iTeach-22-Aug
iTeach Schools
A COMMON VISION
Filling the gaps in the current education system so that a child has an equal opportunity to complete their schooling and receive a quality education — one that focuses on exposure, problem solving, creative thinking, building confidence and nurturing responsible citizens.
WHat THEY DO
iTeach set up its first school in 2015 in Pune, through a public-private partnership with the PMC to offer free secondary level education. They currently operate 8 schools in Pune city.
iTeach’s Goals
- Equip students with the academic skills they need to complete a college degree.
- Develop their character, a decision-making ability and life skills.
- Actively engage parents in the child’s educational and overall development.
Academics - Secondary level and college readiness
Life skills - Communication, collaboration, problem solving
Exposure - Beyond school and academics
Graduation - Commemorating their achievements and hard work
CORNERSTONES
Over the three years of Bansuri support, iTeach introduced various programs and activities to promote holistic child development.
Reading: In academic programs, choice reading was introduced to invoke the love of reading in students, after which it was found that on average a child was reading 1-2 novels a month. Joy of Reading, an international NGO, worked with iTeach to inculcate the habit of reading and helped improve fluency and comprehension.
Blended Learning: A technology based learning approach was used by involving the use of online digital media with traditional classroom methods to learn English and maths
Sport: iTeach collaborated with Cool Coach for crossfit training to all students and with Just for Kicks to set up an under 16 boys football team from the school.
Culture: The Apprentice Project taught students singing, dancing, public speaking, art & craft, coding and drama; while 50 students signed up with Baithak Foundation to learn Indian classical music.
Personal & Professional Development: School of Life conducted advisory sessions with students to help them deal with personal issues, which in turn helped improve attendance and reduce the need for corrective conversations. Antrang worked with grade 10 students to address career related topics.
Creative expression
Using digital media
Cultural exposure
Public speaking
Model UN
Alumni meets
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
- Over 400 children were educated through BJR from 2015-2018 and all the students who were enrolled at the school in the first 2 years completed their grade 10 board exams successfully.
- Parental engagement being a key focus, the average attendance at parent teacher meetings was 75% to 85%.
- Teachers were able to be retained for an average of 2 years.
- iTeach focused on bringing students to grade level with special attention given to English, Math and reading where significant improvement was achieved.
- 89% of students from BJR passed their 11th grade exams in their respective colleges
HIGHLIGHTS
The school has periodically conducted various workshops and field visits to encourage curiosity and questioning. Amongst them were The Exciting Science Group Session, yoga camp, a product design workshop, monologue sessions, visits to TIFA and large industries.
BJR’s Annual Day ‘MANZAR’ was a spectacle that included a full-fledged stage production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, a monologue act, band performances, a comedy skit, an art exhibition and live interactive stalls
