Can you imagine a school where primary class children pour water on sand to build homes and ladoos instead of learning by rote from textbooks?
Welcome to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal School, one of seven municipal schools run by Muktangan, a GiveIndia listed NGOs. Located in the suburbs of Mumbai, this school is the perfect example of how even children coming from not so well to do families can have access to high-quality, affordable English Medium education and dream of a bright future!
All this has been made possible by a child-centered approach adopted by Muktangan teachers, which encourages these little minds to gain knowledge in a well-resourced, colorful environment. From the basics of ABC to complex mathematical problems - it's all taught here with the help of tools ensuring that theory is always supported with practicals. One plan-to-do session daily gives these children a space to explore any area of their choice be it painting, learning computers or even building castles with the sand.
Surprisingly most of the teachers were housewives before joining this school and underwent a rigorous training for nine months. The role of a teacher, here, is not to "teach" theory, but to make students "learn" by practicing. The student to teacher ratio is 15:1, which facilitates learning and one to one contact between teacher and child - quite a contrast to other municipal schools where children are cramped in classrooms in the name of imparting education.
Lucky are the 2,700 children who study at Muktangan's municipal schools. They surely have hope for a brighter future!
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