Akshar

22/06/2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIjZPXVzgMk

Akshaya Patra is an NGO that provides mid-day meals to 1.3 million students across nine Indian states, every single day. "Feed the Hunger" is an initiative b...

14/05/2013

05/05/2013

Wonderful talk!

http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion.html?qsha=1&utm_expid=166907-24&source=facebook&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F #.UYW9dPR9XdU.facebook

Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don’t like.’” A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on real, human, personal level.

03/05/2013

One of the best videos about modern day schooling and education.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY

http://www.ted.com Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) ...

15/04/2013

Check out the level of education in rural India in this report. What do you think is an important statistic - the rising enrolment level or the declining education level?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vhs=1&v=ayS6KlI6lA8&feature=player_detailpage #!

Every year, since 2005, the Annual Status of Education Report measures the enrollment and learning levels in rural India. ASER 2012 covered 567 rural distric...

08/04/2013

We read this beautiful short story at school today and I almost teared up. Thought I should share it here as well. Let us know whether you like it and if you have something nice to share with us, we'd love to hear from you. :)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/dec/23/booksforchildrenandteenagers.christmas

A short story by the children's laureate, Michael Morpurgo.

07/04/2013

Check out the pictures from our trip to the zoo. Where should we go next?

03/04/2013

The presentation of the report is crude but it exposes a terrible truth about education in India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC7_MTIbmSc

Brother Media is not insulting the teachers, they're just exposing the truth. Govt. should take strong action against such teachers because these teachers are screwing the future of their students... Thnx for liking my country. I love Russia too :-) CHEERS

30/03/2013

We're going to be a little more regular on the page now. Stay tuned in. :)

29/03/2013

Thank you, Saloni, for celebrating your birthday with the kids at Akshar. Hope you liked the cards we made for you. :D

29/03/2013

28/12/2012

We're going to the zoo tomorrow with the kids from Akshar. If you want to come along, drive with us, get some goodies for the kids or help us in any other way, drop a message. Hugs! :D