A n a n d s h a l a Vadodara, Dang and Valsad districts, Gujarat State.

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CEE – The Implementing AgencyUNICEF - Support and Guidance

GCERT/DIET – Facilitating Support DPE / DPEO – Admin. Support

What makes an Anandshala?

School

Drinking Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Units and Systems established, in use and maintained

Personal Health & Hygiene concept understood and practiced

Child friendly School environment

What makes an Anandshala?

Teaching Learning PracticesTeaching Learning Practices Active Teacher and Parent participationActive Teacher and Parent participation Learner-centre and self learning methodologyLearner-centre and self learning methodology Locale specific creative material developmentLocale specific creative material development Life skills oriented vocational activities e.g., Life skills oriented vocational activities e.g.,

nursery, greeting cards, local artifacts, etc.nursery, greeting cards, local artifacts, etc.

What makes an Anandshala?

ParticipationParticipation Village community (parents) sharing ownership Village community (parents) sharing ownership

and responsibility for guiding educational and responsibility for guiding educational environmentenvironment

Institutional commitment to scale up - CRC, BRC, Institutional commitment to scale up - CRC, BRC, DIET, DPEODIET, DPEO

Aim /ObjectivesAim /Objectives

Develop a Model and Methodology for Primary School Education in partnership with village communities, state government, local Institutions and individuals

Upgrading quality of teaching-learning environment

Improve existing School Infrastructure Facility

SelectionSelection

Schools Schools

lacking basic facilitieslacking basic facilities Up to 7 standard Up to 7 standard lacking proper health & lacking proper health &

sanitation facilitiessanitation facilities lacking education qualitylacking education quality literacy (less than 50%) literacy (less than 50%) high drop out rateshigh drop out rates gender balanced - student / gender balanced - student /

teachersteachers

VillagesVillages accessibility and distanceaccessibility and distance replication possibilities – CRCsreplication possibilities – CRCs

Process InfrastructureProcess Infrastructure Sanitation Drinking water Common meeting

place Fencing Paved Areas Greening

Processes – Soft Ware Processes – Soft Ware

Teaching learning

Learning / Resource Corner

Vigyan Prayog Yatra

Balmelas

Child Retention

Institutional

DIET Initiative

Anandshala Committee

Dharampur Science Centre

Principals’ Forum

Processes – Capacity BuildingProcesses – Capacity Building

Subject Specific Workshops

Principal

CRC / BRC

Umang Tarang Training

Integrated Exposure Tours

Need based Training

Communication Training

Gender training Visualization work

shop Teaching learning

Methodology

ImpactImpact

“As a head of my village - Grampanchayat Maraghmal - I write to express my delight for having included Maraghmal Primary school in your Anandshala project. In this project there were components like basic infrastructural facilities, quality improvement in teaching, concern for environment, science promotion and integration of villagers, teachers and students with each other. As part of these processes, my relationship with the school has grown. This change is due to Anandshala project. I heartily thank Anandshala project for this positive change.” Sarpanch, Mrugmal Gram Panchayat

ImpactImpact“ I find it difficult to express the overwhelming joy in being involved in a project of such a nature. We struck a cordial relationship with the village community and were highly inspired by the quality of input of the Anandshala team”

“We are thankful to the Anandshala team for providing us the direction and inspiring us to be educators”

Laxmiben

Head Teacher

Primary School Bilpudi

LearningLearning

To establish physical facility and sustain them software To establish physical facility and sustain them software support is crucial and should be an integral part of the project.support is crucial and should be an integral part of the project.

Instead of tendering/contracting, delegating responsibility to Instead of tendering/contracting, delegating responsibility to teachers that brings in teachers that brings in Transparent in the systemTransparent in the system Quality Quality SustainabilitySustainability Ownership and Ownership and Local contributionLocal contribution

Developing right perspective and minimum standards among Developing right perspective and minimum standards among teachers and Panchayats lay the basis for use of funds for teachers and Panchayats lay the basis for use of funds for appropriate care and maintenance of facilities.appropriate care and maintenance of facilities.

LearningLearning

Linking classroom curriculum with exposure trip is very Linking classroom curriculum with exposure trip is very effective tool / method to generate and sustain interest among effective tool / method to generate and sustain interest among teachers and children.teachers and children.

Informal vacation educational activities improve enrolment Informal vacation educational activities improve enrolment and retention.and retention.

Networking and liaison with appropriate agencies and Networking and liaison with appropriate agencies and individuals results in multipliers.individuals results in multipliers.

PRA and collective visioning exercises with technical inputs PRA and collective visioning exercises with technical inputs help improve and sustain quality of physical facilities.help improve and sustain quality of physical facilities.

The project implementation process working at / communicate The project implementation process working at / communicate at several levels has helped mainstream the concept.at several levels has helped mainstream the concept.

What a What a Way to the toilet…Way to the toilet…Sukhala Primary School, Kaprada Taluka, ValsadSukhala Primary School, Kaprada Taluka, Valsad

Dabkhala Primary School, Dabkhala Primary School,

Kaparada Taluka, Valsad DistrictKaparada Taluka, Valsad District

My toilet is also My toilet is also greengreen

Dabhkal Primary School, Dabhkal Primary School,

Kaprada Taluka, Valsad, DistrictKaprada Taluka, Valsad, District

Are we Quality Are we Quality Conscious?Conscious?A meeting with staffA meeting with staff

WWater? ater? We catch all the rain hereWe catch all the rain here

Tiskkari Hatty Primaty SchoolDharampur taluka, Valsad

Dhandhoda Primary SchoolChhota udepur TalukaVadodara District

Can we improve this further? Can we improve this further?

School staff discussing further possibilities School staff discussing further possibilities

Fresh Food from the backyardFresh Food from the backyard

A vegetable kitchen garden A vegetable kitchen garden

Drinking water underneath, Cool place to Drinking water underneath, Cool place to sit, A roof for protection, the nation’s flag to sit, A roof for protection, the nation’s flag to hoist …. to learn amidst pleasantly green hoist …. to learn amidst pleasantly green surroundings and the peace of the village surroundings and the peace of the village

Anandshala. My School Anandshala. My School

Clean and Green Clean and Green

Thank you !Thank you !