DISHA – BANDIPUR
Educating 5000 rural children of the Bandipur forest area
The pandemic has changed how millions around the globe are to be educated.
Every single day of school counts.
The school closures due to COVID-19 impacted the learning of 247 million children in India.
DISHA – Bandipur is a program designed with the following objectives:
To bridge the Learning loss of students during this pandemic, from the remote forest areas of Bandipur.
Deploying additional teachers, employed by Kshiti Foundation to each school to enable children with continued access to quality learning.
Engaging the community to participate in supporting and owning the primary education in all villages.
Environmental activities are aligned to the curriculum to enrich learning.
Curriculum aligned and activity-based enriching learning programs.
Personalized learning plans for each child based on identified learning gaps
Preventive and proactive health check-up sessions by qualified doctors
The current focus is on Primary School children from Grade 1 to Grade 7 aligned to Karnataka State Education Board.
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