Teach For India - IIT Kanpur Chapter

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

05/09/2013

Happy Teachers Day.... !!

26/06/2013

Innovative teaching makes for a lifetime of learning

Watch a classroom of kids learn in two days what most of us can't learn in a lifetime.

01/01/2013

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

12/11/2012

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 is a nationwide movement of outstanding college graduates and young professionals who teach full time in low income schools for two years. Th...

02/10/2012

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

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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!

26/09/2012

According to the HRD Minister, there is a shortage of 12 lakh government school teachers in India. An interesting read.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120429/jsp/7days/story_15431872.jsp #.UGLZKFFqCwX