In the short-run, Teach For India will act as a source of dedicated, quality teachers who will help students achieve significant academic gains.
One day all children will attain an excellent education Campus Ambassadors : Anurag Kaithal & Shivanshu Singla (2012-13) Varun Mishra & Prateek Shukla (2011-12) In the long run, Teach For India believes that it will take a large movement of leaders to create sustainable educational reform in the country.Therefore, by placing large number of high
29/09/2013
The Teach For India Fellowship is a full-time teaching program where our Fellows teach in low income schools for two years, going on to become leaders in the fight for educational equity.
Apply to be a 2014 Fellow at: http://www.teachforindia.org/apply
Application Deadline: October 23rd
Happy Teachers Day.... !!
26/06/2013
Innovative teaching makes for a lifetime of learning
Watch A Teacher Make Her 3rd-Grade Kids Hate Each Other For The Best Reason Imaginable Watch a classroom of kids learn in two days what most of us can't learn in a lifetime.
01/01/2013
What I've Learned From The Children In My Life, by Shaheen Mistry In 1989, eighteen-year-old Shaheen Mistry arrived in Mumbai for a visit from the United States. After a poignant encounter with the city's street children she called her parents in the US and announced her decision to stay in India for good. Shaheen went on to found the inspiring non-profit Akanksha...
13/11/2012
All children have an inner light waiting to shine brightly - a light that will help them discover their true potential. You could be the person that helps them find the light within. Here's wishing all of you a very happy Diwali!
15/10/2012
Listen to what business leader Mr. S Ramadorai, Advisor to the Prime Minister of India in the National Council on Skill Development and current Vice-Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, has to say about education within the Teach For India model.
10/10/2012
Teach For India - IIT Roorkee Chapter Teach For India is a nationwide movement of outstanding college graduates and young professionals who teach full time in low income schools for two years. Th...
Teach For India shall be holding a presentation in campus as per the following:
Time : 8:00PM, 3rd Oct. (Wednesday)
Venue: Outreach Auditorium
Speaker: Apoorva Murari, Fellowship Recruitment Associate, Teach for India
It is open to all final year students.
Pre-final year students may also attend this if they are interested in knowing about this movement and internship opportunities.
It will be followed up by a short skype session by Saibal Das Mahapatra (Y6, MSc. Physics, joined Teach for India as a fresh graduate in 2011, Here he was in core team of Anataragni, member of ELS and participated in quizzing).
You can find more information on the following link - http://home.iitk.ac.in/~hunaida/
01/10/2012
Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach For India and Founder of The Akanksha Foundtion has written her second children’s book in the Ms. Muglee series. The book is called ‘Ms. Muglee Met Mr. Get’ and is a beautiful story involving the crocodile Ms. Muglee and her peacock friend Mr. Get. The verses are woven in rhyme to convey the much lost message of ‘giving’. The book launches Tomorrow, the 2nd of October, in Mumbai. Don’t miss it!
According to the HRD Minister, there is a shortage of 12 lakh government school teachers in India. An interesting read.
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