“Teaching children is an accomplishment; getting children excited about
learning is an achievement”.
Robert Meehans’ words resonate in
every effort our volunteers take in giving children an experience they don’t
get otherwise. Durga, Josewa and Kishore (children of grade 6 from MGR Nagar
School who are part of Bhumi’s...
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Ignite
by Neha Singal
“I felt really proud when the
teacher called my son a model student in front of his fellow classmates” ~
Maran’s Father
I’m Maran, and I have been
studying at Bhumi’s learning centre for the past three years. I joined the
centre through a tutor who came to our...
22 vibrant individuals from 11 schools participated in the School Leader Induction Workshop on August 16 in Chennai. This was a space for these HMs, AHMs and senior teachers to explore school leadership and outline a School Development Plan for their respective schools aligned to...
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by Neha Singal
"Di, what is your relationship with us? You are our big sister, right? ", demanded 13-year-old Ravi. Quite angrily. Now our volunteer, Shraddha, who had just refused chocolates that her students were trying to give her (to be polite), was stumped. The children of Saujatya Shelter Home...
"It's not a museum. It's not a place of artifacts; it's a place of ideas"
Museums are caretakers of history that often provide memorable experiences. A museum visit is immersive and has the power to provoke a child’s imagination, introducing her to unknown worlds and subjects.
Bhumi’s...
To break the confines of the classroom and dispel student passivity while making learning fun, we took 25 children from Lady Sivaswami Ayyar Girls Higher Secondary School, Mylapore on a Heritage Walk on Mount Road.
Students were regaled with interesting stories about commercial establishments such as...
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...