Under Project Grow with Books an innovative initiative was undertaken to provide a different variety of reading material for children. This initiative was ‘One Page Story’, stories written by children for the children. These stories were to be just one page long. All the schools where Project Grow with Books is run were made a […]
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Over the years, Door Step School has been interacting with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) schools for various programs. All the 6+ year old children (from various construction sites, slums and other areas) are enrolled in the PMC schools throughout the year and a follow-up is done for all of them. The Need: ASER reports
Parivartan team extends training to 103 Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) school teachers Read More »
Family literacy is about parents and children and parents learning together. Often it means the parents teaching the children or reading with them. However, at Door Step School, the opposite often happens. The story of Bharat and Manju ( names changed to protect identity) is one of the many at Door Step School’s “Educational Activity
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11 year old Arati, 8 year old Bharti and 6 yr old Priti were living at MST Construction site in Dhanori with their parents and a younger sister who was strangely named “Nakhushi” which means “unhappiness” in Marathi when the Door Step School- Every Child Counts team met them during a survey of construction sites
The story of “Nakhushi” a.k.a Pallavi Read More »
Under the Every Child Counts campaign spearheaded by Door Step School, nearly 40 children of Chkrapani Vasti, a slum in Bhosari, have got admissions in PMC run school under RTE act.
Suhani , Radhika and 50 other children of school going age live with their parents at Chakrapani vasti in Bhosari. Their parents are engaged in selling herbs and medicines, some others sell trinkets and small jewellery items and some of them are rag pickers. Door Step School through its “Every Child Counts-Citizens’ Campaign” located this
Every Child Counts – You can help a child reach school ! Read More »
It’s been almost a year that I am volunteering. It has been a journey with its share of ups and downs as I came from the IT industry and never had the experience of teaching children before.
Rajendra Marulkar – DSS Community Learning Centre (Dattawadi) Read More »
Door Step School’s efforts to reach and enroll all children at the right age into schools continues into its third year. Launched as a Citizens’ Campaign, this program has Volunteers a) surveying their neighborhood or chosen localities b)locating children of school-going age ( 4-8 yrs) at construction sites or other dwellings c) counselling the parents
Every Child Counts – Many miles to go.. many smiles to see Read More »
