Digitalisation of education in 20 rural schools.

 Reaching Hand’s Namma Shale project helps underprivileged students to cope up with school and have just the same opportunities as other students. We help students with blended learning and the use of digital tools and resources.

In the last quarter the following activities were carried out : -

1.Seting up of STEM labs

We set up STEM labs in Government Schools—four in the Kolar district and four in the Chikkaballapur area. This will benefit more than 5,000 pupils. There are 105 models in each lab that relate to chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics. In addition, kits for DIY projects were given to students so they could practice what they learned.

2. Equipping teachers

 Training was organised for teachers on how to use the models in eight government schools.This training will equip  teachers to practically learn how to use the models while teaching students. The training was organized for about 5 hours for the subject teachers in the respective schools. 

3. Science exhibition 

The Reaching Hand team under Namma Shale project celebrated National Science Day at Alipurra government High school, Bangalore on the 28th of Feb with a science exhibition. The event was a learning for the students.Attached is a newspaper clipping that came out in our local language.

4. Digital classrooms

The interactive digital learning panel was installed in 6 Govt schools in Bangalore.Through this Interactive Digital Learning installation 85 Teachers in 6 Govt schools will now have access to good tools for teaching &  3821 students will have access to quality education.

5. A digital Learning initiative – Computer Lab at GHS Kodigehalli School,Bangalore

MS word, Excel and PowerPoint is being taught to students on a regular basis. Additionally,students are being taught the basics of design & painting. 400 students are being benefited from this initiative.

To sum up, digital learning signifies a substantial change in the way education is provided and experienced.We are reaching out to students and schools through the Namma Shale program, to enable them to use technology as well. 

Plans in the coming quarter :-

We are doing a need assessment  in order to determine the need for child development in the area of digital learning across various regions in Karnataka, so that more and more underprivileged children have access to the latest tools and are able to transition and dive into a world of possibilities.