Resource Centers in Govt. Schools: One step closer to the vision

Deenabandhu Teacher Resource Center

Supported by Oracle, through CAF, India

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15 to 25 select Govt. primary schools from every district are awarded INR 25,000/- by the Central Government. This amount is expected to be utilized towards the production of teaching learning materials. All these Schools intend to create a resource center of their own.

Deenabandhu Teacher Resource Center is preparing low cost TLMs since 2006. It has so far produced more than 800 TLMs so far, in Science, Mathematics and Geography. It is also trying to empower Govt. Primary school teachers to create these TLMs on their own through TLM making workshop. These workshops not just focus on preparing TLMs but also elaborate about how and when these TLMs should be used in the classroom with respect to school curriculum. Deenabandhu has become popular in this regard promoting activity based learning not just in Chamarajnagara district but also in many districts around.

About 30 to 35 schools from the Chamarajnagara and Mandya districts have approached Deenabandhu seeking support in creating Low-Cost TLMs for them. Deenabandhu TRC team is actively supporting them in this endeavor. It is a vision of Deenabandhu to make learning in primary schools, an experiential and activity based one in the whole of Chamarajnagara District. We are grateful to this opportunity which will take us one step close towards this vision.

Deenabandhu has become the pole star in the district of Chamarajanagara for all schools and teachers who want to inculcate activity based learning in their teaching. We are happy to guide and support them in this regard to promote science and Maths education in and around Chamarajanagara.