What is SarvaPrathamik?
SarvaPrathamik - Kaushalyapurna Shikshan
सर्व प्राथमिक - कौशल्यपूर्ण शिक्षण
सर्व प्राथमिक - कौशल्यपूर्ण शिक्षण
The Model
With years of experience working on best practices for rural early and primary learning, Learning Space Foundation (LSF) ventured into the pandemic shutdown of schools, to support rural children in remote villages of the Thane & Palghar Districts of Maharashtra, who had been struggling to obtain a quality education. The Learning Space Foundation came up with an innovative solution to help bridge the gap during these unprecedented times.
By following the guidelines set out in the National Education Policy 2020, a new model was created that was implemented on approximately 500 early and primary learners in the vicinity of their homes.
By observing the efficacy of the programme on the universal development of the learner (SarvaPrathamik has an effective 360-degree assessment that grades a child on both cognitive and life skills), we have already integrated the SarvaPrathamik model to operate both as an ‘in-school’ and ‘out of school’ system with the following five point plan of multiple outcomes that strengthen the community as a whole:
Developing a trained early and primary educator within the village community, by identifying and recruiting a rural educated unemployed youth, with a strong inclination towards education. In future, any temporary school closure or shutdown will not adversely affect the village children’s education.
Providing Livelihood to the rural educated unemployed youth within the village, and in this manner optimizing available human resources for betterment of the village community.
Strengthening the quality of education for early and primary learners in the village, and ensuring that these children are supported with age-appropriate developmental skills.
Supporting the govt. preschool and primary school with the help of an ‘in-school’ programme where the trained rural youth educator works hand-in-hand with the local teachers, so the methods and material are absorbed into the system.
Engaging with the parents and community members so that they participate in the evolution of the child, and are made aware of the child's developmental needs.
The SarvaPrathamik learning system has been designed to be a wholesome developmental model, for early & primary learners in Anganwadis and Zilla Parishad schools respectively. By offering an integrated form of learning and development, it empowers the child, teachers, parents and community by bringing forth good quality education for each and every child.
The model primarily seeks to achieve age-appropriate learning outcomes by drawing upon the Maharashtra Board Balbharati textbooks for content and delivers it to children in preschools and primary schools in stimulating and interactive ways, using meticulously handcrafted eco-friendly learning material
This early & primary learning development project seeks the development of the child by focusing on age-appropriate skill enhancement – all the developmental goals given below were targeted and achieved by the project in 2021-22:
A. Language skills
B. Cognitive & Math skills
C. Interpersonal Social Skills
D. Social-Emotional Skills
E. Physical -Gross and Fine Motor skills
F. Intrapersonal & Spiritual skills