Beyond School Program

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What a child can do with good education is limited only by opportunity, attitude, and exposure! There are many successful initiatives in India that aim to increase school attendance in less privileged communities, but very few that enable children to discover where they can go from there. At VIDYA we work to fill this gap.

Our Beyond School Program augments the syllabus taught at government schools with classes on Computer skills, Life skills, and spoken English. We believe these are pragmatic skills that increase a child’s ability to communicate confidently, focus on tasks and take initiative in finding information– and it continues to help them once they have finished school.

curriculum

The curriculum is devised using creative methods and innovative teaching aids are used for a better understanding of the subject. Structured evaluation and feedback received for the program have established a significant improvement in proficiency among the enrolled students in comparison to those students who did not enroll at the school examination level.

English
In this global economy, it is essential for the government school students to have command of English that helps build up their confidence. Through our Beyond School Program, we impart spoken English communication, reading, and writing skills. We work very closely with the School’s English teachers to incorporate their input in our lesson plans so that our work becomes more valuable for the children. Today, the children understand and converse in English, give speeches in English and win in competitions like Spell Bee.

Computer Skills
The computer classes equip the students with computer skills as knowledge of computers is the need of the hour. The modules are taught through very practical, comprehensive, and interactive methods.

Life Skills & Activities
The life skills program motivates and gives direction to the young minds to become responsible, productive, and self-reliant citizens of a resurgent India. We achieve this through a structured Life Skills Syllabus, via guest lectures and regular personal and career counseling sessions. Art & Craft, Sports and cultural activities are a part of our Life skills program.

The Beyond School Edge

Corona has profoundly changed everything, and this past year has been unlike anything ever seen before. The schools were closed abruptly in March 2020 due to the pandemic scare. So, to ensure that our students do not miss out on the learning process, VIDYA teachers quickly adapted to the online teaching platforms and guided the students with the same. Many parents who were unable to use apps like Google meet or WhatsApp, were provided step-by-step guidance by us. We also formed WhatsApp groups for the teachers to send practice worksheets and children to send in their homework for correction.

Confident students keen to apply their knowledge of the English language in day-to-day conversations.
A stronger grasp of the basics and the grammar strong enable our students to perform better in their examination.
Students with working knowledge of how to operate a computer.
Life skills that help transform personalities making our students stand out as confident kids with a positive attitude change.
Equip the students with the skills and capacities for further education and employability.

Deepa S. is an academically inclined student in grade 7 at a Government school in East Bangalore. During the pandemic, she was depressed about not being able to attend school and missing out on her academic progress. She came to know about VIDYA's online classes from her friends and saw how it helped them in keeping up with the school syllabus- while learning in a fun way. Her parents who work as domestic workers and struggling financially in these difficult times, decided to buy her a smart phone- just so that she could attend our online classes and benefit from the same. Now that she has joined VIDYA’s online classes, she and her parents are happy that we are providing quality education to her and many other students like her, right in the comfort and safety of their homes. The parents are glad of their decision to invest in a smartphone as they can see that their daughter is benefitting from the individual attention of the dedicated VIDYA teachers, who ensure that the zeal for learning is kept alive in this bright student.
Deepa S.
Student

Sevanthi is a 9-year-old girl, studying in a Government school. Her parents are construction workers. She had been lagging behind her peers in terms of academic milestones. She was not able to identify the letters of the English alphabet and pronounce or write simple words. VIDYA's teachers guided her father on how to use a smartphone. They helped him every step of the way- from downloading the apps like WhatsApp and Google Meet to navigating the same for attending the online classes. This has ensured that the now Sevanthi is able to attend the online classes regularly and practice lessons on a daily basis. With the personal attention from VIDYA teachers- she has shown a remarkable improvement, and she is now able to identify and write the letters of the alphabet and a few words as well. Her father is delighted with her progress and wants the online classes to continue.The transformation from the initial days of the Beyond School Programme to the current day has taught me the meaning of wealth behind Mother Teresa’s words, “Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love.”
Sevanthi
Student

Karthik is a 7thgrade govt. school student. A timid and shy boy until the 6th but very interested in the sciences. VIDYA teachers encouraged him to participate in a Science festival and he surprised his teachers and fellow students alike by making a working model of the respiratory system and explaining the mechanics of breathing using a simple aid. Karthik is now an avid science student and has his own YOUTUBE channel where he demonstrates science experiments from his syllabus. VIDYA's teachers guided her father on how to use a smartphone. They helped him every step of the way- from downloading the apps like WhatsApp and Google Meet to navigating the same for attending the online classes. This has ensured that the now Sevanthi is able to attend the online classes regularly and practice lessons on a daily basis. With the personal attention from VIDYA teachers- she has shown a remarkable improvement, and she is now able to identify and write the letters of the alphabet and a few words as well. Her father is delighted with her progress and wants the online classes to continue.The transformation from the initial days of the Beyond School Programme to the current day has taught me the meaning of wealth behind Mother Teresa’s words, “Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love.”
Karthik
Student

“The spirit of VIDYA- to educate, empower and transform helps me realise that this is more than just a job. You never know how we might impact someone, turning their entire life around. Take Adi Narayana and Sthuthi, for example. A few simple classes were all it took to pique their interest in computers and graphics, and now that enthusiasm and drive has built up and they dream to be graphic designers! The transformation from the initial days of the Beyond School Programme to the current day has taught me the meaning of wealth behind Mother Teresa’s words, “Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love.”
Kavitha Nair
Beyond School Program Coordinator

My dream for my children is for them to enhance their English and IT skills far beyond what one expects of them, as those two skills are two important stepping stones to modern knowledge and work opportunities. I know my amazing kids are capable of that and much more! One technique I use in the classroom quite often is to have children of different levels of knowledge working together. This somewhat paradoxically increases the effectiveness of teaching, most likely because their comfort with their peers is high. It enables me to understand different children and gives me the flexibility to teach my students at their pace” The transformation from the initial days of the Beyond School Programme to the current day has taught me the meaning of wealth behind Mother Teresa’s words, “Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love.”
Priyanka Kaul
Beyond School Program Coordinator

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