Mentor India – Paranga Vidya Kendra In Top 100 Of DFC ‘I CAN’ School Challenge 2017
Implementing the Design For Change curriculum as part of Mentor India has been so fruitful for us and our kids at Paranga Vidya Kendra, which we always refer to as our Pyramid School! We did know that a curriculum designed from the heart has the power to create magic, especially with kids, but what we did not anticipate was how quick this change could be seen.
Problem Solving With DFC
When we got our students to list out their problems, and then strive to solve some of them, we were amazed by the responses we got in class. The collective genius that was channelled through simple exercises, with just a little nudge here and a push there from our side, was fantastic.
When we published the story on our website, we got such awesome responses from our readers and other friends working in the education system. When K Ma’am herself shared our story on Facebook and asked us to apply for the I CAN School Challenge 2017, we were super thrilled just to be able to participate! The students were as enthusiastic about this, and so were all the teachers in the school.
Best Email Received Ever!
And then one fine day, we received this in our inbox…
This email made our day! We were so overjoyed at a small taste of victory. When we shared this news with our kids and the school teachers, no one could believe it.
Who says a small school in rural India cannot participate and run alongside some of the best schools in the country, and emerge victorious. With the right sowing, we are very sure our Pyramid school kids will continue to use their untapped potential, while we till the soil for more beautiful things to emerge!
A big big shout out to Kiran Bir Sethi from Riverside School, whose bug of making education an enjoyable learning experience has caught us! This success story is a combination of the derivative of this inspiration and the natural superpowers of our loved students. Another big thank you to all of you who have supported us on this journey in a million ways!
Thank you for making our journey so exciting! š
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