Children have a natural tendency to move. Structuring this natural tendency, while channelising their energy and thoughts, is what we call dance. Dance facilitates imagination & can play an important part in a child’s holistic development, social life, and interpersonal relations. Children from humble backgrounds possess...
Bhumi’s vision of turning India into an educated and poverty-free country through volunteering has snowballed into stories of our students becoming volunteers and giving back what they received. These milestone moments instill faith in us that we are on the right path. Satadeep Dasgupta, has recently...
Is it possible to develop communication through storytelling? Yes, says Ms. Lalitha Thilak, a volunteer at Bhumi. A language is a tool that we use to shape our thoughts and feelings and storytelling is a technique that helps us explore language deeper. Through bi-weekly storytelling sessions at...
Bhumi’s School Transformation Programme supports low-income schools on their journey to becoming exemplary schools in their communities. This program enables School Leaders to be visionaries who create nurturing learning environments. One such practice is the sharing circle which aims at bringing together the teachers for a...
When we take the educational framework across the world, subjects like Mathematics, Science, and technology are given utmost importance while subjects like Arts, dance and sports take a backseat. The quote by Mahatma Gandhi best explains how Education should be, “By education, I mean an...
is currently pursuing her Bachelors in Elementary Education from Delhi University. She is associated with the Bhumi’s Ignite programme. Bhumi’s weekend education programme offers a flexible learning space As a volunteer-teacher, it is only after being part of Bhumi I got such a flexible classroom. As...
“By education, I mean an all-round drawing of the best in child and man in body, mind, and spirit.” These words of Mahatma Gandhi were brought alive by Bhumi's young volunteers on Sunday, February 10 at the Ignite Fest in Chennai. Battling challenges that arise from the lack...
Children growing up in slums experience a childhood with massive social problems associated with urban poverty. For most slum families, educating their children is the last thought on their minds. Every child up to the age of 14 is entitled to free schooling, but the...
Daan Utsav, India’s festival of giving, also known as the Joy of Giving week, is celebrated every year from October 2-8. In 2017, over 60 lakh people across 200 cities participated in this event; this included over 1,000 companies, 1,000 NGOS and 1,100 events organised across...
A facilitator of the School Transformation Programme at Bhumi is a change facilitator who works directly with children, teachers and school leaders, and indirectly with school processes and structures. S/he plays the role of a guide, a mentor and a friend to the children, and always...