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Ignite
by Neha Singal
Ignite Fest is Bhumi’s annual inter-shelter home event where children from our shelter homes display their learnings in interesting ways. Volunteers also organize different workshops to engage the children throughout the day. It's a culmination of all the efforts volunteers put in throughout the year...
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Ignite
by Neha Singal
“Everyone should learn how to programme a computer because it teaches you how to think” – Steve Jobs
According to India 2018: A Reference Annual Book, “Good quality education is the foundation of new discoveries, new knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship that trigger growth and prosperity of...
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Ignite
by Neha Singal
Ignite, Bhumi’s supplementary education programme for underprivileged children impacts many children’s lives by imparting the skills needed to develop and contribute to society. However, intervention in certain areas like mental health and protection against abuse is limited. With the intention to address this gap, volunteers from the...
On Feb 29, 2020, Teachers' Fest was conducted for 37 teachers from Bhumi’s School Transformation Program. The objective was to ignite improved teaching practices through discussions, workshops, and immersive learning.
Dr. R. Rajammal, a
renowned teacher and recipient of the National Award for Teachers offered
triggers on...
The best predictor of student success is the extent to which families encourage learning at home and involve themselves in their child’s education. In low-income schools, where parents usually struggle to make a living and provide quality education to their children, this can be challenging....
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all”- Aristotle
Today a person’s success in society is largely measured by his education or wealth and little by the values he possesses or the good he has done to society.
This starts right from a...
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Ignite
by Neha Singal
Most of us have grown up on stories narrated to us by our grandparents, parents and other elders in the family. They were the good old days when we would lie beside our grannies as they took us on fantasy journeys with their tales
Stories have the power...
Most of the time when we think about robots, it's an image of a humanoid in a metallic suit serving us something on our command. But there is much more to robotics than a human-like figure on our beck and call!
Did you know that Robotics can...
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Ignite
by Neha Singal
Lakshya programme helps to enrich the lives of underprivileged children (mentees) through a caring relationship with a personal mentor who supports, encourages, and builds their self-confidence. It also enables children from classes 8 and above to complete the cycle of growth by guiding them to...
In the immortal words of Henry Brooks Adams, ‘Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops.’ - it is indeed true that a teacher sows the seeds of knowledge, sprinkles them with love, and patiently nurtures their growth to produce tomorrow’s dreams.
Teaching...