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PARISAR ASHA

• at the

Round Table on Innovations in Education June 23,
2007 Hyderabad  
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THE
PARISAR ASHA
PREOCCUPATION
From Sanskrit
parisar - environs
asha - hope
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The Parisar Asha VISION and SERVICE THRUST

• Since 1982, Parisar Asha (PA) has offered the
• Environmental Studies Approach To Learning (ESAL)
  
• and related implementation strategies

• to the Formal Education System, to combat
  oppressive rote-learning and its attendant evils
  (It has borne in mind felt needs and realistic
  constraints, relating to the learning
  environment.)

b)to Non-Formal Education, in an attempt to
offer a productive future to drop-outs from the
Formal Education System
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The ESAL and Formal Education

• The ESAL is an approach to learning that covers
  every subject in the prescribed syllabus /
  curriculum required to be used by schools
  preparing ultimately for the Std. X Board
  Examination(SSC, CBSE, ICSE).
• Parisar Asha has worked since 1983 at the Pre -
  School and Primary School Levels, and since 1993,
  at the Secondary School Level.
• It has worked with Government Schools,
  Grant-in-Aid schools, and Unaided Schools (State
  Certificate, CBSE and ICSE) in urban and rural
  areas.
• It has worked with schools using the Language
  Media of English / Marathi / Gujarati / Hindi.

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SPECIFIC SERVICES
Intensive In-Service Training, to cover

• Planning, Co-ordination and Evaluation Strategies
  (for Supervisors/Heads)
• The ESAL Methods, for Teaching / Learning
  Efficacy in the Classroom
• Follow - Up, towards Timely Problem-Solving
• Assistance with Parent Meetings
• Training to Teach Marathi in English-Medium
  Schools.

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SPECIFIC SERVICES
Teaching / Learning Materials
a) Materials for Teachers.

• Syllabus Plans, Weekly Guidelines (for the
  Learning Process to be followed in Stds. KG -
  VII)
• Teaching / Learning Apparatus, to facilitate
  Participatory Activities and Hands-On Learning,
  
• Audio - Visuals / Slide Shows, offering stimuli
  for interactive learning exercises.

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SPECIFIC SERVICES
Teaching / Learning Materials
b) Materials for Students

• These materials, whether the Fun Worksheets for
  the Nursery, Activity Worksheets for the
  Kindergarten, or Worksheets for Primary and
  Secondary School Students

• help the student become an independent learner
• provide newly-designed worksheets each year, to
  maintain a fresh outlook and keep pace with an
  updated information base ,
• ensure that there is less expenditure for
  students and their parents.

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PARISAR ASHAS CURRENT OUTREACH
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
Predominantly
Mumbai, Pune and Districts of Maharashtra
To a very limited extent
Delhi, Agra, Goa, Ujjain, Shillong
Just entered
Sri Lanka
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STATISTICALLY
Average number of schools, per year
59
Average number of Teachers, per year
780
Average number of Students, per year
38,000
Average Annual Charge, per Student, for Package
of Programme Services
Rs. 260
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