Sampark Foundation

Founded in 2005, Sampark Foundation is committed to driving a large-scale social change – covering 85,000 schools and 7 million children in four States - through frugal innovations in learning methods and education system Area of Intervention To improve Maths and English learning abilities among primary school children through Sampark Smart Shala program

Key Geography Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Chhattisgarh

Need for the initiative

Problem Conventional Teaching-Learning methods in English and Maths at lower grades, led to Teacher’s disinterest and subsequent poor learning outcomes in these subjects Situation Before School kids’ assessment revealed poor performance and problem-solving abilities in both key subjects

Intervention

Overview

Improving learning outcomes by overcoming teachers’ discomfort in teaching English and Maths Steps • Unique and interactive training program for teachers

Developed Maths and English kits with manipulative Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs) Coordination with government officials at the State, block and cluster level through Spark teams

Resources • Permissions and necessary approvals from government officials to implement the program as well as coordinate with the Sampark volunteers and teams • Resource persons, training materials, students’ kits and staff support from Sampark Foundation

Impact and Key Learning Achieved so far • More than 65,000 teachers trained in past one year through Sampark Shala program • Over 8,000 schools inspected and graded under A, B, and C categories based on various parameters/ combinations of parameters • Performance in Math and English improved after assessment through Baseline and Endline tests

Key Learning The program has impacted a significant number of schools and teaching staff to build their interest in teaching using interactive teaching/ learning and training materials/ methods. The program can be scaled further to other parts of the States and the country for better learning outcomes