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...
“Teachers, school administrators and parents will come away from life-enriching education with skills in language, communication and ways of structuring the learning environment that support the development of autonomy and interdependence in the classroom.” As part of Bhumi’s whole School Transformation Programme, Life Skills workshop was...
Transformational Education in Slum Communities of Chennai 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...
"Teaching is the most influential profession in the world. Teachers are known to shape young minds; and one’s existence in this world is questionable without possessing knowledge. Teachers also imparts good values in children and turns them into responsible citizens. A facilitator like me should be...
This tamizh poetry on Bhumi was articulately written by Praveen Vijins, Facilitator from Bhumi's Whole School Transformation programme. This poem is roughly translated below for reference: "Congregating youth who tossed around as useless, imparting self confidence, urge them to sweat-out, and make them shine as glittering stars. Travelling...
“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence” – Rabindranath Tagore To create schools that children experience as nurturing, creative, fearless and safe learning spaces is what our Whole School Transformation programme envisions. In...
We at Bhumi strive towards providing holistic education and sustainable livelihoods for all. With over 12 years’ experience in handling classes at shelter homes, we have recently forayed into urban slum communities and low-income schools; for we believe education must prepare a child to become...