ISHA EDUCATION
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Mission Statement
Isha Vidhya aims to provide high-quality school education to rural children who cannot otherwise afford it. Isha Vidhya schools…… • take education beyond literacy and rudimentary skills • strive to make children fluent in English and adept in computer skills • adopt a nurturing approach to education, helping children realize their full potential • promote education for girls • increase educational awareness in rural communities while preserving local identities and culture • equip rural youth with skills to rise above ‘hopeless’ situations of the past
About This Cause
Despite considerable economic progress in India in the last couple of decades, poverty has continued to pervade rural areas. However, with access to education, youth in rural areas can be empowered towards wellbeing and contributing to the country’s development. Most children in rural areas can only afford Govt schools. With schools lacking basic facilities, facing teacher shortages, having unmotivated or frequently absent teachers and a pedagogy heavily focused on exams through rote memorization rather than learning, even those who eventually make it through twelve years of schooling graduate lack basic skills, making it difficult to seek gainful employment or pursue higher education. India’s Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2022 unveiled that: Nationally, children’s basic reading ability has dropped to pre-2012 levels, reversing the slow improvement achieved in the intervening years. Drops are visible in both government and private schools in most states, and for both boys & girls. Nationally, children’s basic arithmetic levels have also declined over 2018 levels for most grades. Isha Vidhya rural schools have been started in villages (under the umbrella of Isha Education, established in 2005) to provide high-quality school education to underprivileged rural children who cannot otherwise access or afford it. Isha Vidhya’s English-medium schools open the door for rural children to prepare for higher studies and to join the workforce. The holistic, activity-based approach of Isha Vidhya’s educational system, nurtures children’s development beyond just academics, ensuring that students realize their full potential and learn in a joyful manner. • There is extensive exposure to edutainment in the English language help children achieve competency in English • Science, maths and computer labs, digital classroom, library, playground and play equipment • Children learn in a stress-free environment • Strong focus on recruiting the right teachers, training them well and keeping them motivated • Education beyond literacy and rudimentary skills by following a holistic approach • Attention to sports, arts & crafts, environmental awareness, health and yoga, nutritious & subsidized noon meals Today there are 10 rural Isha Vidhya schools in the districts of Coimbatore, Erode, Nagercoil, Tuticorin, Villupuram, Salem, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri & Karur in Tamil Nadu and in the Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh. While 8 schools currently have classes from Kindergarten to Class 12, the Chittoor School and Karur School has classes from LKG to Class 11 and LKG to Class 10 respectively. The schools have 10,000+ students. Many are first-generation learners from underprivileged families. About 60% of these children are supported on full scholarships while the remaining pay a nominal fee.