Sri Aurobindo Society In 2015, Sri Aurobindo Society launched one of the world’s largest programs to transform government schools. Called as Rupantar, it aims to create a teacher-centric ecosystem of education stakeholders, working in synergy to achieve the objectives of the State and Centre-run education programs
Area of Intervention Teacher motivation, support to CWSN, innovation in education
identify children with neurodevelopment disorders; psychological tests and counselling of students; on-the-job handholding of teachers by special educators
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Necessary approvals and MoUs with State governments
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Over 200-strong team
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Financial resources from Corporate CSR funding; small contribution from State governments include TA/DA expenses of the participants
Key Geography 12 states across India
Need for the initiative Problem Shortage of 1 million teachers in the country, and declining quality and credibility of government school education
Situation Before •
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Teacher absenteeism, poor classroom management, outdated teaching techniques Lack of motivation, support and recognition for teachers Poor learning outcomes; 100% drop out of children with ‘hidden disabilities’
Intervention Overview
Impact and Key Learning Achieved so far •
Motivated teachers, working together and innovating their classrooms
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Rupantar is bringing about a transformation in government school education by motivating and up-skilling teachers, and making zero-investment innovation in classrooms a part of their daily job
Increased student enrolment, attendance, learning outcomes
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Improved dropout rates, morals and values, and the quality of life of CWSN
Steps
Key Learning
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10-day motivational training of teachers based on integral education Identification of teachers’ ‘zero investment’ best practices and their implementation in thousands of schools every year; grand felicitation of teachers at state level 4-day Special Education Training of regular teachers to enable them to
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For large transformation projects, it is critical to engage State administrators in program design from the start
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To achieve mass scale improvement through people, it is essential to eliminate monetary investment as a success factor
