Sutradhar believes that well designed play materials can positively impact the quality of the teaching and learning process.
In 1999-2000, Sutradhar took up a project to design and disseminate an early learning kit to 1000 state-run anganwadis that serve young, underprivileged children.
This project was taken up in collaboration with the Department of Women and Child Development, with the support of CRY-Child Rights and You, and 25 partner non-profit organisations.
In 1999-2000, Sutradhar took up a project to design and disseminate an early learning kit to 1000 state-run anganwadis that serve young, underprivileged children.
This project was taken up in collaboration with the Department of Women and Child Development, with the support of CRY-Child Rights and You, and 25 partner non-profit organisations.
The early years are critical to child development, and anganwadis suffer from lack of thoughtful, sturdy, well-designed and multipurpose learning materials.
Most anganwadis in rural areas spend their budget on chart paper, crayons and thermocole. Sutradhar’s early learning kit has 11 materials in a sturdy bag with an accompanying teacher’s manual to help promote all-round child development. It was developed within a limited budget and field-tested in 4 districts of Karnataka.
A Sutradhar staff member trained anganwadi workers before they used the kit, and visited them after 4 months to obtain their feedback. Subsequently, a few refinements were made. This is a good, standardised starter kit for groups working with anganwadis on a large scale. It has been endorsed by NCERT and NIPCCD, the premier institutions involved in early learning. The companion manual is available in both Kannada and English.
Most anganwadis in rural areas spend their budget on chart paper, crayons and thermocole. Sutradhar’s early learning kit has 11 materials in a sturdy bag with an accompanying teacher’s manual to help promote all-round child development. It was developed within a limited budget and field-tested in 4 districts of Karnataka.
A Sutradhar staff member trained anganwadi workers before they used the kit, and visited them after 4 months to obtain their feedback. Subsequently, a few refinements were made. This is a good, standardised starter kit for groups working with anganwadis on a large scale. It has been endorsed by NCERT and NIPCCD, the premier institutions involved in early learning. The companion manual is available in both Kannada and English.