Vasundhara

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Vasundharas Science On Wheels 2002- 2005
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• Make Regular School Visits.
• Develop New Syllabus and Teaching-learning
  Process.
• Involve School Students in Out of School
  Activities.
• Develop Teachers Group to Improve Science
  Education
• Include Maths Geography.

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Regular School Visits

• Current program-
• Hands-on-activities.
• Experiments.
• Demonstration.
• Want to add-
• Audio-visual program at the end.

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New Syllabus and Process

• Include science, technology, math, geography from
  6th 9th std in at least two schools.
• Syllabus of 20 full working days is being
  developed.

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Out of School Activities

• Encourage schools to establish science, math,
  nature, environment clubs.
• Syllabus literature is being developed for 5
  students and 1 teacher.
• Will be giving an audio-visual program also.

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Develop Teachers Group

• Previously had discovery workshop for teachers
• Low practice by teachers
• Form teachers group and assign a project.
• Project will consist of experiments in
  teaching-learning process.
• Will be given inputs.

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Science Technology Math Geography Literacy

• Science college students interested too.
• Will be trained to conduct lessons.
• Way of getting volunteers for vacation camps.
• Goal of imparting sufficient math geography
  knowledge to arts commerce students.

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Extended Science on Wheels

• To Upper Primary School i.e. 5th to 7th Std.
• Visited 40 Primary Schools
• Target 60 schools.

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Annual Budget

• Workforce
• Overall organizer
• Rs.10000/pm X 12 Rs.
  1,20,000
• 4 science person
• Rs.3000/- X 4 X 12 Rs.
  1,44,000
• 6 science persons for
• Upper primary
• Rs.2000 X 6 X 12 Rs.
  1,44,000
• 1 driver for SOW van
• (3000 X 12) Rs.
  36,000
• Total Rs. 4,44,000

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Annual Budget (Cont.)

• Material CostSecondary school 20,000/per
  terms X 2 Rs. 40,000
• Upper primary 15,000 X 2 groups
  Rs. 60,000 X 2 terms Total
  Rs. 1,00,000

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Annual Budget (Cont.)

• Running Cost of Vehicle for Primary Secondary
  Project and Other Works Rs.
  75,000Intensive Program in Two Schools
  Material Rs. 15,000Work Sheets Rs.
  15,000Travel Rs. 1,000Volunteer
  Remuneration Rs. 5,000 Total Rs.
  1,11,000

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Annual Budget (Cont.)

• STMG Education Teachers Group Workshops Rs.
  10,000 Travel Rs. 2,000 Material Rs.
  10,000 Stationery Rs. 3,000
  Contingencies Rs. 20,000 Total Rs. 45,000

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Request

• GRAND TOTAL- Rs. 7,00,000 (Approx US
  15,000)Princeton Chapter of Asha for Education
  requests Maharashtra Foundation to become partner
  in this project.