Sampark Foundation Founded in 2005, Sampark Foundation is committed to driving a large-scale social change – covering 85,000 schools and 7 million children in four States - through frugal innovations in learning methods and education system
Area of Intervention
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Permissions and necessary approvals from government officials to implement the program as well as coordinate with the Sampark volunteers and teams
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Resource persons, training materials, students’ kits and staff support from Sampark Foundation
To improve Maths and English learning abilities among primary school children through Sampark Smart Shala program
Key Geography Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Chhattisgarh
Need for the initiative Problem Conventional Teaching-Learning methods in English and Maths at lower grades, led to Teacher’s disinterest and subsequent poor learning outcomes in these subjects
Situation Before School kids’ assessment revealed poor performance and problem-solving abilities in both key subjects
Intervention
Impact and Key Learning Achieved so far •
More than 65,000 teachers trained in past one year through Sampark Shala program
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Over 8,000 schools inspected and graded under A, B, and C categories based on various parameters/ combinations of parameters
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Performance in Math and English improved after assessment through Baseline and Endline tests
Overview Improving learning outcomes by overcoming teachers’ discomfort in teaching English and Maths
Steps
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Unique and interactive training program for teachers
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Developed Maths and English kits with manipulative Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs)
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Coordination with government officials at the State, block and cluster level through Spark teams
NGO Initiatives
Key Learning The program has impacted a significant number of schools and teaching staff to build their interest in teaching using interactive teaching/ learning and training materials/ methods. The program can be scaled further to other parts of the States and the country for better learning outcomes
