 7th standard
- 15 preschool centers for the 3-6 age group
- Gender awareness program for upper primary classes, creating safe spaces
- Mobile library to bring resources for learning closer to disadvantaged children
- Interventions for nutritious food, health, and safety
- Extra curricular activities like sports, life-skills, and art to uphold right to play and right to participation
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Impact
Beneficiaries of Bal Shiksha, Pune
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Children Passing Grade 10
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Retention rate at Antar Bharati School
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Teacher Student Ratio
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