Ignite, Bhumi’s supplementary education programme for underprivileged children impacts many children’s lives by imparting the skills needed to develop and contribute to society. However, intervention in certain areas like mental health and protection against abuse is limited. With the intention to address this gap, volunteers from the...
On Feb 29, 2020, Teachers' Fest was conducted for 37 teachers from Bhumi’s School Transformation Program. The objective was to ignite improved teaching practices through discussions, workshops, and immersive learning. Dr. R. Rajammal, a renowned teacher and recipient of the National Award for Teachers offered triggers on...
Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable every individual to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. This concept is also termed as psychosocial competency. Life skills equip children to thrive in the classroom and in the world beyond....
When we witness the metamorphosis of Bhumi’s once students, taught by our volunteers, now turning into volunteers themselves, we feel we are inching closer in the right direction towards our vision of an educated and thriving India. Sree Ram’s is an inspiring example of an individual’s...
Bhumi's Math program, for children from grades 1 to 5, helps understand basic concepts in Mathematics through innovative techniques. To increase the impact and effectiveness of teaching, to build an interest in the subject and not fear it, going by the traditional methods are not...
Tell us a little about yourself!I am Abhijit Roy, Project Coordinator of Kanini (Computer), Kolkata. I am associated with Bhumi for more than eighteen months now. Professionally working as Assistant HR & Administrator in a manufacturing company, I like to contribute my time during the...
The best predictor of student success is the extent to which families encourage learning at home and involve themselves in their child’s education. In low-income schools, where parents usually struggle to make a living and provide quality education to their children, this can be challenging....
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all”- Aristotle Today a person’s success in society is largely measured by his education or wealth and little by the values he possesses or the good he has done to society. This starts right from a...
Most of us have grown up on stories narrated to us by our grandparents, parents and other elders in the family. They were the good old days when we would lie beside our grannies as they took us on fantasy journeys with their tales Stories have the power...
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE), describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India under Article 21a of the Indian Constitution. India became one...
