A n a n d s h a l a Vadodara, Dang and Valsad districts, Gujarat State

Collaborative Collaborative CEE – The Implementing AgencyUNICEF - Support and Guidance GCERT/DIET – Facilitating SupportDPE / DPEO – Admin. Support

What makes an Anandshala? School Drinking Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Units and Systems established, in use and maintained Personal Health & Hygiene concept understood and practiced Child friendly School environment

What makes an Anandshala? Teaching Learning Practices Active Teacher and Parent participation Active Teacher and Parent participation Learner-centre and self learning methodology Learner-centre and self learning methodology Locale specific creative material development Locale specific creative material development Life skills oriented vocational activities e.g., nursery, greeting cards, local artifacts, etc. Life skills oriented vocational activities e.g., nursery, greeting cards, local artifacts, etc.

What makes an Anandshala? Participation Village community (parents) sharing ownership and responsibility for guiding educational environment Village community (parents) sharing ownership and responsibility for guiding educational environment Institutional commitment to scale up - CRC, BRC, DIET, DPEO Institutional commitment to scale up - CRC, BRC, DIET, DPEO

Aim /Objectives Develop a Model and Methodology for Primary School Education in partnership with village communities, state government, local Institutions and individuals Upgrading quality of teaching-learning environment Improve existing School Infrastructure Facility

Selection Schools lacking basic facilities lacking basic facilities Up to 7 standard Up to 7 standard lacking proper health & sanitation facilities lacking proper health & sanitation facilities lacking education quality lacking education quality literacy (less than 50%) literacy (less than 50%) high drop out rates high drop out rates gender balanced - student / teachers gender balanced - student / teachersVillages accessibility and distance accessibility and distance replication possibilities – CRCs replication possibilities – CRCs

Process Infrastructure Sanitation Drinking water Common meeting place Fencing Paved Areas Greening

Processes – Soft Ware Teaching learning Learning / Resource Corner Vigyan Prayog Yatra Balmelas Child Retention Institutional DIET Initiative Anandshala Committee Dharampur Science Centre Principals Forum

Processes – Capacity Building Subject Specific Workshops Principal CRC / BRC Umang Tarang Training Integrated Exposure Tours Need based Training Communication Training Gender training Visualization work shop Teaching learning Methodology

Impact As a head of my village - Grampanchayat Maraghmal - I write to express my delight for having included Maraghmal Primary school in your Anandshala project. In this project there were components like basic infrastructural facilities, quality improvement in teaching, concern for environment, science promotion and integration of villagers, teachers and students with each other. As part of these processes, my relationship with the school has grown. This change is due to Anandshala project. I heartily thank Anandshala project for this positive change. Sarpanch, Mrugmal Gram Panchayat

Impact I find it difficult to express the overwhelming joy in being involved in a project of such a nature. We struck a cordial relationship with the village community and were highly inspired by the quality of input of the Anandshala team We are thankful to the Anandshala team for providing us the direction and inspiring us to be educators Laxmiben Head Teacher Primary School Bilpudi

Learning To establish physical facility and sustain them software support is crucial and should be an integral part of the project. To establish physical facility and sustain them software support is crucial and should be an integral part of the project. Instead of tendering/contracting, delegating responsibility to teachers that brings in Instead of tendering/contracting, delegating responsibility to teachers that brings in Transparent in the system Transparent in the system Quality Quality Sustainability Sustainability Ownership and Ownership and Local contribution Local contribution Developing right perspective and minimum standards among teachers and Panchayats lay the basis for use of funds for appropriate care and maintenance of facilities. Developing right perspective and minimum standards among teachers and Panchayats lay the basis for use of funds for appropriate care and maintenance of facilities.

Learning Linking classroom curriculum with exposure trip is very effective tool / method to generate and sustain interest among teachers and children. Linking classroom curriculum with exposure trip is very effective tool / method to generate and sustain interest among teachers and children. Informal vacation educational activities improve enrolment and retention. Informal vacation educational activities improve enrolment and retention. Networking and liaison with appropriate agencies and individuals results in multipliers. Networking and liaison with appropriate agencies and individuals results in multipliers. PRA and collective visioning exercises with technical inputs help improve and sustain quality of physical facilities. PRA and collective visioning exercises with technical inputs help improve and sustain quality of physical facilities. The project implementation process working at / communicate at several levels has helped mainstream the concept. The project implementation process working at / communicate at several levels has helped mainstream the concept.

What a Way to the toilet… What a Way to the toilet… Sukhala Primary School, Kaprada Taluka, Valsad

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Fresh Food from the backyard A vegetable kitchen garden

Drinking water underneath, Cool place to sit, A roof for protection, the nations flag to hoist …. to learn amidst pleasantly green surroundings and the peace of the village

Anandshala. My School

Clean and Green

Thank you !