Akanksha Update February 2007
The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organization that educates less privileged children from slum areas. Over the past 16 years, Akanksha has managed to create opportunities for over 2600 children who study in 55 Akanksha centres (32 in Mumbai and 23 in Pune) and another 1000 children through the School Project (3 schools in Mumbai and 5 in Pune).
Akanksha Mumbai
Education
We have spent the month gearing up for assessments which will take place March 12-23rd. We are really excited about all the progress students have been making in centers. Teachers have submitted their end of the year project proposals – a celebration of the successes of our students and our teachers.This is really a chance to highlight all the things which our centers are doing.
Teacher Meeting: We have split the teachers into two groups: level 1-2 and levels 3 and up. This has reduced the number of teachers at each meeting, allowed the presenters to give the teachers level specific information, and all teachers to get their questions answers. It has really been going well. We appreciate
Though we are recruiting new teachers, we still have many vacancies. There are a couple centers where learning has really been effected because we have not been able to have stable teachers. We hope that in the next couple of weeks we find teachers for these centers.
Beyond School
Nicolas Piramal has agreed to join the Akanksha mentor program. We are thrilled to invite them into the Akanksha team of didis and bhaiyas.
The career counseling and aptitude testing reports of the Year 1 Career students have been prepared and handed over. We are sure this will help the students as well as the teachers.
This year, we have a large number of students appearing for their 10th and 12th standard exams. As a way of supporting them, we organized a workshop on Exam tips and Stress Management.
The School Project