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PARISAR ASHA. at the. Round Table on Innovations in Education June 23, 2007 Hyderabad. THE. * PARISAR ASHA. PREOCCUPATION. * From Sanskrit:. parisar - environs. asha - hope. The Parisar Asha VISION and SERVICE THRUST. Since 1982, Parisar Asha (PA) has offered the
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PARISAR ASHA at the Round Table on Innovations in Education June 23, 2007 Hyderabad
THE * PARISAR ASHA PREOCCUPATION * From Sanskrit: parisar - environs asha - hope
The Parisar Asha VISION and SERVICE THRUST Since 1982, Parisar Asha (PA) has offered the Environmental Studies Approach To Learning (ESAL) and related implementation strategies • to the Formal Education System, to combat oppressive rote-learning and its attendant evils (It has borne in mind felt needs and realistic constraints, relating to the learning environment.) b)to Non-Formal Education, in an attempt to offer a productive future to drop-outs from the Formal Education System
The ESAL and Formal Education • The ESAL is an approach to learning that covers every subject in the prescribed syllabus / curriculum required to be used by schools preparing ultimately for the Std. X Board Examination(SSC, CBSE, ICSE). • Parisar Asha has worked since 1983 at the Pre - School and Primary School Levels, and since 1993, at the Secondary School Level. • It has worked with Government Schools, Grant-in-Aid schools, and Unaided Schools (State Certificate, CBSE and ICSE) in urban and rural areas. • It has worked with schools using the Language Media of English / Marathi / Gujarati / Hindi.
SPECIFIC SERVICES Intensive In-Service Training, to cover: • Planning, Co-ordination and Evaluation Strategies (for Supervisors/Heads) • The ESAL Methods, for Teaching / Learning Efficacy in the Classroom • Follow - Up, towards Timely Problem-Solving • Assistance with Parent Meetings • Training to Teach Marathi in English-Medium Schools.
SPECIFIC SERVICES Teaching / Learning Materials: • Syllabus Plans, Weekly Guidelines (for the Learning Process to be followed in Stds. KG - VII) • Teaching / Learning Apparatus, to facilitate Participatory Activities and ‘Hands-On’ Learning, • Audio - Visuals / Slide Shows, offering stimuli for interactive learning exercises. a) Materials for Teachers:.
SPECIFIC SERVICES Teaching / Learning Materials: b) Materials for Students: These materials, whether the Fun Worksheets for the Nursery, Activity Worksheets for the Kindergarten, or Worksheets for Primary and Secondary School Students : • help the student become an independent learner • provide newly-designed worksheets each year, to maintain a fresh outlook and keep pace with an updated information base , • ensure that there is less expenditure for students and their parents.
PARISAR ASHA’S CURRENT OUTREACH GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: Predominantly: Mumbai, Pune and Districts of Maharashtra To a very limited extent: Delhi, Agra, Goa, Ujjain, Shillong Just entered: Sri Lanka
STATISTICALLY: Average number of schools, per year: 59 Average number of Teachers, per year: 780 Average number of Students, per year: 38,000 Average Annual Charge, per Student, for Package of Programme Services Rs. 260
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