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Ananya
Ananya is a residential school and a home to 50 children. Ananya, which means ‘unique’, caters to the needs of children who are not admitted into other schools either for social, economic or academic reasons. The children come and stay at Ananya during the weekdays and go back to their city lives over the weekend and during the summer break. Two couples stay at Ananya full time and cater to all the needs of the children. They, along with four other teachers who attend on a daily basis, work towards enriching the lives of children at Ananya.
Ananya Shikshana Kendra (ASK) is a school where the children are encouraged to question and find answers with the teachers as guides. Emphasis is on self-learning through a creative approach. Classrooms are open and have an adaptable curriculum, which respond to the individual needs of the children. The children ASK and the teachers help them seek answers through enquiry, exploration and experiments. The children are grouped according to their ability rather than age. The focus of education is on emotional, physical, social development along with academic development. The children appear for the school leaving certificate exams as and when they feel ready and receive appropriate vocational training via Ananya’s outreach with Maya and other organizations and individuals.
Ananya Centre for Teachers (ACT) is a medium where teachers and individuals working with slum/street children meet and exchange ideas. Ananya organizes workshops and train the participants in various aspects of teaching to make them more innovative and creative and also design teaching-learning aids that are appropriate for the children utilizing them. They regularly invite different resource persons who provide input for personal and professional growth. Parent-teacher meetings are held thrice a year. The meeting enables Ananya to identify issues of concern to the families. The meeting bridges the gap between the school and the home environment.
Ananya learning centers are bright, airy, and child friendly, have individual desks that children can arrange according to their needs. It contains self-study and self-assessing materials that are arranged by levels of difficulty and are easily accessible. Classes are not necessarily held within the four walls of a classroom, the grounds of Ananya are their open natural laboratory.
Future plans include building hostels for children, sheds for vocational training i.e. pottery, carpentry, screen-printing etc., a common dining area and kitchen. Ananya wants to cultivate organic farming to grow our own food grains, fruits and vegetables, rain water harvesting and use solar energy wherever possible and preserve the bio diversity and prevent the felling of trees in and around the new campus that they will be moving into shortly. Ananya is keen on networking with other organizations to share ideas and resources.
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