Educational Scaffolding:
Empowering Adolescent Girls
Dr. Mintu Sinha
Principal
Bombay Teachers’ Training College,
Mumbai
Reflections
Who is she?
Does
she
matter?
Why is
she
here?
Where
is she
going?
Role Model for the Youth
MALALA YOUSAFZAI (17) – RECIPIENT, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
New Age Movement
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the
power to create, nurture and transform.”
~Diane Mariechild
Q’s to think about….
 How can a teacher nurture
& fulfil the aspirations of
adolescent girls?
 How
can
we
ensure
enabling environment for
optimum development of
adolescent girls?
 How can we tap the
potential of adolescent girls
to empower them?
 How can we address the
issues like safety & security
for adolescent girls?
SHIFTING THE FOCUS FROM IQ TO THE
FOUR QUADRANTS
EMOTIONAL
QUOTIENT
CULTURAL
QUOTIENT
SOCIAL
QUOTIENT
TECHNOLOGICAL
QUOTIENT
How can we address the issues like safety &
security for adolescent girls?
Women’s Safety Audits
Gender Responsive
Budgeting
Delineating Interventions
TECH
SECURITY
Educational Interventions
Curricular
Co -curricular
More importance
to co-scholastic
than scholastic
experiences
• Include Adolescent & Gender
Education
• Adolescent education infused
with all school subjects
• Eradication of gender bias in
textbooks.
• Methods of teaching like case
based teaching and experiential
learning
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Sports Activity
NSS/NCC
Creating Social Networks
Martial arts
Mandatory After school
activities
LENS series
Cultural Kaleidoscope
• Entrepreneurship and business
training (Create Age-Appropriate
Financial Services)
• Financial Literacy Programs
(through Schools and Colleges and
NGO)
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
• Infusing gender education with
all the school subjects
• Preventive Health Care
Programmes
Adolescent/Gender
Education
• Collaboration with stakeholders
• Case based and Experiential
Learning
(Lessons in the Dark)
Best Practices in Maharashtra
School Adolescent Life Skills Education
Programme (SALSEP) Initiative
THE 3 PRONGED MODEL FOR YOUTH OF TOMORROW
FOCUSSED PROGRAMME TO DEAL WITH
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Suicide, Low –self- esteem, Apprehensions, Negativity, Peer
Pressure, tension, trauma, violence, abuse, bullying , exploitation
Adolescent & Gender
Education
HIGHER
SECONDARY
LEVEL- 11TH & 12TH
Adolescent education
infused with all school
subjects
ACTION
SECONDARY
LEVEL
STD-6TH -10TH
SENSITIZATION
PRIMARY LEVEL
STD -1ST – 5TH
AWARENESS
Empowerment Program
(STRATEGIES)
Curricular
Co-curricular
Mandatory school
activities
LENS series
Eradication of gender
bias in textbooks.
Cultural
Kaleidoscope
Methods of teaching like
case based teaching and
experiential learning
Age-Appropriate
Financial Support
Modification in
curriculum transactions
Financial Literacy
Programs
NSS/NCC/Selfdefense & Martial
Arts
Creating Social
Networks
Recommendations
Address the Intersection of Factors that Shape Girls’ Lives
Life Skills and Social Support Strategies(gender relations, citizenship, conflict
resolution skills, sexual and reproductive education, and parenting education)
Vocational Training Programs
Prepare students for school to work transition
Career counseling
Recommendations
Initiating exclusive radio broadcast and TV Channel for girls
Magazines and Journals for spreading awareness in schools and colleges
Girl Clubs in educational institutions just like Science club, Math club, etc
Bulletin Boards to display news items pertaining to only girls awareness
program
Project and Research funds for vulnerability assessment and nutrition status of
girls and safety audit.
Safe school programs, health initiatives in schools
Recommendations
Follow up - assessment and evaluation of all programs
Development of data bank of statistics segregated according to age and sex.
The involvement of voluntary organizations, associations, federations, nongovernmental organizations, women’s organizations, as well as institutions
dealing with education, training and research will be ensured in the formulation,
implementation, monitoring and review of all policies and programmes affecting
girls