Empowering Kids Through Community Learning Spaces
Cherysh Shiksha After School Learning Centres target all-round development of children through quality support to their learning needs.
The cherysh Shikshas aim to foster village neighborhood learning spaces. These include community homes or common rooms. In these spaces, children can learn, aspire, and progress. Selected and trained community women serve as Learning Facilitators. The Shikshas offer augmented learning support to over a thousand children through an Active Rural Curriculum.
This curriculum incorporates activity-rich approaches like music, art, puppetry, and games to teach English and Math. Phonics-based English learning is followed, with Learning Facilitators using phonics modules on digital devices in their classrooms. This program builds a strong foundation for English, the most challenging topic for rural Indian students.
Beyond English, children get help with schoolwork, revision, and exam preparation. A day is dedicated to sports and physical activities, with all Shikshas equipped with sports kits.
Arts and creative skills workshops are conducted in all Shikshas. They offer hands-on practice in clay modeling, paper crafts, and creative writing. Participants also engage in plays, songs, and dance. These activities are led by experienced trainers.
From 2015 to 2019, cherysh covered 26 villages, with 37 Shikshas, 37 Learning Facilitators, and over a 1000 children enrolled. Future plans include expanding to more villages in the region.
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