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KHEL – Knowledge Hub for Education & Learning, Patna
(1 st January 2013 – 31 st March)
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Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Operational Area ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Course Curriculum & Teaching Pattern ......................................................................................................................... 4
Class Routine ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Attendance ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Evaluation ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Activity ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Additional Activity .................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Feedback ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Future Plan ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
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KHEL (Knowledge Hubs for Education and Learning) Patna is on its onward march with student friendly learning. The project continues with constant support from Asha for
Education- Purdue University Chapter, Smile Foundation, India and other individual donors . The project caters to the educational needs of underprivileged children from backward communities falling in the age of the 6 to 14 years. Beneficiaries are mainly school dropouts, child laborers and kids who have not seen the face of school. A few of course are there who poor learners are even though they are school goers. The project focuses on overall holistic development of children, providing them supplementary education and making them realize their identity in the growth of humanity.
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The project is working with the slum community from Tesh-Lal-Verma Nagar, Lalu Nagar, and Ashiyana More near Jagdeo path area, Rajeev Nagar and Ara Garden. The community member of the Tesh-Lal-Verma Nagar work at construction sites as daily wages workers.
These members belong to schedule caste (Bind) community. The other community members work as cook, carpenter, Thella or Rickshaw puller, Marble mistry etc. They are illiterate and backward and have migrated from rural areas in search of better livelihood.
Therefore, this project intends to meet the learning aspiration of the children. The project has brought positive impact on children who are coming to the center from the beginning.
The course curriculum designed as per the learning standard of children, learning to read and communicate in English and Hindi dealing and juggling with numbers +, -, × and ÷ these kids are users of computer tablets and receive knowledge about the latest in information technology. The class is divided into two sessions. Each group has two hours classes every day. They are taught for 6 days in a week. We have divided them into three levels or groups according to their proficiency level of learning. Class routine and syllabus is followed.
Level 1 comprises those types of students who belong to the base level i.e. the lowest rung of textual learning. Children under this category are learning Hindi alphabets,
English alphabets, and numbers and counting. We use audio-visual learning aids to teach them; which include
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rhymes and stories shown via computer and Tablet PCs. We also use flash cards to keep them alert.
Level 2 comprises the middle level. Learners in this group have proficiency levels varying from class 2 to class 5 levels. This group comprises children who could not attend formal schools, school dropouts and student enrolled in government schools. We have helped some students in this group to gain admission in the local government primary school. At our center these children learn English, Hindi, Math, Craft/Drawing, Music, Computer etc.
Level 3 is the senior most level. The knowledge level of this group is good. The learners in this group have proficiency levels varying from class 4 to class 8. Majority of the children of this are enrolled in government schools. We encourage them to attend government schools and guide them after their hours. Our class timings are scheduled such that do not clash with government school timings. We guide them in Maths, Hindi, Craft/Drawing, Music,
Computer etc. Children learn through play and learn method and we are using NCERT books and the state government prescribed books for guiding them.
Time
Day
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
SHIFT 1 (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM) SHIFT 2 (4:00 PM- 6:00 PM)
00:30 Min 00:45 Min 00:45 Min 00:30 Min 00:45 Min 00:45 Min
Assembly
English
English
Craft/
Drawing
Math
English
Math
Math
Hindi
Hindi
Hindi
Assembly
Special Classes*
Holiday
English
English
Craft/ Drawing
Hindi
Hindi
Math
Math
Hindi
*The Special classes include English Special class, Inspirational Movie Screening, Dance,
Clay Modeling, Quiz, Art & Craft, and P.E.T. etc.
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The attendance status of children is good. We are catering to 113 students in Non Formal
Education and 14 students in Vocational training in computer based on Microsoft
Unlimited Potential Program (MUPP) curriculum.
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Total Children
Dropout
Admission
No formal tests were taken but comprehensive continuous evaluation was done by giving them written work and getting the feedback. The same was done for oral work.
A number of activities are organized from time to time and children participate in all activities with great enthusiasm. Republic day celebration was an open platform for exhibiting their talent through One act play, Dance, Music, P.E.T and Quiz.
Children also participated in the Drawing Competition on the theme “Disaster
Management” on the eve of Bihar Mahotsav at Gandhi Maidan Patna. Rahul Kumar from our centre got the first position in the competition.
Kundan Kumar participated in the “Children Alliance” (which focuses on Child Rights) organized by “Save the Children”. Kundan stayed in the camp for two days.
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We have started a new activity with the children known as “Open House”.
Open House meetings have been practiced earlier by institutions working in the space of alternative education. One of the most famous examples of this is the Summer hill School in
England. Our vision for the center involves creation of an open space - where learners feel a high sense of ownership and do not feel afraid in airing their opinion. Other aims of the center which is helping it in becoming an open space.
 Group Learning
 Peer to peer Learning
 Non hierarchical classroom
 Learner teacher reversible role
All children including vocational training students participated in this exercise.
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Through the open house meeting children raised the issue of dance practice -as many of them are interested in it. Since we do not have a professional dance teacher associated with us, few children who are good at dance volunteered to teach dance to others- dance classes are being held on Sundays (we work six days a week from Tuesday to Monday)
The children learn how to be responsible and also how to communicate their view point to a larger audience. They also get insights into the meaning of democracy and equity.
The center is meant to be a space where children learn skills which would help them in navigating the world - by providing an open forum; we are able to take direct feedback on our work from the children - who in most cases are recipients of information. The exercise has brought together everyone as a community which is very conducive for learning.
Many visitors and volunteers came during this quarter to the centre.
Another new activity was introduction of Online classes for English & Maths taken by volunteers.
Mr. Pinaki Ranjan from “Smile Foundation” visited the centre. He emphasized on the importance of proper nutrition and the value of good health and proper hygiene.
Mr. Paul Jarvis, Dr. Ranjana and their daughter came from Manchester and they interacted with the children. They involved them in activity based on geography(use of
Map & Globe).
Kamini Prakash from “Pravah, Delhi”, Rama Rao and Ramneek Banga from
“Commutiny Youth Collective, Delhi”, Shariq Ahmad Khan from “Safe Safar, Lucknow”,
Gitanjali Babbar from “Katkatha, Delhi”, and Bappaditya Mukherji from “Prantakatha,
Calcutta” visited our centre and interacted with the children.
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A volunteer Dipankar from Merchant Navy is guiding the children in Maths and Theatre.
Sulekha Ali from “Arzoo-ek-Asha, Gujrat” guided the children in preparing greeting cards by recycling waste paper.
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Rashee Mehra from “Maadhyam, New Delhi” took a session on “Sense of belonging and active participation” with Diksha members from Patna & Hilsa centres. She also interacted with the children and showed them video clippings on various dance forms.
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Mr. Ravi Gulati, his mother Smt. Indira Gulati, and his sister Sonia Gulati interacted with the children. Indira Ji involved the children in needle work whereas Sonia taught the children how to make eye catching Book mark from paper and water colors.
Feedback is taken on a regular basis in the class from time to time and from parents and well wishers of the children. Feedback is also taken through fortnightly community visits and monthly open space meeting.
These are our future plans -
 To throw more focus on quality and innovative learning.
 To give more emphasis on child friendly method of learning.
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 To provide Vocational Training on computer education to the youth of 18-25 years of age group.
 To create open space or 5 th Space in our centre.
 To Create Non Hierarchal system with teacher and children.
 The children will be part of the decision making team.
 The children plan to focus on their leadership skills and their organizing capacity.
 To document the socio-demographic report of stakeholders through survey.
Our centre has been performing well in the area of supplementary education from the last two and a half Years. Children have shown tremendous improvement in their learning abilities. We hope and believe that we will be able to provide the same quality of education to the children in future also where every child will dream about a wholesome future.
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