What is GSAP - Government School Adoption Program
Reach so far: 516 rural schools
School Statistics: 56 schools in Tamilnadu and 460 schools in Andhra Pradesh
Schools in Coimbatore: 14 Government schools in Coimbatore district covered
Total student reach so far: 1.46 lakh students
Why is intervention needed?
- Very high student-teacher ratio now
- Lack of basic facilities such as toilets, benches, library books, etc.
- Lack of inspired teachers and a high absentee rate
- High drop-out rate among students in government schools
What is being done as part of GSAP?
- Teacher training for teachers to handle difficult children and to also keep the teachers updated in latest teaching methodologies
- Appointing additional volunteers & teachers for conducting remedial classes for children
- Free yoga classes for students & teachers
- Free sports and extracurricular training for students
- Providing free nutrition supplements
- Tree plantation in the schools
- Free sapling distribution to the students
My take on it
This seems to be one of the least spoken about projects in Isha and among Isha volunteers I know. Having had extensive discussions and debates as a boy with some of my uncles who studied in a Government school, I know first-hand (rather second-hand) the debacles of such a schooling system. Trying to infuse life into a system that is almost dead is a humongous task.
My congratulations to Isha for even attempting such a thing! I really wish this takes off on a big scale and lakhs of children benefit out of it.
References:
Reach so far: 516 rural schools
School Statistics: 56 schools in Tamilnadu and 460 schools in Andhra Pradesh
Schools in Coimbatore: 14 Government schools in Coimbatore district covered
Total student reach so far: 1.46 lakh students
Why is intervention needed?
- Very high student-teacher ratio now
- Lack of basic facilities such as toilets, benches, library books, etc.
- Lack of inspired teachers and a high absentee rate
- High drop-out rate among students in government schools
What is being done as part of GSAP?
- Teacher training for teachers to handle difficult children and to also keep the teachers updated in latest teaching methodologies
- Appointing additional volunteers & teachers for conducting remedial classes for children
- Free yoga classes for students & teachers
- Free sports and extracurricular training for students
- Providing free nutrition supplements
- Tree plantation in the schools
- Free sapling distribution to the students
My take on it
This seems to be one of the least spoken about projects in Isha and among Isha volunteers I know. Having had extensive discussions and debates as a boy with some of my uncles who studied in a Government school, I know first-hand (rather second-hand) the debacles of such a schooling system. Trying to infuse life into a system that is almost dead is a humongous task.
My congratulations to Isha for even attempting such a thing! I really wish this takes off on a big scale and lakhs of children benefit out of it.
References:
- https://www.slideshare.net/ishafoundation/government-school-adoption-program-isha-outreach-13725684
- https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/commitments/government-school-intervention-program-isha-vidhya
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKXDlwSIG1w
- www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/933/Isha_Vidhya_presentation.ppt
- http://www.academicresearchjournals.org/IJPSD/PDF/2015/December/Chittoor.pdf
- https://www.noexperiencenecessarybook.com/agdlv/government-school-adoption-program-isha-outreach.html
- www.karadipath.com/downloads/Magic_English_SLL_Assessment_Brochure.pdf
- http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=933
- http://www.globalgiving.org/pfil/14516/projdoc.pdf
- http://www.ishaoutreach.org/gsap/faq-2/
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